Tag: organized retail crime
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: June 3-9
Car Catches Fire with Children Inside While Mother was Shoplifting | B.A. Blacktop Employee Embezzled $1.9M | Lululemon CEO Stands by Decision to Fire Employees Who Intervened in Robbery
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: May 27-June 2
C-Store Owner Who Killed Innocent Teen Previously Shot at 2 Shoplifters | Retail Theft Ring Suspects Arrested in Seattle Suburb | Son of Home Depot Worker Murdered at Work Seeks Crackdown on ORC
The Problem of Organized Retail Crime: Overstated or Misunderstood?
To determine whether the retail crime problem has been overstated, we need to understand the nature of retail crime in general.
Now That the INFORM Act Has Passed, What’s Next?
The INFORM Consumers Act, a law that will insert transparency and accountability into online marketplace transactions, takes effect in June 2023. What's next for the fight against ORC?
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: May 20-26
Two Women Arrested in Tennessee for $94K in Thefts Across 47 Stores | Home Depot's CFO Blasts America's ORC Dilemma After Significant Increase | Grocery Store Clerk Shoots and Kills Person After Being Shot in Atlanta, Georgia
New ORC Law Passes in Minnesota
After years of efforts and collaboration, the Minnesota Retailers Association’s ORC Definition Bill has passed through the legislative process and was signed by the governor.
Diving into LPM’s Violence in the Retail Workplace Survey
The importance of workplace safety is not a new concept, but it has evolved. Here, we dive deep into the results of LPM's Violence in the Workplace Survey.
Insights from Survey on ORC Across the States
The goal of this report was to better understand the causes, consequences, and control of ORC throughout the United States at the state level, and the results from the 187 participants more than delivered.
The Problem with Sentences
Higher rates of incarceration do not immediately lead to reductions in crime. Any policy change takes time to impact society, especially one as complicated as crime. In this Editor Letter, Stefanie Hoover explains her issue with over-generalizations.
The Biggest News in Loss Prevention: May 13-19
NRF CEO Speaks On the Rise in Retail Crime | Police Search for Shoplifters Accused of Stealing Over $12K from Denver Stores | Burglars Take $70K of Merchandise from LA Shoe Store