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Smash-and-Grab Is Only One Part of a Retailer’s Loss Prevention Story

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Yet despite the growing frequency of ORC, retailers would be remiss to focus their loss prevention efforts solely on these brazen, smash-and-grab scenarios. In fact, according to the 2023 National Retail Security Survey conducted by NRF, Appriss Retail and the Loss Prevention Research Council, 68.8% Similarly, 57.8%

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Federal Policies, AI and Supporting Law Enforcement: Retailers Fight Back Against ORC

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billion in losses, up from $93.9 billion in 2021, according to a retail security report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC). Notably, theft (both internal and external) accounted for nearly two-thirds of the total shrink found in the report.

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Exclusive: How Daniel’s Jewelers is Using Vision AI to Better Serve its Customers

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One prime example: the retailer’s partnership with RetailNext to use in-store traffic analytics for shaping everything from staffing strategies to improving store performance and even loss prevention. I learned to collect accounts from this grumpy old dude, who is now the grumpy old dude running our collections.

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Cybersecurity Best Practice: Check Your Physical Security Devices

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The Akamai 2023 State of the Internet report revealed that retail continues to be the most targeted industry for cyberattacks, accounting for over 14 billion observed incursions. Risks from cyber threats including fraud, account takeovers, malware, ransomware, compromised business emails and data breaches all begin with an initial breach.

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Organized Retail Crime is on the Rise, but AI Can Stop This Troublesome Trend

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Typically, ORC is reliant on a single entity, like an address, credit card or store account that connects a complex crime ring across retail stores. Raz is responsible for end-to-end management of all operational aspects of the data and analytical products for Appriss Retail across hundreds of global retailers.

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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

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That’s why it’s important to understand the most common forms of theft and the measures you can take to prevent loss without deterring valued customers. External Theft According to the NRF, shoplifting and other forms of external theft, including burglary, accounted for 37% of reported shrink in 2022.

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Turn Your Store Associates into Superheroes with These Four POS Capabilities

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Prepping click-and-collect orders, picking and packing ship-from-store orders, managing store-to-store transfers, etc. — Follow evolving protocols as they relate to loss prevention. Your POS system needs to account for that. the fulfillment scenarios really are endless. And don’t forget that they need to sell stuff!