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GLPS 'Where Are They Now?'
Series
Find Your Old Friend & Colleagues
Where Have They Gone?
Take a Look Down Memory Lane
1st Correct Answer Becomes Eligible to Win a Pizza Party!
Who are these team members?
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Team Pictures Submitted in April & December 2015
Here's some hints:
Pic #15 (top):
This team was
known for going above... and beyond.
Pic #16 (bottom): Gosh! Now THIS looks like a fun party.
Rules:
1st person to name all team members in a picture gets entered into the drawing.
Once we reach 10 correct answers, we'll pick one winner for a GLPS team pizza
party with drinks - delivered to your door by Domino's. All parties must be for
retail LP or AP teams.
Submit your answers
here.
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Filmed in January 2015 at the Daily's 'Live in NYC at the NRF Big
Show 2015' event
Celebrating its 50-year anniversary,
Se-Kure Controls continues to
develop and manufacture innovative asset protection systems that maximize return
on investment for retailers. With over 800 products running the gamut from
mechanical security to alarm modules, Se-Kure Controls offers customized
solutions for any loss prevention need. In this interview, hear from Greg
Saputo, Mike Campbell, and the late Roger Leyden, who talks about the
evolution of the company and the biggest developments he's seen in the industry
over the last half-century.
Note: On March 17th, 2020, Roger J. Leyden, a pioneer in the LP industry
and the Founder & CEO of Se-Kure Controls passed away.
Read our 'In Memoriam' column for Roger published in the Daily here.
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Intellicheck Offers Free Fraud Protection to Financial Institutions and
Retailers as Online Fraud Soars During Nationwide Stay-At-Home
Intellicheck, Inc. (Nasdaq:
IDN) is offering its leading fraud fighting technology solution Retail ID Web to
banks, credit card issuers, payment providers and retailers at no cost for 90
days in response to the explosion in online fraud during the nationwide COVID-19
stay-at-home and limited reopening environment. Multiple financial institutions
and retailers are using this tool to stop fraudulent account takeovers, new
account openings and purchases in this increasingly person-not-present
environment. Read more in today's Vendor Spotlight
column below.
Genetec prioritizes digital initiatives for 2020 to help customers
and partners stay connected and informed
Genetec
Inc., a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety,
operations, and business intelligence solutions today announced that it is
significantly expanding its digital initiatives to make it easier for customers
and partners to stay connected and informed over the coming months. Following
the success of
Genetec Connect’DX, the Genetec virtual trade show and conference, the
company is planning a similar event in the fall. Genetec is also ramping up its
education programs with the immediate online availability of its entire
technical curriculum including instructor-led classes, bespoke training, and
self-paced learning options.
Over 40 hours of content from Connect'DX is now available on demand from the
registration page, for existing registrants, and the
post show registration page for newcomers.
genetec.com
Planning
to Reopen Your Retail Store?
Stop the Spread of Germs at the POS Checkout
Retailers worldwide are fighting endlessly to protect their businesses,
employees, customers and families. As retailers start to reopen, they need
solutions that can protect the customer AND the cashier by reducing the spread
of contagious, airborne germs commonly spread by coughing or sneezing.
Learn more about The Guardiant Shield from APG Cash Drawer.
Coronavirus Tracker: May 7
US: Nearly 1.3M Cases - 76K Dead - 214K Recovered
Worldwide:
Over 3.8M Cases - 268K Dead - 1.3M Recovered
U.S. Law Enforcement Deaths |
NYPD Deaths:
38
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 89
Retail Workers Facing
Unprecedented Violence
Dollar General is thriving. But workers say they pay the price.
Employees have been stabbed, fatally shot,
held at gunpoint,
punched and pistol-whipped on the job.
While most American retailers have been tightening their belts over the past few
years, Dollar General has become a $40 billion behemoth, opening around three
stores every day — and rewarding its investors with handsome profits. Even
in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, Dollar General is still
growing. Its stock price reached a record high last month, as consumers
lean on its stores to stock up on essential items. It announced it will hire
50,000 people to support the influx of shoppers.
But its explosive growth comes at what some say is a human cost.
Stores
are open for business with rodent infestations, rotting food, exposed electrical
wires and broken toilets, according to an NBC News review of health
inspection reports and interviews with more than a dozen current and former
Dollar General workers.
Employees say they have been stabbed, shot, held at gunpoint, punched and
pistol-whipped on the job. Some have been made to work by flashlight during
regional electrical blackouts. Some are left alone in stores for hours, working
under a payroll system so tightly controlled that managers say they work
overtime stocking shelves, a cost-cutting measure that has led to multiple
class-action lawsuits against Dollar General.
In all, 27 workers and five customers were injured
during violent robberies at Dollar General stores across the country from
January 2019 to January 2020, according to 318 news reports analyzed
by NBC News. During the incidents, four store associates and two customers
were shot. Three store associates were stabbed.
"Dollar General is a company that has a business model based on essentially
breaking the law and cutting corners when it comes to basic worker safety," said
Debbie Berkowitz, head of the worker safety and health program at the National
Employment Law Project, a worker advocacy group, who has studied workplace
violence at convenience stores.
Dollar General declined to specify its security measures to NBC News. But it
said such measures "take into account not only federal and state laws and
requirements, but also reflect the highest levels of retail industry standards
and law enforcement agency recommendations."
nbcnews.com
Experts: Murder of Family Dollar security guard part of rising trend of
aggression as coronavirus lockdowns are lifted
For minimum wage, retail workers put up with a lot. They work one of the highest
risk jobs for workplace violence, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ranging from verbal abuse
and harassment to physical attacks.
During the coronavirus pandemic, these essential workers are putting their own
health at risk to serve customers, some of whom are returning the favor with
aggression. Experts
told Business Insider that acts of aggression are rising in the retail
sector and may only get worse as more stores reopen under new
health-conscious policies.
At a
Family Dollar store in Flint, Mich., what started as verbal aggression
quickly turned deadly for a security guard who refused to allow a customer into
the store without a state-mandated face mask.
"In 30 plus years of studying retail and crisis
situations, we have never seen a situation of customers being so rude to hourly
employees," Larry Barton, a public safety and crisis management
expert, wrote in an email to Business Insider. "It's demoralizing and, as we saw
with the shooting of the security guard, a sometimes deadly environment.”
Workers at convenience stores, gas stations and businesses that sell alcoholic
beverages are at especially high risk, according to the CDC. Barton told
Business Insider retailers need to train their employees to de-escalate hostile
situations with customers before the trend grows any further.
thehill.com
Oklahoma City, OK: 2 McDonald's employees shot after telling customer dining
room was closed due to COVID-19, police say
Talk About Lending a Hand -
Even The Bad Guys Are Doing It
El Chapo's Daughter Distributing Aid With Dad's Name & Image on Boxes
How terrorist groups and gangs are responding to the
coronavirus crisis
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It’s not just governors and presidents who are leading the fight against
coronavirus — drug dealers, mobsters and terrorists are also battling the bug.
In regions of the globe controlled by shadowy underworld organizations — from
Central American narco-strongholds to remote Middle Eastern areas — deadly
thugs are doing things like enforcing social distancing and making people
wear hand sanitizer.
“A weak pandemic response from a formal government creates an opportunity for
the violent group to earn legitimacy in the eyes of the public,” University of
Maryland political scientist Jori Breslawski
wrote in The Conversation. “Violent groups often take actions to gain
legitimacy in order to gain support from civilians living under their rule as
well as potential supporters abroad.”
They may have another, simpler motive, too — keeping their own families safe
from the deadly contagion, Breslawski said.
MEXICAN DRUG LORDS - Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, 36, and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán,
37 – known as “Los Chapitos, or “Little Chapos” - have heavily armed henchmen
roaming the streets of the state capital of Sinaloa to enforce a curfew, the
paper says.
Their sister,
Alejandrina, and several other cartels have also tried to win over
despairing locals — shown in videos handing out coronavirus relief packages to
the needy in an apparent PR campaign.
More Gangs & Terrorist Groups
The U.S. is Waking Up
Opening & Shutting Their Doors
Hope it isn't a little too early -
Shutting down again won't be pretty!
Welcome Back to the Office. Your Every Move Will Be Watched
Employers plan new tools to measure office
interactions & track workers’ health
Many
Americans heading back to the factory and the office as the coronavirus
pandemic eases will soon begin to notice that their every move is being watched
or recorded.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP said it is preparing to launch this month a phone
app for employers that traces contacts by analyzing workers’ interactions in the
office. More than 50 clients have expressed interest, including some of the
nation’s biggest banks, manufacturers and energy companies.
Many office workers have become used to widespread security cameras and keycards
that register entries and exits. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, buildings
installed enhanced security measures, including logging in visitors and X-raying
briefcases.
The arrival of Covid-19 is
taking surveillance to a higher level, with some employers planning to track
movements and gather personal information like never before in Western
democracies. It marks a new chapter in the debate over privacy, and the
trade-offs people are willing to make for safety.
Some companies now see the
measures as perhaps the only way to reopen offices without risking a new
rise in infections, at least until a vaccine becomes available.
Tracking employees
wsj.com
Employees Are Blowing the Whistle on Safety & PPE
Whistleblower Complaints Over Worker Safety Up 30% Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The number of whistleblower complaints filed with the federal agency OSHA is on
the rise and as businesses try to reopen, the tension between employers and
employees is expected to escalate.
Some workers are essential and more will be returning to their jobs as social
distancing restrictions ease up.
Whistleblower complaints from employees across the country to the federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, are way up this year
compared to last year, 2,293 filed from February through April this year versus
1,767 filed the same time last year, up 30%.
And 932 of those complaints from whistleblowers are directly related to
COVID-19 concerns.
wcvb.com
Public Opposed To COVID-19 Business Immunity, Poll Finds
64% of Americans are against giving reopened businesses blanket civil immunity
for COVID-19 infections suffered by workers and consumers, according to a
bipartisan survey commissioned by a plaintiffs attorney group published
Wednesday.
In addition, 61% of respondents said granting corporate immunity would result in
the spread of COVID-19 and cause more people to get sick, while 60% said if
companies knew they couldn't get sued they would take fewer precautions to
safeguard their employees and customers.
law360.com
COVID-19: Companies With Changed Operations Face New Risk Exposures
A
hotel is asked to lease its premises for the operation of a temporary medical
facility to actively treat COVID-19 patients. A warehouse is asked to lease its
premises to another organization to make temporary use of their facilities for
the purpose of convalescing patients. A paper packaging company is required to
manufacture protective face masks for medical staff. A gin manufacturer agrees
to change distilling operations to produce much-needed hand sanitizer lotion.
The coronavirus outbreak means that many companies have been requested or are
actively seeking to
change the occupancy at premises to meet current market demand or to support
community needs — even large automobile manufacturers are switching
production in order to produce parts for crucial respirators. Although such
changes are necessary and to be highly commended, this can also result in new
risk exposures to a location that may not have been previously considered or
evaluated.
When facilities or operations are changed, especially under temporary or hurried
conditions, the risk of damages from hazards such as fires, inadequate
maintenance of new equipment, or incorrect storage of combustible liquids and
materials can increase. Changes in operations and property use can also
represent a material change in risk and may require a reconsideration of
controls and protection.
propertycasualty360.com
Looks Like a Scene Out of The Walking Dead
Scenes From Galleria Dallas Mall in Dallas, Monday May 4th
(Not) Many Americans are getting their first
taste of what pandemic shopping looks like at their local mall.
Simon
Property Group, the nation’s largest mall operator, reopened several dozen
shopping centers across Texas, Georgia and roughly ten other states between
Friday and Monday.
There, a new reality is on display: Play areas and water fountains are off
limits. Employees wear masks and shopping in groups is banned. Shoppers can
also get their temperature checked for free on the premises.
Among other changes: Every other urinal and sink is taped off, and
there’s ample space between seating in the food court. Simon also has
technologies that will make sure
occupancy
will not exceed one person for every 50 feet (15 meters).
But despite all the safety measures, the question remains: Will anyone
come?
“There are still a lot of people who are scared,” said Jon Reily, global head of
commerce strategy at Isobar Global, a global digital agency. “The tricky part
for malls is finding that sweet spot. Yes, you can come here and yes, you
can be safe.”
So far, the early signs haven’t been encouraging.
apnews.com
Retail foot traffic ticks up 15% as states loosen rules
Foot traffic to U.S. retail locations ticked up last week as more states relaxed
restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus, according to
cellphone tracking information provided by data firm Unacast.
The company estimated
here there were an average of 192 million visits daily to retail locations
for the week through Sunday, May 3, compared with 167 million the week before, a
nearly 15% increase.
The number remains more than 40% below estimates of retail foot traffic from the
year before. But it also appears to show a slow but steady rise in people’s
willingness to venture out as the patchwork of state-level restrictions on
commerce gives way to a patchwork reopening.
reuters.com
With nearly 60 malls reopened, Simon plots more
Kohl’s: About 25% of stores open by next week
Ulta to reopen about 180 stores on May 11; some to offer hair services
California governor says retail stores in the state can begin to reopen Friday
Maryland could start first stage of reopening next week
No states meet criteria to reopen: Johns Hopkins researcher
Coronavirus Fallout Continues - Retail's 2nd
Big Casualty
Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy
Neiman Marcus, saddled with debt and hit by the coronavirus pandemic, filed for
bankruptcy on Thursday with a deal to hand its business over to its creditors.
The luxury department store chain had been struggling with competition from
online rivals and dwindling cash before the outbreak. The health crisis
exacerbated its problems, forcing it to furlough most of its 14,000 workers and
close its 43 Neiman Marcus stores.
It is now the second major retailer to declare bankruptcy during the pandemic,
following
J. Crew’s filing earlier this week. It is likely not the last. J.C.
Penney has also been exploring filing for bankruptcy. Many others are likewise
forced to cope with sales that have been cut off and uncertainty over how people
will shop in the future.
cnbc.com
How J. Crew's bankruptcy sets the stage for a 'shakeout' in retail
Canadian Footwear Retailer ALDO Files for and Obtains Creditor Protection
Brookfield Aims to Spend $5 Billion to Shore Up Troubled Retailers
Firm with heavy mall presence looks to
invest in companies hit by the coronavirus crisis
Mall owner Brookfield Asset Management Inc. plans to devote $5 billion to
shoring up retailers hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a bet on a beaten-down
sector that could also help keep its rent payments rolling in.
The initiative will be aimed at taking noncontrolling stakes in retail
businesses with prepandemic revenue of $250 million or more whose sales have
plummeted as stores have been forced to close and consumers have remained on
lockdown.
The Canadian investment giant plans to finance the program using money from its
balance sheet and existing funds and investment strategies. It may also raise
additional institutional capital for the program.
wsj.com
Gap Sued Over Unpaid Rent at Midtown Manhattan Store
In another sign of the stress faced by retailers whose stores are shuttered by
the coronavirus outbreak, Gap Inc. is being sued for not paying rent for a store
near New York City’s Times Square. The landlord of the Gap store at 1212 Avenue
of the Americas says the apparel giant failed to pay rent for April and May,
along with water charges and snow removal, leaving the company with an unpaid
bill of $530,334.
bloomberg.com
Ross Stores Sued After Allegedly Skipping Out on $5.5 Million in Rent Payments
In a filing in Florida district court yesterday, Palm Springs Mile Associates
Ltd. claimed that the off-price retailer owes $5.5 million in unpaid rent on
three of its Florida stores. According to the complaint, Ross Stores skipped out
on rent payments due May 1 and “has further advised that its non-payment of rent
will continue, as a result of the circumstances related to COVID-19.”
footwearnews.com
Retailers Canceling Apparel Orders Amid Coronavirus Torments Clothes Makers
The current plummet in apparel demand, caused by the coronavirus pandemic, is
ricocheting across the supply chain. Apparel factories often pay for labor and
material costs out of pocket or with debt. "Big companies don't pay upfront.
Disputes like these have exploded across the garment industry as payments are
delayed and
orders are canceled by retailers dealing with closed stores and plunging
sales.
Factory owners in Bangladesh said they accepted the shift because they
worried that if they didn't go along, a competitor from India or Latin America
would. They also are reluctant to speak up or take legal action because
they don't want to alienate buyers. But business relationships, made over
many years, are fraying.
wsj.com
Rite Aid Significantly Expands COVID-19 Testing, Adding 46 sites on May 11
'New Normal': CVS CEO says the pandemic will change customers’ shopping,
health-care habits
Kohl’s CEO: Our real estate is an asset emerging from the coronavirus pandemic
Costco reports first monthly sales decline since 2009
NRF chief economist: Recovery likely to come in 'fits and starts'
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Intellicheck Offers Free Fraud Protection to Financial Institutions and
Retailers as Online Fraud Soars During Nationwide Stay-At-Home
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Intellicheck, Inc. (Nasdaq:
IDN) is offering its leading
fraud fighting technology solution Retail ID Web to
banks, credit card issuers, payment providers and retailers at no cost for 90
days in response to the explosion in online fraud during the nationwide COVID-19
stay-at-home and limited reopening environment. Multiple financial institutions
and retailers are using this tool to stop fraudulent account takeovers, new
account openings and purchases in this increasingly person-not-present
environment.
Intellicheck CEO Bryan Lewis said fraud is attacking the economic backbone of
communities nationwide. "Criminals don't stop committing identity theft for a
pandemic. With stores closed, they have just accelerated online fraud. Given
social distancing and curbside pickup, we are seeing an increase in the use of
stolen credit card numbers for buy online, pickup in store transactions. The CDC
distancing guidelines also mean less bank visits and more calls to the bank call
center - leading to more account takeover and account opening losses."
Lewis said the company is committed to making a difference.
"Our technology, which requires no integration, just a log in to a website, puts
a stop to it for the businesses who use Retail ID Web and their customers. We
are honored to do our part by providing our powerful online fraud fighting
weapon at no cost to protect the economic vitality of our communities."
With more than 99% accuracy, Retail ID Web quickly and seamlessly responds to
business and consumer financial services and purchase requests, whether through
call centers or online access. Retail ID Web deters losses associated with
fraudulent account take-overs, new account applications and purchases. Information on terms of usage and how to obtain Retail ID Web at no cost can be
obtained through Intellicheck's website on the
contact page.
Read the full press release here.
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Half of Companies Have Suffered a Cybersecurity Issue Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Double Whammy: Companies worried about being
hacked, also cutting security budget
Social distancing and working from home may be helping to stem the tide of the
COVID-19 pandemic but they aren't doing much good for enterprise cybersecurity.
According to the results of a new
study, nearly half (46%) of global businesses have encountered at least
one cybersecurity scare since shifting to a remote working model. And 49% of
the survey respondents anticipate suffering a data breach or security incident
in the next month as a result of moving employees to work-from-home.
The study, conducted by Barracuda, found that the increase in perceived risk
has not been accompanied by an increase in security spending. Some 40% of
companies surveyed said that their response to COVID-19 has included cutting
their cybersecurity budget and 50% said that they would consider cutting staff
if cybersecurity could be maintained.
darkreading.com
COVID-19 Expected to Decrease Biometric Device Revenue by $2 Billion
According to global tech market advisory firm ABI Research, the COVID-19
pandemic is expected to cause a significant pushback on biometric device
shipments, creating a major revenue drop of $2 billion over the course of
2020. At the same time, the pandemic has given rise to new identification and
surveillance needs, spurring further investments in biometric AI algorithm
design, which will give a boost to the face recognition technologies market
going forward.
Face and iris recognition have been brought into the spotlight as key
technologies allowing authentication, identification and surveillance
operations for users and citizens wearing protective headgear, face masks or,
those with partially covered faces. These elements that were the bane of face
recognition algorithms in the past have now been integrated into algorithm
developers’ value proposition followed by a further investment boost targeted at
surveillance, video analytics and smart city applications. Temperature and fever
detection technologies making use of infrared technologies have also been
retrofitted in access and border control while biometric telemedicine
applications are providing healthcare support to consumers and patients
remotely.
These findings are from ABI Research’s “Assessing
the Impact of COVID-19 on the Biometrics Market” application analysis
report. This report is part of the company’s digital security research service,
which includes research, data and ABI Insights.
securitymagazine.com
California Consumer Privacy Act 2.0?
Advocates Push Ahead With New Version Of Calif. Privacy Law
Californians for Consumer Privacy, the advocacy group founded by real estate
developer Alastair Mactaggart, said late Monday that it had submitted more than
900,000 signatures to county election officials in support of the California
Privacy Rights Act, which according to its backers would strengthen the
California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, which took effect in January.
The new ballot initiative, sometimes referred to as "CCPA 2.0," has until June
25 to get at least 623,212 signatures from California residents verified by the
state in order to be placed on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, state
guidelines say.
The new measure would make several changes to the CCPA, including by creating
the California Privacy Protection Agency, which would replace the state attorney
general's office in enforcing the law. The new initiative would also triple the
CCPA's fines for collecting and selling children's private data without consent
and provide new rules for how companies can use consumers' precise geolocation
data, its sponsors say.
law360.com
Security Chiefs Band Together on Cyber Angel Investments
A syndicate of 46 current or former security
heads makes its public debut
Silicon Valley CISO Investments, or SVCI, says it provides just that for
new and early-stage cybersecurity startups. The syndicate made its first public
investment on Tuesday, participating in a $20 million Series A round for Orca
Security, a one-year-old startup that focuses on cloud security. Orca is SVCI’s
third investment, including prior funding for privacy specialist TonicAI Inc.
and an unnamed security company, a spokesperson for SVCI said.
SCVI has 46 members, all of them former or current security chiefs who have held
roles at companies ranging from tech giant Alphabet Inc., drugmaker Gilead
Sciences Inc., hedge fund Bridgewater Associates to the British retailer Marks
and Spencer Group PLC. Most of the members now work in San Francisco’s Bay Area.
wsj.com
South Korea and Hong Kong successfully relaxed pandemic restrictions without
having another rise in cases by data sharing, using targeted testing and contact
tracing
Zoom acquires security startup Keybase to offer end-to-end encryption
Facebook will allow most employees to work from home through end of 2020
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Cannabis Drive-Thrus, Pick-Ups, and Deliveries: Temporary or Here to Stay?
Has the pandemic permanently changed how people get their cannabis?
COVID-19 has initiated many new changes to society. Similar to how dining in
restaurants has been replaced with drive-thru or pick-up food deliveries,
cannabis businesses have evolved to dispense cannabis without requiring in-store
purchases. In most states, cannabis can now be “temporarily” ordered online for
pick-up or through the drive-thru, just like ordering a cheeseburger from a fast
food restaurant. But are these changes truly temporary or could they be here to
stay?
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Colorado
Cannabis dispensaries in
Colorado are considered “critical” retail businesses and were granted legal
permission to stay open with minor restrictions. The most obvious restriction is
that dispensaries can only offer medical cannabis or curbside delivery via phone
or online purchases for recreational cannabis.
Nevada
Nevada also has their own classification and restrictions for cannabis
businesses. While dispensaries were considered essential, they enforced
“stricter” regulations and prohibited access into these facilities by
purchasers. As a result, the only way for dispensaries to continue operation was
via delivery service. This minimizes person-to-person contact and meets the
mandated requirement of direct delivery to purchasers only.
Massachusetts
In
Massachusetts, dispensaries have been offering a “temporary” curbside pickup
program since March 27th. This program was launched by the Cannabis Control
Commission as a way to help keep their 67,700 medical marijuana patients safe
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more here
How COVID-19 Is Changing Cannabis
While
challenges persist, the last six weeks have represented a major leap forward for
the sector that will help position it for long-term success in several ways.
An Essential Business
The cannabis industry immediately notched a significant victory when states
announcing shutdowns almost unanimously declared medical cannabis businesses
“essential” during the pandemic, allowing them to stay open.
And by declaring cannabis “essential” in certain states, regardless of whether
for medical or adult-use sales, state and local authorities made an important
statement on a number of levels. First, this designation helped blunt
negative bias that has been associated with cannabis, including the legal
variety, for a long time.
Second, it conceded that these products are necessities for the people who
use them, especially for medicine, which is squarely at odds with the
stigmas of criminality and vice that have plagued the industry.
New Regulatory Maturity
- The Cash Problem - Looking Ahead:
forbes.com
Cannabis Sales Through COVID-19: Rising or Falling?
According to Marijuana
Business Daily, the cultivation and extraction side of the cannabis
industry has not seen a significant disruption in the supply chain despite
initial fears. Many of these companies have continued production as normal,
although they have begun staggering shifts and limiting the number of employees
on the clock at one time.
Overall, the cannabis industry will likely continue to see changes in sales and
production as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect businesses and the
economy. With most states still enforcing lock downs, the future is unknown for
the cannabis industry — but for now, sales appear to still be on the rise in
the U.S.
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Europol's Global Operations Arrests 101 Suspects
Dismantling International Network of Stolen Art & Antiquities Traffickers
More
than 19,000 archaeological artefacts and other artworks have been
recovered as part of a global operation spanning 103 countries and
focusing on the dismantlement of international networks of art and
antiquities traffickers.
101 suspects have been arrested, and 300 investigations opened as part of
this coordinated crackdown. The criminal networks handled archaeological goods
and artwork looted from war-stricken countries, as well as works stolen from
museums and archaeological sites.
Law enforcement officers paid particular attention to the monitoring of
online market places and sales sites, as the Internet is an important part of
the illicit trade of cultural goods.
“Organised crime has many faces. The trafficking of cultural goods is one
of them: it is not a glamorous business run by flamboyant gentlemen
forgers, but by international criminal networks. You cannot look at it
separately from combating trafficking in drugs and weapons: we know that the
same groups are engaged, because it generates big money. Given that this
is a global phenomenon affecting every country on the planet – either as a
source, transit or destination.
“The number of arrests and objects show the scale and global reach of the
illicit trade in cultural artefacts, where every country with a rich
heritage is a potential target.”
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Returns Come Back To Haunt eCommerce Amid Pandemic
According to March 2020 data from Narvar and Forrester, 42 percent of retailers
have already paused their pickup in-store and return in-store services. Some
40 percent of respondents said they have relaxed their return policies,
while fewer (27 percent) said it’s something they’re considering. For online
shopping the return policies range from Amazon (90 days) to Target (varied and
depends on product). One thing is for sure: retailers should expect returns to
increase dramatically as retail brick-and-mortar reopens.
The pandemic has added revenue and expense stress to the issues around returns.
Larisa Summers, SVP of marketing and eCommerce at eCommerce shipping solution
Optoro says that due to more relaxed returns policies (free shipping, no
restocking fees, longer windows), store closures and supply chain disruptions,
retailers are finding themselves with higher volumes of returns and excess
inventory. In addition, many are strapped for cash: as revenues plummet,
retailers are unable to cover their remaining costs.
On the flip side of the negative consequences, when returns are done properly,
it can become a loyalty building experience.
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How will COVID-19 impact Loss Prevention & Organized Retail Crime at your stores
as the nation prepares to reopen?
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New York City, NY: Crooks steals $30K worth of cash, liquor and electronics in
Manhattan Restaurant Burglaries
NYPD is looking for a crook who stole thousands in cash, alcohol and electronics
from restaurants across Manhattan. Authorities say that between April 21 and
May 4, an unknown man broke into 18 restaurants and bars by cutting through
vinyl door entrances or damaging glass front doors. Once inside, the suspect
would take property from the location. Police say that the suspect, who wore a
surgical mask and carried a large duffel bag, stole approximately $30,000 in
cash, liquor and electronics.
On May 6, police released video of the suspect taken from Marlo Bistro
Restaurant, located at 1018 Amsterdam Avenue. At 10 p.m. on April 21, the
suspect broke into the location and stole $500 and two iPads. Police also
released a photo of the suspect taken from Nisi Restaurant, located at 250 West
47th Street. At 3:55 a.m. on April 25, the suspect gained entry to the
restaurant and took six tablets and three bottles of liquor before fleeing in an
unknown direction.
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West Des Moines, IA: Suspect in $12 Kay Jeweler theft, a burglary, and a grab &
run released because of COVID-19, arrested again
A
man charged with stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry, cars and credit cards
was arrested again after being released in March because of concerns related to
the COVID-19 pandemic. Mason Galvan, 21, allegedly stole a 14-carat bracelet,
and three 14k gold chains from Kay Jewelers at Valley West Mall on Feb. 9,. The
stolen property had a value of $11,298.98. On March 4, Galvan allegedly ran off
with a rope chain worth $1,600 at a piercing business while trying the chain on.
At 3:30 a.m. on March 6, Galvan allegedly broke a window with a brick at
Morrissey Fine Jewelry and stole multiple high-end Obaku brand watches. Two days
later Galvan allegedly tried to rob the store again around 11 p.m., but the
owner was in the store and scared him off.
On March 7, Galvan allegedly stole a 2005 Buick from a parking lot in Des
Moines. He was arrested around midnight on March 9 after allegedly parking the
Buick in an alley behind his home. Galvan also allegedly posted photos of
himself on social media wearing the chains and watches stolen from Kay Jewelers
and Morrissey Fine Jewelry.
On March 26, Polk County Attorney John Sarcone asked a judge for Galvan to be
released because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Galvan was released from jail March
27. On April 14, Galvan allegedly broke into a car and stole a cell phone worth
$999.99 and a gift card and allegedly made $337.41 worth of purchases with the
gift card, according to court records. Galvan also is accused of stealing credit
cards from the car and purchasing $2,562.55 worth of goods from Walmart and
Target and using the cards to withdraw cash from an ATM. On Tuesday afternoon,
Galvan was arrested again, according to booking records.
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Shootings & Deaths
Houston, TX: C-Store clerk shoots suspect to death during attempted robbery
A
gas station clerk opened fire on a group of suspects, killing one of them in
northeast Houston, police say. It happened around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on Maxey
near Wallisville. Investigators say one of four suspects forced open the
convenience store's locked doors while the others ran inside. Two of the men
wore hoodies, and at least one suspect was covering his face. The clerk told
police he was in his plexiglass cage behind the register, but it was open at the
time. Feeling threatened by the intruders, he said he opened fire four times.
One suspect immediately ran out of the store. Another could be seen on security
camera video stumbling as he made his way out of the store. Police say one of
the suspects died at the scene while the other three ran off.
abc13.com
Port Arthur, TX: Robbery suspect shot & killed on Pleasure Island was in stolen
Opelousas, LA Police car
A robbery suspect shot and killed during an attempted robbery on Pleasure Island
was in a stolen, unmarked police car taken during an undercover investigation in
Opelousas, Louisiana. PAPD identifies the suspect killed as Leon Jones III, 25.
Port Arthur Police say Jones was shot and killed minutes after he left a grocery
store on Pleasure Island where he tried to commit a robbery. He was shot by a
man from Beaumont who was crabbing with his wife. Police say he demanded money
and other property from them and fired at them from his rifle. Police responded
to a reported robbery at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Island Grocery on Pleasure
Island.
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Philadelphia, PA: Man dies after shooting in Acme Grocery store parking lot in
Northern Liberties
A man has died after a shooting in a grocery store parking lot in the Northern
Liberties section of Philadelphia. It happened around 4:30 p.m. on N. 2nd Street
and Girard Avenue on Wednesday. Police confirm a 24-year-old man was shot in the
head on the second level of the garage outside of Acme. The victim was
transported to an area hospital where he later died. It's unclear what sparked
the gunfire. No arrests have been made.
6abc.com
San Antonio, TX: Woman killed, another stabbed at shopping center
Wednesday afternoon, San Antonio Police chief William McManus said officers were
called to a barber shop shortly after noon for a reporting of a cutting. When
they arrived, they found a woman in her 20s dead from a gunshot wound at Diesel
barber shop at Bandera Oaks Shopping Center, and another woman in her 20s
stabbed outside the Pei Wei in the same center. McManus said there was some sort
of disturbance leading the suspect — a man in his mid-30s — to shoot the woman
in the store. The chief said it was not a robbery and the barber shop was open
with an appointment at the time. The man then stabbed the other woman multiple
times. Her condition is not currently known. The police chief said the suspect
is not currently in custody, but he said he expects an arrest will be made soon.
ktsa.com
Philadelphia, PA: Clerk shot in head after argument inside West Kensington C-
store
A
store clerk is in "extremely critical condition" after a man shot him in the
head at point-blank range following an argument, according to Philadelphia
police. Investigators said the man shot the victim, 54, just before 10 p.m.
Wednesday at the Vargas Mini Market, which is located at East Cambria and Kip
streets in the city's West Kensington section. Witnesses told police it stemmed
from an earlier argument that occurred 15 minutes prior to the shooting. Police
said the shooter came back to kill.
6abc.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Fargo, ND: Machete wielding shoplifter arrested after street fight tobacco store
A
man was arrested after a fight outside the Smoke 4 Less store on 45th Street
South in Fargo. Police responded to multiple calls of the disturbance in the
middle of the street around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Police say the suspect attempted a
theft from the store and when confronted by an employee, pulled out a large
machete and fought with the worker. The struggle continued outside into the
middle of the street. He punched an officer in the face who was attempting to
detain him. At that point, two citizens stepped in, grabbed the attacker, and
held him until officers took control and arrested him.
kfgo.com
Eau Claire, WI: 50 year old woman refuses to wear mask, punches Menards security
employee; arrested for battery and disorderly conduct
Middleburg, PA: Man charged with Armed Robbery of Dollar General this past
November
Livingston County, MI: Man Charged In Target Store Break-In
Cargo Theft
Santiago, Chile: Chilean Police arrest 9 over record US $15M heist
Chilean police have nabbed nine suspects involved in one of the country's
biggest heists, the theft of US$15 million in cash from Santiago airport in
March, the interior minister announced Tuesday. Gonzalo Blumel praised the
police for "serious and professional work that allowed these people to be
brought to justice in less than two months." Eight suspects were rounded up on
Tuesday after one was arrested a few days ago, police said. Police also managed
to recover around US$122,000 of the stolen money.
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C-Store Tulsa, OK –
Robbery
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C-Store - Houston, TX
– Robbery
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C-Store – Sioux Falls,
SD – Armed Robbery
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CVS – Chicopee, MA –
Robbery
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Gas Station –
Savannah, GA – Robbery
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Gas Station –
Savannah, GA – Robbery
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Grocery – Port Author,
TX – Armed Robbery/ suspect killed
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Liquor – Evesham, NJ –
Robbery
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Liquor – Atascadero,
CA – Armed Robbery
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Outlet Mall – Park
City, UT - Burglary
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Pawn Shop – Conyers,
GA – Robbery
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Restaurant – NYC, NY –
Burglary
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Restaurant – Roswell,
GA – Armed Robbery (McDonald’s)
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Restaurant – NYC, NY –
Burglary
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Target – Fenton, MI –
Burglary
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Target – Hartland
Township, MI - Burglary
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Tobacco – Fargo, ND –
Armed Robbery
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Verizon – Visalia, CA
– Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Bay City,
MI – Armed Robbery
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just got to stop, listen and take a breath and maybe talk to a friend about it
all. If it's a good friend, they'll bring you back into focus and make sure you
don't react too aggressively and make the mistakes even worst. There aren't many
friends like that nor ones that you can absolutely trust. But if you've got a
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