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Pushing aside uncertainty about how it will evolve or what it will amount to, retailers have started to stake claims in the metaverse.

If you were dealt the blow of the pandemic, and survived, and then had to deal with the aftermath of shipping and distribution struggles, you may think that things can’t possibly get worse. And then, the wrath of ongoing organized retail crime raises its ugly head.

The security threat from an airborne information transfer is obvious—any in-range reader could capture the same information.

As Homeland Security Investigations helps to lead the fight against ORC, retailers are partnering with HSI and a network of government agencies supporting ORC investigators.

Florida Passes Bill Combatting ORC | San Fran Cracks Down on Stolen-Item Street Vending | Women Arrested for Using Child as Shoplifting Lookout

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to be at near-record levels this spring and summer as consumer demand and supply chain challenges continue to result in congestion.

RFID has been a vital retail technology for almost 20 years, but what started with a simple beep at the exit is now a critical piece of enterprise-wide loss prevention and inventory intelligence strategies.

There are a multitude of ways in which key vertical markets can get more from their video surveillance system and leverage their video data to improve business efficiencies and bolster operations.

Doug Baker joined FMI in 2014 to lead private brands, and that role has since expanded to include technology and oversight of asset protection and risk.