Tag: ORC
Highlights from the 7th Annual CLEAR Conference in Reno, Nevada
The Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR) held their 7th Annual ORC Training Conference in Reno last week. This year’s conference boasted an...
Retailers See Increase in Organized Retail Crime
Organized retail crime is continuing to grow, with 83 percent of merchants surveyed reporting an increase in the past year, according to the 12th...
The Prisons are Full: The Impact on Retail Crime
Retail losses due to external theft continue to rise and a major reason is that those people involved in retail crime can continue with...
Largest LPRC Conference Concludes in Advance of Hurricane Matthew
Over 260 loss prevention professionals, solution providers, and retail manufacturers gathered at the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville October 3 – 5 for...
Retailers That Buy from Diverters Are Fueling External Theft
Sophisticated criminals involved in ORC know that to turn a profit, they must attempt to supply a demand in the marketplace. But did you...
Addressing Organized Retail Crime: Law Enforcement and Retail Partnerships
Following is an example of a successful partnership between retail loss prevention and local law enforcement that resulted in the dismantling of an organized...
People on the Move: September 2016
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals it may mean reaching...
15 Years: Looking at the History of Loss Prevention Magazine
Bill Turner, LPC, has been a reader and contributor to Loss Prevention magazine since its inception in 2001. Now, as the publication celebrates its 15-year...
The Organized Theft “Sales Cycle”
Forty years ago, organized theft (now called organized retail crime, or ORC) plagued the East Coast. Gangs of professional thieves from various countries in...
The 10th Annual New England Loss Prevention Expo Recap
The 10th Annual – and recently rebranded – New England Loss Prevention Expo was held Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the DCU Center in...