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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

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Dick’s Sporting Goods also attributed part of the brand’s 23% profit drop in the second fiscal quarter of 2023 to theft ( CNBC ). According to the National Retail Security Survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF), vanishing inventory contributed to $112 billion in losses last year alone — up significantly from $93.9

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

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But backrooms filled up, investment money dried up, inflation cut into consumable income, workers sought to organize and loss prevention became a top-of-mind concern. The initial plan is to drop these package-carrying drones into the backyards of residents in Lockeford, Calif. Happy New Year. INFLATION ON. YOUR MIND.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 301 Annual Predictions 2023, Year-End Recap, NRF Big Show

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Look at November and December together and kind of understand what happened in holiday and then it also obviously lets us Wicked January through December and start talking about, 20:22 as a whole year which lets me retire all my 2021 talking points so so that was exciting. Scot: [23:36] Recap of what what did we learn.