Content about Crime

October 11, 2011

Cargo theft, display swiping behind increase in retail crime

The problem with shoplifting these days isn’t Little Johnny pocketing a pack of bubblegum, Joe LaRocca, senior asset protection adviser for the National Retail Federation, recently told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” during a broadcast interview.

October 7, 2011

When organized retail crime rises, store-level awareness needs to, too

Mom isn't the only one making a shopping list these days. And any of those extreme couponers armed with a pair of scissors, a load of circulars and coupon clippings, and a shopping list of their own, well, they're not the problem, either. The problem is the leaders of organized retail crime units who are making those shopping lists, walking into a store, hitting a display case and walking right back out — all before the manager has a chance to say, "Um, excuse me sir? Can I help you?"

October 6, 2011

Survey: Organized retail crime, individual shoplifting both on the rise

More than half of retail respondents to a survey conducted by the Retail Industry Leaders Association recently reported an increase in the frequency with which organized rings committed shoplifting, and 41% saw an increase in shoplifting by individuals acting alone.

May 31, 2010

Federal delay of identity theft rules wins praise from independent Rx lobby

The independent pharmacy lobby is hailing a decision by the Federal Trade Commission to freeze...