Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

There is little consensus on what constitutes “loss” within the retail world nor how it should be measured. The terms “shrinkage” and “shortage” have been loosely applied to encapsulate some of the areas that generate loss, but they are not terms enjoying a clear and agreed-upon definition across the sector.

The NRSS indicates that shoplifting accounted for 35.7 percent of the reported shrink in 2017, which is down from 39.3 percent in 2016.

Organized retail crime methods are a part of the retail marketplace, and they operate under the same basic principles as retailers. There is an opportunity to make a profit by supplying a demand, so various ORC players take it upon themselves to become the suppliers.

A lot on his mind

Cashier scams $2K

Ground zero for ORC

Trio of shoe bandits

Showing receipts at the door?

Location tracking for retailers

Employee scams $66K

Jewelry heist on video

Consider loss differently

Garbage can receipt scheme

LPA chased and pepper sprayed

ORC bill put on hold

Bicycling Bandit busted

Cookie Monster

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Botched ATM robbery

Retailers use facial recognition

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Employees collude to steal $100K

Armed robber gets 15 years

Retailers announce 300 more closings

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ORC basics

Gap spinning off Old Navy

Prolific shoplifter

Bi-state pursuit

Store closing doubled

ORC ring sought by police

Robber gets 4 to 15

Employee bitten and maced