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The Zellman Group
The State of Civil Recovery
Stuart Levine, CEO,
The Zellman Group
The civil recovery business saw more change in 2018 than in the preceding 30
years combined, says Stuart Levine, CEO of
The Zellman
Group, an LP services and consulting company that offers retailers a suite
of solutions including Civil Recovery, ORC Recovery, Analytics and more. In this
LPNN interview, Stuart talks about the state of civil recovery, where he sees it
going over the next few years, and how Zellman Group’s dedication to customer
service, client culture and ethics, together with state-of-the-art technology,
keeps them at the forefront of recovery solutions.
Joe & Amber Discuss
Organized Retail Crime
Quick Take 2
Joe LaRocca, VP & Senior Advisor, Loss Prevention,
RetaiLPartners
Amber Bradley, Owner & Brand Strategist,
Calibration Group, LLC
According to the latest
NRF ORC Study, 92% of retailers report being a victim of Organized Retail
Crime, with 71% saying the problem is getting worse. Joe and Amber discuss the
outlook for a federal ORC law, the progress state laws and ORCA’s have made, and
what a regional or district LP manager can do to help the problem on a local
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Moving Up
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In Case You Missed It
February's
Moving Ups
37 New Senior
LP's - 20 Appointments - 17 Promotions
ADT named David Smail Executive Vice
President and Chief Legal Officer
Ascena Retail Group promoted Albert Metuge
to Director, Fraud Management & Analytics
Auror named Bobby Haskins Director of Market
Development - North America & Retail Asset Protection
BJ’s Wholesale Club promoted William Peters
to Senior Director, Safety and Asset Protection Operations
BJ's Wholesale Club promoted Isaac Whitaker
to Vice President Asset Protection & Field Audit
Bloomingdale’s named Gary Novello, CFI
Director of AP Investigations
Centric Brands, Inc. named Ian Dill Vice
President, Store Operations and Asset Protection
Conn’s HomePlus named Rick Mitchell Director
of Loss Prevention, Inventory Control and Fraud
Duluth Trading Company promoted David
Homolka to VP of Human Resources, Store Operations & Asset Protection
FaceFirst Names Dara Riordan Executive Vice
President of Sales and Chief Revenue Officer
iHerb Inc. named Katie Walker, CFI Director
of Safety and Security
InstaKey promoted Cita Doyle to Vice
President of Sales and Marketing - National Accounts
J.Crew promoted Leigh Kohlhaas to Loss
Prevention Operations Director
J.C. Penney named Mark Stinde Senior Vice
President, Asset Protection
Levi Strauss named Garrett Petraia VP of
Global Security
Lord & Taylor promoted Greg Purwin to
Corporate Manager of Investigations
Loss Prevention Research Council promoted
Mike Giblin to Director of Research
Loss Prevention Research Council promoted
Jordan Burchell to Innovation Specialist
Lowe's named Dilsia Coronoa Senior Asset
Protection, Operations & Safety Manager
Lowe's named Charles Pankey Sr. Asset
Protection, Ops & Safety Manager
Lowe's promoted Todd Isenhour to Division
Director Assets Protection, Operations & Safety - North Division
Lowe's named Leo Cabral, CFI Director SC
Safety & Asset Protection
Lowe’s promoted Kate Early to Director of
Asset Protection Process and Strategy
Lowe's promoted Laura Westfall to Divisional
Asset Protection, Operations & Safety Director
Lowe’s promoted Jennifer Byford to Senior
Asset Protection, Operations and Safety Manager
Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants promoted Liz
Cody to Executive Director of Loss Prevention
OpenEye named Scott Spencer National
Accounts Manager
Peet’s Coffee named Andrew Perry Senior
Director, Retail Operations
Security Resources, Inc. named Taylor Valdez
Operations Manager
Staples named Mark Mellor, CFCI Senior LP
Manager
Target promoted Jacob Oney to Operations
Director – OH, IN, KY, WV, PA
TJX Companies named Omar Reyes, CFI Sr.
Investigations Report Analyst
Topgolf named Ken Gladney, CFI Sr. Security
Manager
Walmart promoted Travis Shipley to Market
Health & Wellness Director
WG Security Products named Chad McIntosh VP
of Innovative Product Solutions
WKS Restaurant Group named Christopher
Magana Senior Manager of Risk Management & Asset Protection
99 Cents Only Stores promoted Larry Carroll
to VP of Asset Protection, Inventory Analytics & Compliance
Hector Erazo, LPC, CFI named Senior Manager,
Retail Security for Oportun
Previously,
Hector held field leadership roles as an Asset Protection Multi-District Leader
for Rite Aid, Market Asset Protection Manager for Walmart, District Asset
Protection Supervisor for Northgate Market, and Senior Asset Protection
Investigator for Target Corporation. Hector earned his Bachelor’s of Science
degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and is currently
completing his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) degree at the
University of the People.
Based in the Silicon Valley,
Oportun is a certified
Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), with over 300 retail
locations, doing business in 12 states. Oportun was recently named one of Time’s
“50 Genius Companies”, “One of the Fastest Growing Companies in North America”
on Deloitte’s 2018 Technology Fast 500, and 2018 American Banker’s “Best Places
to Work in Financial Technology”. Congratulations Hector!
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JCP SVP AP Urgently Needed For High Shrink
Problem
'J.C.Penney -- Will The Battleship Turn Around?'
In her first major earnings conference call Jill Soltau, the new CEO of
J.C.Penney, spoke about her first four months at the helm of the troubled
company. She spoke with pride about the new executives who have joined the
company and some of the actions that have been taken to reduce inventory and
eliminate unprofitable classifications and stores.
The company just announced the appointment of three key executives who will add
leadership strength.
And,
lastly, Mark Stinde joins the company as senior v.p. asset protection. With
the high shrink problem, this man is urgently needed. He has over 23 years’
experience in loss prevention with leading retailers including Toys “R” Us, The
Home Depot, Sears, and Circuit City. Certainly, these new hires will strengthen
J.C.Penney in the future.
Jill Soltau is assembling a strong team. The new J.C.Penney team will work hard
– and I think they will succeed in a very tough environment.
forbes.com
Editor's Note: In the earnings call this week their CEO listed the
three critical new hires Penney's just made and included Mark Stinde's new
position as Senior Vice President, Asset Protection. A rarity to hear AP
mentioned and J.C. Penney's first ever Senior Vice President level Asset
Protection executive.
Couple that with Forbes author, Walter Loeb's comments about J.C. Penney's high
shrink problem and the urgent need for this position and you have a real
challenge, major exposure, and an opportunity to make a huge impact on the
success of J.C. Penney. Certainly not for the weak at heart.
Of special note as well is the rumored shrink number last summer was around 5%,
according to sources.
LPF Board Member Receives LPC
Rick Peck, Senior Vice President, The TJX Companies, Inc.
We
are pleased to recognize and congratulate our most recent LPF Board Member who
has obtained their LPCertified credential: Rick Peck, LPC, Senior Vice
President, The TJX Companies, Inc.
Despite his demanding schedule, Rick still recognized the importance and made
the time to obtain the industry-leading LPC credential.
Certification is an investment that we make in ourselves, not simply a
commitment to learning more but also to achieving a higher standard. Those that
get certified have clearly demonstrated their devotion to their career, to the
growth of our profession, and to all LPC certified professionals. To learn more
about the LPQ/LPC courses, visit the
LPF
website.
Retail Industry Leaders Association
Retail Product Safety Pros Meet for Day of Benchmarking
This
week, RILA hosted over 70 members of the Association's Consumer Products
Committee for a meeting in Washington, DC. The committee, comprised of quality
assurance, sourcing, legal, and government affairs professionals from RILA
member companies, meets twice a year for peer-to-peer benchmarking and
discussions around shared product safety compliance challenges and industry
trends. This year's event brought attendees from Five Below, Home Depot, J.
Crew, Starbucks, Target, and more.
rila.org
National Consumer Protection Week 2019 Kicks off
Sunday, March 3
The Federal Trade Commission and its federal, state and local partners, together
with consumer groups and national advocacy organizations, will participate in
the 21st annual
National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) from March 3-9, 2019. NCPW is a
nationally coordinated campaign to help consumers understand their rights while
giving them access to free educational materials.
ftc.gov
Editor's Note: With customer trust being such a priority in today's
environment it might be wise for retailers to acknowledge the week and use the
FTC resources to distribute to their loyal customers in a simple public service
type email. As all the data shows how Millennials value corporate
responsibility.
Is a Wave Coming?
South Carolina Wants to Abolish Civil Asset Forfeiture - Unless Convicted
According to the non-profit libertarian public interest law firm, Institute for
Justice, from 2009 to 2014, law enforcement in South Carolina seized an
estimated $22 million of forfeiture proceeds.
The bill has more than 100 sponsors and bipartisan support. H.3968 wants to
abolish civil asset forfeiture in South Carolina. The bill requires a criminal
conviction before property can be seized. wistv.com
Cuomo - Amazon not coming back
Andrew Cuomo Speaks With Jeff Bezos, Furiously Trying to Win Back Amazon
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who was staggered by Amazon’s decision to pull out of its
plans to come to New York City, is working intensely behind the scenes to lure
the company back, even connecting with Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, to make a
personal pitch. Mr. Cuomo did not offer a new location but rather guarantees of
support for the project, one person said. Amazon executives gave no sense the
company would reconsider.
nytimes.com
Huawei Pleads Not Guilty To Smartphone Trade
Secret Theft
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. pled not guilty Thursday in Washington federal
court to charges that it stole trade secrets from T-Mobile and was deceptive
about its dealings with Iran.
Matthew Whitaker, at the time acting attorney general, had unveiled charges in
two cases brought in Seattle and Brooklyn accusing Huawei of stealing
information from T-Mobile about a phone-testing robot and misrepresenting its
relationship with the Chinese smartphone maker's Iranian affiliate. Huawei’s not
guilty plea sets up a jury trial that will begin March 2, 2020, U.S. District
Judge Ricardo S. Martinez said.
Emails between Huawei’s Chinese and U.S. units “clearly show a determined Huawei
doing everything it could to get what it was told it could not have,” including
offering cash to employees who turned in information from other technology
companies, said Annette Hayes, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Western
District of Washington.
law360.com
Walmart faces backlash for marketing video featuring gay men on a blind date
The American Family Association is taking aim at Walmart after the superstore
released a promotional video featuring two gay men. After the company produced
the second episode of a series called “ Love
is in the aisle: A dating show at Walmart,” which follows couples going on
blind dates through Walmarts across the country, AFA president Tim Wildmon
called on people to ask Walmart to remove it.
The post goes on to explain the “betrayal” that the AFA feels, saying it would
expect this from a company like Amazon that has been “liberal from the outset.”
“This seems more like a betrayal from a well-known friend. Sam Walton is
probably turning over in his grave,” the post reads.
yahoo.com
H-E-B hit with patent infringement lawsuit over
self-checkout app
A Canadian technology startup alleges that San Antonio-based H-E-B LP is
infringing on its patents related to the mobile checkout application that the
grocery retailer debuted near its headquarters last year,
according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District
of Texas Waco division.
Toronto-based Digital Retail Apps Inc., founded in 2012, sells software and
hardware used for self-checkout in retail stores under the brand SelfPay. It
also had Silicon Valley offices at one time. Digital Retail Apps claims that
H-E-B representatives saw its sales presentation during a trade show in October
2014 and was courting the startup for a potential white-label deal but backed
out, according to the lawsuit.
“We worked with H-E-B in good faith, but their interest in our product was
dishonest,” Digital Retail Apps CEO Wendy MacKinnon said in a news release.
“They took our ideas for themselves, violating our patents and their contractual
obligations to us.”
In November 2015, two information technology department employees at H-E-B
ordered a trial kit from Digital Retail Apps, which included a beacon that
communicates to ensure a shopper is inside the store, in addition to
downloading its software. By downloading the software, H-E-B agreed to the
tech startup's license terms, according to the lawsuit. Those terms involved
restrictions about copying Digital Retail Apps' software and patent
infringement.
The lawsuit alleges that MacKinnon spoke with an H-E-B employee afterward and
was led to believe the grocery company was interested in a pilot program. bizjournals.com
Amazon to Open New Grocery Store Chain Separate
from Whole Foods
The new stores would be distinct from the company’s upscale Whole Foods Market
brand, though it is unclear whether the new grocery chain would carry the Amazon
name.
Amazon is planning to open dozens of grocery stores in several major U.S.
cities, according to people familiar with the matter, as the retail giant looks
to broaden its reach in the food business.
Amazon is now in talks to open grocery stores in shopping centers in San
Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, the people
familiar with the matter said.
wsj.com
Old Navy goes it alone in Gap breakup - Makes
sense
Gap Inc. to Separate Into Two Publicly Traded Companies
Old Navy, and a yet-to-be-named company (“NewCo”), which will consist of the
iconic Gap brand, Athleta, Banana Republic, Intermix and Hill City.
The company announced a plan today to restructure the specialty fleet,
including the closure of about 230 Gap specialty stores over the next two
years.
NewCo, with approximately $9 billion in annual revenue and a strong
balance sheet
Old Navy, with approximately $8 billion in annual revenue.
businesswire.com
Neiman Marcus Gets 3 Year Financial Reprieve
The company has nearly $5 billion in debt. With lenders approving a turnaround
plan dubbed "Project Rolex" and centers around a "ignite to win" strategy that
the new, less than one-year old, senior management team was brought together to
pull off. To do that, the company is banking on three big things: deeper
customer loyalty relationships, more seamless experiences and the creation of
"magic" (which refers to laying out a relevant service model and the store of
the future).
retaildive.com
Director Loss Prevention reposted for Movado
Group in Moonachie, N.J.
The Director of Loss Prevention is responsible for the development and execution
of the Company’s security processes with focus on the protection and security of
the Company’s employees, property and assets. This includes corporate offices,
distribution and service facilities, data center, retail locations, and a few
satellite locations. This role may also provide support to our international
locations in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Middle East. movadogroup.com
We currently own and operate more than 35 Movado Company Stores. With premier
locations nationwide, this retail division serves to build image, move product
and increase sales and profitability for our company. A successful global
corporation, Movado Group employs over 1,100 people worldwide. Our offices
extend from the United States to international waters, with manufacturing
facilities in Switzerland and the Far East, and regional offices in Canada,
France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China and Singapore. Our
corporate headquarters are in Paramus, New Jersey.
movadogroup.com
Director of risk intelligence & crisis
management, Legal & Asset Protection, SSC - Posted for Starbucks, Seattle, WA
As director of risk intelligence and crisis management, you will work as a
leader in the Global Security & Resilience team in the Law & Corporate Affairs
Department. You will lead teams responsible for anticipating, preparing for and
responding to global events and strategic trends which may put Starbucks
partners, operations or reputation at risk, significantly impact consumer
behavior or present unique opportunities for the organization. The director
heads GS&R’s efforts to provide Starbucks’ leaders with decision advantage
through a holistic approach to enterprise-level risks and opportunities. This
includes incorporating timely analysis of relevant world events with the tools
and guidance necessary to respond effectively to those events. The director
leads a team dedicated to producing geopolitical analysis, informing senior
leadership and stakeholders, and facilitating crisis planning, response and
recovery actions.
starbucks.taleo.net
Global Senior Director of Information Security
and Risk Management Posted for COTY, New York, NY
The D&D Daily’s Exclusive 2018 Retail Robbery
Report Coming Monday, March 4
Quarterly Results
Foot Locker Q4 comp's up 9.7%, total sales up 2.8%, full yr comp's
up 2.7%, total sales up 1.7%
Gap Inc Q4 Global comp's down 1%, net sales down 7%
Old Navy Global: flat versus positive 9% last year
Gap Global: negative 5% versus flat last year
Banana Republic Global: negative 1% versus positive 1% last year
Gap Inc 2018 Global comp's flat, net sales up 1%
Old Navy Global: positive 3% versus positive 6% last year
Gap Global: negative 5% versus negative 1% last year
Banana Republic Global: positive 1% versus negative 2% last year
Nordstrom Q4 full-price comp's down 1.6%, off-price comp's up 4%, net sales up
0.1%
Nordstrom full year full-price comp's up 0.9%, off-price comp's up 3.5%, net
sales up 3.8%
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Register for the 2019 LPRC Supply
Chain Protection Summit
This year’s theme: Beyond Retail Supply Chain Security
The Supply Chain Protection Summit, taking place March 12 – 13 in Sunny Isles
Beach, FL, is a chance for supply chain security professionals to come
together and review LPRC research on supply chain protection issues, hear from
industry experts on how to improve supply chain protection operations, and to
collectively form & discuss the research agenda for the next year.
This year’s
focus will be advancing retail supply chain security by adapting insights
from other sectors, and fostering closer cooperation with manufacturers,
distributors, and law enforcement.
View our agenda and register today!
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Please contact
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Spotlight on All-Tag
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ALL-TAG Develops Customizable 31x32 mm SuperLabel Combines Security with
Omni-Channel Marketing
BOCA RATON, Fla. - ALL-TAG,
an American manufacturer of RF Labels, and a leading supplier of AM Anti-theft
Security Tags, Security Labels, and other loss prevention products, announces
the development of a customizable 31x32 mm SuperLabel®, a multi-purpose security
label that will increase source tagging compliance by allowing Consumer Goods
Manufactures (CGM) to promote their brand and enhance merchandising.
ALL-TAG’s customizable security
label offers many printing options, such as brand logos, slogans, and QR
Codes. CGM’s and other retail merchandise vendors that are required to source
tag their merchandise for various retailers can now use the security label as an
additional tool that will keep shoppers informed and ultimately increase sales
of their products.
Our 31x32 mm SuperLabel is also equipped with patented technology that boosts
the detection performance of the label. Therefore, users of this smaller label
will not be sacrificing performance. The smaller footprint allows it to fit on
more retail product packaging, does not conceal important printed content on the
outside of the packaging.
“We’re thrilled to have added new machines in our South Florida factory that
enable us to produce this product in the US,” commented ALL-TAG’s Vice President
of Sales, Andy Gilbert.
“Source taggers can now satisfy their source tagging requirements, but also make
the security label work for them as well.” Gilbert continued, “This is a win for
everyone because it will increase source tagging compliance, decrease shrink,
and increase sales all at the same time.”
To find out more about the product listed in this release, please visit
all-tag.com.
About
ALL-TAG
ALL-TAG is an American manufacturer of 8.2 MHz Radio-Frequency (RF) Labels, and
supplier of Accousto Magnetic (AM) labels that are used to source tag retail
merchandise. ALL-TAG also supplies RF and AM Hard Tags, Ink Tags, and other
Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) solutions that are fully compatible with
Checkpoint® and Sensormatic® brand products. ALL-TAG has been manufacturing its
RF Labels for source-taggers and retailers throughout the world since 1992. Our
manufacturing facility is located in Boca Raton, Florida. The company also has
subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Mexico City, and Hong Kong, to service our
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Closer to a Data Breach Bill Then Ever Before
Breach notification and digital privacy: Two issues, one piece of legislation?
In the House, the Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to move first in the
larger debate on data privacy, and will try to fold in the perpetually
intractable issue of breach notification. The House Financial Services
Committee, which has produced competing breach-notice bills in recent years,
appears ready to hang back and work on other priorities while Energy and
Commerce gets the process rolling.
In the upper chamber, a bipartisan group of senators is advancing on privacy --
and at least one key GOP committee chairman wants to address that issue
separately from breach notification.
Amid the political and policy complexity, sources from various industries say
the chances of advancing a national data security and breach-notification
standard are better than they have been at any time in the last decade.
They are all eager to see legislative text -- on privacy and breach-notice --
which is still in the works on the Hill.
The looming Jan. 1, 2020 implementation date for California's landmark digital
privacy law “creates an imperative” for congressional action on that issue, the
source said, adding lawmakers probably have the first half of 2020 to actually
finish a bill before the 116th Congress' legislative work comes to a halt
because of the elections. Other sources cautioned that the window of opportunity
may be shorter than that.
“The California privacy law and [the European Union's] General Data Protection
Regulation are changing the narrative -- the new legislative and policy reality
is that California could be the floor [on privacy],” the source said. “But I
still don't see a multi-industry scoping framework on privacy that's as strong
as California's passing before 2020.”
insidecybersecurity.com
Cloud Adoption on the Rise, IT Pros Unsure of
Risk
Even though misconfigurations in public clouds create risks to enterprise
security, a new study found that more than half of IT professionals do not
really understand the risks inherent in public cloud misconfigurations as well
as they understand risks within their traditional IT environments.
The
2019 State of Enterprise Cloud and Container Adoption and Security
report published by DivvyCloud found that despite the reality that cloud
adoption is on the rise, IT professionals are unaware of the security risks
associated with their organizations’ adoption of cloud and container services.
In fact, less than half of participants could accurately identify that the risk
of misconfiguration in public cloud is higher than the risk in traditional IT
environments, the study found.
Overall, the study results indicated a lack of understanding of the security
challenges associated with protecting data in the public cloud. More than
one-third of respondents admitted they are uncertain which governance standards
are most relevant to their organization’s cloud and container environments.
infosecurity-magazine.com
Where Are the Retail Industry’s Software Security
Strengths and Weaknesses?
SecurityScorecard’s 2018 Retail Cyber Security Report concluded that
“although hackers have become increasingly clever with stealing credit card
data, the retail industry is no better prepared to deal with the threat.” Of 18
industries analyzed, retail was “the second lowest performer in terms of
application security, indicating a decrease from 2017’s Retail Report when
it was the fourth lowest performer,” the report said.
The two practices where the retail industry came in below average were
compliance and policy as well as security testing. The first is extremely
important because it involves securing personally identifiable information (PII)
of customers and demanding security from third-party vendors or partners
Other practices where retail tracked close to the average included training,
code review, security testing, strategy and metrics, security features and
design, attack models, standards and requirements, and penetration testing.
mytotalretail.com
Forty Percent of Malicious URLs Found on Good
Domains
While tried-and-true attack methods are still going strong, new threats emerge
daily, and new vectors are being tested by cybercriminals, according to the
2019 Webroot Threat Report.
40 percent of malicious URLs were found on good domains. Legitimate
websites are frequently compromised to host malicious content. To protect users,
cybersecurity solutions need URL-level visibility or, when unavailable,
domain-level metrics, that accurately represent the dangers.
Phishing attacks increased 36 percent, with the number of phishing sites
growing 220 percent over the course of 2018. Phishing sites now use SSL
certificates and HTTPS to trick internet users into believing they are secure,
legitimate pages
Nearly a third of malware tries to install itself in %appdata% folders.
Devices that use Windows 10 are at least twice as secure as those running
Windows 7.
securitymagazine.com
Microsoft's new cloud security tools aim to
reduce alert fatigue
In an announcement ahead of the RSA Conference, Microsoft released details of
two cloud-based security tools for large organizations. The new tools use AI and
machine learning to help security professionals reduce "alert fatigue" and
respond to actual threats more quickly.
Azure Sentinel
is a new service offering within Azure that Microsoft bills as a "cloud-native
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool." It's designed to pull in
vast amounts of data from other cloud-based services,
including Office 365 and third-party solutions,
and then use AI to reduce the noise and identify actual threats.
The second offering,
Microsoft Threat Experts,
is a new service within Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
designed to "address the cybersecurity skills gap" by providing expert help for
security operations teams who are existing ATP customers.
zdnet.com
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Amazon is Risking Customer Trust
In Pursuit of Being "The Everything Store"
As Amazon’s megastore grows and becomes more popular, so does the risk that it
blows itself up.
What happens as Amazon gives more and more third parties access to its global
store? The number of opportunities for bad actors to plot nefarious things
multiplies. Trust from customers and merchants alike is at risk — and Amazon
knows it. The biggest threat to Amazon’s future success isn’t some imaginary
antitrust case; it’s Amazon itself.
Amazon says it invests more and more each year in trying to stay ahead of the
bad guys, by combining the best of what “machines” (translation: computers) can
do with monitoring and evaluation for which “humans” (translation: people) are
still best suited.
The company says that, for every listing that slips through and is flagged by a
brand after the fact, it is now catching 100 suspected counterfeit product
listings before a brand points them out. That is thanks in part to a new
automated system backed by machine learning that the company formally announced
Thursday morning, February 28, 2019.
Amazon introduced two additional anti-counterfeit initiatives on Thursday, but
both require a brand to do more on its end: one is a tool that lets brands take
down suspected counterfeit Amazon listings themselves, while another would
likely require brands to alter their packaging design to add an Amazon-specific
serial code.
Separately, for the last three-plus years, Amazon has
made a practice of publicizing lawsuits against
fake-review farms, signaling to merchants, the press, the government, and
shoppers that they take customer trust seriously. Fake reviews are
still a big problem, and the
Federal Trade Commission has started to take action.
recode.net
Shady Sellers Are Damaging Brands Online —
but There’s a Way to Fight Back
Before the proliferation of online marketplaces, brands could be confident
in knowing exactly who was selling their products, on what platforms and at
what prices. Now, with unauthorized sellers trying to hawk items at reduced
— and unapproved — rates, brands are risking damage to their corporate
reputations. What’s more, retailers are seeing reduced margins as they’re
forced to stay competitive.
Fortunately, there’s a solution: a rigorous and updated distribution
agreement, coupled with a thoughtful MAP (minimum advertised price) policy.
An open policy leaves a brand vulnerable to integrity damage, as consumers
question why the brand is pushing for higher prices than the ones displayed
on Amazon and other online marketplaces. Brands also might see their valued
retail partners choosing not to sell their products if they can’t make
enough profit at the lower pricing. Introducing a comprehensive agreement
protects the brand, retailers and customer by ensuring a universal price.
But overhauling distribution strategy is a large task that requires looking
at dozens of data points. That’s where companies like Trackstreet and ORIS
Intelligence come in, using their software platforms to collate the data
into an actionable format. By assessing which products are being undermined
by reduced price points — and which have just decreased in market value over
time — a company can find out where to target their price protection
efforts.
footwearnews.com
US ecommerce sales grow 15.0% in 2018
Marshalls Set To Launch eCommerce Business In
2019
JD.com Beats Q4 Sales Forecast as Online Accounts
Top 305 Million
Macy’s Still Makes Top 10 In Mobile Payments /
ECommerce Shopping...Barely
Lowe's beats Home Depot in the percentage of
online orders picked up in stores
Rakuten Super Logistics To Open 6 New Ecommerce
Fulfillment Centers
Online retailers reimagined as bricks & mortar
stores
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"Fraud is not a person - it is a dynamic grouping of statistics that deviate
from the norm."
Stuart B. Levine, CFI, CFCI
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4 Suspects Arrested in $300,000 Zales smash &
grab at Willowbrook Mall
The four suspects accused of a smash-and-grab heist inside a Willowbrook Mall
jewelry store have been identified. Police say that Trevione Terry, 21; Lance
Ethridge, 28; Damarcus Carter, 22; and Cary Nimmons, 26, were all arrested after
allegedly stealing more than $300,000 worth of jewelry and other items from a
Zales jewelry store inside the northwest Houston mall Monday. Carter is also
identified as a suspect in another smash-and-grab heist at a Zales jewelry store
in northwest Harris County.
chron.com
Rockford, IL: Meijer Employees charged with
stealing roughly $100K worth of merchandise
Three women are charged with stealing roughly $100,000 worth of merchandise from
the Rockford Meijer. Rockford Police were called to Meijer for employees
stealing from the store. Loss prevention workers discovered that three employees
worked together to steal merchandise from the business. Poluice say they took
the merchandise between November 2018 and January 2019. Lindsey Smallwood,
Helena Washington and Vanessa Horvath are all charged. Smallwood and Washington
face one count of retail theft. Horvath faces one count of theft and one count
of retail theft.
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Union County, NJ: Man Admits Role in Credit Card
Fraud Gang & Aggravated Identity Theft
A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to
hijack the credit card accounts of multiple victims in order to fraudulently
purchase hundreds of thousands of dollars in high-end products, Members
of the conspiracy then opened new accounts or ordered replacement cards to be
shipped to them without the account owners’ knowledge or authorization. Jato and
others used the compromised credit card accounts to purchase high-value items,
including smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices. Jato admitted
receiving 25 percent to 30 percent of the illegal proceeds from more than 10
victims. Co-defendants Alexus Omowole and Henry Abdul previously pleaded guilty
to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft and are
awaiting sentencing.
justice.gov
New Orleans, LA: 2 Hibbett Sports employees
traded shoes for drugs: totaling nearly $24,000
Two employees of a Franklinton sporting goods store were arrested Wednesday
(Feb. 27) in connection with the theft of $23,146 in merchandise, including 212
pairs of shoes, which were traded for drugs or sold, authorities said. Arrested
were Jenna Cosse, 25, the manager at Hibbett Sports, and Elizabeth Reedy, 25,
who had been a store employee for about four months, the Franklinton Police
Department said.
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Simi Valley, CA: Police make arrest in retail
theft spree
Woman linked to multiple retail thefts at Macy's, Old Navy and other clothing
stores
A
two-month investigation by Simi Valley police detectives resulted in the arrest
of a Los Angeles woman accused of a retail crime spree, authorities said
Thursday. Clothing stores from Ventura to Orange counties have been targeted,
including a Macy's department store in Simi Valley that was hit twice,
according to Simi Valley Police Department Sgt. Patrick Zayicek. In at least one
other jurisdiction, Old Navy stores were targeted.
On Thursday, detectives served a search warrant at the Los Angeles residence of
23-year-old Danielle Graham. They allegedly found evidence linking her to
numerous thefts. A dollar amount of purported stolen merchandise was not
available Monday night. Graham was arrested on suspicion of six felony offenses,
including grand theft, conspiracy, and organized retail theft. The department's
investigation remains active, Zayicek said, with detectives following up on
three to five more suspects. Conspiracy and organized retail theft offenses
both involve acting in concert with at least one other person, he said.
vcstar.com
Las Cruces, NM: LCPD seeking two women in $6,000
shoplifting crime spree
Las Cruces Police said they learned the two women shoplifted merchandise from
several stores in Las Cruces on Sunday, Feb. 10. The merchandise stolen was
valued at approximately $6,000. The same two women are suspected of shoplifting
an unknown amount of merchandise from a store in Socorro, New Mexico, sometime
after Feb. 10.
lcsun-news.com
North Ridgeville, OH: “Turn yourself in before
your mothers see this”; two accused of $4,000 theft
These two have opened up at least three different credit accounts in the name of
a resident and have managed to rack up over $4,000 in stolen merchandise from
stores like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy.
fox8.com
Vero Beach, FL: Suspect sought in $2,000 theft of
merchandise from Target
Loss prevention officers for the Target told Indian River County deputies an
unknown suspect entered the store about 8:30 p.m. Sunday and left a short time
later with over $2,000 in merchandise. Among the stolen items: a Nest Hello
doorbell camera worth $230; a Ring VD2 doorbell camera worth $199; two Dyson
vacuum cleaners, worth $500 each; and an iRobot-branded robot worth $500.
tcpalm.com
Boise, ID: Man arrested after walking out with
over $1,000 of merchandise during multiple thefts
Boise Police, working together with loss prevention officers at the business,
identified the suspect as 32-year-old Andrew Hollo of Boise. Hollo is charged
with four counts of felony burglary and felony grand theft. Hollo was arrested
on Feb. 27th without incident and booked into the Ada County Jail. The Organized
Retail Crime Association of Idaho contributed to the arrest of Hollo. the
association helps law enforcement and retailers effectively communicate criminal
activity in real-time, putting a stop to crimes as soon as possible.
idahonews.com
Glenview, IL: Police seek serial thief focused on
allergy medicine and teeth strips
A staffer at Mariano's reviewed surveillance video on Feb. 18 and discovered
that a man known for shoplifting at other stores had stolen nearly $878 worth of
allergy medicines and teeth whitening strips around 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 after
hiding them in his clothes.
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Suffolk County, NY: Police seek two suspects in $1,000
theft of electrical wiring from Lowe’s in Riverhead
Cudahy, WI: Police catch serial shoplifter after he tried
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A Lone Tree police officer shot dead an armed shoplifting suspect at Park
Meadows Mall on Thursday night.
The incident happened at 8:19pm. Officers responded to the Macy’s store and a
short foot pursuit ensued, Coffman said. The suspect, a man, pulled a gun and
officers fired, hitting the man and killing him. A second suspect, believed to
be a woman, fled the scene and has not been captured. Officers involved in the
incident suffered minor injuries, but no bystanders were hurt.
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Albuquerque,
NM: Woman Arrested for Family Dollar Murder is no stranger to Police
Police have arrested a woman who they say shot another woman twice in the head
following an argument outside a discount store in southeast on Wednesday
afternoon. Maiah Madrid-Schleicher, 26, faces an open count of murder in the
death of 25-year-old Amanda Madrid. Officers responded to the shooting at the
Family Dollar store on Central, east of Louisiana, around 2:15 p.m. and found
Madrid dead in the passenger’s seat of a black car.
abqjournal.com
Fresno, CA: Innocent woman killed after burglary
suspect runs red light
during police pursuit
Police say a 28-year-old woman allegedly involved in connection with a robbery
led them on a chase that killed an innocent victim. Police estimate Ruby
Garcia's car hit the other vehicle at 50 miles an hour. Fresno grandmother
56-year-old Debbie Criado was killed by the impact. Her daughter, brother and
6-year-old grandson were all seriously injured and remain hospitalized. Garcia
not only refused to pull over but ran two red lights before she t-boned another
car. Undercover Fresno Police officers had just arrested a suspect in the
10-day-old robbery of a liquor store, when they spotted someone driving the
getaway car used in the holdup.
abc30.com
Garner, NC: Man accused of shooting Walgreens
employees faces
upgraded charges
The man accused of shooting two employees at a Walgreens store in Garner last
month is out of the hospital, police say. Stephen Allen Denning, 60, now faces
two counts each of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent
to kill. He was initially charged with one count of attempted murder and one
count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Denning was in jail
Thursday after he was released from WakeMed, the Garner Police Department said
Thursday on Twitter.
newsobserver.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Loss Prevention Agent charged with Kidnapping,
Attempting
to make a Citizen’s Arrest at Gunpoint
A
man accused of an attempted kidnapping has been taken into custody in Fairfield.
The suspect told detectives he witnessed a crime at a local business and
followed a woman to her apartment, attempting to make a citizen’s arrest.
The suspect, 19-year-old Josiah Washington, approached a woman in the driveway
of her apartment complex on Feb. 3, reportedly claiming he was a security
officer from a local business, telling the woman she was being accused of a
crime. Washington allegedly told the woman to return to the business with him,
attempting to pull her toward his car and pointing a handgun at her when she
refused. Detectives with the Fairfield Police Department took Washington into
custody on charges of false imprisonment, attempted kidnapping, and a weapons
violation.
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Whatcom County, WA: Man pleaded guilty to 14 felonies
related to 12 knifepoint robberies of area motels and marijuana shops
Norfolk, VA: 5 plead guilty to charges in series of
violent grocery store robberies
Plano, IL: Woman Charged in $90K Radio Shack Burglary in
2017
Lady Lake, FL: Liquor Store burglar arrested after leaving
DNA at the scene
UK: Carlisle, England: Police make 9 arrests in one day, “
Operation Noble”
Arson & Fire
Seattle, WA: Businesses react after man is
charged in string of area Arsons
Months after a series of fires damaged or destroyed five businesses in Seattle
over a four-week period, police now have a suspect. Now business owners in the
Queen Anne, Ballard, and Fremont neighborhoods are relieved. Police believe
Matthew Hooper, 38, is responsible for the five arsons last fall, including a
massive fire at the Gascoigne Lumber Co. The fires caused millions of dollars in
damage. Hooper has been charged with four counts of second degree arson,
prosecutors said. He's being held on a $275,000 bond.
komonews.com
Newark, NJ: Firefighter hurt battling 2-alarm blaze that
damaged restaurant, apartments
Sentencings
Dover, DE: Board recommends commutation for
convicted liquor store owner killer after 37 years in prison
A man serving life in prison without parole for the 1982 robbery and murder of a
Dover liquor store owner should have his sentence commuted and be made
immediately eligible for parole, Delaware's Board of Pardons ruled Thursday. The
recommendation came after board members heard from Tyrone R. Baxter, his
supporters and the son of murder victim James E. Feeley.
The recommendation now goes to Democratic Gov. John Carney, who led the pardons
board more than a decade ago as lieutenant governor. Even if Carney grants
commutation, Baxter would still have to go through the parole process. The
request marks Baxter's third attempt at commutation. The board voted to
recommend commutation in 2013, but then-Gov. Jack Markell denied the
application.
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