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Dyan Clancy promoted to Vice President of Sales for FaceFirst
Dyan has been working on the solution provider side of the industry for more than three decades. She has been with FaceFirst for more than a year. Before her promotion to Vice President of Sales, she served as Executive Sales Director for the company. Earlier in her career, she served as Sr. Strategic Account Executive for Johnson Controls (over two years), National Strategic Account Manager for Tyco Retail Solutions (more than 15 years) and National Account Manager for Sensormatic (13 years). Congratulations, Dyan!


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ASDA Embarks on Digital Transformation Journey for Smarter LP

Sensormatic's Shrink Management as a Service (SMaaS) provides UK retail chain with device management and predictive analytics to manage shrink. Read More Here


 



COVID Update

US: Over 3.6M Cases - 140K Dead - 1.6M Recovered
Worldwide: Over 13.8M Cases - 589K Dead - 8.2M Recovered


Fallen Officers From the COVID-19 Pandemic: 55 | NYPD Deaths: 45
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 154
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*Red indicates change in total deaths

COVID-19: The Brutal Retail Industry Accelerator
with Tony D'Onofrio, Global Retail Influencer

The threats of multiple other waves of COVID-19 are still present, but key lessons have already emerged to guide countries during the reopening phase. A brutally transformed retail future is ahead. Contrary to popular beliefs, all retail sales are NOT moving online. For USA, various forecasts have ecommerce reaching 20% to 21% of industry sales in 2020. Watch video here

Half Of All States Have A Mask Mandate
But Surging Florida And Arizona Still Don’t

Half of U.S. states now have a statewide mask mandate in place, as evidence continues to grow that mask-wearing in public is essential to containing the spread of coronavirus, but some of the nation’s hardest-hit states are continuing to give residents the option to not wear face coverings around others, which is a clear threat to public health.

On Wednesday, Alabama became the 25th U.S. state to put a statewide mask-wearing mandate in place. Alabama’s Republican governor changed course after a record coronavirus surge in Alabama; like Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas, she had refused to issue a mandate in the past, even though both had pleaded with residents on several occasions, asking them to wear masks.

But Florida, which is now dealing with the largest confirmed coronavirus outbreak of any state during the pandemic, does not have a mask mandate in place, and neither does hard-hit Arizona. forbes.com

The state most resistant to wearing masks for coronavirus protection?
Arizona, study says

Arizona is the most resistant state in the country when it comes to wearing masks, according to a recent study examining anti-mask activity online. After Arizona, the states with the most anti-mask online activity are Nevada, Florida, Idaho and Maine.

The analysis conducted by Survival At Home, a survival and preparedness website, with direct access to what Twitter calls "tweet geospatial metadata," or the location information that's built into tweets and the profiles that post them.

Compiling over 150,000 geotagged Twitter posts that referenced popular hashtags like "#nomask," "#burnyourmask," "iwillnotcomply" and others, Survival At Home was able to produce a map of the hotspots for anti-mask sentiment.

"As you can see, there are pockets of anti-mask activity all across the US, however the upper northeast (outside of Maine) is the most pro-mask region," said Ryan Taylor, a publicist for the marketing and brand firm Fresh Marketing.

Taylor added that the analysis tracked only anti-mask tweets and that "tweets in favor of wearing masks (pro-mask activity) far outweighs the anti-mask sentiment in each state." usatoday.com

Georgia governor bans cities from ordering people to wear face masks
Georgia's Gov. Brian Kemp is explicitly banning Georgia's cities and counties from ordering people to wear masks in public places. He voided orders on Wednesday that at least 15 local governments across the state had adopted even though Kemp had earlier said cities and counties had no power to order masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican governor has instead been trying to encourage voluntary mask wearing, including telling fans that reduced infections from mask-wearing would make college football season possible. cbsnews.com

Virginia becomes first state to adopt COVID-19 worker safety rules
The state’s safety and health codes board voted 9-2 to adopt what is called an “emergency temporary standard,” which will require businesses to implement safety measures to protect people from being infected with the coronavirus at work. Companies could face financial penalties of up to $130,000 if they are found to have violated the policies.

The policies prohibit workers suspected of having the coronavirus from showing up to work, require companies to notify workers of possible exposure to infected co-workers within 24 hours, and include mandates about physical distancing, protective gear, sanitation, disinfecting and hand-washing. washingtonpost.com

Fast-food workers strike, alleging inadequate coronavirus protection in the workplace
Fast-food staffers across Illinois and California filed complaints with city officials, walked from their jobs and staged strikes against quick service giants McDonald's and Burger King on Wednesday, demanding better treatment and proper workplace protections from the raging pandemic.

The protests came just days after a Santa Monica Burger King worker died after displaying symptoms of coronavirus, which her managers allegedly brushed off, advocacy groups said. abcnews.com

Disney Parks Are Practically Empty and That Seems to Be the Idea
Walt Disney Co.’s just-opened theme parks in Florida are so deserted that visitors are waiting five minutes or less to get on many rides -- an eerie experience for people accustomed to long lines.

No doubt, many would-be visitors are wary of going to Disney’s parks during a pandemic. But the thin crowds may largely be the result of limits imposed by a new reservation system, part of the company’s cautious approach to reopening attractions. Reservations were quickly snapped up for last weekend, but the park still looked empty to many attendees.

Disney is reopening its parks in stages. Two of the Florida sites, Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, welcomed back visitors on Saturday. Two more, Epcot and Hollywood Studios, join them on Wednesday. Disneyland in California, which this week clamped down again on restaurants and other establishments, remains dark. bloomberg.com

Military Medical Teams Are Deploying Again to Battle COVID-19
Military medical and support teams have begun deploying to sunbelt states hit hard by the resurgence of COVID-19, in an effort to relieve overburdened local hospital personnel as they did in New York and New Jersey in the early stages of the pandemic.

At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the states, about 580 medical and support personnel from the Army and Navy are deploying to Texas, while another 160 from the Air Force are being sent to California, said U.S. Army North, which is overseeing the operation. inmilitary.com

Kroger joins the growing list of retailers now requiring customers to wear masks nationwide

Florida Retail Federation Official Says Florida Is ‘Pretty Well Equipped to Handle Crises’

Utah ships more than 140,000 masks to grocery stores, other retail establishments

More than 130 employees at Tesla facility in Fremont, CA test positive for coronavirus

Video: Spirit Airlines employees attacked in Florida airport by 3 passengers upset with flight delay

Woman who refused to wear mask wants half of $100K donated to Starbucks barista

2021 Rose Parade canceled for first time in 75 years over coronavirus fears

 



The Connection Between
Rising Gun Sales, Violence, Protests & The Pandemic


Study finds 8% increase in gun violence following spike
in gun-buying amid social upheaval

A new study from the Brookings Institution concludes: “In a society fraught with racial tension, it is not clear that dismantling the police and seeing more private citizens purchase guns will lead to a safer world.”

That question is directly addressed in a second study from from the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center. After finding a massive increase in gun-buying during the first half of the year, they then focused on the question of whether, at the state level, those purchases are linked to an increase in gun violence.

To do that, they turned to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive, an organization that maintains a real-time database of shootings by scouring news reports, police reports and public records. The analysis attempts to correct for a number of other factors that would plausibly affect rates of gun violence, such as covid-19 cases and deaths, the presence of stay-at-home orders, social distancing adherence, demographic factors and even temperature and precipitation.

In the end, they estimated,
firearm violence nationally jumped nearly 8 percent from March through May because of excess gun-buying; that’s “776 additional injuries associated with purchasing spikes.” That may be an undercount: The Brookings study indicated gun sales jumped even higher in June, with potentially even greater effects on rates of gun violence.

The authors caution that a study of this nature cannot prove causality. “The risks of increased firearm availability are likely compounded by the myriad effects of the coronavirus pandemic, including widespread increases in anxiety, fear, grief, economic strain, disruptions to daily routines, and racial and economic inequities,” the authors write. washingtonpost.com

Protests And Pandemic Spark Record Gun Sales
Fears over the pandemic and protests are driving millions of Americans to buy guns at a record pace. And nearly half of them appear to be first-time gun owners.

David Chipman is a former special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who is now with Giffords, a gun violence prevention group.
The U.S. hit a monthly record for gun sales in March after the virus outbreak, he says. Chipman says that lasted all the way through June.

"You can see again on May 25th, when George Floyd was murdered and then the lawful protests and the looting and rioting that followed as well, again saw an enormous spike in gun sales," he says.

The government doesn't track firearms sales, but it does track background checks that are required to buy guns from licensed dealers. For handguns in June, those were nearly three times higher than a year earlier. npr.org

Workplace Disruption
Pandemic and BLM Protests Negatively Impacting Corporate Workplace Culture Health, According to Newly Released Data

Corporate workplace culture has been impacted by recent world events, including the coronavirus pandemic and the #BlackLivesMatter protests, in several significant ways, according to new data released today by HR compliance training and data analytics company Emtrain. In a comparison of responses collected from more than 100,000 employees at 145 companies prior to March 15th (and presented in the Emtrain Workplace Culture Report 2020) to over 20,000 responses collected from after March, 15, Emtrain found:

● A 15% drop in the likelihood that employees would say "no" to an inappropriate request from a manager.
● A 7% increase in people having to minimize their heritage or personal identity to fit in at work
● A 9% decrease in employees who say their workplace culture is "healthy" in the area of harassment
● 7% fewer employees reporting "strong and respectful relationships" between age groups
● A 10% decline in people who say behavior in their workplace is governed by "well-understood norms"


On a positive note, since we've all moved to remote work and Zoom meetings, 8% more people say that their coworkers can accurately pick up the mood in the room.

"These changes may not sound dramatic, but believe me they are," said Emtrain founder and CEO Janine Yancey. "To have employee attitudes shift this much on such key culture issues in just a few months means there are some major disruptions happening in the workplace and corporate leaders should see this as a wakeup call, particularly the decrease in people believing there are strong, well-understood norms of behavior in their workplace. This is one of the number-one indicators of overall workplace health and to see that drop is a red flag." prnewswire.com

'Disrupt and Destroy MS-13'
DOJ announces first-ever terrorism charges in nationwide gang crackdown

The leader of MS-13 has been charged with terrorism amid a nationwide crackdown on the group, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. The indictment, unsealed in Virginia against Melgar Diaz, marked the first time the Justice Department has brought terrorism charges against a member of MS-13.

Attorney General William Barr described Diaz as "the person who would green-light assassinations" for the gang in the United States.

The announcement came a day after grand juries in New York City and Nevada handed up
new charges against nearly two dozen MS-13 members, ranging from drug dealing and kidnapping to murder and racketeering. foxnews.com justice.gov

In Wake Of Continued Gun Violence, Prominent Members Of Black Community Call On NYPD To Bring Back Anti-Crime Unit

Man’s corpse found wrapped in plastic bag on roof of NYC McDonald’s

Video shows protesters get shipment of bats before Brooklyn Bridge brawl

NYPD releases pics, video of suspect in Brooklyn Bridge police attack

Portland demonstrators move in to create their own 'autonomous zone' as protests continue

DHS accuses Portland officials of enabling ‘mob,’ posts timeline of damage by ‘violent anarchists’
 



Retail Sales Nearly Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
U.S. Retail Rose 7.5% in June as Stores Reopened

U.S. retail sales increased 7.5% in June as stores and restaurants reopened and consumers bought big-ticket items and resumed clothing purchases, but a recent rise in virus cases could again dampen spending.

The Commerce Department on Thursday said the June increase in retail sales - a measure of purchases at stores, at restaurants and online - totaled $524.3 billion, up from $487.7 billion in May and
nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. The total was driven by a pickup in sales at motor vehicle dealers, furniture, clothing and electronic stores.

Spending on gasoline increased 15.3% from the prior month as commuters got back on the roads. Sales at bars and restaurants jumped 20% from May, while online spending decreased 2.4% last month and sales at grocery stores dropped 1.6%.

Higher retail sales comes on the heels of lockdowns to contain the pandemic during the spring that triggered an economic shock and record declines in retail sales and other business activity. Government stimulus, such as enhanced unemployment insurance for laid-off workers, and virus-induced shifts in spending patterns have helped propel the rebound.

Marshal Cohen, chief industry adviser at the NPD Group, Inc., a market research firm, said
lower spending on experiences such as concerts and summer camp due to the pandemic has put more money in consumers’ pockets to spend on tangible items, such as televisions and gym equipment, helping drive retail-sales gains. wsj.com

June retail sales increase but recovery uncertain amid coronavirus resurgence
Retail sales rose in June, seeing both a monthly increase and their first year-over-year gain since the beginning of the year as more retailers and other businesses closed by the coronavirus pandemic reopened, but continued COVID-19 outbreaks remain a threat, the National Retail Federation said today.

“The retail sales numbers from last month were very encouraging and reflect continued progress in the right direction,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “It’s clear that congressional relief packages have found their way into consumers’ pockets and are being spent by people who are happy to be back out in communities that are slowly reopening. However, recent spikes in infection rates across the country have us focused on keeping associates and their customers safe, which is the only way we can keep the economy open as we move forward.”

NRF this week called on all retailers to adopt a nationwide policy requiring customers to wear face coverings or masks during the pandemic. nrf.com

JC Penney to close another 152 stores, cuts 1,000 corporate jobs
J.C. Penney said Wednesday that it has
cut 1,000 corporate jobs, most of them at its Plano, Texas headquarters, to match its smaller store count. As part of its bankruptcy reorganization, Penney is closing 152 of its 846 stores.

Some of the jobs eliminated were field management positions and ones in international offices. Most of the workers who were fired are eligible for severance and will receive health care benefits through Sept. 30, outplacement support, compensation for unused paid time off and extended associate discounts. dallasnews.com

Why JCPenney isn't going out of business -- yet
JCPenney has survived world wars, the Great Depression, the Great Recession and the rise of both big box and online rivals. But surviving the Covid-19 pandemic is very much in doubt. Still, JCPenney probably isn't going belly up just yet. Ironically, the fact that these are the worst business conditions the company has ever faced could save it in the near term. This CNN video tells the story of the rise and fall of the 118-year old department store chain. cnn.com

Pandemic leads to national coin shortage;
Federal Reserve task force created to help

At fast-food restaurants, supermarkets, banks and other businesses across the country where cash normally changes hands, customers are being warned that coins are in short supply.

The apparent absence of enough coins in the nation's marketplace has so alarmed the federal government that last month the Federal Reserve established a
U.S. Coin Task Force to "mitigate the effects of low coin inventories caused by the COVID-19 pandemic."

The 22 members of the task force were announced Friday, representing government agencies, banks and businesses, and they will meet this month with the goal of sharing recommendations in early August to identify "actionable steps that supply chain participants can take to address the current coin circulation issue." nbcnews.com

Walmart asks customers to use debit, credit cards amid coronavirus coin shortage

Kroger cashiers to stop giving customers coin change

Convenience Stores Ask for Exact Change as Coin Shortage Continues

Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting
Mail deliveries could be delayed by a day or more under cost-cutting efforts being imposed by the new postmaster general. The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and says employees must adopt a “different mindset” to ensure the Postal Service’s survival during the coronavirus pandemic.

Late trips will no longer be authorized. If postal distribution centers are running late, “they will keep the mail for the next day,″ Postal Service leaders say in a document obtained by The Associated Press. “One aspect of these changes that may be difficult for employees is that — temporarily — we may see mail left behind or mail on the workroom floor or docks,″ another document says. apnews.com

NRF: 2020's Top 100 Retailers
If there ever were a time to view retailing through a Darwinian filter, that time is now. A retailer surviving 2020 is, by definition, among the fittest.

The National Retail Federation’s annual report on the nation’s Top 100 Retailers is based on sales for the most recently completed fiscal year. But for some companies, what transpired in 2019 might not hold much significance for 2020 and beyond. For others, the pandemic has accelerated their path. nrf.com



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US workers file 1.3 million jobless claims last week as coronavirus total tops 51 million

Amazon to open its first Missouri retail store in St. Louis Galleria mall

Walmart, CVS, Walgreens Earn High Marks for Disability Efforts

 



Senior LP & AP Jobs Market


Director of Corporate Security job posted for PharmaCann in Chicago, IL
The Director of Corporate Security will be responsible for the development and implementation of corporate-wide security SOPs and programs. The Director of Corporate Security manages every detail of our company's security plan, including managing all security technology, overseeing all transportation security, managing access to facilities, and training company personnel in risk management.

Based in Chicago, PharmaCann operates thirteen dispensaries and four production facilities across multiple states including New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania. linkedin.com

Senior LP Job Postings Removed from Website:
Dir. Food Safety & Quality Assurance - Brinker International - Coppell, TX
Dir. of Loss Prevention - Mapco - Franklin, TN
Dir. Emergency Response - Verizon - Irving, TX
Senior Manager, Asset Protection - Home Depot - Atlanta, GA
Manager, Asset Protection Solutions Supply Chain - Walgreens - Windsor, MI
 




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COVID-19 Safety Essentials Solutions Guide
Now Available from siffron®

siffron®, a leader in retail merchandising, is introducing a new COVID-19 Safety Essentials Solutions Guide to help retailers find the products they need to meet the safety and social distancing requirements of today.

To help retailers deal with new emerging trends in day-to-day shopping as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers need to respond with products that protect both store associates and consumers. The COVID-19 Safety Essentials Solutions Guide compiles all of our products relevant to addressing these needs into four sub-categories:

● Cleaning and Janitorial
● Signage and Messaging
● Safety and Protection
● Health and Wellness

Please take a moment to browse through our new COVID-19 Safety Essentials Solutions Guide here. At siffron, we are always finding new ways to help retailers serve customers. Be safe!

About siffron
For over 60 years, siffron has been a leader in the retail display and loss prevention industry, providing solutions designed to increase sales, improve category management, limit shrink and reduce labor at the point of sale. These products include custom product displays; merchandising and loss prevention systems; label, sign and literature holders; product merchandisers and display components; as well as fresh area merchandising products, supplies and backroom organization solutions. siffron offers start-to-finish solution delivery, including consultation, design, prototyping, production, fulfillment and purchase consolidation.


 

 

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Massive Twitter Hack Was an Inside Job,
‘Coordinated Social Engineering Attack’ on Employees


Hackers Paid Twitter Employee to Help Them Hijack Accounts

Major public figures and company accounts hacked in cryptocurrency scam

After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground. A Twitter insider was responsible for a wave of high profile account takeovers on Wednesday, according to leaked screenshots obtained by Motherboard and two sources who took over accounts.

On Wednesday, a spike of high profile accounts including those of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Uber, and Apple tweeted cryptocurrency scams in an apparent hack.

"We used a rep that literally done all the work for us," one of the sources told Motherboard. The second source added they paid the Twitter insider. Motherboard granted the sources anonymity to speak candidly about a security incident. A Twitter spokesperson told Motherboard that the company is still investigating whether the employee hijacked the accounts themselves or gave hackers access to the tool.

The accounts were taken over using an internal tool at Twitter, according to the sources, as well as screenshots of the tool obtained by Motherboard. One of the screenshots shows the panel and the account of Binance; Binance is one of the accounts that hackers took over today. According to screenshots seen by Motherboard, at least some of the accounts appear to have been compromised by changing the email address associated with them using the tool. vice.com bbc.com

The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis

Bitcoin scammers won’t be the last people to take over verified accounts,
and we should be very, very worried about who else will


Whatever Twitter eventually comes to say about the events of July 15th, 2020, when it suffered the most catastrophic security breach in company history, it must be said that the events were set in motion years ago.

Beginning in the spring of 2018, scammers began to impersonate noted cryptocurrency enthusiast Elon Musk. They would use his profile photo, select a user name similar to his, and tweet out an offer that was effective despite being too good to be true: send him a little cryptocurrency, and he’ll send you a lot back. Sometimes the scammer would reply to a connected, verified account — Musk-owned SpaceX, for example — giving it additional legitimacy. Scammers would also amplify the fake tweet via bot networks, for the same purpose.

The events of 2018 showed us three things. One, at least some people fell for the scam, every single time — certainly enough to incentivize further attempts. Two, Twitter was slow to respond to the threat, which persisted well beyond the company’s initial comments that it was taking the issue seriously. And three, the demand from scammers coupled with Twitter’s initial measures to fight back set up a cat-and-mouse game that incentivized bad actors to take more drastic measures to wreak havoc.

Within the first hours of Wednesday's attack, people were duped into sending more than $118,000 to the hackers. It also seems possible that a great number of sensitive direct messages could have been accessed by the attackers.

Of even greater concern, though, is the speed and scale at which the attack unfolded — and the national security concerns it raises, which are profound. theverge.com

US, UK, Canada accuse Russia of hacking coronavirus vaccine trials
Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of the Russian intelligence service, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in coronavirus vaccine development.

The persistent and ongoing attacks are seen by intelligence officials as an effort to steal intellectual property, rather than to disrupt research. It was unclear whether any information actually was stolen but Britain's National Cybersecurity Centre says individuals' confidential information is not believed to have been compromised. abc7ny.com

Google Cloud unveils new features to enhance security, compliance for sensitive data
Google Cloud is introducing two new capabilities aimed at organizations struggling to ensure the security and regulatory compliance of data stored in the cloud. Announced on Tuesday, the two features are Confidential VMs and Assured Workloads for Government, both of which aim to simplify and strengthen the security management of cloud-based data, especially for industries that have to grapple with tight compliance regulations. techrepublic.com


 
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Could Cannabis Be A Cure For Coronavirus?
Cannabis is known to have healing effects for many sicknesses and illnesses, such as cancer, arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, PTSD, etc. Could corona virus count as one of them? In Canada, in particular, researchers are keen on finding the answers to the question if cannabis can be used to treat coronavirus because if it can than this means the mortality rates can be significantly lowered.

Cytokine Reduction
One of the findings was that cannabis has the potential to reduce severe inflammation in the lungs due to its ability to energize the body’s immune cells, as stated by Dr. Mohan Cooray, CEO and president of Cannalogue. When this happens, CBD (canabidiol), the anti-inflammatory components of cannabis decreases the production of cytokine, the responsible chemical that causes the inflammation of the tissues in the lungs.

High CBD Potentials
Apparently, their study reveals that high CBD levels are 70% capable of “blocking the proteins” that allow the coronavirus to access the body when passing through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE 2) receptor.

Immune System Boost - More Needed Research sapphirerisk.com

SAFE Banking Act Included in COVID-19 Legislation Would Provide Major Breakthrough for Cannabis Industry
Back in May, the House of Representatives included the SAFE Banking Act in its most recent coronavirus relief package, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. The SAFE Banking Act, which passed the House last year with strong bipartisan support, would allow banks and credit unions to serve cannabis industry businesses without fear of retribution from the federal government.

Next week, the Senate will return from its Fourth of July recess. It is widely expected that the Senate will put forward its own coronavirus relief package and then negotiate a final agreement with the House. In theory, this will all occur before Congress leaves town for the August district work period. cannabisindustryjournal.com

Infographic: COVID-19’s Impact on Cannabis Executive Decision-Making
High Yield Insights and CBE Press collaborated on a unique whitepaper of executive decision-making prior to and during the COVID-19 outbreak. The infographic below summarizes key data drawn from the 700+ decision-makers, including the C-suite, from licensees and ancillary service providers who responded to two proprietary online survey earlier this year. cannabisbusinessexecutive.com

Colorado cannabis sales hit new all-time high in May at more than $192 million


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Fake Cosmetics a Growing Problem for Online Shoppers
Snapdragon identifies copycats and counterfeits in cosmetics sold online
It has become clear that the online sale of fake cosmetics is an ever-growing issue as more and more of us shop online. All in all, fakes in the cosmetics industry are an issue discoursed by many; forming unlikely unions between beauty bloggers and hardened police investigators, Instagram influencers and corporate brand protection teams.

Make your brand secure by protecting your intellectual property

Registering your trademarks, preferably wordmarks (as opposed to just a logo), is one of the cheapest ways to protect against fakers being able to copy your brand unimpeded. The few hundred dollars/pounds/euros can save you much, much more in the future. Whilst a trademark does nothing to physically stop someone copying your product, it allows you to enforce against them if and when they do.

Do you understand your copyright?

Copyright is, worldwide, an unregistered intellectual property right to your original content. It gives you (or the owner of the material) automatic sole right to your images, words, videos etc.

You can, and should, leverage it when fakers use your images or property to profit for themselves. This is an extremely common issue. Counterfeiters will often try to use your professional imagery to make their product appear real and/or high quality. cosmeticsbusiness.com

How AI Can Help Eliminate Counterfeit Products From The Market
Companies like Seattle-based DataWeave and Pune-based Neurotags have come up with unique solutions that make it easier to authenticate products to ensure only original items reach the market.

DataWeave, for instance, uses deep learning (DL) to detect and eliminate fake products from e-commerce websites. Launched in April 2018, its AI-powered counterfeit products detection solution is trained on millions of catalogue images of products using NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and Caffe deep learning frameworks.

This system reportedly has an accuracy of over 95% in detecting counterfeit products. Little wonder then that DataWeave was one of the ‘Best 50 Innovative Applications of AI’ by Nasscom for this solution months after it was launched.

And while DataWeave’s solution has been serving its clients well over the last two years, NeuroTags has taken a different approach that allows brands to track their product as they travel through the supply chain, until it reaches the consumer. analyticsindiamag.com

Amazon plans new fulfillment center in Texas


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Sarasota County, FL: Miami Duo charged with $9,000 Grand Theft from The Home Depot
On Tuesday around 5:30 p.m., Tactical Unit Deputies were alerted by loss prevention personnel to Otniel Rodriguez, filling a cart with nearly $4,000 in merchandise at the Cattlemen Home Depot location. Personnel also noticed Giraldo Trujillo, acting as a lookout near the entrance. When both suspects realized they were being monitored, they abandoned the merchandise inside the store and left the area in a black SUV. Tactical Unit deputies soon located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop in Venice. When deputies made contact with the duo, they observed similar merchandise inside the car that was later confirmed stolen from two other Home Depot stores in the area. The stolen items valued at $8,866 were recovered and returned to Home Depot representatives.  sarasotasheriff.org

Madison, WI: Gunman flees Dick’s Sporting Goods at West Towne Mall with hundreds of dollars' worth of shoes
Madison police are seeking a man with a gun who robbed a store at West Towne Mall then fled the scene with the merchandise Wednesday afternoon. The man pointed a pistol at a cashier's face at Dick's Sporting Goods at around 1:49 p.m. Wednesday, Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain said. The man then fled the store with hundreds of dollar' worth of shoes. Later on Wednesday afternoon, a 29-year-old man who is suspected of being the robber was taken into custody by Janesville police.  madison.com

San Anselmo, CA: Central Marin Police arrest suspect in CVS shoplifting
A suspect has been arrested on allegations she stole $320 worth of products from a CVS pharmacy and assaulted store employees in San Anselmo. Amy Brown, 36, was booked into Marin County Jail on Wednesday on suspicion of robbery and burglary. Central Marin police responded at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday to the incident at CVS. Brown is accused of spending an hour in the store placing items into a large duffle bag before attempting to leave without paying, Police said. marinij.com

St Paul, MN: Update: Police release surveillance Video of Lululemon being ransacked during Civil Unrest
Someone used a baseball bat to shatter the front door of Lululemon on Grand Avenue and Victoria Street at 11:45 p.m. on May 28. “Soon after, dozens of people stepped, stumbled, crashed and crawled their way through the door and over shards of glass,” St. Paul police said in a statement on Wednesday. “Then they ransacked the store for whatever they could carry.” At least 30 people were involved and a significant amount of merchandise was stolen, worth tens of thousands of dollars, according to Steve Linders, a St. Paul police spokesman. In the Lululemon case, prosecutors have charged a 24-year-old St. Paul woman with felony burglary.  twincities.com

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Shootings & Deaths


Deadly Mask Fight
Minden, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Providence Police shoot man dead hours after mask dispute at Valu-Mart leads to alleged assault
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after officers fatally shot a 73-year-old man in Haliburton County on Wednesday morning. The man had refused to wear a mask and allegedly assaulted a grocery store employee before driving away, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police were called to a Valu-Mart in Minden, Ont., just after 8 a.m., OPP Sgt. Jason Folz said.

Officers tried to stop the suspect's car, but they refrained "in the interest of public safety" before doing a follow-up investigation, Folz said. OPP’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said the man drove away, and an officer saw the car and started following it for a short while. Based on the licence plate, officers made their way to a home on Indian Point Road, the SIU said. Outside the home there was an "interaction," and two police officers fired their guns, the SIU said. The man was shot and taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:47 a.m., the SIU said. Folz said the victim was from the Eagle Lake area. He could not confirm if the man also had a weapon. cbc.ca

Westland, MI: Update: Detroit Man Arrested for Shooting Incident at Westland Mall, Others Wanted
A suspect has been arrested for a shooting incident at Westland Mall on July 9th. Authorities ask for your assistant to identify others who are believed to have been involved in this senseless act of violence. The Westland Police Department made an arrest in the Westland Mall shooting incident that occurred on July 9th, 2020. Gregory Travis Jones, a 24 year old resident of Detroit, was arrested on July 13th. Gregory Jones was arraigned on July 15th in the 18th District Court by the Honorable Judge McConnell on a total of 15 felony charges. The Westland Police are still attempting to identify others who were pictured in surveillance video that witnessed this incident.  miheadlines.com

Roxbury, MA: C-Store Employee in critical condition; shot in the head during Armed Robbery
Tanjim Siam, 21, moved to Boston just four months ago after arriving in the United States from Bangladesh in hopes of getting an education. But he was shot when confronted by an armed robber while working behind the counter at the convenience store around 9:30 p.m. The owner said, Siam did everything the armed robber asked — handed over cigarettes and cash — but the thief still took him to the back of the store, demanded he lay down and shot him. whdh.com

San Marcos, TX: Police, Texas Rangers investigating overnight officer involved shooting outside 7-Eleven
The San Marcos Police Department assisted the Texas Rangers investigating an officer involved shooting late Wednesday night. It happened at a 7-Eleven convenience store on the northbound I-35 Frontage Road at Wonder World Drive at around 9:30 p.m. San Marcos Police were not involved in the actual incident, but they are helping the Texas Rangers with the investigation. No officers were hurt. cbsaustin.com

New Haven, CT: PD Chief discuss growing violent crime after two men were killed in four separate shootings Tuesday
 



Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Westbury, NY: Man, Woman at large after Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island Best Buy
A man and woman are on the loose after stealing electronics from a Long Island Best Buy location and brandishing a knife at a security guard, police said. It is alleged that the pair took a laptop and camera from Best Buy. When they were approached by a security officer, the male suspect swung a black knife in his direction before the two suspects fled in a an SUV. The stolen electronics had an estimated value of more than $1,700. No injuries were reported during the larceny. dailyvoice.com

Coral Springs, FL: Coral Springs Police Charged Pair For Stealing $200,000 from nine ID Theft Victims

Salt Lake City, UT: Romanian man admits to skimming Utah ATMs for more than $200K

Jacksonville, IL: Police investigating 2nd Grab and Run theft this week

 



Counterfeit

Boca Raton, FL: Woman accused of selling counterfeit high-end items at Town Center mall
Police arrested 33-year-old Rose Yavru on a charge of selling or offering for sale counterfeit merchandise. The investigation began last September when police received a tip about a store selling tons of fake Louis Vuitton items and other goods. According to the report, Yavru worked at the store called Hamsa Shoes, which had operated at a different location in the mall under the name Hamsa Boutique.

Investigators learned the store once received a cease-and-desist letter in 2019 from a firm representing Louis Vuitton and Chanel to stop selling items that infringed on their trademarks and copyrights. After using a search warrant, police seized more than 1,800 counterfeit items from the store, which included Fendi, Gucci, Chanel, Burberry, Kate Spade, Kors, Nike, and Tommy Hilfiger, to name a few. Police estimated the value of the counterfeit items to be worth more than $20,000. cbs12.com

Los Angeles, CA: California man sentenced in $6M modern art fraud scheme
Philip Righter, 43, of West Hollywood was sentenced to 5 years in prison in a federal court in Miami after pleading guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and tax fraud, the U.S. attorney's office said. Authorities say, Righter tried to sell $6 million worth of phony paintings he claimed were created by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and other modern masters.  msn.com


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Best Buy - Nassau County, NY – Armed Robbery
Book Store – Tucson, AZ – Burglary
C-Store – Lancaster, CA – Armed Robbery
C-Store – Jacksonville, IL – Robbery
C-Store – Roxbury, MA – Armed Robbery/ clerk severely wounded
CVS - San Anselmo, CA – Robbery/ Assault on employee
Computer – Radnor Township, PA – Robbery
Restaurant - Mecca, CA – Burglary/ Arson (Denny’s)
Restaurant – La Verne, CA – Burglary
Restaurant – Huntsville, AL – Burglary
Restaurant – Deerfield Beach, FL – Burglary
Sporting Goods – Madison, WI – Armed Robbery
Truck Stop – San Antonio, TX – Robbery
Walmart - Johnson City, TN - Burglary/ Theft
 

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• 8 robberies
• 6 burglaries
• 1 shooting
• 0 killed



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