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Secretary Napolitano Unveils National Strategy for
Global Supply Chain Security Secretary of
Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today unveiled the
Obama administration's
National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security
at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The
Department of Homeland Security is committed to
facilitating legitimate trade and travel, while
preventing terrorists from exploiting supply chains,
protecting transportation systems from attacks and
disruptions, and increasing the resilience of global
supply chains. (Source
dhs.gov)
ASIS elevates Women in Security to full council
The ASIS Women in Security Group will become an official
ASIS Council beginning in February 2012. Formed in 2009
it now has nearly 2,000 members. The new Women in
Security Council will be chaired by Linda Harmon of
Accenture, along with co-chair Normadene Murphy of
Guardsmark. As it moves into a council, the group
retains its original mission statement: "The ASIS Women
in Security Group's mission is to foster discussion of
issues particular to women in the workplace and, through
tailored programming and mentoring, develop career paths
for women in security." The NRF's Women in LP Caucus has
400+ members. (Source
securitydirectornews.com)
Analyst predicts U.S. retailers will see comps weaken by
1% to 2% in 2012. as an overabundance of
retail square footage and tepid demand from consumers
slow the overall growth of the $1.7 trillion consumables
market in the U.S. Retailers that grow in this
environment — likely to be dollar stores and others
built around low prices and convenience. Consumers are
suffering from continued unemployment — and a lapse of
unemployment benefits — along with a low savings rate,
the cycling or expiration of the payroll tax holiday,
and "stickiness" in higher fuel prices. And on a
different note last night a number of analyst say gas
prices will rise above $4 a gallon by late spring. Are
we at the beginning of another? (Source
supermarketnews.com)
Regis Hair Salons Loss Prevention
department cut by more than 50% That
entire industry has been feeling the pain as Ratner's
(Hair Cutlery) eliminated their LP director's role a few
weeks ago and a Canadian salon files for bankruptcy.
McAfee's new study shows that nations around the globe
must "dramatically" improve their framework for
coordinating on cybersecurity threats.
McAfee commissioned the Security and Defense Agenda (SDA),
a prominent think tank based in Brussels, to canvas
global leaders and cybersecurity experts for the report
entitled, "Cybersecurity: The Vexed Question of Global
Rules," released Monday. The authors of the report
emphasized the need for sharing information about
threats in real time, both among nations around the
globe and between the public and private sectors in any
given country. Regardless what the criminal problem is
it seems that it always boils down to the need for the
public and private sector to work more closely together.
(Source
csoonline.com)
Indianapolis establishes "Clean Zones" for the Super
Bowl to fight counterfeit Prop 188 passed by
city council authorizes "clean zones" in the stadium's
vicinity. In these zones, those who wish to advertise or
promote commercial activity in any way connected to the
Super Bowl -- whether it be selling football themed
T-shirts, memorabilia, snacks or advertising those items
through banners, signs, building wraps, electronic and
mobile messages, inflatable soda bottles and beer cans
etc. -- must first receive approval from the NFL and
obtain from the government a "limited duration license,"
which in most cases costs $75. Even long-standing
restaurants and retail stores, provided they are located
within a clean zone, will need permission from the NFL
to capitalize on the Super Bowl in their signage and
advertising. Local authorities will enforce the clean
zones and violators can be fined hundreds of dollars as
well as have their items seized and impounded. (Source
cnn.com)
New checkout systems are turning heads as customers move
thru tunnels or merchandise moves thru visual
recognition technology scanning portals.
With technology changing faster than ever this year at
the NRF Big Show Datalogic introduced a new
self-checkout system that does the work for customers
and cashiers. The system employs an open Y-shaped
automated scanning portal, under which products move on
the checkout belt. The portal identifies products with
two types of technologies: imaging scanning, which does
most of the work, and a visual recognition system that
identifies un-scanned items; the system has a scan rate
of about 98%. It is expected to be commercially
available later this year. (Source
supermarketnews.com)
Indianapolis is cracking down and locking down for the
Super Bowl. From pickpockets and
prostitutes to dirty bombs and exploding manhole covers,
authorities are bracing for whatever threat the first
Super Bowl in downtown Indianapolis might bring. They're
locking down 44 blocks - about a square mile - in the
heart of the city, closing streets and forcing over
150,000 or more NFL fans to jockey with downtown workers
for space much of the week. Under a security risk rating
system used by the federal government, the Super Bowl
ranks just below national security events involving the
president and the Secret Service, said Indianapolis
Chief of Homeland Security Gary Coons. (Source
foxnews.com)
Gang shoot-out at Visalia Mall in Visalia, Calif.,
Saturday night injures two and sends shoppers running.
The mall was evacuated after the shooting.
Visalia police say this was an isolated incident between
two rival gangs who just crossed paths at the mall.
"Honestly, I was like I'll never go back to the Visalia
mall again, I'd rather do my shopping somewhere else,"
said Marlene Pantoja, a Visalia resident. (Source
ksee24.com)
Memphis Cargo Theft Task Force recovers $1.5 million in
stolen cargo and vehicles in first 9 months of 2011
Memphis—located along major interstate highways and home
to a variety of product distribution centers—is a hot
spot for cargo theft. Task force member Barry Clark, a
detective with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office,
explained that some of the theft crews are so organized
that each member has his own specialty, from the
break-in artist who can steal a rig in seconds to
professional drivers, surveillance experts, and the guys
who know how to defeat the specialized devices that lock
trailers carrying extremely valuable loads. "This is
their business," Clark said. "And they are good at it."
Cargo theft is also a "gateway" crime, said Special
Agent Eric Ives, a program manager in our Criminal
Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters who
coordinates major theft investigations from a national
perspective. "Groups that do these crimes are often
funding other illegal activities, like buying drugs or
weapons. And compared to many crimes," Ives added,
"cargo theft is highly profitable and not particularly
dangerous." (Source
transportsecurity.com)
ADT Security Services alarm company settles suit with
Contra Costa District Attorney ADT agreed
to pay a $950,000 civil penalty and provide restitution
to some customers to settle a lawsuit by the Contra
Costa District Attorney's Office, which claimed certain
contractual terms imposed upon customers violated
California law. ADT required customers to enter into a
two or three year contract, in which the company
reserved the right to raise monthly fees after the first
year. The lawsuit alleged that by failing to advise
customers how much the rate increase would be, ADT
violated contract disclosures requirements in
California's Unruh Act. (source
contrcostatimes.com)
Struggling Talbots in talks with Sycamore Partners about
a going private. According to a notice
issued Monday by Talbots, the troubled retail chain has
agreed to make available to Sycamore "certain
confidential information regarding business, operations,
strategy and prospects." In addition, the
confidentiality agreement constrains Sycamore from
further unsolicited efforts to buy out Talbots, for at
least one year – or until Talbots is bought out,
concludes its search for a buyer, or declares
bankruptcy. (Source
bizjournals.com)
Pep Boys goes private Once complete
they'll be changes and streamlining. Which is typical
after a private investment group comes in. It'll take
six months for the shake out to truly show itself. (Source
kpic.com)
Q4 reports same store sales up 2% with
revenue up 6%
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