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The 2025 Berkshire County Organized Retail and Financial Crimes Workshop in Massachusetts gathered over 200 professionals to discuss regional and national efforts to combat organized retail and financial crimes.

Everon has been awarded a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract, enabling streamlined access to its security and life safety solutions for public agencies across the US.

A must-attend every year for those in the industry, RILA’s AP Conference is an opportunity for retailers to come together and explore, share, and learn—ultimately advancing the LP profession and collaboration with key stakeholders, such as DAs and law enforcement.

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the ORC problem, we have provided a glimpse into just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of April, 2025.

California AG Bonta Dismantles Active Identity Theft Mill and ORC Scheme Spanning 7 Counties | LAPD Catches Suspects Behind $4M in Stolen Goods | Fox News Op-Ed Hails Grassley, Cortez Masto Bill to Combat Retail Crime

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Consumer spending on Mother’s Day is projected to reach $34.1 billion in 2025, with 84% of U.S. adults celebrating and prioritizing thoughtful gifts and experiences despite economic uncertainty.

After a five-year break, the 2025 MI ORCA Conference returned with renewed energy, uniting law enforcement, prosecutors, and retail professionals to share strategies, highlight successes, and strengthen partnerships in the fight against ORC across Michigan and beyond.

Inside, find a wide variety of stories about artificial intelligence for loss prevention professionals, including a look at the role of AI in criminal investigations and law enforcement, how AI is taking case management to the next level, how AI can stop loss at the checkout, and more!

Is retail theft up, or is it down? Is the problem as rampant as many retailers claim it to be, or are the claims of devastating losses, organized retail crime, violent confrontations, and their impact on store safety and retail profits over-exaggerated in an attempt to cover poor performance and corporate mismanagement?