Don’t Miss the Current Online Magazine Focused on ORC
The latest edition of LPM Online is focused on organized retail crime (ORC). Here’s a look at the excellent articles in this issue. Please forward the link to this edition to your friends in loss...
View ArticleLPM Insider’s Top 5 Shoplifting and Organized Retail Crime Articles of 2017
Shoplifting in Fitting Rooms Will shoplifting in fitting rooms continue to be a problem given new technologies and laws? By Bill Turner, LPC Any loss prevention professional who has worked is a store...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: January 2, 2018
New York family charged with possession of $25M in fake goods Police arrested three Floral Park, New York, men, a father and two sons, for possession of approximately $25 million worth of counterfeit...
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5 Ways Employees Are Stealing from Your Stores Right Now
What is the latest employee theft scam putting a dent in the profits of your retail organization? Think about any recent changes. Maybe you’ve implemented a new cash management protocol, or a new...
View ArticleRetailers Increasingly Worried about ORC Activity
Organized retail crime (ORC) has been a serious concern for retailers for many years—but the problem isn’t going away. Recent data from the National Retail Federation puts the loss from ORC in 2017 at...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: January 4, 2018
KCSO links more than 430 theft arrests to opioid epidemic In Tennessee, the Knox County Sheriff’s Officers (KCSO) Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Unit Task Force’s work during the holiday season resulted...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: January 5, 2018
Pot-sniffing dog helps curb employee theft at marijuana dispensary Security at marijuana dispensaries is paramount, and man’s best friend is helping keep people honest at one dispensary. Many marijuana...
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Retail Theft and Loss Prevention Analytics
According to the 2016 National Retail Security Survey, US businesses lost around $45.2 billion in 2015 to retail theft, more than 1.38 percent of overall sales, making retail theft one of the leading...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: January 8, 2018
Florida man gets 34 months for credit card fraud in Maine A Florida man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for committing credit card fraud in Maine. Juan Carlos Febles, 52, of Miami...
View ArticleInterview with Curt Crum, President of the Coalition of Law Enforcement and...
Curt Crum is a CID special services manager for the Boise Police Department, where he has spent his entire career. Crum also serves as the president of the board for the Coalition of Law Enforcement...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: January 9, 2018
Three Florida suspects face racketeering, other charges in retail theft ring Polk County sheriff’s deputies have made two arrests and are looking for a third suspect who they say took part in organized...
View ArticlePractical Investigative Interviewing Tips to Improve Your ORC Investigations
The increase in organized retail crime (ORC) activity has prompted many retailers to invest in tools and technologies to protect their merchandise. Partnerships between the private sector and public...
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People on the Move: January 2018
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals, it may mean reaching a top leadership position at a...
View ArticleWhy a Retail Theft Database Might Keep Your Staff Safe
Retail loss prevention professionals know that organized retail crime (ORC) is a threat not to be taken lightly. But statistics are showing aggressive offenders are on the rise. How are you keeping...
View ArticleOrganized Retail Crime News Updates 2018
The Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) proposed the term “organized retail crime” in the early 2000s. Since that time, the problem has only become more pervasive. Law enforcement and retailers...
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Now Amazon Doesn’t Care If You “Accidentally” Shoplift
Got your attention, right? After five years of development and fourteen months of testing, Amazon opened a new, cashier-less Amazon Go grocery/convenience store in downtown Seattle on January 22. There...
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LPM Excellence Recognizes Adel Sayegh for Community Service
Excellence in Community Service Adel Sayegh, President/CEO, Universal Surveillance Systems One of ten children, Sayegh was born in a small village outside of Amman, Jordan, and immigrated to the United...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: January 24, 2018
Lawmaker fights drug epidemic through gift card sales Tennessee State Senator Richard Briggs filed his “Organized Retail Crime theft” bill on Monday in the hopes of combating the drug epidemic. After...
View ArticleThe LPF’s NEW Organized Retail Crime Certificate Program
As loss prevention professionals, we know we must prepare ourselves to deal with the serious and ongoing problem of organized retail crime. One of the best ways to get ahead of the issue is to arm...
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LPM Excellence Recognizes Tina Sellers for Community Service
Excellence in Community Service Tina Sellers, Director of Asset Protection, Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize Company “During my career, I’ve benefitted from moving around the country...
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