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In relocating to Auror’s Denver office from
New Zealand, Kylene Jones is bringing with her the skills and know-how to
replicate the incredibly successful Auror model, after thriving in the Australia
/ New Zealand market in her role as Director of Customer and Commercial. In her
new role as Director of Operations - North America, Kylene will ensure the Auror
touch of magic is embedded into our US-based operations as it grows, and those
tight-knit retail and law enforcement partnerships are consistently delivering
benefits to our customers there. Get ready, she’s headed your way!
The Australia and New Zealand region is where it all started for
Auror’s Crime Intelligence Platform,
and over the past year or so, things have really ramped up thanks to a team led
by Director of Customer and Commercial Kylene Jones.
Her responsibilities include growing annual recurring revenue for Australia and
New Zealand (ANZ), ensuring that Auror delivers excellent customer value so that
there is zero customer churn, and building relationships with law enforcement
agencies.
We asked Kylene to reflect on her time at Auror, how she has helped the company
to grow, and what her biggest learnings about AP/LP are so far.
You’ve done a lot in your time with Auror so far,
Kylene. What have been some of the top achievements for you?
There are a few achievements that I’m proud of so far. One is building
partnerships with police departments across Australia to ensure collaboration
and benefits for both police and retailers. I recently led a project that led to
South Australia Police becoming the second police department to join Auror in an
official capacity. They have since partnered with our Customer Success team to
launch a shoplifting and retail crime operation. In the first week of this
operation launching, they were able to arrest six people responsible for 54
offences. A great success for SAPOL and retailers.
I’ve also built out the Account Management and Quarterly Business Review
framework for Auror, so we now have a structured, repeatable framework that is
used globally. This means that we are able to build long-term strategic
partnerships with our partners.
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Sarah
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Prior to her promotion to Sr. Manager, Program Management, she served as Manager
Project Management and Loss Prevention Operations - Senior Program Manager.
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RLPSA Day 2 Recap
RLPSA's Annual Conference Day
Two
Wrap
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RLPSA Day Two
kicked off with an executive perspectives panel including Nicole
McDargh, Vice President of Safety & Loss Prevention, Domino’s,
Cheryl Steele, Vice President of Global Security & Resilience,
Starbucks, Michael Peaster, Global Chief Safety & Security Officer,
McDonald's, and moderator Walter Palmer, Executive Vice President,
CAP Index – which absolutely was a highlight of the new panel
sessions at RLPSA this year.
Attendees then headed to action-packed breakouts covering ghost
kitchens, workers comp, social unrest, being deposed and the
evolution of interviewing featuring Brett Ward, CFI and Jason
Swanson, CFI. RLPSA closed the day with general session keynote from
George Piro, the lead interrogator of Saddam Hussein. Closing the
night was RLPSA’s signature networking event at the View House – a
Denver classic!
Check out the video to see who was crowned the Sole Survivor
on the exhibit floor
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The U.S. Crime Surge
The Retail Impact
How the Retail Industry is Taking on ORC
Retailers increase efforts to fight organized retail crime
Retail Gets Real 264: Think LP’s Tony Sheppard on the resources and
technology needed to fight ORC
What comes to mind when you think of organized retail crime?
Tony Sheppard, director of loss prevention solutions at
ThinkLP, says the meaning has evolved over the years but is simply
defined as stealing from a retail location and converting those stolen goods to
cash. ORC can include credit card fraud, stealing a product and returning it for
cash or reselling it. Retailer loss prevention departments are growing as they
track the flow of goods from where they’ve been removed and where products end
up.
The
rise in ORC incidents is a result of more online shopping from increased
demand for products in online marketplaces during the pandemic. Demand for
online products has unfortunately led to demand for stolen products as well.
To combat these issues, retailers have historically
used alarm tags and anti-resale tags, put GPS trackers in some products and
locked up items to make it harder to buy them in bulk, but Sheppard
says the issue is getting more complicated for loss prevention professionals.
“You need the resources and the technology to be able to manage through some of
those cases and do a lot of the work that quite frankly, years ago, law
enforcement used to do,” Sheppard says. That includes investing in vehicle
surveillance and enhanced technology to help track stolen goods.
Reducing and preventing ORC also includes education and ensuring it is
understood at the law enforcement and federal level that ORC is not a petty
crime.
“We as an industry need to make sure we are classifying it as organized retail
crime … the onus is on the retailer to continue to educate,” Sheppard says. “You
have to define the difference to get that these are professional thieves …
typically they're involved in other criminal activity too.”
Tune into the episode to learn more about the pandemic’s impact on retail
security and how retailers are combatting ORC and planning for the future.
nrf.com
ORC is Funding Terrorists, Cartels & The Mafia
Organized Shoplifting Taking Bite Out of Retailers’ Profits
Stolen razors are funding criminal
organizations in the United States.
Given
the small dollar amounts traditionally involved, shoplifting long has been
viewed as a petty crime. But now, large-scale criminal enterprises are
utilizing seemingly small crimes like shoplifting on a massive scale to help
fund other more nefarious crimes. In the process, corner markets in
neighborhoods across America are becoming the front lines in the battle against
organized crime and terrorism.
Between 2001 and 2003, the Ghali organization — a shoplifting gang —
recruited hundreds of members to steal over-the-counter medicinal products
and other items such as infant formula, glucose test strips, razors and
pregnancy test kits for an estimated value of $5 million. This organized retail
crime (ORC) ring then funneled some of the money overseas to countries such as
Jordan and Egypt.
At the time, ORC was seen as an anomaly. But two decades later, ORC is at an
all-time high and much more dangerous criminal organizations — including
terrorist cells, major drug cartels, and the mafia — are reaping the benefits.
COVID was not the only factor driving the increase of ORC. Criminals are
taking advantage of communities where shoplifting is not prosecuted. Due to
jail overcrowding, many states raised felony thresholds
for shoplifting, effectively decriminalizing theft in some
jurisdictions and resulting in fewer arrests and prosecutions. With this
prosecutorial shift, organized criminal enterprises that previously relied on
violent and drug-related income have repositioned and/or broadened their
criminal operations to target retail.
The explosion of e-commerce has also played a large role in the uptick of ORC.
Whereas a pawn shop or other physical location was often required for these
operations a decade ago, criminals have now moved online. Today, many online
marketplaces make it relatively easy to sell a large volume of stolen products
quickly and anonymously with little or no oversight.
Fortunately, state policymakers are increasingly exploring regulatory options to
require online marketplaces to collect and verify third-party sellers'
information. The federal Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail
Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM) Act is still making its way through
Congress and could be another tool in the fight against criminal organizations
involved in this activity.
csnews.com
'One of the Strongest Actions in the U.S.' to
Fight ORC
Illinois lawmakers pass bill to combat organized retail theft
Retailers call it one of strongest responses
in nation, GOP says it doesn’t do enough
A
measure aimed at addressing high-profile “smash-and-grabs” and other
organized retail crime was among the scores of bills passed during the
General Assembly’s final sprint toward its Saturday morning adjournment.
Its backers, among them the Illinois attorney general and the Illinois Retail
Merchants Association, called it one of the strongest actions in the nation
to define organized retail crime while increasing
prosecutors’ ability to hold criminals accountable.
Republicans, for the most part, voted for the bill, but several GOP lawmakers
called it watered down and removed their names as cosponsors after a late
amendment was filed to appease crime victims groups and civil liberties
organizations.
House Bill 1091, which will still need approval from the governor to become law,
defines “organized retail crime” in state law
with the intent of reducing offenders’ ability to avoid prosecution.
Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton, D-Western Springs, chief sponsor of the bill in the
Senate, said it is aimed at trying to prevent “the big fish from coercing the
small fish into stealing.”
Senate Amendment 4 changed the focus of the bill to identify ringleaders, or
“managers,” of organized retail crime rings, creating greater penalties for
them than for the low-level individuals who steal from stores and may be victims
of human trafficking.
The effort to address organized retail crime is also backed by a $5 million
investment within the state budget, allowing the attorney general’s office
to award grants to state’s attorneys and law enforcement agencies that
investigate and prosecute organized retail crime.
capitolnewsillinois.com
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Dallas Police Chief's Violent Crime Plan
Showing Early Positive Results
Dallas police say they’ve prioritized the city’s south side. Can the community
feel it?
Public safety in southern Dallas is top of
mind for residents and the Dallas Police Department after two mass shootings in
two weeks with 2 dead and 25 injured.
As communities across southern Dallas grapple with the aftermath of two mass
shootings in only two weeks, police Chief Eddie García remains adamant that his
officers care about the region and are actively planning to better protect its
people. He said many of
the small grids where the department heightened its presence in recent
months were in southern Dallas, which has helped violent crime drop there
overall.
Department statistics updated Thursday show that even with the recent shootings,
violent crime is down in the region’s three police divisions. Across the
city’s southeast, south central and southwest divisions, there have been 1,493
violent crimes this year — 215 fewer than this point in 2021. Neighborhoods in
those divisions include north, west, east and southeast Oak Cliff, Red Bird,
Mountain Creek, South Dallas, southeast Dallas, Pleasant Grove and Rylie.
The murder count across southern Dallas is about the same as last year (38 down
1). Police tallied 1,129 aggravated assaults, 118 fewer than last year, & 277
robberies, a decrease of 29 from 2021, down 9%.
García said 23 of the 47 grids in Dallas where police focused efforts the
past 90 days as part of the chief’s violent-crime plan are in southern Dallas.
He said officers have been out across the area not only weeding out crime, but
also infusing positivity so people don’t only see police “in a moment of
crisis.”
Local Retailer Sees "Notable, Intentional Effort" to
Better Community Relations.
Akwete Tyehimba, the 59-year-old owner of the Pan-African Connection Bookstore
and Resource Center in east Oak Cliff, said she has noticed not only an
increased police presence in the past six months, but “a notable, intentional
effort” to better community relations.
“It’s not about a lack of officers — it’s a lack of mental health resources, a
lack of education, a lack of support for the youth in this community,” Tyehimba
said. “These streets are telling them who they are before they have a chance to
decide for themselves. Police can’t change that. Only community can change
that.”
dallasnews.com
Subway Security Malfunction Hampers Search for
Mass Shooter
Subway security cameras malfunctioned, Adams says after Brooklyn attack
Security
cameras apparently malfunctioned at the station where a gunman opened fire
on Tuesday morning, shooting 10 and leaving another 13 injured in a
rush-hour attack that left commuters bleeding and screaming.
Mayor Eric Adams said there was a problem with the camera system at the
Sunset Park subway station. He said they were looking into the issue. As of
September 2021, all of New York City’s subway stations had been equipped with
cameras. Some of the cameras broadcast in real-time to the subway’s security
center, while others record locally and can provide footage that can be used in
criminal investigations.
MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said there are 10,000 cameras in the system
and 600 along the N line in Brooklyn.
Police and FBI agents canvassed businesses nearby for video on Tuesday.
They also asked witnesses and riders to share any video they had of the attack.
FBI agents and members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force surveyed nearby
businesses, interviewing witnesses and searching for surveillance footage.
Police and officials have urged anyone with video or information to come
forward. The suspect remained on the run Tuesday evening. A $50,000 reward
was offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the
case.
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Richmond, VA hiring ‘violence interrupters’ to help curb gun violence
Calif. AG Provides Remarks on Biden Rule to Protect the Public from Ghost Guns
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COVID Update
566.5M Vaccinations Given
US: 82.1M Cases - 1M Dead - 80M Recovered
Worldwide:
501.2M Cases - 6.2M Dead - 451.4M Recovered
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COVID & Drugs Drove Deadliest Year in American
History
COVID-19, overdoses pushed US to highest death total ever
Federal data confirms that 2021 was the
deadliest year in U.S. history
2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history,
and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad.
The main reason for the increase in deaths? COVID-19, said Robert Anderson, who
oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's work on death
statistics.
The agency this month quietly updated its provisional death tally. It showed
there were 3.465 million deaths last year, or about 80,000 more than 2020's
record-setting total. Early last year, some experts were optimistic that
2021 would not be as bad as the first year of the pandemic — partly because
effective COVID-19 vaccines had finally become available.
COVID-19 deaths rose in 2021 — to more than 415,000, up from 351,000 the year
before — as new coronavirus variants emerged and an unexpectedly large
numbers of Americans refused to get vaccinated or were hesitant to wear masks,
experts said.
abcnews.go.com
More Than Two Dozen States See Surge of COVID
Cases
Mask mandates return as COVID-19 cases rise across U.S.
More than two dozen states across the country reported a jump in cases over
the last eight days, although hospitalizations and deaths have not seen a
commensurate rise. Nearly 1 million Americans have died of COVID-19, with an
average of
500 people succumbing to the disease every day, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Philadelphia health commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said in a press conference
on Monday that residents would have to dig up their masks again. The city will
enforce a mask mandate starting April 18, requiring people to wear facial
coverings inside all businesses in Philadelphia.
Bettigole noted that COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 50% in a
10-day span. Although hospitalizations remain low due to COVID-19, she
expects another wave of the disease linked to the
Omicron BA.2 subvariant, which is now dominant in the U.S.
Some Philadelphia business owners have objected to mask rules, saying
they cause tension between them and customers who don't wish to cover their
faces. But Bettigole reiterated that business and public health interests are
actually aligned.
cbsnews.com
CVS-DOJ COVID Vaccine Settlement
DOJ: United States Reaches Agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., to Ensure Online
Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Registration for People with Disabilities
The
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Justice
Department announced today that they have reached a
settlement agreement
with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., (CVS) to ensure that people with disabilities can get
information about COVID-19 vaccinations and book vaccination appointments
online. C
Following investigation, the United States determined that CVS’s COVID-19
vaccine registration portal, currently located at
https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine, was not accessible to
people with certain disabilities, including those who use screen reader
software or have a hard time using a mouse.
Under the terms of the
agreement, CVS will facilitate accessibility by conforming its web
content about the COVID-19 vaccine, including the forms for scheduling an
appointment to get the vaccine, to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG),
Version 2.1, Level AA. WCAG is a set of voluntary industry guidelines for making
information on a website accessible to users with disabilities.
justice.gov
Apple begins requiring in-person work starting today with hybrid plan
Apple
employees have officially started returning to in-person after working
remotely since the beginning of the
COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Apple’s decision to return to
in-person, albeit on a very limited basis for the time being, has not been
without criticism, but the company has pressed ahead with its plans.
After
multiple starts and stops due to increases in COVID-19 cases, Apple
officially set its April 11 date for return to in-person last month.
Starting today, corporate employees are now required to work in person at least
one day per week. Starting three weeks from today, on May 2, employees will be
required to work from the office two days per week.
Then, starting on May 23, employees will need to be in the office three days
per week. This is the start of Apple’s so-called “hybrid” work plan. Apple
has not revealed how long it will have this hybrid work plan in place, but Tim
Cook has described it as a “pilot.” This implies that it could change sometime,
and the company could eventually require employees to return to full-time in
person.
9to5mac.com
C.D.C. extends mask mandate on planes and public transit another two weeks
Despite great pressure from airlines, the hospitality industry and Republican
lawmakers to lift the rule requiring masks on planes and trains, in airports and
on some buses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would
extend the
federal transportation mask requirement for two weeks on Wednesday, five
days before it was set to expire.
The mask mandate is now set to expire on May 3, the agency said in a
statement.
The C.D.C. cited the spread of the
Omicron subvariant of the coronavirus known as BA.2, which the agency
said now makes up
more than 85 percent of new U.S. virus cases, in its decision to extend the
mask requirement.
nytimes.com
Is it OK for employers to drop mask mandates with new COVID-19 variant?
The Workforce of the Future is Here – and it’s Hybrid
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Retail Executives Chart the Future of the
Fast-Changing Industry
From physical stores to the metaverse, what retail execs are thinking about in
2022
Executives at Shoptalk shared insight on how
companies are navigating fast-moving industry changes.
With more than 10,000 attendees and more than 600 sponsors and exhibitors,
"Retail's Big Reunion" in Las Vegas hosted more than 275 panelists and
executives from companies like Macy's, Uber, Pacsun and Walgreens, who
shared insight and lessons on what it means to navigate some of retail's most
complicated issues. From the physical store comeback to partnerships,
execs shared insight on how companies are navigating fast-moving industry
changes.
Welcome back brick and mortar
As states relax COVID-19 restrictions, shoppers are venturing back into stores.
While the confluence of bankruptcy, the economy (before and during the pandemic)
and government mandates contributed to store closures, brick and mortar is
making a rebound.
"Whether our customers begin their journey in a store and then purchase online,
or vice versa, our focus is on creating a seamless shopping experience at every
customer touch point. Our physical retail stores will complement all that we
are doing in e-commerce, allowing us to engage with our customers and bring
our brands to life in a new way," Sherwin said.
Retailers enter the metaverse
Retailers are connecting with consumers in the metaverse in a variety of ways.
For example, by creating a virtual world where they can build their own stores,
meet friends, role play and even make purchases like Forever 21's experience on
Roblox. Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY, Estée Lauder, Karl Lagerfeld and Alexander McQueen
participated in Decentraland's Metaverse Fashion Week this March.
Consumer Loyalty - Creative Partnerships
retaildive.com
The Flood of Retail Bankruptcies Has Stopped
Retail bankruptcy risks still low after 2020's flood: report
Strong operating performances led to last year's
decline in retail bankruptcies, as did the wave of companies that filed
in 2020, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.
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At present, just four retail companies in the ratings agency's coverage universe
are on Fitch's list of at-risk loans, down from nine a year ago. They are:
Men's Wearhouse, Boardriders, Nine West Holdings and the multi-level marketing
company Isagenix International.
The parade of
retailers that filed in the spring and summer of 2020 almost unanimously
cited the pandemic as the chief driver for seeking protection from
creditors.
In reality, many of the companies that filed during that time had been
financially stressed and losing market share long before the advent of COVID-19.
J. Crew, Neiman Marcus, J.C. Penney and others all struggled with debt
servicing, losses, market share depletion and unprofitable locations
pre-pandemic. High debt loads were especially problematic, given the investment
levels needed to keep up with the sales gains of online, mass market and
off-price retailers.
To be sure, the
revenue losses retailers suffered in 2020 during an extended period of store
closures
made life even more difficult. Those were bankruptcies that may have
happened in 2021, 2022, 2023 and so on, but they happened in 2020 amid
unprecedented market events.
For now, the risks in the retail market remain low, by Fitch's tally. The
analysts estimate 2022's default rate in the industry to be 3% at the end of the
fiscal year, down from nearly 20% a year ago.
retaildive.com
'Just Walk Out' Continues to Expand
Cameras, not cashiers, let you ‘Just Walk Out’ of Sherman Oaks Whole Foods
This
isn’t the work of science fiction. It’s the new cashierless Whole Foods on
Riverside Dr. in Sherman Oaks, powered by Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology.
The store, which opened March 16, allows shoppers to peek into the future of
grocery stores, one riddled with questions about surveillance, privacy, and
labor.
Inside the store, hundreds of black cameras hang from the ceiling, watching
as you move through the aisles. They calculate what you pull from the
shelves and what you put back, know where you lingered and when you changed your
mind. They’re communicating with a network of sensors on every shelf, and
working together, they scrupulously keep your tab.
‘Just Walk Out’ technology is made possible by a combination of computer
vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning — similar to what you’d find in a
self-driving car,” says Thi Luu, director of product management and physical
retail technology at Amazon.
kcrw.com
Mango to open 40 U.S. stores over next two years
Walmart hires John Rainey, CFO at PayPal, as its new CFO, effective June 6
Beyond Meat expands meatless chicken distribution to 8,000 new retail locations
Target is selling used clothing in partnership with ThredUp
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DOJ's Global Cybercrime Crackdown Continues
Justice Department seizes major cybercrime spot RaidForums
The Department of Justice seized popular online cybercriminal marketplace
RaidForums, according to
recently unsealed criminal charges against the website’s founder, Diogo
Santos Coelho.
The
takedown,
which DOJ announced Tuesday, is the latest massive sweep by the U.S.
government and international law enforcement partners of online marketplaces
where hackers buy and sell data. RaidForums boasted at one point of having
close to 10 billion pieces of personally identifiable information for sale,
making it one of the biggest destinations for cybercriminals.
According to the affidavit filed by law enforcement, RaidForums operated from
around 2016 through Feb. 22 of this year as a massive online marketplace for
individuals to buy and sell hacked and stolen data, including sensitive personal
and financial information from victims in the United States. Among those
sales included
leaked data from 178 million Facebook users.
“The takedown of this online market for the resale of hacked or stolen data
disrupts one of the major ways cybercriminals profit from the large-scale theft
of sensitive personal and financial information,” said Assistant Attorney
General Kenneth Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
According to court documents, as a part of the investigation, law enforcement
obtained a copy of the backend of RaidForums’ database, granting them a treasure
trove of information on forum members including account registration
information, user IP addresses and private messages with other members.
The court records
confirm suspicions from researchers that the sudden shuttering of RaidForums
in February was the work of law enforcement. At that time, no parties took
responsibility for the shutdown and researchers later found a relaunched version
of the website.
The takedown was the result of a joint law enforcement effort
coordinated by Europol and involving United States, United Kingdom, Sweden,
Portugal and Romania.
The RaidForums takedown is a part of an ongoing effort by international law
enforcement to take out infrastructure cybercriminals use to make and
launder profits. Last week German authorities
took down another major online crime marketplace, the dark web market Hydra.
cyberscoop.com
Stay Current on Cybersecurity Trends
Why Ransomware Should Be On Every Cybersecurity Team's Radar
It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago
that ransomware attacks were a novelty. Now they’ve become so frequent; it’s
more a matter of when, not if.
Ransomware has become such a reliable source of income that threat actors keep
returning to the well. There’s no industry or business model ransomware
threat actors won’t target; we’ve seen public schools, hospitals, charities
and countless mom-and-pop businesses all fall prey to these attacks.
We know cybercriminals are constantly innovating, which means ransomware attacks
will be advancing accordingly. Developments like ransomware as a service (RaaS),
in which developers sell or lease the ransomware to other cybercriminals,
highlight the importance of staying current on cybersecurity trends.
1. For many businesses, working from home is the way of
the future.
According to Bitglass’ 2020 Remote Work Report (via
Infosecurity Magazine), 84% of organizations will keep remote work as the
norm even as Covid-19 restrictions are being lifted all over the country.
And that means hackers will be coming for networks that are extremely
vulnerable: employees’ home networks.
2. The cost of ransomware is going up.
This isn’t exactly breaking news. In 2021, CNA Financial
paid $40 million in ransom after a cyberattack. According to
Cybersecurity Ventures, victims could pay roughly $265 billion annually
by 2031, factoring in a cost increase of 30% every year for the next decade.
But the harm goes beyond the ransom—there’s the revenue lost while getting the
affected business up and running again.
Estimates are that ransomware attacks cause about 15 business days of
downtime, with some leading to victims losing around $8,500 an hour.
3. While attackers are working hard, defenders are
innovating just as quickly.
This is the most encouraging thing to remember, but it also requires proactivity
from all of us to matter. The first step we should take is to not wait for an
attack to happen; rather, we should do a ransomware readiness assessment now.
Study your incident response and remediation methodology, asset logging and
alerting, automation opportunities and notification procedures to determine how
to minimize the damage and get on your feet again. Secure remote devices. Enable
two-factor authentication. Look at zero-trust architecture models.
forbes.com
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RCC Retail LP Forum Recap
RCC’s Retail Loss
Prevention Forum Explores the Growing Complexities of Protecting People,
Property, and Assets
Retail
Council of Canada’s virtual Retail Loss Prevention Forum, hosted on
April 12, 2022, examined how retail loss prevention and risk management teams
are evolving their roles, responsibilities, and empowering their staff with the
new skills and approaches required to be effective in today’s retail
environment.
The forum opened with an interview with Chris Strongman, Vice President,
Enterprise Risk Management with Aritzia about benefits and challenges of moving
from a loss prevention to an enterprise risk management model. Chris shared his
experience with the strategic transformation at Aritzia, and how Aritzia’s
leadership is supporting these new priorities in decision-making to protect its
business.
The evolution of retail was evident in many sessions including the changing
in-store experiences. Calandra Guiry, Director Loss Prevention, Sephora Canada
and Paul Trickett, National Director of Asset Protection and Health & Safety at
Staples Canada chatted with the Voice of Retail Podcast’s Michael LeBlanc. Guiry
and Trickett shared how their teams are shifting their focus to better support
and protect new types of in-store experiences while reducing potential losses by
rethinking traditional asset protection.
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The forum closed with one of the most important ongoing conversations,
collaborating on organized retail crime. Chris DaCosta, Senior Manager, Central
Investigations with The Home Depot Canada, Tony Sheppard, ORC expert, and
Director, Loss Prevention Solutions with ThinkLP and Supt. Robert Gourley of
Halton Police discussed how retailers can work together. Collaboratively
retailers can change perceptions and block the impact of organized retail crime
at a time when collaboration between retailers, law enforcement, and justice has
never been more important.
RCC’s Rui Rodrigues, Executive Advisor for Loss Prevention and Risk Management,
highlighted strategic next steps the Retail Council of Canada’s Loss Prevention
Advisory Committee is taking including the Manitoba LP Taskforce pilot project.
Based out of Winnipeg, working with police, businesses, government, industry
partners, and RCC, the taskforce is focused on identifying prolific and more
serious retail incidents.
Learn more about RCC initiatives supporting the loss prevention and risk
management community on their
website. For more information about these programs or the Retail Loss
Prevention Forum please contact
events@retailcouncil.org.
COVID Update
Canada's COVID-Retail Impact
Key Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Retail Insolvencies
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns and social
distancing measures, however, made any sort of in-person retail experience a
challenge or, in many instances, impossible. The deleterious impact these public
health measures had on physical retail stores could not be totally offset by
government subsidies and landlord accommodations. Indeed, since the onset of
the pandemic, over 40 retail insolvencies – big and small
– have occurred across Canada, evidencing that the industry had a singular
vulnerability to the pandemic and related government regulations.
The emergence of the Omicron variant in late 2021 stalled nascent plans to
return to some semblance of normalcy. Recently though, public health
restrictions have begun to ease or be removed completely. It remains to be seen,
however, what the long-lasting impacts of the pandemic will be on consumer
behaviour and the physical retail industry, even in the absence of government
mandates. Moreover, as pandemic related governmental support and landlord and
lender indulgences come to an end, further turmoil in the retail sector remains
a distinct possibility.
This bulletin summarizes significant insolvency cases that occurred during
the pandemic and key legal and commercial issues that were addressed. Some
issues are arguably unique to the pandemic, while others more clearly provide
insight into the long-term approach that courts may take when balancing the
sometimes competing interests of stakeholders in a retail insolvency including
landlords, lenders, suppliers, customers and the retailers themselves.
jdsupra.com
Union Head Takes $$ From COVID Test Supplier
Toronto police to investigate former union head Jerry Dias
Dias allegedly accepted $50,000 from a COVID-19 test kit supplier
Toronto police says it is investigating the former president of Canada's largest
private sector union after the union handed over money he allegedly accepted
from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits he promoted to members.
The investigation comes after Unifor announced Monday it delivered to Toronto
police the sum a complainant turned over to the union after it was allegedly
given to the person by Jerry Dias on Jan. 20. Unifor said the complainant
alleged Dias received $50,000 and gave the person $25,000 he said was from
the test kit supplier.
Unifor has refused to name the supplier and Dias committed to enter a
rehabilitation facility in the wake of the incident. Dias has long been the face
of Unifor. He led the union since 2013 and was reelected in 2016 and 2019.
He had a reputation for being tough-talking, scrappy and willing to push
everyone from top companies to politicians to act in workers' best interests.
canadiangrocer.com
Sixth COVID Wave Hits Canada
Canada's Ontario in sixth COVID wave, hospitalizations likely to rise -official
Ontario is in the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the highly
transmissible BA.2 sub-variant of the Omicron coronavirus and hospitalizations
are likely to rise over the coming weeks, the most populous Canadian province's
top doctor said on Monday.
reuters.com
Ontario expands access to COVID-19 antivirals, recommends masking indoors
Ontario Pot Shop Owners Demand Action Amid
Robbery Surge
Canadian pot shop owners warn visibility rules increase risk of robbery
'Does someone have to be killed before the government actually does
something about it?': Retail Cannabis Council
Cannabis
retailers in Ontario are increasingly worried about thefts they believe are
happening because of rules requiring store interiors and products be shielded
from view from the street.
“There’s always been a couple — a few — but recently
there’s been a significant increase that we’ve seen here in Ontario in robberies,”
Adam Vassos, president of the Retail Cannabis Council of Ontario (RCCO), told
the Sun.
Not being able to see into cannabis stores from the street is regulated by
the province. “If you’re a legal cannabis store — licensed by the province
of Ontario — you have to have your windows frosted so that patrons can’t see
inside of your store,” Vassos explained.
That has heightened fears about being robbed, despite all the security
measure inside cannabis stores. “If someone were to close that door and lock
it, nobody from the outside would know anything untoward that’s going on in
here,” said Elisa Keay, who owns K’s Pot Shop on Queen St. E. near Greenwood
Ave.
“When is it going to change?” he wonders. “Does someone have to be killed
before the government actually does something about it?”
torontosun.com
Shoppers Drug Mart #1 Most Reputable Company
in Canada
Retailers Rank Highly on List of Canada’s Most Reputable Companies: Leger Study
Shoppers
Drug Mart is Canada’s most reputable company, according to the 25th Annual
Reputation Study by Leger,
and the Toronto Raptors is Canada’s most reputable professional sports team.
Collectively, Canadian companies are experiencing a reputation crisis, and how
they will respond is yet to be seen, said the report.
Dave Scholz, Executive Vice-President, Leger, said overall reputation scores
have dropped again this year after two years of uncertainty and change through
the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The industries hardest hit are breweries, drugstores, hospitality and
bookstores. Shoppers Drug Mart is the most reputable company this year;
however, their score is down five points from the year before,” he said.
This year, the top 10 most reputable companies have an average score of 71 out
of 100, with the highest scores (Shoppers Drug Mart and Sony) at 73. Canadian
Tire ranked number four and A&W ranked number 9.
retail-insider.com
Retail Council Says Pros And Cons To Minimum Wage Hikes
Best Buy Relocating Canadian Corporate Headquarters to Adopt Hybrid Work Model
lululemon to Open 3-Level Flagship Store in Downtown Toronto
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'Large police presence' at Burlington Centre
Mall
Armed robbery inside mall under investigation after $200,000 worth of
merchandise taken
Halton
Regional Police are hunting three armed suspects after a robbery inside
Burlington Centre mall.
The heist occurred around 8 p.m. Wednesday (April 6), when three suspects
entered the Rogers Wireless retail location inside the mall and demanded
cellphones while one suspect displayed a conducted energy weapon (commonly
referred to as a Taser), police said.
The suspects loaded garbage bags with approximately $200,000 worth of phones
and fled in this waiting vehicle driven by a fourth suspect, police said.
thestar.com
Calgary Robbery Duo Hits 9 Locations
Charges laid in Calgary robberies targeting convenience stores, pizza chains
Calgary police say two people have been charged in a series of robberies
throughout the city that targeted convenience stores and pizza chains.
Police say in each robbery, the offenders were armed with weapons and demand
goods while "terrorizing staff and other customers." According to police, the
suspects targeted 7-Eleven, Little Caesars, Circle K, Esso, and Husky stores.
Daniel Christopher Mahon, 39, is charged with 10 counts each of robbery and
disguise with intent. Terri-Ann Riley, 35, has been charged with three counts
each of robbery and disguise with intent.
calgary.ctvnews.ca
13-year-old boy charged with armed robbery after same store hit 5 times in 8
months
A 13 year-old-boy of Winnipeg has been charged after police say he robbed a
store five times over an eight-month period. Winnipeg police say the five
robberies happened at a retail business in the 600 block of Dakota Street
between August 2021 and April 2022. The 13-year-old boy was charged with five
counts of robbery, five counts of possession of a weapon, three counts of
assault with a weapon, and one count of uttering threats causing death or bodily
harm.
cbc.ca
One person dead, 2 injured in shooting at Niagara Falls entertainment complex
Mississauga pharmacy owner ‘shaken’ after store robbed for second time this week
Man accused of robbing Circle K convenience store on trial in Yellowknife
Police fail to catch Halifax smokes thief with high-tech tobacco tracker
Man robs $320 in alcohol from LCBO in Burlington
Sudbury police release photos of robbery suspect
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Amazon Workplace Injuries Up 15%
Serious injuries at Amazon warehouses rose 15% in the year since Amazon pledged
to become 'Earth's Safest Place to Work'
Amazon employs one-third of all US warehouse workers, but accounts for
half the injuries, a new report shows.
In
the year since Amazon pledged to become "Earth's Safest Place to Work," the
serious injury rate at the company's American warehouses rose 15%, according
to
a new report from the union coalition Strategic Organizing Center.
The report, which was published Tuesday and relies on federal injury data, shows
that the average Amazon worker was more likely to get hurt in 2021 than they
were in 2020. This comes as
the company said it spent $300 million on worker safety and instituted a
slate of new programs it claims are designed to reduce injuries.
Despite these initiatives, Amazon employees tend to suffer nearly double the
injury rates as those at non-Amazon warehouses, according to the federal
data. They also account for an outsized number of worker injuries across the US.
In 2021, Amazon was responsible for a full half of the US warehouse industry's
reported injuries while making up only a third of its workers, according to the
report.
Serious injury rates were also nearly 30% higher at Amazon's newer automated
warehouses, where workers keep pace with robots that rarely slow down or
stop, than at its facilities without robots, the report found. Amazon expects
workers in robotic facilities to perform as many as four times the number of
repetitive motions per hour as their counterparts in non-robotic facilities,
The New York Times previously reported.
In a statement, Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said that the company's
rising injury rate was similar to industry-wide trends, which Nantel
attributed to a major warehouse hiring push amid the pandemic. The rate of
serious injury among non-Amazon warehouse workers rose by about 6% between 2020
and 2021, federal data shows.
businessinsider.com
Ongoing Investigations into Collapsed Amazon
Facility
Attorney says structural issues partially caused Amazon facility collapse
A
lawyer for one of the victim’s families claims engineers found structural
deficiencies in the Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois which
partially collapsed in a tornado.
An EF3 tornado hit the Amazon distribution center located just off I-255
in December 2021. Now attorneys representing one of the victim’s families have
revealed new concerning details about the building that they’ve obtained through
a freedom of information request.
An attorney with the Chicago-based Clifford Law Offices, which represents the
McEwen family, said government engineers found supporting columns improperly
and inadequately holding up the 115,000 square foot structure. The law firm
says a government engineer found a considerable number of columns were not
standing and appeared to have been lifted out of the floor after the storm.
Attorneys at the firm also quote the engineer as saying that he became concerned
that he could not find any weld or bolted connection at the base of any column
but only what appeared to be some sort of caulk around the column at the
finished floor line. The engineer said the international building code
requires structural pieces to be secured against uplift from winds.
An Amazon spokesperson told the Belleville News-Democrat that it’s too soon to
know if there were structural deficiencies with the building, and Amazon is
doing its own investigation into the collapse.
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Colma, CA: Target shopper tries to stop thief
Colma
police said they arrested a man seen in a video circulating around social media,
who tried to steal a bin full of items from a Target store last month. In the
video taken March 16, a concerned shopper is seen trying to stop the theft.
"Stop that s— man! Get a f— job!" he yelled as he tried to grab the bin from the
suspect. He allegedly then called police, and they responded. Samuel Balcorta, a
28-year-old from San Francisco, was arrested and booked into jail for burglary
and grand theft, police said. Balcorta was apparently out on bail for a prior
felony case. Police confirmed the person who tried to stop the crime was not a
store employee. They said he was a citizen shopping at the store who intervened
because he was frustrated with the increase in thefts.
ktvu.com
Madison, WI: Bogus coupons at Walmart added up to $20K in illegal discounts
Two
dollars off a single packet of Kool-Aid. Five dollars off one of those
tree-shaped car air fresheners. Those are examples of the counterfeit coupons a
54-year-old woman is accused of trying to use at a Walmart in Monona last year.
When finally confronted about the absurd amounts on the coupons, the Milwaukee
woman, who has been identified as Rose Thomas, had a simple explanation: They
were from Florida and “Things cost more” in Florida. According to the complaint,
Thomas spent nearly three months passing similar bogus coupons at that Walmart
and walking away with tens of thousands of dollars of merchandise after paying
just a small fraction of that amount. Over the course of 13 visits, starting
last August, Thomas allegedly spent just over $1,000 dollars, but took home more
than $22,000 worth of merchandise. “It’s a case involving, in essence, a
large-scale retail theft operation in which an individual is using fake
coupons to receive significant discounts from merchandise being purchased at
Walmart,” Monona Police Chief Brian Chaney Austin said. That $21,000-plus
difference came thanks to the 4,572 coupons she used during those visits,
the complaint stated.
nbc15.com
Prattville Police Say Two Men Committed Thefts at Lowe’s, Home Depot
Prattville Police say charges are pending against two men who are accused of
thefts at Lowe’s and Home Depot. Police say this morning at around 9:30, two
plain-clothes detectives were inside Lowe’s on an unrelated matter when they
noticed a man place a shopping cart, loaded with power tools valued at more than
$2,000, near the exit of the door and walk away. A short time later, police say
they noticed the man running out of the door with the shopping cart, followed by
Lowe’s employees. Police say one detective chased the man to a truck while
holding up his badge and announcing himself as “Police”. The other detective got
into his unmarked car, turned on his blue emergency lights and pulled behind the
truck. Police say the man tried to start the truck several times. Police say the
man got out, ran to the rear parking lot of Steak-n-Shake where he was caught
after a brief struggle. Police say the man has been identified as 43-year-old
Kevin Andrew Johnson of Montgomery. Upon further investigation, police say they
learned Johnson and another man, 51-year-old Roderick Bernard Harris of
Prattville, who was inside the truck, had committed another felony theft at Home
Depot. Police say all stolen property was recovered.
alabamanews.net
Memphis, TN: Woman steals nearly $1K worth of purses
Memphis police are looking for a woman who they say grabbed purses off a store
shelf and ran out of the business. Officers responded to the shoplifting call on
April 6 just before 7 p.m. Police say the suspect walked into TJ Maxx on Summer
Avenue, grabbed multiple purses, and left the store without paying. The suspect
got into a four-door vehicle and left the scene. The value of the merchandise
was $960, according to police.
wreg.com
Hamden, CT: Man Charged With Shoplifting From TJ Maxx: had 6 active arrest
warrants for failure to appear, was accused of leaving store with $350 worth of
unpaid items
Rock Hill, SC: Police seeking suspect in high dollar Wire theft
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Shootings & Deaths
Petersburg, VA: Man shot to death outside east Petersburg store is the city's
fifth homicide of the year
One man was killed and two other people injured following a shooting Tuesday
night at a convenience store in the city's east end. It happened sometime around
7 p.m. at the Petersburg Food Mart and Citgo station in the 1500 block of East
Washington Street. The person who was killed was shot in front of the store and
died at the scene. The two people injured were found with non-life threatening
injuries at separate locations on Locust Street nearby and High Pearl Street
several miles away in the city’s Delectable Heights area. Police maintain they
were shot at the store but were unsure how they were able to leave the scene.
news.yahoo.com
Victorville, CA: Authorities search for person who shot 9-year-old girl at Mall
of Victor Valley
Authorities
searched for a gunman who shot a 9-year-old girl inside a mall in Victorville
Tuesday evening. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. at the Mall of Victor
Valley located at 14400 Bear Valley Rd. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s
Department said the girl was shot inside the mall and was transported to the
hospital in stable condition. The shooter has not been located, the Sheriff’s
Department said, and a description of the suspect was not immediately available.
Following the shooting, the mall was closed for the remainder of the evening.
The shooting was believed to be an isolated incident and not an active shooter
situation, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said.
fox40.com
Raleigh, NC: Teen boy shot in head at North Carolina Grocery store
A shooting in east Raleigh on Tuesday night sent a teen boy to the hospital.
According to Raleigh police, the victim was shot in the head and is under the
age of 18. The shooting was reported at approximately 10 p.m. In the 1600-block
of New Bern Avenue at Zack’s Grocery Mart. The victim was transported from the
scene to WakeMed hospital. Police said on Wednesday morning that the victim is
still alive and remains in the hospital. Authorities said a witness told
investigators that they saw two people in a white SUV shoot at the teen but
police have no further suspect information at this time. The investigation into
the shooting is ongoing.
wbtw.com
Robberies,
Incidents & Thefts
Houston, TX: 3 young suspects robbed Walgreens at gunpoint before police chase
A
violent drug store robbery turned into a police chase overnight near the
Washington Corridor. It all started just before midnight at a Walgreens on
Studemont when two men with guns came into the store, and it ended with three
young suspects behind bars. The robbery happened when only two employees were
inside with no customers, and police said it's a good thing because the suspects
came in with guns, and even fired off a round before forcing the workers to open
the safe. The two men reportedly took more than $3,000 when they forced the
manager and a store clerk at gunpoint to open the safe. Houston police said the
suspects left the store and got into a waiting car, where a third suspect drove
away. HPD said investigators were able to track the car as it left the parking
lot.
abc13.com
Boutte, LA: Man accused of causing trouble at Burger King drive-thru window,
trying to run over employee
The
St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office was called to a Burger King on Highway 90
around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29. SCPSO needs your help identifying and or
finding the person responsible for almost running over a female employee. The
initial investigation centered around “a report of a male subject causing a
disturbance through the drive-thru window,” according to the St. Charles Parish
Sheriff’s Office. Investigators found that cash register had been damaged before
the suspect returned to a pickup truck SCPSO says, “As the male subject was
leaving the parking lot, he attempted to hit a female employee with his pickup
truck.” The employee was not struck and there were no reported injuries related
to this incident.
cenlanow.com
Kearney, NE: Man Arrested for String of local Pharmacy Burglaries
Police say a Kearney man is responsible for a series of burglaries at local
pharmacies. Kearney Police say officers noticed a man running from Medicap
Pharmacy around 4:45 Tuesday morning. They established a perimeter, found
burglar tools at the pharmacy and arrested 30-year-old Nicholas Romeo. The
police investigation tied Romeo to a March burglary at Medicap Pharmacy and a
pair of burglaries at U-Save Pharmacy from February and December.
newschannelnebraska.com
Houston, TX: Woman breaks through wall of car dealership and steals Mercedes
Surveillance
video shows a thief breaking into a car shop on Monday morning in southeast
Houston. The thief used a car battery, a drive shaft, and her brute strength to
bust through sheetrock of the shop and vandalized multiple vehicles in the 8000
block of the Gulf Freeway. Video shows her face clearly looking through the hole
in the wall before vandalizing the property. The employees at Texas Trust Auto
Sales spent their Monday fixing cars instead of selling them. Mounir Driss,
owner of the dealership, said he discovered the damage at about 9:00 a.m. and
started recording video with his phone. "I really thought this was not one
person doing this. Then, when I found out it was a female, that shocked me even
more," Driss said. The thief got away in a gold Mercedes SL500 hard-top
convertible.
abc13.com
Los Angeles, CA: How a DOZEN Gangs are targeting city's rich and famous for
their designer handbags and watches - with 221 follow-home robberies in just
four months
Panama City, FL: Three Georgia men charged in $12,000 Counterfeit case
Tucson, AZ: TPD looking for two suspects who robbed Home Depot
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Auto – Houston, TX –
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Auto – Benton County,
MN – Burglary
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Auto – Houston, TX –
Robbery
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Beauty – Hialeah, FL –
Burglary
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C-Store – Rockford, IL
– Robbery
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C-Store – Memphis, TN
– Armed Robbery
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C-Store – Broome
County, NY – Burglary
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C-Store – Hazleton, PA
– Burglary
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C-Store – Martin
County, FL - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General –
Lincolnton, NC – Burglary
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Hardware – Rock Hill,
SC – Robbery
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Hardware – Tucson, AZ
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Jewelry – Boulder, CO
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Jewelry – Dallas, TX – Robbery
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Jewelry - Noblesville, IN – Robbery
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Jewelry – Burbank, CA – Robbery
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Jewelry – Alexandria, VA – Robbery
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Marijuana – Belfair,
WA – Armed Robbery
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Restaurant – St
Charlies Parish, LA – Robbery (Burger King)
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Target – Colma, CA –
Robbery
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Thrift – New Berlin,
WI – Burglary
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TX – Armed Robbery
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March 10
This position will act as the expert Loss prevention subject matter expert for
this building. Loss Prevention Site Lead is to safeguard associates, equipment,
and the assets of the organization as well as independently assess the
environment, recommend and/or execute appropriate actions in a timely manner to
mitigate risks...
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Assoc. Manager. Asset Protection
Plano, TX - posted
March 10
This role’s primary focus will be to serve as the lead for Executive Protection,
Major Events Security, and assist with Travel Security programs worldwide. In
addition, this position will play a primary role in executing safety, security,
and loss prevention programs and policies for all corporate-owned locations...
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Area Loss Prevention Manager
Virginia & Maryland - posted
March 9
Our Area Loss Prevention Managers ensure safe and secure stores through the
objective identification of loss and risk opportunities. Our Area Loss
Prevention Managers plan and prioritize to provide an optimal customer
experience to their portfolio of stores. They thrive on supporting and building
high performance teams that execute with excellence...
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Loss Prevention Security Investigator
San Bernardino, CA - posted
March 9
Protecting of Company property against theft. Detection, apprehension, detention
and/or arrest of shoplifters. Internal investigations and investigations of
crimes against the Company. Detect and apprehend shoplifters. Conduct internal
theft, ORC and Corporate investigations. Prepare thorough and concise
investigative reports...
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Regional Loss Prevention Manager
Sugar Land,
TX - posted
March 7
The position will be responsible for: -Internal theft investigations -External
theft investigations -Major cash shortage investigations -Fraudulent transaction
investigations -Missing inventory investigations -Reviewing stores for physical
security improvements -Liaison with local Police Depts. and make court
appearances...
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Corporate Risk Manager
New Orleans, LA, Memphis,
TN, or Jackson, MS
- March 9
Summary of Role and Responsibilities: A proactive approach to preventing
losses/injuries, whether to our employees, third parties, or customer's
valuables. They include but are not limited to cash in transit, auto losses, or
injuries...
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Loss Prevention Supervisor
West Jefferson, OH - posted
March 7
Provides leadership to the LP staff which includes but not limited to
performance development, direction on daily duties, and meeting department
goals. Supervises Loss Prevention programs and process in the Distribution
Center (DC) and partners with DC Management team to ensure physical security,
product, equipment and employees meet LP requirements...
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Retail Asset Protection Associate
Medford, MA; Brockton, MA;
Waterbury, CT;
East Springfield, MA - posted
March 7
The Asset Protection Greeter role is responsible for greeting all customers as
they enter the store, ensuring that customers see the Company’s commitment to
provide a safe and secure shopping environment, as well as deterring theft,
shoplifting, or other dishonest activities...
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Loss Prevention Specialists (Store Detective)
Boston, MA - posted
March 7
Detect and respond to external theft and fraud by working undercover within the
store(s) you are assigned to. Working as a team with store management and
associates in combating loss in the store(s). Developing and analyzing external
theft trends, utilizing information in company reports and information gathered
from store management and associates...
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Asset Protection Lead
Brooklyn, NY - posted
February 25
You are charged with identification and mitigation of external theft and fraud
trends within a specific market and group of stores. This role will conduct
investigations focusing on Habitual Offenders, high impact external theft/fraud
incidents through the use of company technology (CCTV, Incident Reporting, Data
Analysis)...
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Regional Asset Protection & Safety Manager
Chicago, IL - posted
February 23
Responsible for ensuring application of EHS, occupational safety, and loss
prevention programs and policies at the store, region, and cross-regional
levels. Works to ensure education, communication, and understanding of safety
and loss prevention policies, including how safety and asset protection
contributes to profitability and business success...
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Regional Asset Protection Manager
Indiana - posted
February 22
This role is to lead the Asset Protection business partner model for the two
regions of retail stores and serves as a strategic partner to regional
operations leadership. The role is responsible for leading a team of market and
store asset protection personnel responsible for ensuring the safety of people,
the security of assets, compliance with internal and regulatory standards and
the prevention of shrink...
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Loss Prevention & Safety Business Partner
Sparks, NV - posted
February 18
The Loss Prevention and Safety Business Partner (LPSBP) is responsible for
effectively delivering on operational objectives and KPI performance across
Assets Protection, Associate Safety, Physical Security, and Investigations, in
an assigned DC of responsibility, in partnership with the facility leadership
and home office team...
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Loss Prevention Manager
Moonachie, NJ - posted
February 16
The Loss Prevention Manager is responsible for supporting the day-to-day
operations of our retail locations. This role is responsible for the
implementation and coordination of all Loss Prevention best practices. This
includes training for store teams to ensure understanding and compliance of
physical security, inventory and loss control...
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