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Cashless future in Canada? Not so fast
Backlash could be similar to frustration over self-checkout
Chances are, you don’t have cash on you right now. According to Payments Canada, there are steep declines in the frequency of cash use: 42% of Canadian consumers use cash less than four times a month, compared to 20% in 2018. While digital payments will no doubt continue to grow, not everyone is ready to make the leap into a cashless future.

While it’s tough to say if a similar backlash would happen in Canada, there aren’t a lot of retailers here rushing to adopt cashless, says Michael LeBlanc, senior retail advisor at Retail Council of Canada. “These aren’t the days when you can turn customers away. I’m not sure why you would eliminate the potential of having customers in such a competitive marketplace.”

He adds that the cashless discussion is similar to that of self-checkout and automated checkout. “If you talk to three customers, you will hear three different things—some don’t find it convenient, some find it very convenient, some find it convenient occasionally. That’s not dissimilar with cash.”

Andreas Park, associate professor of finance at the University of Toronto, points to the ongoing backlash against self-checkouts, with shoppers complaining they have to do the work for the retailer. Justin Ferrabee, chief operating officer at Payments Canada, notes that taking away a payment method for a back-office savings has a high cost on topline sales because people make choices based on the convenience of paying. canadiangrocer.com

Security is biggest IT priority for Canadian businesses, but limited budgets posing a challenge
47% of respondents indicated their security budget for the year has increased, while 34% indicated it remained flat. Additionally, 67% said they have a plan in place to respond to a security breach, while 16% noted they did not. 17% of respondents were not sure if their organization had a plan in place.

Security was the top-ranked IT priority for the year (23%), and cloud computing (18%) also remains an important consideration, along with storage consolidation and optimization (14%). While security budgets increased for many respondents, a limited budget was cited as the main IT challenge for organizations (38%). Limited resources/staff was cited by 23%, followed by limited time at 16%. Security and managing risk (13%) and lack of training/technical expertise (10%) were other challenges. canadiansecuritymag.com

Beware of Craigslist gift card scam: More than $600 stolen by clever criminal
Victim Wants Home Depot to 'Tighten Up' Self-Checkout & Gift Card Transactions
A woman from Metro Vancouver has a word of advice for anyone trying to sell a gift card on Craigslist: beware of anyone asking for photos of key information from the card, which could help them to use the card without your knowledge. It began months ago when Sharon's grown daughter had initially tried to sell a $632 gift card for Home Depot on Craigslist. A person, posing as a buyer, was able to ask for just enough information like a partial photo of the card and its barcode — and then steal the entire amount.

Sharon has questions for Home Depot, like how the thief was able to use a photo of part of the barcode without a PIN, to clear the gift card of its value. The thief was able to use just enough information at a Surrey store self-checkout, and Sharon believes that's also a part of the problem. "I think they need to tighten up how they allow people go through self-checks and particularly a gift card." ctvnews.ca

It’s Dominating in Canada Too!
Amazon Dominates Minds of Canadians Purchasing Online: Expert
The research, Rethink eCommerce by Reprise Digital, a digital marketing agency, found that in the last year 63 per cent of those surveyed used Amazon to discover a new product, 88 per cent were aware of Amazon’s Prime program, and 42 per cent of Canadian households hold a Prime membership.

“We do know that Amazon dominates the minds of Canadians when they purchase online. It also is front and centre as we work with our clients across the eCommerce space. From a purchase perspective in the study, 75 per cent of respondents shopped on Amazon in the past six months and the next closest retailers in the Canadian market are Walmart at 31 per cent and Costco 29 per cent. There’s a significant difference between number one and the rest.” retail-insider.com

Edmonton vape shop owners push back against police anti-vaping measures
Police announced late June that they would visit vape retailers this summer to ensure compliance with the provincial Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act — specifically sections prohibiting sales to minors, advertising tobacco products and selling flavoured products. But vape store owners argue this police enforcement isn’t just misguided, it’s also baseless.

The EPS say they will issue hefty non-compliance fines to businesses — after an initial warning, a first offence could come with a fine of up to $10,000, and any subsequent offences could end in a ticket of up to $100,000. But if police walked into Kreger’s store tomorrow and issued him a fine, he says he wouldn’t pay it. Kreger says an ideal conclusion to this conflict would be for the EPS to wait until the province passes a revised Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act before carrying out any enforcement. He also wants business owners like himself to have a seat at the table in any policy discussions. edmontonjournal.com

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Layton, UT: Recent Ross Stores thefts possibly tied to Multimillion Dollar Criminal Enterprise
The recent arrests of three people in Layton for allegedly shoplifting at a Ross store may be tied to a much bigger racket, according to court documents. In March, Helix Rodrigeuz-Cepero, 30, Yunier Nodarse-Hernandez, 37, and Idalmys Rodriguez-Hernandez, 49, all of Florida, were arrested and later charged in Davis County's 2nd District Court with theft by receiving stolen property, a first-degree felony.

But the investigation into the trio continued after their arrests, according to a newly unsealed search warrant affidavit filed in June in 2nd District Court. When Cepero was arrested, Layton police found more than $7,000 worth of stolen merchandise in his car from the Ross store he allegedly just robbed, the warrant states, including 27 pairs of shoes. Investigators also found multiple receipts from Federal Express in the car "showing large amounts of packages being shipped to Florida," according to the warrant.

The jail report states that "hundreds of pounds of parcels (were) shipped from Colorado and Utah over the past several weeks. There were also receipts and documents showing that this group traveled from Florida stopping at cities along the way." Charging documents updated that figure to show more than 1,100 pounds of merchandise worth more than $30,000 were shipped to Florida by the group.

Police believe Cepero and his crew were stealing from stores across the nation, including Ross stores in Salt Lake County and Farmington, the warrant states, by removing security tags from merchandise and walking out with it. deseretnews.com

Houston, TX: Stolen Truck used to Crash Through Front of Apple Store; 2nd time in a year
Thieves used a stolen truck as a battering ram to crash through the glass entrance of an Apple store in Texas. It was around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday when the thieves crashed into the Apple store in Houston’s Highland Village Shopping Center. A Harris County deputy working security was inside the store the pickup plowed over the concrete barriers outside and smashed through one of two glass entrances. According to police, the deputy confronted five people who jumped out of the truck, but the group still managed to steal several items before driving away. The truck was later found abandoned not far from the store. The deputy wasn’t injured. cbslocal.com

Denver, CO: Team of 9 indicted for allegedly stealing from 77 victims, 52 companies in the Denver area
A group of nine Broomfield residents faces a total of 126 felony counts for stealing money, cars and identities from at least 77 people and 52 companies. The group stole mail and used the information enclosed to open credit cards in other peoples’ names, according to an indictment released Tuesday by the Denver District Attorney’s Office. They also stole at least a dozen vehicles — a total value of $294,000 — and spent tens of thousands of dollars on clothing, gift cards, prescription drugs and electronics, according to the prosecutor’s office. They then used the money to buy heroin and methamphetamine, according to the indictment. denverpost.com

Marietta, GA: 9 accused in alleged $30K credit card refund scheme at Cobb farmers market
Nine people, including two women who were employed as cashiers, have been charged with stealing roughly $30,000 from the Austell International Farmers Market over a six-month period. According to arrest warrants obtained July 3 by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, 19-year-old Israa Mohamedeh Ayyad “conspired” with eight other people to apply $23,244.36 in refunds to 16 different credit cards from November 2018 to April of this year. Ayyad, of Marietta, allegedly used her cashier login information at the farmers market to make 146 fraudulent refunds, the arrest warrant states. ajc.com

Sugar Land, TX: Police seeking suspects in $20,000 Sam’s Club thefts
Authorities are asking for help identifying two suspects they say used fraudulent credit cards to purchase thousands of dollars’ worth of products in Fort Bend County. Sugar Land police say mail stolen from at least four residential mailboxes in Sugar Land from February through April was used to order the cards, which have been used to purchase more than $20,000 worth of products from Sam’s Club stores in the region. fortbendstar.com

Chicago, IL: Bed, Bath and Beyond employee tied to $12,000 Vacuum cleaner theft
A Bed, Bath and Beyond loss prevention agent called police at 5:32 p.m. on July 5. Officers arrived at 215 Harlem Ave., and the employee told police he believed a theft was in progress. The man said he had witnessed another employee, Kenneth Reynolds, 32, of Chicago, walk out of the store with three vacuums.

On June 20, the employee said security cameras had captured Reynolds walk out of the store with two vacuums without paying. Bed, Bath and Beyond was missing $12,000 worth of vacuums. Eventually he was transported to the Forest Park Police Department, where he told officers he attempted to steal the vacuums by concealing them in the parking lot. forestparkreview.com

Ocala, FL: $500 of Red Bull stolen; four very hyper Dollar General thieves sought
At 10:40 a.m. Monday, an officer was called to the Dollar General store on W. Silver Springs Blvd. in reference to the theft. The officer was told that four people — two male and two female thieves, believed to be juveniles — entered the building, removed 172 cans of the beverage and escaped. palmbeachpost.com

Millburn, NJ: Neiman Marcus at Short Hills reports the theft of 4 handbags valued at $6,700

Paducah, KY: Two men wanted in theft of over $2,000 in gift cards, other items from Walmart

Vacaville, CA: 3 People Suspected Of Trying To Steal $1,000 Worth Of Alcohol From Target

Commack, NY: Suffolk Police seek to identify a perfume thief at Ulta Beauty; merchandise valued at over $900
 

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