Retail Crime

Shoplifters Gone Wild | 3 Masked Gunmen Open Fire on Clothing Store, Killing Employee | Feds Take Down Violent California Robbery Crew Amid 6-Week Crime Spree

In this Ask the Expert discussion, we focus on how time also matters in the discussion of risky places.

NRF Pulls Shrink Report, Reevaluates Tools for Tracking Theft | Flash Mob Suspects Charged in Robbery of Topanga Mall | Nordstrom CEO Says Settle Area Has the Most Retail Theft

Successful organized retail crime associations are typically independent, multi-jurisdictional, customer-centric, and a recognized non-profit to be best positioned to lead the public/private partnership and combat ORC.

When it comes to retail theft, the industry—and the media—tend to focus on more prominent brands with more stores and revenue that are accountable to shareholders. But shrink from theft significantly impacts small-to medium-sized (SMB) retailers, which operate on narrower margins.

It is important for retailers, solution providers, policymakers, and the public to understand which products are most likely to be targeted by ORC groups—learn more in this article!

Police Say H-E-B Security Guard Shot Armed Shoplifters in Self-Defense | Seattle Leaders Discuss ORC at Public Safety Summit | Parents Turn in Their Teen Children to Police after LA Flash Mob Robberies

Dr. Cory Lowe of the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) tells it like it is in this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast.

Retail executives must focus on balancing safety with effective loss prevention as theft and violence increase.

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 September, 2024.