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Retail sales showed a strong beginning for the year in January, nearly matching December’s busy holiday spending and rising significantly year over year.

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has announced Officer Dylan Coffman of the Flagler Beach (Florida) Police Department as the latest Officer of the Month.

This article by Tony D'Onofrio summarizes the NRF's 2024 Big Show, highlighting both the ‘hits’ and "misses" from the annual event.

In the past year, US companies reported a 55 percent increase in CEO transitions compared to 2022, finds Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

REI CEO Eric Artz announced that the company is reducing its workforce by 357 people, including 200 working at headquarters, six in sales and customer experience, 3 in experiences, and 121 in distribution centers.

Generation Z is leading the way when it comes to a preference for frictionless shopping, with over half (52%) likely to switch retailers for check-out free stores.

Valentine’s Day is returning to its romantic traditions, with total spending for the holiday expected to reach a record $14.2B this year.

In this video, Keith Zupec, CFI, spotlights the underlying reasons for false confessions and strategies an investigator can take to avoid them.  

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Retired Homeland Security Investigations senior leader Raul O. Aguilar has joined Auror as senior director of law enforcement partnerships.