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2019 GLPS - Group LP Selfies
Your Team - Your Pride - Our Industry
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CGX LP & Security Team in Borinquen, Puerto Rico
"Serving
those who protect and defend the Homeland"
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Reyna McGuire, Felix Soto, Ann Schwab, David Hartel, Michelle Sherman, Nelson
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Burlington Stores Region 5
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Nate Shinsky, CFI, CFE promoted to
Senior Director of Loss Prevention for Sherwin Williams
Previously, Nate was the Corporate Director of Loss Prevention for the
retailer for over 12 years. Prior, he was a Regional Loss Prevention
Manager for Dick's Sporting Goods. Congratulations Nate!
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Derek Davis, CFI, CFE promoted to
Corporate Director of Loss Prevention for Sherwin Williams
Previously, Derek was the Director of Loss Prevention for SW Division
for the retailer for over six years. He started at Sherwin Williams as a
Regional LP Manager. He's held other loss prevention roles including
Regional LP Manager for Golf Galaxy, District LP Manager for Dick's
Sporting Goods, District LP Manager for Gander Mountain and District LP
Manager for Kohl's. He earned his Bachelors of Arts in Finance from
Wichita State University. Congratulations Derek!
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Jason Jordan promoted to Sr. Director,
Environmental Health & Safety for Blue Apron
Previously, Jason was the National Director, Occupational Health and
Safety for the online retailer for over two years before this promotion.
Prior, he was a Senior Manager of Corporate Health and Safety for
Pinnacle Foods, Corporate Director of EHS for Caraustar, EH&S Manager
and Regional EH&S Manager for Kellogg Company and a Corporate EHS
Manager for ATS Inc. Jason earned his Bachelors in both Industrial
Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health from Jacksonville State
University. Congratulations Jason!
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Melissa Hoffmeister promoted to Asset
Protection Director for Target
Previously, Melissa was an Assets Protection Business Partner for the
retailer. Throughout her more than seven year career at Target, she's
held positions as Sr. Investigator and Executive Team Leader Assets
Protection. Melissa earned her Bachelors of Applied Science in Criminal
Justice from Eastern Michigan University and her Doctor of Law from
Indiana University Bloomington. Congratulations Melissa!
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Dave Cheema promoted to Senior
Manager, LP Inventory Control and eCommerce Fraud Operations for Best
Buy Canada
Previously, Dave was a Sr. Manager, Inventory Control & DSC Asset
Protection for the electronics retailer for over two years. He also held
such positions as Senior Manager, Inventory Control LP, Manager
Inventory Control/LP and Regional LP Manager for Best Buy Canada since
2013 when he started. He was also a District LP Manager for Future Shop.
Congratulations Dave!
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Kevin Kelso promoted to Sr. Asset
Protection, Operations & Safety Manager for Lowe's
Previously Kevin was an LP/Safety Manager for the home improvement
retailer. He's also held other asset protection and loss prevention
positions including Lead LP Detective for TJX Companies, Area LP
Specialist for Westlake Hardware, LP Specialist for Lowe's, LP Detective
for Sears Holdings Corporation and AP Agent for Gordmans.
Congratulations Kevin!
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Raymond Petro promoted to Sr. Asset
Protection, Operations & Safety Manager for Lowe's
Previously Raymond was an Loss Prevention, ORC & Safety Manager for the
home improvement retailer. Congratulations Raymond!
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2019 NRF LP Risk Survey data collection underway
Your responses benefit the entire retail LP industry
 This
year, NRF is taking a new approach to learning about the current retail risks
that professionals like you work hard on mitigating every day. We've revamped
our research strategy to only ask you to take one survey a year, instead of
two. The goal of the survey is to touch on all topics that matter to you,
from shrink to ORC to cybersecurity initiatives etc. We will still create two
separate survey reports, the 2019 NRSS released in June at NRF PROTECT 19, and
the ORC Report in November as in the past. This is one of the critical requests
that we make of our LP and AP colleagues for the good of the industry and thank
you in advance for your participation. Please join your retail Loss
Prevention and Asset Protection colleagues by participating in the 2019 Risk
Survey by Friday March 29th. We have
attached a PDF copy of the survey for your convenience, the link to take the
survey is below.
Three reasons to contribute:
1. Your participation is important: Without you, we're missing an important
piece of the retail industry. This data has proven to be an invaluable
benchmarking tool to the retail community and law enforcement partners for many
years. Your answers will be completely anonymous and analyzed in combination
with other responses - your participation ensures benchmarks are representative
of the retail industry.
2. It's easy: The survey should take only 20 minutes to complete.
3. What's in it for you: In addition to receiving benchmarking data
specific to the retail industry, if you complete the survey in full, we'll
send you a $10 Starbucks gift card as a thank you.
Here's the link to the 2019 LP Risk Survey:
https://www.research.net/r/RiskSurvey2019
Security Industry Association Selects Axis Communications
as 2018 Member of the
Year
Axis will be honored at The Advance 2019 for its impressive leadership efforts,
engagement in SIA programs and contributions to the security industry.
 The
Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced Axis
Communications as the recipient of the inaugural
Member of the Year Award, which
honors SIA member companies that have shown noteworthy involvement in SIA
committees and working groups, SIA events and the SIA Education@ISC conference
program; leadership activity; recruitment of SIA members; and contributions to
SIA thought leadership and the industry overall. SIA will present Axis with the
award at
The Advance, SIA's annual membership meeting, during ISC West.
Axis takes an active role in SIA's committees, working groups and interest
groups, with its representatives serving as chairs of the SIA Education and
Training Committee, Transportation Policy Working Group, Health Care Security
Interest Group and RISE Committee. The company is also highly involved with
SIA's
education and training programs. Additionally, Axis has helped to recruit
speakers for SIA events and invited SIA to participate in its corporate events.
"In large part due to the invaluable efforts of members like Axis
Communications, SIA was able to expand its robust selection of resources,
develop new education and training offerings and build on its accomplishments
and offerings in 2018," said Scott Schafer, chairman of the SIA Board of
Directors. "We applaud Axis for its impressive engagement, thought leadership
and contributions to SIA, our members and the security industry overall."
In 2018, Axis directly contributed to specific SIA member benefits - including
the
Cyber Onboarding Guide for Employees, which shares cybersecurity guidelines
for employers and staff and helps companies reduce cyber vulnerability, and the
Security Cornerstones Learning Series, an e-learning resource designed primarily
for novice security professionals and provides a fundamental overview of the
business practices and technologies used within today's physical security
industry - and fostered collaboration with vertical market organizations such as
the National Center for Spectator Sport Safety and Security.
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The Fresh Market Implements Better Controls for Locks
& Keys in all Stores
 InstaKey® Security Systems completes a new
implementation with The Fresh Market, a leading specialty grocer, on their new
lock and key management program designed to add process and structure to their
mechanical key system, while lowering associated costs.
In less than three months, The Fresh Market converted 160+ stores nationwide, to
the proprietary InstaKey
Key Management System. All locations received new small
format interchangeable lock hardware and Store Management uses InstaKey's
SecurityRecords.com® to issue keys and manage their key holder population.
Read more in today's Vendor Spotlight below.
The DOL's New 2019 Overtime Proposal:
What It Means for Retail Employers
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
unveiled its new overtime proposal notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM),
which would update the salary threshold according to which workers are entitled
to overtime compensation. According to the proposal, the new salary level will
increase from $455 per week (which amounts to $23,660 annually) to $679 per week
(which amounts to $35,308 annually). If the proposal becomes final, this would
be the first increase to the salary level since 2004.
The proposed changes are expected to have a substantial impact on retail
employers. Among other things, retail employers fear that more managers
might lose their exempt status in favor of hourly pay under the new rules.
Negative employee morale may result from reclassifying managers as nonexempt,
which would require that they start tracking their time and meal breaks. The new
proposal likely will also have an impact on company policies, including a number
of policies that apply only to exempt managers, such as the ability to work from
home and the ability to access email remotely. In addition, retail employers are
likely concerned with issues like geographic differences in pay and pay
compression.
chainstoreage.com
Montana: HB645 Establish the Montana Biometric
Information Privacy Act
"An Act establishing the Montana Biometric Information Privacy Act; Prohibiting
a Private Entity from collecting, storing, and using a person's Biometric
Identifier without the person's consent. Definitions. For the purposes of
[sections 1 through 7], the following definitions apply: (1) (a) "Biometric
identifier" means a biologic, OR physical, or behavioral characteristic that
identifies or enables THE AUTOMATED recognition of an individual, including but
not limited to retina or iris scan, finger or palm print, voice recognition,
hand or face geometry, facial imaging, facial recognition, gait recognition,
vein recognition, identifying DNA information, or other biologic, OR physical,
or behavioral identifiers when used for identification purposes. Identification
purposes include use in a mathematical code or algorithmic model generated by or
extracted from measurements of biometric identifiers.
leg.mt.gov
Nevada SB431 Revises provisions relating to
participation in Organized Retail Theft; Introduced 3/25/2019
City Furniture finds a seamless way to prevent credit card fraud
With credit card companies no longer requiring signatures to approve
transactions and refusing to enable the use of personal identification numbers
with their new chip cards, retailers are increasingly looking for ways to
determine whether the customer with a card in their hand is the legitimate
cardholder.
Identification authentication company Intellicheck has a solution that some
retailers say is helping address the problem.
 City Furniture began using Intellicheck's
Retail ID system - which allows a driver's license to be quickly scanned and
checked against a proprietary database - last year. Before that, store
managers "did not have any good way of validating whether the customer was who
they said they were," says Garry Ikola, chief sales officer of the Tamarac,
Fla.-based retailer.
Today, the Retail ID Mobile application is live in 29 City Furniture Florida
showroom stores on the east and west coasts. In addition to its own stores, City
Furniture is a licensee of 12 Ashley Furniture HomeStore locations.
"Customers love it," Ikola says, "and so do our managers because for the first
time we have an easy-to-use standardized process for verifying that customers
are who they say they are." He says he instantly liked its simplicity and ease
of use.
City Furniture is one of 45 retail companies currently using the application
in about 11,000 stores. In the eight months that City Furniture has been
using the Retail ID Mobile version on iPads, it has cut identity fraud losses
by more than 33 percent without "slowing down sales transactions," Ikola
says, and while reassuring customers that their identities are protected.
stores.org
UK: Crime cost convenience sector $325M over past year,
says ACS
Crime against convenience retailers cost the sector an estimated $325M over the
last year, with over 10,000 incidents of violence reported, according to the new
Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) crime report.
conveniencestore.co.uk
UK: Retailers urged to report abuse as part of Home
Office-led campaign
Convenience retailers in England and Wales are urged to report all incidents of
abuse that occur as part of a new campaign launched today by the Home Office,
retail businesses and retail membership organisations. The #AlwaysReportAbuse
campaign, which encouraged retailers to either to 999 in an emergency, to 101
for other incidents, or to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if they want to report
incidents anonymously, aims to challenge the perception that being subjected to
verbal abuse and aggressive behavior is a normal part of working in retail.
conveniencestore.co.uk
Michael Avenatti denies extortion charge, accuses Nike of 'crime and coverup'
Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti denied on Tuesday that he had tried to shake
down Nike, and he accused the sports apparel giant of committing a "crime and
coverup."
Avenatti tweeted his denial a day after he was arrested on federal charges,
including trying to extort up to $25 million from the sports apparel company by
threatening to reveal evidence he claimed he had of misconduct by company
employees in the recruitment of college basketball players.
cnbc.com
Apple Card: What you need to know about Apple's new credit card for iPhones
Apple turned the world of credit cards on its head on Monday by introducing a
new one of its own: Apple Card. This is a card you can use to pay for goods and
services online and in stores. By taking on payment cards, Apple is taking a
bold step into disrupting mobile payments that no other media giant has
attempted, even Google and Samsung, two companies with their own mobile payment
system.
Will a digital Apple Credit card finally make mobile payments ubiquitous? What
kinds of perks will owners be able to get? Here's everything we know about
Apple Card so far -- including the fine print -- and what we have yet to learn:
cnet.com
Men Ditch Suits, and Retailers Struggle to Adapt
As companies relax dress codes, Lululemon
pants enter the office
With fewer men buying suits, retailers of tailored clothing are trying to adapt
to a world in which it is no longer unthinkable to wear Lululemon pants to the
office.
Jos. A. Bank, one of the largest suit sellers along with its sibling Men's
Wearhouse, both owned by Tailored Brands Inc., is starting to feel the bite as
more companies give their blessing to casual attire. In recent weeks, Goldman
Sachs Group Inc. and Target Corp. joined the parade of companies that have
relaxed their dress codes.
wsj.com
Tommy Hilfiger joins list of flagship stores going dark on Manhattan's Fifth
Avenue
Tommy Hilfiger has closed its 22,000-sq.-ft. global flagship at 681 Fifth Avenue
in Manhattan. And that's not all. Fifth Avenue has seen a loss of several key
flagships in recent months, including Gap, Henri Bedel and Lord & Taylor. And
just one block away, on Madison Avenue, Calvin Klein is set to close its
flagship this spring. Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger are both owned by PVH
Corp.
chainstoreage.com
LifeWay Christian to close all 170 brick-and-mortar stores
Online furniture seller Wayfair to open first full-service store
Investors look to ax Bed Bath & Beyond CEO and entire board
Rolex, LEGO, and Disney Top List of World's Most Reputable Companies
Quarterly Results
Conn's Q4 comp's down 1.4%, total sales up 1.3%; full year sales up 0.2%
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The Fresh Market Implements Better Controls for Locks and Keys in all Stores
LAKEWOOD, CO - (March 26, 2019)
- InstaKey® Security Systems completes a new
implementation with The Fresh Market, a leading specialty grocer, on their new
lock and key management program designed to add process and structure to their
mechanical key system, while lowering associated costs.
 In less than three months, The Fresh Market converted 160+ stores nationwide, to
the proprietary InstaKey
Key Management System. All locations received new small
format interchangeable lock hardware and Store Management uses InstaKey's
SecurityRecords.com® to issue keys and manage their key holder population.
"Every time we work with InstaKey, their commitment to us, the project and to
their personal/corporate integrity shines through," explains Joe Oliveira, CFI,
Director of Asset Protection at The Fresh Market. "The InstaKey program is a
huge success. The program has become part of our culture and it is helping us
better protect our team members, guests, product, cash and data. We just
couldn't do it without InstaKey's help and support. To top it off, converting an
entire company in under three months has to be a world record!"
This new partnership with InstaKey also makes future lock changes easy. When
keys are lost or unaccounted for, using
user-rekeyable locks eliminates the need
make an expensive locksmith callout when a step change key is the only tool
required to complete a rekey. This allows for immediate lock changes to keep
stores and areas within stores secure.
The software and service behind the lock hardware makes a significant difference
in managing the key system, allowing The Fresh Market to easily take control of
managing the system and reducing costs. This is accomplished through
restricted
keys that cannot be duplicated,
cloud-based software that maintains and tracks
the system's integrity and a dedicated team of subject matter experts at InstaKey that help administrate the key system management with The Fresh Market
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Call for Speakers Open for 2019 Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit
Premier Event for Retail & Hospitality Cybersecurity Leaders & Practitioners
The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) today
announced that the call for speakers is now open for its
Retail Cyber Intelligence
Summit taking place
September 24-25, 2019 at the Four Seasons Hotel in
Denver, Colorado.
This unique event is tailored for strategic leaders and cybersecurity
practitioners from both physical and online retailers, gaming properties,
grocers, hotels, restaurants, consumer product manufacturers and cybersecurity
industry partners. The conference offers the opportunity to exchange ideas among
peers through collaborative discussions and practical cybersecurity talks. This
year's conference theme is "Protect as One."
Interested speakers are invited to propose a session that covers a wide range of
subject matter, including best practice discussions, current threats or
cybersecurity challenges, game-changing technologies, or other top of mind
issues for cybersecurity professionals.
The Call for Speakers submission form can be found
here. The
early submission deadline is TODAY, March 26, 2019. All submissions must be in
by April 26, 2019. Selected speakers will
be notified by the end of May.
rhisac.org
IT Leaders, Employees Divided on Data Security
Management and employees have dramatically different views of how risky employee
behavior can be. According to the results of a new security survey released
today, that gap puts enterprise data in grave danger.
More than three-quarters of the executives believe employees have accidentally
put company data at risk in the past year. When employees answered the same
question, 92% said they had not done anything to put data at risk.
 When it comes to intentional breaches, the division is no less stark. Sixty-one
percent of IT leaders said employees have maliciously put company data at risk,
while 91% of employees said they've done no such thing. This kind of divide
- in
which employees are unaware of, or unwilling to admit their roles in, data
loss - poses a particular challenge to IT leaders trying to educated their
employees about good security practices.
There is more information within the data. For example, more than half (55%) of
employees who admitted breaking company rules to share data said their
organizations don't provide the tools required to securely share sensitive
information.
darkreading.com
Most UK Retailers See Increase in Cyber-Attacks
The majority of UK retailers are seeing an increase in cyber-attacks, prompting
them to spend more on security, according to the latest survey from the British
Retail Consortium (BRC).
The
2019 Retail Crime Survey found that almost 80% of respondents had seen an
increase in cyber-attacks, with spending on cybersecurity rising by 17% since
the previous annual report to reach around £162m for the industry last year.
Phishing was viewed as a high-risk cybercrime by the largest number of
respondents (80%) followed by data theft (50%). Denial of service, whaling and
web-based attacks also garnered between 40-50% of respondents.
infosecurity-magazine.com
Supreme Court rejects appeal from shoe retailer Zappos in data breach case,
allowing class-action lawsuit of 24M customers to move forward
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Amazon's online shoe
retailer Zappos, a move that will allow a class-action lawsuit over a hack that
exposed the personal data of 24 million customers to move forward.
Zappos was seeking to appeal a ruling by a San Francisco-based appeals court
that said the lawsuit should continue because the 2012 data breach left
customers vulnerable to identity theft and fraud.
The high court's decision flew in the face of business groups who argued the
lawsuit should be dismissed because customers could not prove substantial harm.
thehill.com
Supply-Chain Attack Used to Install Backdoors on ASUS Computers
Over 1 million ASUS users may have been impacted after attackers managed
to inject a backdoor in the ASUS Live Update utility, Kaspersky Lab reports.
Pre-installed on most ASUS computers, ASUS Live Update is used to automatically
update components such as BIOS, UEFI, drivers and applications. To hide the
malicious activity, the actors also used a stolen digital certificate that ASUS
signs legitimate binaries with.
Referred to as Operation ShadowHammer, the sophisticated supply chain attack
took place between June and November 2018, but was only discovered in January
2019, the security firm says.
securityweek.com
McDonald's adds tech to the menu with $300 million AI acquisition
McDonald's is embracing machine learning with the acquisition of Dynamic Yield,
an Israeli startup that provides algorithmically driven "decision logic" tech
for retailers. The fast-food giant will deploy Dynamic Yield first at its
drive-through windows to create a menu based on the weather, restaurant traffic
and the customer's order. The deal is said to be worth over $300 million,
according to Tech Crunch, citing an anonymous person.
linkedin.com
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Retail, Culture, and Everything
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Do You Use Two-Factor Authentication?
Two-factor authentication is a secondary authentication method for logging into
email, social media, banking or corporate accounts. Most, if not all, major
email, banking and social media platforms offer two-factor authentication free
of charge. When you log in from an unrecognized computer or mobile device, the
service provider sends a text message to your cell phone. This ensures no one
can access your account with only your password. While this is not foolproof it
will add a layer of security.
Check out this site for the instructions on enabling two-step authentication on
most major sites:
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ADT/Protection 1
Commercial Growth
Rex Gillette, Vice President,
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ADT is now one
of the nation's largest commercial integrators serving the retail industry.
They've built solid relationships with their retail clients by delivering
outstanding security with an exceptionally high level of customer service and
careful attention to detail - from installation through ongoing services. Rex
Gillette, VP of Retail Sales for ADT/Protection 1, tells us how the company's
recent acquisitions have helped them dramatically expand, offering enterprise
retailers a comprehensive security program that's nationally administered with a
single point of contact for day-to-day operations.
Joe & Amber Go
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Once in a while during an 8-hour livestream broadcast,
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about
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Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods
Business
In the U.S. and worldwide, counterfeiting is a large, lucrative business
worth between $1.2 trillion and $1.5 trillion annually, according to the
International
AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). Fake fashion items and accessories
alone represent a
$500 billion global business per year, but counterfeiting is much bigger
than fake purses and shoes.
Everything from makeup to clothes, prescription drugs to household cleaning
products and electronics to baby formula has a counterfeit variation that is
doubtlessly being sold online right now. In addition, the instances of it
are going up every year, not down, John Verdeschi, group head and senior
vice president of customer performance integrity at Mastercard Worldwide
told Karen Webster.
"There is no doubt, as eCommerce grows and all of these products are more
accessible than ever before, consumers are ever-more likely to encounter
counterfeiters across these channels," he said. "For us, [that's why] it was
important to take a stand here, and make sure consumers can have a good
experience while they are shopping online."
It's also why being able to announce a win in the ongoing trillion
dollar-plus struggle with global counterfeiting, as Mastercard and the IACC
are doing this week, is particularly satisfying.
iOffer, a popular
online consumer marketplace, has a reputation for being the kind of place
where a consumer can buy anything. Unfortunately, according to Bob Barchiesi,
president of the IACC, since "anything" often includes
counterfeit goods, iOffer has been a "tremendous point of frustration for
brands and the [intellectual property (IP)] community."
"We hope iOffer will take this opportunity to protect [its] customers by
building systems and processes to mitigate against fakes on [its] site,"
Barchiesi said.
It's a big win in an area where all wins are hard fought, Verdeschi told
Webster - and an excellent example of how good actors can, and should, fight
off the fraudulent players wrecking the experience for everyone else.
pymnts.com
E-commerce forecast to rise to 24% of card
spending
Online card expenditure growing at double digit rates and will continue
to increase significantly faster
than card spending at physical outlets to account for nearly a quarter of
all card expenditure by 2023
Cardholders moving away from physical outlets in search of lower prices
and convenience
Research from RBR analyses the role that payment cards are playing in the
e-commerce sector and the impact growth in e-commerce is having on use of
cards in traditional outlets. According to Global Payment Cards Data and
Forecasts to 2023, e-commerce expenditure amounted to US$ 4.5 trillion
in 2017, up 13% since 2016. The main drivers of this growth are increased
convenience when compared to buying from bricks and mortar outlets and, in
some cases, lower prices.
Ongoing migration to digital channels and increased smartphone
penetration drive growth
RBR forecasts that e-commerce expenditure will increase to US$ 11 trillion
in 2023. Daniel Dawson, who led RBR's research project, said: "As
consumers increasingly migrate from physical outlets to digital channels,
smartphone ownership rises further and mobile payment apps become more and
more sophisticated, e-commerce will see significant further growth". In
addition, new means of enhancing security will allay consumers' concerns
about the risk of fraud. By 2023, e-commerce is forecast to account for 24%
of card expenditure, compared to 18% in 2017.
Consumers using e-commerce for less expensive purchases
RBR's research highlights numerous factors which are driving growth in
e-commerce, many of which vary between countries. For example, in the UK,
retailer campaigns such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday have caused a
migration away from the high street, while in Ukraine, which accounts for
10% of central and eastern Europe's e-commerce expenditure, customers are
using online shopping as a way of reducing costs in a challenging economic
environment.
rbrlondon.com
What to Do When Amazon Sales Cannibalize Your
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Dayton, OH: Drug use drives hundreds more thefts
in Huber Heights
Teens were both the suspects and the victims in some of Huber Heights'
high-profile 2018 violent crimes, though the police chief notes a 39 percent
increase in theft is the city's biggest concern. The Federal Bureau of
Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) show violent and property crimes in
Huber Heights mostly dropped from 2015 through 2017, but in 2018 the city had
two homicides and a rise in theft cases from 782 a year before to 1,087. In
2016, the theft number was 1,003. "Dating back several years ago when the opioid
use started to increase, our thefts went up, shoplifters, things like that,"
Huber Heights police Chief Mark Lightner said. "But that's been for several
years now, and we continue to deal with that." Lightner said his department
works with loss prevention employees in stores to help solve cases and book
shoplifters into jail.
daytondailynews.com
Seattle, WA: Bartell Drugs CEO says it will not
open any more stores in downtown Seattle after violent assaults on employees
 The
CEO of Bartell Drugs Kathi Lentzsch has been in her role for about year. She
moved from San Francisco to take the job in Seattle, and frankly she says she is
surprised over the number of incidents and the violence she is seeing in
Seattle. Surveillance videos inside Bartell Drugs have captured countless
shoplifting cases. In one incident, video shows a man in one aisle quickly
running off with up to $700 worth of skincare products.
"We've had too many cases of employees ending up in the hospital or with very
serious issues," Lentzsch said. Multiple employees have been rushed to the
hospital because of violent assaults. Sometimes it's shoplifting that escalates
to assaults or just unprovoked attacks. The situation is concerning enough that
the company is rethinking their future in the downtown core of Seattle.
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Detroit, MI: Detroit vs Everybody
clothing store targeted in $60,000 Burglary
It's Detroit vs Everybody vs. a trio of thieves after some bandits
broke into the store in Eastern Market this weekend. The popular
clothing brand has become the preferred brand for thieves. They've
experienced two major break-ins in just two weeks. Looking at all
the damage to his back door, Detroit vs Everybody owner Tommey
Walker says he felt betrayed and disheartened. "We have been
terrorized, victimized. It seems we've been targeted," he said.
fox2detroit.com |
 Huntersville,
NC: K-9 officer helps catch suspect after $6,000 Victoria's Secret lingerie
heist
Four men stole $6,000 worth of merchandise over the weekend from a Victoria's
Secret store in the Charlotte area, according to police. Investigators said 3 of
the suspects ran off with the merchandise and hopped into a vehicle outside the
Birkdale Village shopping center in Huntersville. Officers caught the men after
pulling them over on a nearby highway. Two of the four suspects ran from the
vehicle but a K-9 officer tracked one of the running suspects down. The other
was able to escape. Investigators recovered all $6,000 worth of stolen lingerie.
The search continues for the fourth man who escaped.
abc13.com
Woman wanted for $1,600 ORC Theft from Acme
Stores in Delaware
New Jersey State Police and Delaware State Police are both looking for a
Cumberland County woman wanted in connection with a number of thefts from Acme
stores in Delaware. New Jersey State Police say Shaquan D. King, 30, of
Bridgeton is wanted in relation to organized retail theft. Police say King "and
another female suspect allegedly stole more than $1,600 worth of
over-the-counter medication from various Acme locations in Delaware."
catcountry1073.com
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Amsterdam, NY: Group of 6 stole $700
in OTC drugs from Hannaford Brothers Grocery
Montgomery County sheriff's deputies say they caught a group that
stole hundreds of dollars' worth of drugs from the Hannaford in
Amsterdam. They say a call came around 7:20 Sunday night for a
larceny in progress. A patrol car pulled over the suspected vehicle
on Route 30. They say they found about $700 worth of
over-the-counter medication taken from the grocery store. All six
suspects were inside.
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Kansas City, MO: 3 taken into custody after allegedly
shoplifting at Kohl's, hitting police car, trespassing
Traverse City, MI: Two arrested in $3,000 Electronics
Theft from Walmart
Westlake, OH: Suspect In $1,000 Energy Drink theft
Identified
Wichita Falls, TX: Woman charged with theft, "attempting
to steal all night" at Walmart
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Shootings, Stabbings & Deaths
Cherryvale, KS: Grocery store employee shoots
co-worker,
then turns the gun on himself
Just after 3:30 Monday afternoon, authorities were called to G&W Grocery Store
in Cherryvale. When they got there they were told a man with a gun was holding a
coworker in an office in the store. They immediately evacuated the building.
Soon after, they heard gunshots from the office. As they entered the room,
authorities witnessed the suspect, 39, shoot himself. Police also found his
coworker, 28, with gunshot wounds. The suspect was taken to a local hospital,
then flown to a Tulsa hospital where he later died.
The victim's condition at this time is unknown.
ksn.com
Charlotte, NC: Deadly Police shooting at NC
Burger King;
fight between employees over a woman
Police have identified the man who was shot and killed in the parking lot of a
fast food restaurant in north Charlotte Monday morning. Danquirs Franklin, 27,
was identified as the "armed man" who police fatally shot after a "lethal
threat" was perceived, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Police released two 911 calls made from witnesses at the Burger King about an
armed man Monday afternoon.
 Police
say when they arrived after receiving the 911 calls, they engaged the man in the
parking lot and "repeatedly ordered him to drop his gun." A 911 caller told
police the man reached into his pants, possibly going for a weapon, as he
approached her car. The caller told the dispatcher she drove away from the
restaurant and believed the man went back inside the store. The woman told the
911 dispatcher she saw people around the Burger King drive off at that point and
employees of the store running. A police source says that Franklin was upset
that the mother of his children was dating another employee. The source says the
man pushed the female employee to the ground before chasing and pointing a gun
at a male employee.
cbs17.com
Clay County, FL: Mother accused of shoplifting
dies in Clay County jail cell
 The
Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after a local mother died
in a Clay County jail cell. Monday would have been Michelle Bewley's 36th
birthday. Instead, her husband and daughter are mourning her. On Jan. 3, Bewley
and another woman were accused of taking $632.28 worth of jewelry, makeup and
clothes into the same fitting room and concealing the items in their purses.
Bewley was accused of shoplifting at a Belk department store in Orange Park.
They were stopped by loss prevention when they left the store and later
arrested. That report also said Bewley gave the responding deputy a fake name.
Clerk of court records show Bewley bonded out a few days later, but her bondsman
brought her back on March 4. It's not clear why. On March 5, a Sheriff's Office
incident report said Bewley was "found unresponsive" in her jail cell. Fire
rescue pronounced Bewley dead that night. Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement is
now investigating her death.
actionnewsjax.com
Washington, NC: Robber shot & killed by
Sweepstakes/Vape shop Employee
A man who police said was trying to rob an Eastern Carolina sweepstakes and vape
business was shot and killed by an employee. Washington police said they were
called to Player's Vape on U.S. 264 West around 12:15 a.m. Monday for an armed
robbery and shots fired call. Inside, police found the attempted robber had been
shot by an employee of the business who has a concealed weapons permit.
witn.com
Las Cruces, NM: Dillard's employee stabbed during
an Apprehension
Suspect taken down with Bean-Bag rounds from Police
The man suspected of stabbing a Dillard's employee while allegedly attempting to
shoplift from the Mesilla Valley Mall Saturday night remains hospitalized in El
Paso according to Las Cruces Police. According to investigators, the 31-year-old
man was suspected of shoplifting from Dillard's, he then allegedly assaulted
several employees and stabbed one as he attempted to run from the mall. After
ignoring several commands, police deployed bean-bag and taser rounds on the
suspect. The stabbing victim was taken to a local Las Cruces hospital where he
was treated and released.
ktsm.com
Robberies & Thefts
Georgetown, KY: Police-Retail Partnership, Nine
charged in Shoplifting Blitz
The Georgetown Police Department partnered with local businesses to crack down
on shoplifting last week, charging seven individuals with shoplifting and
recovering more than $1,700 in stolen property. Two others were charged with
criminal trespassing during the operation.
news-graphic.com
Miramar Beach, FL: Man walks away with a $17,000 Diamond
Ring Set; "I need to get my wallet"
Austell, GA: Armed Robbery suspect Arrested for Clothing
Store hold-up in East West Commons Shopping Center
Noblesville, IN: 4 Arrested in AT&T Armed Robbery, oldest
is 19 years old
Greenwood, IN: Two Arrested in GameStop Armed Robbery
Petaluma, CA: Burglar caught breaking into a Home; Police
find $500 of stolen TJ Maxx merchandise in his backpack
Shelbyville, TN: Shoe Show reports $450 register theft,
employee has not been heard from since Saturday
Olean, NY: Dunn Tire Manager fired and charged with Grand
Larceny; thousands missing from deposits
South Africa: Fidelity Security Group Officials Among 7
Arrested for allegedly Staging Armored Van Robbery
Fire/Arson
Hesperia, CA: Walmart Associate arrested for
starting fires inside the store
to avoid work
A California Walmart employee started fires in the bathrooms and infant clothing
department of a store on Sunday night to get out of work, local law enforcement
has claimed. Loss Prevention officials identified and detained Kevin Jermaine
Smith, 24, after watching surveillance footage. The employee allegedly started
fires inside the store, as well as near a Pieology restaurant. Smith told
authorities he started the fires to get out of work. The employee was due on
shift later that night. A police deputy found Smith near the parking lot of a
Jack in the Box, authorities arrested him and booked him according to state
arson laws.
newsweek.com
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AT&T - Noblesville, IN - Armed Robbery
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Beauty Shop - Toledo, OH - Burglary
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C-Store - Methuen, MA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Crystal Lake, IL - Armed Robbery (Open Pantry)
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C-Store - Crystal Lake, IL - Armed Robbery (Circle K)
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C-Store - Glen Falls, NY - Robbery
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C-Store - Fresno, CA - Armed Robbery ( Circle K)
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C-Store - Corpus Christi, TX - Armed Robbery
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Clothing Store - Austell, GA - Armed Robbery
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Clothing Store - Detroit, MI - Burglary
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Gas Station - Placer County, CA - Robbery
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Jewelry Store - Fresno, CA - Burglary
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Liquor Store - Nashville, TN - Robbery/ Assault of
employee
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McDonald's - Brandon, MS - Armed Robbery
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Marijuana - Jackson County, OR - Armed Robbery
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Pawn Shop - Zachary, LA - Burglary
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Restaurant - Milwaukee, WI - Robbery
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Restaurant - Silver Spring, MD - Burglary
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Restaurant - Port St. Lucie, FL - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Reno, NV - Armed Robbery
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however, the risk of something not going well is not as high as we think it is,
and the odds of something going well are actually higher. Similarly, we often
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wrong, we will take action to correct it-not sit idly by as our lives crumble
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consequences of risk. You can face that challenge, no matter what it is, so long
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risk, underestimate myself and holding me back from taking risks that could
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Anyway even if you lose, it may be worth it, because you never really grow
without until you learn how to lose.
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