The Unintended Consequences of California’s Proposition 47 on Retail Theft | Ep. 6
California’s Proposition 47 was a controversial ballot measure that downgraded drug and theft crimes from felonies to misdemeanors with the intent of keeping nonviolent...
Could Better Benchmarking Help Mitigate Liability for Retail Crime?
A convenience store must pay $1.1 million to a man shot by stray bullets outside its store after a Georgia appeals court affirmed the award, upholding the jury’s decision that the store was partially responsible for the man’s injuries.
Shoplifting Suspect Killed after Chase and Shooting at Police
Police fatally shot a man who they say opened fire at them when they attempted to stop a vehicle in connection with suspected shoplifting...
Russian Brothers Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for ID Theft and Credit Card...
Igor Grushko, 33, and Denis Grushko, 29, Russian nationals who were residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida were sentenced yesterday to 145 months in prison,...
Retailers Outline 2020 Public Policy Priorities
RILA released its 2020 Retail Public Policy Agenda outlining its focus on securing efficient supply chains, promoting competition and innovation, growing retail workforce, enhancing the customer experience, and ensuring safe and affordable products.
One Half of ORC Duo In Custody
One of two suspects in a series of systematic thefts at Southington home improvement stores is in custody on a $100,000 bond, police said....
CONTROLTEK’s RFID Veteran Rubin Press Publishes Educational Article Series
Rubin Press, vice president of global sales at CONTROLTEK, has published the first part of a series of articles about RFID technology. In his...
Police Search for 6 Suspects in $52K Retail Theft
Rosemont police have released surveillance images of a group of suspects who stole more than $52,000 in merchandise from a store inside the Fashion...
Thieves Grab $10K of iPhones
Police are searching for three men who stole about $10,000 in merchandise Wednesday from an Apple Store in west suburban Oak Brook. They grabbed...
4 Retail Trends Seen at the NRF 2020: Retail’s Big Show
They don’t call it the Big Show for nothing. There were over 40,000 people in attendance from all over the world to talk retail, technology, strategy, and the future at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show hosted in New York City January 12–14. Here are four of the biggest trends that will impact retailers in 2020.