Retail Crime

LPM recently sat down with the NASP leadership team and members of their advisory committee to understand the current climate in the US around shoplifting, the impact of criminal justice reform, and the resulting need for a paradigm shift in our collective response as an industry.

As designer accessories and sneakers merge into one large swirling storm of hype and desire—handbags and Jordans flying through the air like grail debris!—counterfeit...

Federal agents have seized roughly $120 million in counterfeit sports merchandise since last year’s Super Bowl. The counterfeit merchandise ranges from hats and jerseys...

Credit card data from a security breach that affected an East Coast convenience store chain last year was discovered being sold in the corners...

Diesel is showing the world what it thinks of fake fashion. The Italian denim brand announced Tuesday that it seized and destroyed tens of...

Loss prevention is a moving target. Every time a new retail strategy is put in place, such as buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS), it’s up to loss prevention professionals to devise countermeasures to combat the new theft opportunities that arise. Best Buy, Acme Markets, and Wegmans loss prevention executives give their recommendations.

Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its first report pursuant to President Trump’s April 3, 2019, Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit...

More than $90,000 in counterfeit shoes, clothing and jewelry was seized over the weekend at Pittsburgh International Airport, according to the US Office of...

Manufacturing prescription drugs with distinct markings, colors, shapes, or packaging isn't enough to protect them from counterfeiting, US Drug Enforcement Administration reports have shown. Purdue...

A New York law eliminating cash bail and pretrial detention for most nonviolent crimes went into place at the beginning of the new year. The legislation was designed to address the disproportionate effect on people who cannot afford to pay bail and must remain in jail until their trial date. However, the unintended consequences for retailers is the risk of most shoplifting and ORC offenders remaining free to commit more crimes.