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

Retail TouchPoints

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). Retailers and their loss prevention teams can’t tackle the problem alone. In 2022, shrink caused retailers $112.1

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How retailers can combat shrink and create an enjoyable shopping experience

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The result is costing retailers billions in stock loss each year. The FoxTag is a revolutionary loss prevention system that empowers retailers to take back control. In May 2021 FoxTag announced its latest strategic partnership with Vitag in Australia.

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

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Common examples of ORC include when merchandise is stolen and returned for profit or sold through online auctions or in-person sales. For example, one delivery address can be the source of 20 online returns across 20 different names, email addresses and credit cards. increase in ORC incidents between 2021 and 2022.

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Holiday Store Experience Survey: Consumers Prioritize Safety Over Immersive Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How would you describe consumers’ comfort level returning to stores, and how will this change or evolve leading into the peak of the holiday season? RTP: What tech do you believe will become key as retailers strive to keep pace with demand spikes during the holiday season?

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Is the Retail Crime Wave a Tsunami or a Ripple?

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billion in 2021 retail shrink could be attributed to ORC. That kind of makes sense as well: employees know how a retailer’s loss prevention systems work, so the unscrupulous among them would have a better understanding of how to game the system for their own benefit.) Additionally, definitions remain vague.

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Retail Returns Increased to $761 Billion in 2021

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Retailers expect more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year to be returned by consumers, according to a report released today by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. retail sales, which soared to $4.583 trillion in 2021. “As The 2021 total rate of returns (16.6 to return fraud. billion (10.6

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

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W ITH THE WORLD adjusting to Covid a few years later as less of a threat and more a part of everyday life, retailers sought to return to business as usual. 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.