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Three executives from RILA explained how their organization is working with retail members to push for federal and state legislation that would increase penalties for ORC.

The FBI estimates that ORC crimes cost the US approximately $30 billion each year, with a large percentage of that money funding other, darker criminal activities.

To gain more perspective, we recently sat down with one of the best in the business. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert is a career prosecutor with thirty-one years of law enforcement experience.

Beyond debate over definitions and dollars lost is the lived experience of customers and store workers being victimized in violent store takeovers.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) employs a very focused approach to ORC investigations, both domestically and abroad.

Game-changing regulation may be coming, but for now at least—with willing and naïve customers—it’s a real good time to be a maker of fake goods.

We recently met with leaders from CVS Health, Rite Aid, and Walgreens who are directing the efforts against ORC to get their insights into the current challenges.

It started with the pandemic and has grown since—the supply chain has become the industry’s focus and part of the national conversation.

The conference will offer attendees networking, benchmarking, and education around key topics in retail asset protection, including organized retail crime, workplace safety, supply chain security, and more.

In addition to advanced resources and tangible solutions, there is a foundational and often overlooked tool in the battle against ORC—the power of communication.