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COVID Update
US: Over 4.9M Cases - 160K Dead - 2.5M Recovered
Worldwide:
Over 18.8M Cases - 707K Dead - 12M Recovered
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths:
183
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 76
*Red indicates change in total
deaths
Avoiding Workplace Violence When Customers Refuse Masks
As businesses begin to reopen at varying rates and capacities, subject to state
and federal containment measures, companies will be faced with the challenge of
complying with safety standards while accommodating customers and clients.
Face coverings, gloves and social distancing remain standard preventive
measures, and numerous jurisdictions have encouraged or even mandated such
measures in public. The pandemic and the resultant restrictions have tapped a
new source of fear and anger for some individuals.
 A new normal brings new obligations.
While formulating a plan for reopening, businesses should be mindful that they
must keep up to date on applicable state, local and federal guidelines and
orders, which may indicate a business's obligation to enforce public health and
social distancing measures or risk reclosure or additional penalties. Since the
pandemic began, over 40 states and hundreds of local governments, as well as
Washington, D.C., have enacted orders requiring face masks to some degree.
Governors of several states have issued executive orders requiring masks to be
worn in all public places. None of these orders, however, have provided
guidance to businesses as to how to enforce such requirements.
This has resulted in businesses becoming de facto enforcers of
COVID-19-related safety mandates. When emotions are running high and
stressors are prevalent, however, businesses can expect to be met with some
resistance in their attempts to observe public health requirements, including
individuals who become aggressive when required to wear a face mask.
Across the country, security guards face rising violence over enforcing
protective mask requirements. Similarly, restaurant workers have been
repeatedly met with violence when asking patrons to wear masks, including
being spit upon, threatened and assaulted after trying to enforce mask
requirements - including an incident in which a Plexiglas screen was hurled at
an employee. These incidents have escalated to include
shootings and stabbings, culminating in several fatalities.
Under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, employers have a general
duty to provide a safe workplace for employees. In addition, businesses may
open themselves up to potential liability by botching their responses to violent
and threatening engagement occurring on their premises.
Given the likelihood of such encounters, businesses should think twice about the
impact such threats could have on the safety of their employees and customers,
as well as business operations.
What can businesses do?
In light of these highly publicized acts of violence, increased pressure is put
upon businesses to provide employees with instruction on how to react when faced
with situations that are likely to escalate into clashes. Not every
establishment has security guards deployed on its premises, and even those
businesses with security guards should not place those guards at risk to their
safety to enforce public health guidelines.
There are a number of steps that businesses can take:
● Use signage.
● Request compliance.
● Leave enforcement to the professionals.
● Have a plan in place.
Read more here:
law360.com
How Do You Require Customers to Wear Masks Without Endangering Employees?
Retailers are taking different approaches to alert customers about mask-wearing
requirements. Walmart has created the role of "health ambassador"
and will station these individuals at entrances to remind customers of mask
requirements. "Our ambassadors will receive special training to help make the
process as smooth as possible for customers," Walmart said in a statement.
But home-improvement retailer Lowe's won't enforce its new mask
mandate, citing concerns about its associates' safety,
The Charlotte Observer reported. Lowe's declined to comment to SHRM Online.
 Robert LaCommare,
VP of Asset Protection for Big Lots Stores, said
in a
video interview with
Lisa LaBruno, Retail Industry Leaders Association's
Sr. Executive VP of Retail Operations & Innovation, that there
have been multiple arguments over face masks in Big Lots stores.
Associates are
provided with "de-escalation scripts"
that include such strategies as offering customers curbside service or masks, or
checking out a customer's purchases at a register that is separate from others,
he said.
"While cases of violence are certainly the exception, we have all seen the
YouTube videos of customers behaving badly," LaBruno told SHRM Online.
"An employer should make clear that employees are not expected to enforce
face-covering requirements and that their role should be limited to requesting
and/or encouraging compliance with the business's policy," said Michele Ballard
Miller and Bethany Vasquez, attorneys with Cozen O'Connor in San Francisco.
"Emphasis should be placed on de-escalating the situation."
They said employees should report to their managers or security if a situation
escalates. "Management should be responsive and take employees' concerns
seriously," they said. "If employees feel like they are not being given enough
support by their company in responding to disgruntled persons, it could cause
employees to quit and possibly to file a claim for a hostile or unsafe work
environment."
Update workplace-violence policies to cover nonemployee violence,
and make employees aware of the company's procedure for reporting customer
threats and aggression, they recommended.
shrm.org
Deep Dive: How employers can train front-line workers to implement mask rules
Podcast: When retailers issue mask requirements
Australia: Retail staff are experiencing up to a 400% increase in abuse from
customers
 Colorado
Springs, CO: Fists fly over social distancing dispute inside Walmart
A full-on fistfight inside a local Walmart was caught on camera. The person who
recorded the video said it started with a disagreement over social distancing.
"Lady in the blue, she was first in line, and the lady in the purple, I guess,
was standing too close," said Brianna Carroll, who recorded the incident.
Carroll said neither of the women involved was wearing a mask.
Eventually, store employees were able to break up the fight. Colorado Springs
police said a loss prevention officer notified a CSPD officer who was on scene.
Police said they arrested 60-year-old Laura Barr, who is now facing a
third-degree assault charge.
kktv.com
Congress Debates Business Liability Shield for COVID-19 Lawsuits
Lawmakers are still negotiating the next round of federal coronavirus aid as the
U.S. Senate tentatively prepares to adjourn for a month after Aug. 7. Protection
for employers from COVID-19-related litigation is a major point of contention,
with many Republicans supporting a liability shield and Democrats opposing the
measure.
shrm.org
NYC sets up quarantine checkpoints as it toughens state travel restrictions
Hobbled by Coronavirus and Looting, NYC's Small Businesses Snap Up $48M in City
Assistance
Black, Latino, Asian-owned businesses hit harder by pandemic
Pandemic sparks a building boom for restaurant drive-thrus
The New Panic Buys: Kayaks, Pools, Tents and Trampolines
Americans seeking getaways (or staycations) in the
pandemic are putting outdoor retailers in a supply crunch.
Working From Home
Remote Work Is Here to Stay. Bosses Better Adjust.
 Even when the pandemic
ends, many employees will continue to work from home. Here's how managers can
make sure those workers stay productive - without burning out.
It was mid-June, three months after the Covid-19 crisis had forced the top
executives in a fast-growing tech startup to leave their offices and work from
home. Executives had believed this "work from home thing" would last a few
weeks, one of the company's vice presidents told me, so they treated it like a
brief emergency that required all hands on deck, all the time.
It was only when the vice president sent an email at midnight and got detailed
comments from two colleagues within 15 minutes that he realized: This work from
home thing wasn't going away anytime soon, and things needed to change.
 Every boss of a newly remote team whom I know admits that they've been pushing
themselves and their teams harder. A
study conducted by one 350-person team at Microsoft Corp. found that in the
four months after the team moved to remote work in March,
employees worked an average of four more hours a week, attended more
(albeit shorter) meetings, and spent about 10% more time in meetings.
Fragmented "Swiss cheese" days became common as people struggled to care for and
teach their children, and to meet other personal obligations. A "night shift"
emerged: Employees sent 52% more instant messages between 6 p.m. and midnight.
They worked more hours on weekends.
But while remote work isn't going away anytime soon, such a crisis schedule
must. Wise leaders know it is time to figure out how they and their teams can
work remotely and productively over the long haul while protecting everybody
from burnout. They need to acknowledge that teams must work in different ways
with different tools, that there are new workday rhythms and new norms of
behavior that need to be established and recognized, and that it's important to
ease the stresses on people that come with remote work.
Here's a closer look at how managers can run that ultramarathon without
exhausting either themselves or their employees:
wsj.com
Office Markets Under Pressure as Coronavirus Squeezes Cities
After closures of urban hotels and retail stores in recent weeks,
property analysts worry that the office sector could be next to feel the pinch.
An increasing number of companies are opting to let more employees work
remotely. That is a direct blow to office-building owners, as companies look for
fewer and shorter leases. But it is a potential hit to big cities, too. Given
the prospect of working remotely at home, some city residents have already
started looking to move somewhere cheaper and with more space, real-estate
agents say.
While office buildings won't close as quickly as restaurants or shops, even a
modest drop in office occupancy tends to generate a big drop in profit. That is
in part because the cost of paying for heat, electricity and building staff
usually stays about the same even when revenue falls.
wsj.com
84% of employees concerned about returning to the physical workplace during
COVID-19 pandemic
Remote work really does mean longer days - and more meetings
5 Tips for Managing an Underperformer Remotely
These companies are working from home until 2021 - or forever
Facebook doubles down on work-from-office with massive NYC lease near Penn
Station
Trump's Operation Legend resulting in more federal gun cases filed in Chicago
President Donald Trump's plan to send 200 agents from several federal law
enforcement agencies to Chicago - dubbed Operation Legend - has contributed to a
surge of new gun cases being filed in federal court. About 20 people have been
charged in federal gun cases in Chicago in the past two weeks - more than any
other type of crime being filed.
There also was a bump in federal gun prosecutions in June, with about 20 cases
that month, court records show. Many of those cases appear to have been filed
in connection with looting and mayhem in late May and early June
that followed the police killing in Minneapolis of George Floyd.
suntimes.com
Two Months After Looting And Unrest, Many Chicago Businesses Still Need Help
Rebuilding
"Stealing the Competitor's Game Plan"
Ex-Google engineer gets 18 months in prison for IP theft
 A U.S. judge on Tuesday sentenced former Google engineer
Anthony Levandowski to 18 months in prison for stealing a trade
secret from Google related to self-driving cars months before becoming the head
of Uber Technologies Inc's rival unit.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said Levandowski, who was
convicted on Tuesday following a March plea agreement, said Levandowski could
enter custody once the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided.
Alsup said a sentence short of imprisonment would have given "a green light to
every future brilliant engineer to steal trade secrets," comparing what Levandowski took to a
"competitor's game plan."
The 75-year-old judge, who has been involved in Silicon Valley litigation for
nearly five decades, described Levandowski's conviction as the "biggest trade
secret crime I have ever seen."
"Billions [of dollars] in the future were at play, and when those kind of
financial incentives are there good people will do terrible things, and that's
what happened here," Alsup said.
Levandowski transferred more than 14,000 Google files including development
schedules and product designs to his personal laptop before leaving the company
and while negotiating a deal with Uber, where he briefly led its
self-driving car unit.
Uber fired Levandowski in 2017 and then settled a lawsuit from Alphabet over the
misuse of trade secrets, setting back the ride-hailing company's self-driving
project.
reuters.com
Will retailers' diversity pledges be followed by results?
A number of retailers and brands made diversity pledges when the #MeToo movement
gained momentum in 2017 and recently they've upgraded and amplified those
commitments in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.
● Gap has pledged that by 2025 it will double Black and Latinx employees
"at all levels in our U.S. HQ offices" and increase representation of Black
employees in store leader roles by 50 percent.
● Levi's pledged to fill a position it calls "head of diversity,
inclusion, and belonging," to add a Black person to the board of directors and
to strive to have 50 percent of candidates interviewing for open jobs to be
people of color.
● Nordstrom promised to "increase demographic diversity in our corporate
and all leadership positions to better reflect the North American population."
● Under Armour committed to ensuring 12 percent of its employees at the
director level or higher are Black.
Adidas pledged to ensure that at least 30 percent of all new U.S. jobs are
filled with Black and Latino people at its Adidas and Reebok brands.
The pledges often came along with substantial donations to Black causes, as well
as commitments to education and career development programs for minorities,
unconscious bias training for all employees and inclusion workshops. Many
organizations are promising to listen better to the concerns of underrepresented
employee groups.
retailwire.com
Walmart Reaches $20M Deal Resolving EEOC Gender Discrimination Probe
Retail giant Walmart will pay $20 million to settle allegations of
discriminating against women who didn't get jobs filling orders at the company's
grocery distribution centers. The case originated with complaints by two women
at the Walmart distribution center in Laurel County, Kentucky, but will create
compensation for women nationwide.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that Walmart
discriminated against women at distribution centers across the country. There
are 44 of those centers, said commission attorney Aimee L. McFerren. There could
be about 12,000 women who will qualify for compensation under an agreement to
resolve the allegations.
kentucky.com
Pittsburgh, PA: Pottery Barn complains BRGR restaurant's defective plumbing
leaked water and sewage into its Galleria mall store
The parent company of Pottery Barn brought legal action in state court over
allegations that an adjoining hamburger restaurant leaked both water and sewage
into one of its mall stores in Mount Lebanon. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc. of
San Francisco, Calif. filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
on Aug. 3 versus BRGR Management, LLC of Lansdale and SRG Cranberry, LLC, of
Pittsburgh.
The plaintiff claims that even after repeated notice, the defendants were
knowingly negligent and reckless when it came to the maintenance and repair of
the restaurant's plumbing system, leading the sewage, water and other
contaminants to leak into the Pottery Barn store and cause damages totaling more
than $266,000.
pennrecord.com
Target, Walmart, and Other Retailers Will Close on Thanksgiving.
Online Sales Will Get an Even Bigger Boost.
Some of the largest U.S. retailers have said they won't open their stores on
Thanksgiving Day because of the coronavirus pandemic. That doesn't necessarily
mean business will suffer - retailers will simply expand the holiday shopping
season and invest even more in ecommerce.
Target, Walmart, Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy and Kohl's have said they will
be closed on Nov. 26. Two other big retailers, Lowe's and Costco Wholesale,
traditionally aren't open on Thanksgiving Day.
Whether stores are closed or open with limited capacity to adhere to
social-distancing rules this holiday season, many retailers will "invest more
heavily in ecommerce and will likely look to a discounting strategy as a means
to catch-up," Joe McCarthy, director of performance marketing of Boston-based
marketing data company Klaviyo, wrote in a blog post. He added that
consumers who now will avoid traveling to
visit family for the holidays may end up shipping gifts to them, which will
bolster online commerce.
barrons.com
Isaias knocked out power to more than 3 million homes and businesses along
the East Coast
J.C. Penney Seeks Approval for $47.7M 'Key Employee' Payments
Tailored Brands, Lord & Taylor take different approaches to bankruptcy
NJ Mall Sues Microsoft For Closing Retail Store
Burlington, VT: Brookfield Ends Redevelopment Plans for Mall, Sparks Feud With
City
Hy-Vee stores accept SNAP, EBT payments for pickup orders
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Breaches Tied to Pharmacy Looting: Security Lessons
Walgreens, CVS, and Cub Pharmacies among
chains affected
 As more reports emerge regarding data breaches at pharmacy chains as a result of
earlier break-ins and looting incidents during civil unrest, security experts
are calling attention to important security issues. Those include the need to
check physical security measures as well as encrypt mobile computing and storage
devices.
Recent pharmacy incidents highlight the difficulties of ensuring the physical
security of certain protected health information, especially paper-based
documents.
Walgreens Breach
A Walgreens spokeswoman tells Information Security Media Group that a breach
report recently filed with the Department of Health and Human Services reflects
break-in incidents that occurred in late May to early June at approximately
180 locations.
The HHS Office for Civil Rights
HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website shows that Walgreens on July 24 reported
thefts involving paper documents and portable electronic devices affecting
more than 72,000 individuals. The devices were computer hard drives,
Walgreens says.
As part its investigation and review of the damage, Walgreens learned there was
also limited unauthorized access to certain patient information at some of the
affected stores, according to a
breach
notification.
CVS Incidents
Meanwhile, in a July 28
statement, CVS Pharmacy says that between May 27 and June 8, stores in
several markets were vandalized. As a result, on July, 24 CVS reported to
HHS a breach impacting nearly 21,300 individuals involving loss of documents.
"After conducting a thorough review of impacted stores, we discovered on July 8
that, as a result of the vandalism, certain patient information was missing or
destroyed," CVS says in its statement. "The missing or destroyed patient
information was included on hard copy paper prescriptions, filled
prescriptions held in pharmacy waiting bins or vaccine consent forms,
depending on the store location."
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Cub Pharmacies Incidents
Cub Pharmacy said in a recent statement that "a number of Cub Pharmacies were
among the many Minneapolis-area businesses that were looted during the civil
unrest."
In a
statement, Cub says "despite the security measures we had in place, some
customer information was stolen" in break-ins that happened during May 27-30 at
eight Cub Pharmacies resulting in customer information being stolen from six
pharmacies.
"These thefts included the removal of locked safes, binders containing past
prescription records, and prescription orders that were in the process of
being completed," Cub says in the statement. "More recently, a review of
security video footage completed on June 20 identified additional customer
information that was taken during the looting."
govinfosecurity.com
Class-Action Lawsuit Claims TikTok Steals Kids' Data And Sends It To China
Families are suing TikTok in what has turned into a major legal action in
federal court. Dozens of minors, through their parents, are alleging that the
video-sharing app collects information about their facial characteristics,
locations and close contacts, and quietly sends that data to servers in China.
Twenty separate but similar federal lawsuits were filed over the past year on
behalf of TikTok users in California, where the company has offices, and
Illinois, which requires that technology companies receive written consent
before collecting data on a person's identity. The suits now have been merged
into one.
npr.org
Walmart expands employee app rollout, adds safety feature for emergencies
 Walmart and Sam's Club employees can now
"Ask Sam" for any job-related
information, including COVID-19 and emergency assistance. Initially implemented
across all Sam's Club stores across the U.S. in June 2019, Ask Sam is a
voice-responsive app that acts as a digital assistant when associates ask
questions on their mobile device.
Associates can ask the app any job-related question in natural language, and
have the answer displayed on their device screen in real time. For example, an
employee could ask what models of vacuum cleaners are currently stocked in the
store, and have links to the product information pages of each one displayed on
their screen. Users can type or speak a question.
Other features of the app include store maps, price lookup, email, store sales
information, printing, and birthday/anniversary recognition. Managers can also
utilize the app for quick answers to questions such as when a certain employee
is scheduled to work. And in the past few months, associates have also used Ask
Sam to obtain information related to COVID-19, including the latest
guidelines and guidance and videos.
Furthermore, Walmart created an emergency feature in Ask Sam - the emergency
alert button - designed to help managers make quick decisions during high-stress
situations. With the push of a button, clear and instructive emergency
alerts are sent to all associates on and off the clock through multiple
associate applications. Alerts can be sent for events including staying inside
the facility during a lockdown, store evacuations, and "all clear" when an
emergency has passed and it is safe to resume normal operations.
chainstoreage.com
CVS to launch contactless payment with PayPal
CVS Pharmacy will become the first national retailer to integrate PayPal and
Venmo QR code technology in its checkout experience. The retailer will offer the
contactless payment option at all of its 8,200 standalone stores across the
country. Through PayPal's partnership with payments technology company InComm,
shoppers will be able to securely pay for their items without needing to touch a
keypad or sign a receipt.
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COVID Update
Anti-Mask Movement Growing?
Coronavirus conspiracies spreading at alarming rates across Canada
Experts warn misinformation could have
'devastating consequences' on public health
 A
lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in
mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force
them to wear masks in indoor public spaces to fight the spread of COVID-19.
"Long live freedom without a mask," read one sign at the rally, which
drew several dozen people. "My body, my choice" read another, alongside a
drawing of a medical mask with a line across it.
The anti-mask movement is not unique to Quebec, nor are masks the only source of
conflict in the country when it comes to public health directives around the
novel coronavirus. But the issue is one of several at the heart of a growing
online movement of disinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
Researchers say conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are spreading at an alarming
rate across the country - and they warn misinformation shared online may lead
to devastating consequences and push Canadians to shun important safety measures.
globalnews.ca
Man goes on racist rant in Canadian liquor store after refusing to wear a mask
Contact Tracing Rollout
Canada begins rolling out COVID contact notification app in Ontario
 Canada,
which averaged around
460 new cases of Covid-19 a day over the past week, will roll out a
contact-notification app, called COVID Alert, nationally.
The smartphone application will let users know if someone they've been in
contact with in the past two weeks tests positive for Covid-19. It has launched
initially in Ontario, where health officials will give individuals who test
positive a pin to enter into the application.
The tool, which uses Bluetooth to exchange random codes with the phones of other
people nearby who also have the app installed, will then
alert users who have been in their proximity.
The app will not disclose the identity of the person who has tested positive and
is not designed to track people's locations. Concerns
have been raised that the app does not work on some older-model phones.
northcountrypublicradio.org
78,000 Manitobans, including retail workers, to get COVID-19 risk pay
Retail Blood Bath Coming?
Mass Bankruptcies and Store Closures Expected in Canada by Early 2021
"I think January of 2021 is going to be a
blood bath"
 Craig
Patterson, Editor-In-Chief and Founder of Retail Insider, described the trend
in store closures as "catastrophic". He did a tally in the early part of the
year that indicated more than 1,000 store locations would be closing this year
in Canada. COVID-19 has simply accelerated the financial challenges
retailers were already facing.
"Overall, what I'm thinking, having talked to brokers, landlords, retailers, we
are starting to see closures in the summer here. At the same time, there are
government supports which have helped keep businesses afloat at least for now.
"But when those supports go away, I think we're going to see more closures.
Into the fall, I think we're going to see more of this. We're going to see
more bankruptcy filings. Some will be household name retailers. From there we're
going to see the December holiday shopping season which some retailers will look
to hopefully recoup some losses and maybe keep operational. But depending on
things like a second wave, we don't know where that's going to go.
I think January of 2021 is going to be a blood bath. I
think we're going to see a substantial amount of store closures in Canada
- probably the most we've seen in our lifetimes in such a short period of time."
retail-insider.com
All Chico's and White House Black Market Stores to Close in Canada Amid
Bankruptcy
Womenswear
retailer Chico's FAS Canada filed for bankruptcy last week and the company will
shut all of its Canadian stores. Chico's entered the Canadian market in 2013 and
failed to expand beyond southern Ontario, despite plans to open stores across
the country. The company's first store in Canada was a White House Black Market
storefront
which opened in October of 2013 at Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre.
All of the company's Canadian stores closed in March due to COVID-19. The
Canadian operations were losing money according to the company. Clearance sales
will be held this month and the stores will close in the fall. Canadians will be
able to continue to shop for the brands on e-commerce websites.
retail-insider.com
Lowe's Canada Releases its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Highlights
The Lowe's Canada 2019 Corporate Responsibility Highlights include:
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Investing $4.9M in communities across Canada by supporting more 250+ local
non-profits;
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Offering over 5,000 ECO products online and in store;
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Meeting in advance the 2020 target to have 100% of residential carpets & rugs
free of PFAS chemicals;
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Recycling 19,200 tons of wood, cardboard, plastic, hazardous material & other
waste at corporate sites;
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Advancing $24M worth of energy efficiency initiatives
•
A 58% reduction in the use of plastic bags at its corporate stores in 2019
compared to 2017.
newswire.ca
Shopping malls are in crisis due to COVID-19 - but they're not dead yet, experts
say
Retail landlords cut rents in bid to help struggling companies survive
Survey: Majority of Retailers in Canada Plan to Hire this Year Amid COVID
Challenges
Tear Gas Attack Prompts Mall Evacuation
 Calgary,
AB: 20 people treated after tear gas deployed in jewelry store robbery at
Sunridge Mall
Sunridge Mall in northeast Calgary was evacuated after suspects used tear gas
during an armed robbery at Paris Jewellers on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., according
to police. Tear gas got into the vents, prompting the whole mall to be
evacuated. Police said the chemical went through the mall quickly, causing a
"hectic scene" due to how many people were affected. The Calgary Fire Department
said at least 20 people were treated after being affected by the
chemical.
globalnews.ca
Victim in fatal Winnipeg shooting was previously convicted in violent video
store kidnapping in Vancouver
The man Winnipeg police identified as the victim of a fatal shooting last week
had recently been released from prison, after serving a sentence for his
involvement in a violent 2011 kidnapping in Vancouver. On Nov. 23, 2011, Sleigh
and another man followed the victim to a Vancouver video store, assaulted
him, and forced him into a rented van. The victim was hit in the head
several times with a metal object believed to be a gun. Police officers with the
tactical unit moved in and arrested Sleigh a few blocks from where the man was
abducted.
cbc.ca
Mississauga, ON: Shots fired during jewelry store robbery
Ottawa police seeking suspect in double-shooting outside barber shop & clothing
store
Robberies & Burglaries
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C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry Store - Mississauga, ON - Armed Robbery/Shots Fired
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Jewelry Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery/Tear Gas Used
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Music Store - New Minas, NS - Burglary
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Phone Store - Kitchener, ON - Robbery
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Unnamed Business - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery
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Unnamed Businesses - Winnipeg, MB - Armed Robbery (2x)
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How Global Trends Arising from COVID-19 May Influence Online
Brand Protection Strategies
1. Proliferation of eCommerce
It's widely predicted that with COVID-19, there will be a renewed proliferation
of eCommerce globally. According to Professor Deborah Tannen at Georgetown
University, after the pandemic, instead of asking, "Is there a reason to do this
online?" we might be asking, "Is there any good reason to do this in person?"
The lockdown and social distancing guidelines are forcing people to buy online
in most countries. According to recent statistics, U.S. eCommerce revenue has
grown by 110%, EU 69%, APAC 45%, and the rest of the world 200% YoY. This
may have two lasting effects for brands online:
2. Deglobalization leading to more local infringements
Some critics argue that deglobalization has taken place since 2008 and COVID is
the nail in the coffin. Some others argue that deglobalization is merely a
temporary rebalancing while globalization is still inevitable in the long run.
Regardless of the view, it's a fact that a retreat on world trade as a
percentage of GDP in various countries has been in decline. COVID-19 has forced
some of the strongest advocates of a globalized economy, like the EU, to
re-impose borders during the pandemic, and states were forced to re-prioritize
national interests.
3. Geographic shifts in supply chain and the source of
counterfeits
The reorientation of supply chains will change the dynamics of counterfeiting.
Counterfeit networks also have their own supply chains, otherwise, even fake
goods cannot be produced and distributed. In the past, most counterfeit goods
originated from China, partly because production facilitates of legitimate
brands may overproduce or have defective goods that need to be disposed of. In
the longer term, we expect that IP infringement issues will no longer be
largely a China-only problem, but will come from multiple sources.
4. Distrust
circleid.com
Amazon drops shoe with N-word in description following outrage
An accompanying photo shows the now-removed ad for a "Formal Oxford" by Floren,
the color of which was described as "N----r-brown." The ad had allegedly been
on the site since March,
per Lammy's account.
nypost.com
Home Depot To Open 3 DCs In Georgia
E-commerce a bright spot for Sally Beauty
New Pier 1 owner preps for e-commerce launch
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Beachwood, OH: Repeat Offender steals nearly $1,000 of merchandise from Dillards,
now an Escaped prisoner
At 11:15 a.m. July 30, police reported that a Cleveland woman, 55, who had been
in the Beachwood jail, had been furloughed to Ahuja Medical Center, because of
an illness. The woman had been told that when she was released from the
hospital, she was to return to jail. She did not do so. The woman had been
arrested on the morning of July 29 after she stole merchandise valued at $924
from Dillard's at Beachwood Place Mall. The woman was charged with theft and
criminal trespassing, as she had previously been banned from the mall due to a
prior theft matter. The woman is now being sought on a warrant.
cleveland.com
Highland Park, IL: Shoplifter In Prius Steals Over $4,600 In Electronics from
Target
Brookfield, WI: Police seek suspect who stole $1,500 worth of purses from Von
Maur
Ormond Beach, FL: Man with 2 kids walks out of Walmart with $700 in merchandise;
forgot to pay because he was on his phone
Palm Beach Gardens, FL: Shoplifter tries to out-run Police after stealing $700
in merchandise
Delray Beach, FL: Man wanted for stealing Nasal Cleaning machines from Walgreens,
valued at nearly $400
Repeat Offender busted at Target with stolen Baby Monitor; prior convictions in
California
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Shootings & Deaths
Macon County, TN: Man wounded in 'accidental' shooting at Lafayette Walmart
Lafayette police are investigating an apparent accidental shooting that wounded
a man at Walmart Tuesday night. Detectives said the man was handling a gun and
accidentally fired it. He was struck by the bullet and transported to Vanderbilt
University Medical Center with serious injuries, but his condition was not
immediately known, police explained. Officers have not said if the shooting
happened inside or outside of the business.
wkrn.com
Orangeburg County, SC: Deputies arrest half brothers after clerk shot during
armed robbery
Two half brothers have been charged with attempted murder after a clerk was shot
during an armed robbery at a convenience store in Orangeburg County. The
Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office arrested 28-year-old James Driggers and
19-year-old Ira Fanning who have each been charged with attempted murder and
armed robbery in connection with a July 22 robbery. "These two proved they were
dangerous, and for what? A small amount of money," Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said.
"They'll have a long time to think about placing little or no value on someone's
life."
live5news.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
 LaGrange,
GA: Suspect wanted for Armed Robbery at stores throughout Georgia and Alabama
The armed robberies happened at various AutoZone, O'Reilly Auto Parts, and
Dollar General stores in the past 60 days. The robberies happened within 30
minutes of the store closings. According to the LaGrange Police Department, the
suspect used a silver pistol with a black handle and wore and black Cleveland
Cavaliers hat. The suspect is described as a male in his mid 20s with a slender
build. He is approximately 6′1″ with dreads that appear be gold at the ends.
wsfa.com
Store Owner Says Alleged 'Mastermind' Burglar Gets Charges Dropped While His
Store Clerk Remains On House Arrest
The owner of a Virginia smoke shop is outraged that a juvenile who allegedly
plotted to burglarize his store "is walking free." He said Monday that his
employee is on house arrest with an ankle GPS for defending himself and the
store. His store clerk, Hamzeh Abushariah, has been on house arrest since June
following his release from jail, according to Zuber, for allegedly shooting one
of the three intruders. Zuber called the decision made Thursday in Juvenile and
Domestic Relations Court of Arlington "a disgrace."
dailycaller.com
Memphis, TN: Feds say woman filed almost 80 bogus tax returns; fed indictment,
she received almost $500K & was caught with 4,100 social security numbers
The feds finally caught up accused con artist and identity thief, Pia Sims. Sims
is facing federal charges in connection to buying merchandise with stolen credit
cards, using stolen social security numbers, and filing almost $500,000 worth of
bogus tax returns. She is facing more than 75 years in prison If convicted on
the federal charges.
localmemphis.com
San Luis Obispo County, CA: Gas pump skimmer fraud on the rise in SLO County
Lima, OH: Man who assaulted a Walmart employee while attempting to steal two TVs
sentenced to 4 years for Robbery
Washington, DC: American Darknet Vendor and Costa Rican Pharmacist Charged with
Narcotics and Money Laundering Violations
Counterfeit
Louisville, KY: Customs officials seize counterfeit belts valued at more than
$450,000
Customs and Border Protection officers seized the shipment of 216 belts on July
29 as it was on its way from Hong Kong to Atlanta. The agency said that
counterfeit merchandise can cause significant damage to the U.S. economy and
threaten the health and safety of the American people, as counterfeiting often
is linked to crimes including "terrorism funding, human trafficking and child
labor." In the most recent fiscal year, CBP officers seized nearly 28,000
shipments of counterfeit goods. If those items had been genuine, they would have
been worth more than $1.5 billion, the agency said.
wdrb.com
How FAKE designer face masks are set to become the next big counterfeit fashion
item - with influencers promoting copycat Chanel, Gucci and Louis Vuitton
designs on social media
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C-Store - Morristown,
VT - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Minneapolis,
MN - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Metairie, LA
- Robbery
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Gas Station - Hamden,
CT - Robbery
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Grocery - Wichita
Falls, TX - Burglary
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Grocery - Fauquier
County, VA - Burglary
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Jewelry - Glynn
County, GA - Robbery
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Jewelry - Kansas City, MO - Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - Ardmore, OK
- Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - Hamtramck,
MI - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Grand
Junction, CO - Burglary (Subway)
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Restaurant -
Trussville, AL - Burglary (Waffle House)
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Sporting Goods - Palm
Beach Gardens, FL - Robbery |
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• 9 robberies
• 4 burglaries
• 0 shootings
• 0 killed |
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