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America's LP Teams
Every year at the D&D Daily's Live in New York event, we pick three of
our Group LP Selfie submissions to win a pizza party with their teams. Here are
this year's pizza party winners! Congratulations!
Also, at
the D&D Daily's Live in New York event, we draw the name of
one lucky person to
win a free trip to NRF Protect. Congratulations Cory Williams, our 2017 NRF
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Exclusively on the D&D Daily: 2016 Robbery, Jobs and
eCommerce Reports
We've done the research, gathered the statistics, and now it's your turn to see
what the numbers are! Today, exclusively in the Daily, you'll see the full year
review of how many robberies the Daily reported and what the trend looks like
compared to last year. You'll also get a look at the number of loss prevention
and security jobs that the Daily has reported on this past year, and the biggest
eCommerce stories that hit the web! Read these reports in our News,
eCommerce and Internet Jobs columns!
2016 Robbery Report: Robberies & Burglaries Up 28% Over 2015 Dec.
2015 vs Dec. 2016:
Incidents Up 125%
The D&D Daily reported a total of 1,822 robberies and
burglaries across the United States in the fourth quarter of 2016, bringing
the total number of publicly reported incidents in 2016 to 5,974. This,
compared to last year's 4,666 total, is a 28% increase.
Each
quarter of 2016, as the graph to the right indicates, saw a steady but
noticeable rise in the number of reported robberies and burglaries. From
Q1 (1,151 incidents) to Q4 (1,822 incidents) of 2016, there was a 58% increase.
Analyzing the fourth quarter of 2015 vs. the fourth quarter of 2016
shows an even bigger increase of 67%.
Finally, if we
compare only December of each year, publicly reported robberies spiked by an
astronomical 125%, suggesting that these incidents increased more substantially
at the end of 2016. In Dec. of 2015 there were just 313 reported
robberies and burglaries, compared to 704 in the same month of 2016.
After analyzing these cases and breaking
them down into three categories, we can also observe where the hot spots are in terms
of which cities, states and retailers see the most incidents.
2016 Robberies and Burglaries by City
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In 2016, the cities with the greatest number of
publicly reported incidents were
Houston, TX (73), Memphis, TN (66), and Dayton, OH (65).
See the extended list of the top 15 cities in the graph to the left.
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On a statewide level,
the highest number of reported robberies and burglaries in
2016 occurred in
Texas (485), California (419) and Florida (353) -
some of the most populous states in the
country and three states that have consistently seen the highest number of
incidents in each quarter of the year. The graph to the right depicts the top 15 states with the highest
number of robberies and burglaries in 2016. |
2016 Robberies and Burglaries by State
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2016 Robberies and Burglaries by Retailer
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Of the cases reported by the Daily last year,
Dollar General (382), 7-Eleven (351),
and CVS
(244) were the retailers with the most reported occurrences.
The graph to the left shows the
top 15 retailers with the most robberies and burglaries in 2016. |
While we found that the number of these crimes continued to
steadily rise in each quarter
in 2016, the geographic and retail locations are often very similar. Throughout
the year, the top three states and retailers saw few changes. So while these cases continued to increase throughout the year
and 2016 saw a noticeable spike in robberies and burglaries, the states and retailers
were relatively
constant.
It remains to be seen whether 2017 will continue last
year's trend, but if it does, we're likely to see another year with large
numbers of robberies and burglaries.
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The D&D Daily's 2017 Senior Asset Protection Honoree Mark
Stinde, VP of AP for 7-Eleven
Each
year at our Live in NYC Digital LP Conference, we take the time to recognize
a senior Loss Prevention leader who we feel embodies what all good leaders
have in common and what all good leaders should strive to accomplish and
practice. Some say good leaders aren't born - that they're made and
developed and while a lot of that is true there are common traits that
aren't learned in books or taught at Universities.
We're talking
about the traits of fairness, of being grounded in doing what's right,
always taking care of their people and understanding that failure isn't a
fault it's a stepping stone to growth.
This year's honoree, Mark
Stinde, embodies those principals.
Mark has the courage to take
risks and try new things - cross over in different retail channels - and
recognized that he in fact needed to do more for his own career - at a time
when most would blow it off - he went back to college and earned his Master
degree all the while running a national program and raising a new family.
Congratulations Mark, from all of us at the D&D Daily!
Stay tuned for pictures and a recap from last night's event, coming soon!
New York Police
Commissioner James O'Neill Joins the LP Community at Annual D&D Daily Dinner
Reception
Following
the successful "Live in NYC 2017" digital conference on Monday, where
solution providers and LP leaders participated in value-packed sessions,
NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill joined the LP community for a dinner
reception and to deliver remarks on current issues concerning the retail
community.
O'Neill was appointed the 43rd police commissioner of the
City of New York by Mayor Bill de Blasio in September 2016. He had served
previously as chief of department, the NYPD's highest uniformed rank. Widely
experienced in both the patrol and the investigative sides of the
department, Commissioner O'Neill is a hands-on police practitioner and a
dedicated police reformer.
Having the opportunity to hear from the
nation's top cop was a valuable experience for everyone in attendance on
Monday, and the D&D Daily thanks him for taking the time to join us.
The Amazon Effect: Store
Closures Everywhere
Brick-and-mortar retailers are increasingly losing foot traffic and sales to
online retailers as consumers increasingly shift to online shopping, either by
desktop or mobile device.

Sears, Macy's, Kohl's, and J.C. Penney have lost billions of dollars in market
value over the past 10 years, mainly because they failed to adapt to a
fast-changing retail environment where consumers can easily compare prices and
buy things online (see Figure 1).
Retailers like Macy's and Sears stuck with dated and uninspiring store concepts
carrying the same merchandise and brands. Less foot traffic and heavy
discounting caused sales and profits to plummet. And as a consequence of
constant discount-sales events, they lost their pricing power.
Big box retailers forgot about the importance of in-store customer experiences
in an omni-channel world. In other words, brick and mortars got too comfortable
with what they already had and it bit them. Over the same 10-year period,
Amazon's market value has grown by 1,934%.
The so-called "Amazon effect" is driving the way retailers think about their
customers, physical stores, and supply chains. Retailers are now rushing to
refine their store concepts and online sales strategies to stay relevant and
competitive.
Big box and department store sales have decreased at a 4.7% compounded annual
rate, from 2006 to 2015, according to data from Mazzone & Associates (see Figure
2). I expect the Amazon effect will result in more closures and consolidation in
2017 and 2018 in the broader retail industry.
seekingalpha.com
Expert: Macy's may
eventually close 'hundreds' of stores
Macy's Inc. fired the person in charge of in-store growth initiatives last week,
prompting one retail expert to predict "hundreds" more store closures could be
in the company's future.
"We're in the second inning," said Howard Davidowitz, a New York-based retail
consultant. "The fastest growing area of their business is online. What do you
do with all these stores?"
Macy's Chief Financial Officer Karen Hoguet wouldn't rule out additional store
closures in a November conference call with analysts.
"We think closing 100 stores roughly will get us to the optimal fleet size," she
said. "Things happen all the time in terms of real estate, malls and locations
that I can't predict. So, are we 100 percent sure that it's just 100 stores? No,
of course not."
wcpo.com
Wal-Mart to add about 10,000
retail jobs in the US
Wal-Mart plans to add about 10,000 retail jobs in the U.S. as it opens new
stores and expands existing locations. The world's biggest retailer said Tuesday
that there will also be about 24,000 construction jobs generated by its
expansion plans. There will be 59 new, expanded and relocated Walmart and Sam's
Clubs locations, according to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The company plans $6.8
billion in capital investments in the U.S. in the coming fiscal year, which
begins on Feb. 1.
newson6.com
Wet Seal Mulling Bankruptcy
Wet Seal may be taking the plunge into bankruptcy - again. Bloomberg reported
that the mall retailer is considering bankruptcy, but also a sale, in the wake
of struggles to right itself.
In a series of steps to turn around operations, Wet Seal had closed hundreds of
stores, yet had been bedeviled by slowing foot traffic seen across malls
nationwide. At present, the firm has 171 locations across 42 states.
A bankruptcy would mark the second in two years for Wet Seal, and in its
previous filing, it had sold assets to Versa in an agreement that also gave the
firm $7.5 million in cash.
pymnts.com
Tiffany feels the Trump
effect on 5th Avenue
Security barricades, protesters and a perpetual media encampment in and around
Trump Tower since the election has left a patina on sales at Tiffany, the posh
jeweler who's flagship store is just steps from the president-elect's front
door.
Tiffany said Tuesday that sales at its store on Manhattan's 5th Avenue tumbled
14 percent in November and December, compared with the same period last year,
partly due to "post-election traffic disruptions."
Tiffany & Co. has been under pressure more broadly, however, and overall sales
in the Americas declined by 4 percent.
washingtonpost.com
Chanel Named in
Discrimination Lawsuit by Former Employee
A former assistant manager of a Chanel boutique in San Francisco has slapped the
Paris-based design house with a strongly-worded lawsuit alleging discrimination,
harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. According to Mia Komarevic's
complaint, which was filed in November in the Superior Court of the State of
California, a state court in San Francisco, she was subjected to a "campaign of
harassment" during her tenure with Chanel before being fired.
Komarevic states in her complaint, "During her first year, she was consistently
recognized as a dedicated employee. That changed when Ms. Komarevic witnessed a
Director violate company policy and state law by wearing merchandise out of the
store for the night without paying for it and without permission, ultimately
returning it to the store to be sold as new merchandise." Moreover, Komarevic
further asserts that she "followed Chanel's policy by reporting this incident to
her manager, Loss Prevention, and Corporate Operations."
After submitting her report, Komarevic claims that her fellow managers
"responded by ostracizing her, excluding her from training opportunities, and
critiquing her performance. Most egregiously, they attempted to force her to
quit by intentionally preventing her from practicing her religion ... by
changing her schedule to force her to work on Sundays."
"Eight days after Ms. Komarevic reiterated her request for a religious
accommodation in writing, Chanel fired her, citing unspecified 'performance
reasons.'"
thefashionlaw.com
Top 10 Workplace Trends:
#4 People Analytics
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) has
published its fourth annual Top 10 Workplace Trends list. Several of the
trends on this list signify great changes in the way workplaces function. It
appears "change" will be a major trend itself in organizations this year.
#4.
People Analytics
Not only will organizations be focused on
integrating data from across multiple sources and systems, they also will
see a growing focus on using analytics to address talent-related questions.
Talent/people analytics will continue to be a top priority for
organizations this year, with employers using analytics for HR decision
making, assisting in selection decisions and talent identification and
management. Organizations will need to focus on how to leverage the massive
amounts of data collected on employees to drive better insights.
ehstoday.com
Spokeo May Bump Ikea
Shopper's Suit To State Court: 9th Circ
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eBay Partners with Retail and State Troopers on
large pawn takedown in PA
eBay Global Asset Protection partnered with multiple retailers and State
Troopers in a pawn shop raid. Troopers saw a pattern of transactions indicative
of retail theft and refund fraud. Additionally, troopers noticed the high amount
of "merchant cards," or store credits generated by returns of items to stores
without receipts, and the number of repeat customers who routinely and
frequently sell the same items. State police also sent a trooper undercover as a
frequent seller of suspicious goods.
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Ransomware: How A
Security Inconvenience Became The Industry's Most-Feared Vulnerability
From an IT perspective, one of the most aggravating things about ransomware
is that even after the attack gains a foothold, it should be relatively easy
to stop. The file encryption - which actually does the damage - is the final
stage of a multistep process. In fact, there are several opportunities to
block the attack before it affects valuable data. First, if the attack is
caught by URL filters or secure Web gateways, it will be averted.
 The
second step is where the initial malware "drop" downloads the ransomware
program. To do this, it must connect back to the attacker's server from
within the compromised network. It's only after the ransomware program
itself deploys inside the victim's environment that it encrypts local and
network server files. And still, before the process can launch, most
ransomware must connect to a command-and-control server, to create the
public-private key pair that encrypts the data.
At any point in the
process, a network security stack has ample chance to block the malicious
program from making these connections, and data lockdowns would never
happen.
With all these opportunities to stop the attack, how has
ransomware been so successful?
Modern networks see their
vulnerability go up thanks to a patchwork of point solutions. It's not
sustainable to expect IT pros to update each point solution, and patch every
existing firewall, when each new attack vector comes about. Skilled
attackers will always build new threats faster than IT can defend against
them. For ransomware, the critical test is, "how fast can you roll defenses
out?"
The predominant
trend toward cloud-based security and the promise of a "patch once, fix all"
model are starting to correct the problem. Cloud defenses promote quicker
adaptation to ransomware mutations. The idea is to consolidate all traffic
from physical locations and mobile users, and integrate a single firewall
service as a permanent "line of sight" between any given user, any given
device, and a potential threat source. In this respect, the cloud is not
just about saving work, but also about improving speed to security.
darkreading.com
Don't Rely on Ransomware
Laws to Catch Hackers A new ransomware law
took effect in California on Jan. 1 but is unlikely to help companies catch
and prosecute the people conducting such hacks. For the law to be enforced,
law enforcement needs to be able to identify an individual hacker, which is
almost impossible given the ways attackers can conceal their locations, said
Michael Overly, a partner at law firm Foley & Lardner LLP. "The most
important aspect of the law is that it...highlights to businesses that this is a
continuing threat and that businesses need to act themselves to address this."
Laws already were
in place that made such attacks a crime, but the California law serves the
purpose of placing a spotlight on ransomware attacks, which are viewed by the
organized crime groups behind most of them as an easy way to make money, with
little expense to conduct them and little chance of getting caught, said Mr.
Overly.
Rather than rely on a law to help win justice after an attack
occurs, Mr. Overly said companies instead should shore up their defenses to
protect against an attack and make sure they back up critical data and have
resiliency plans to get back online quickly should ransomware take down the
network.
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Attention All LP Professionals!
This January, The Zellman Group is entering
into its twentieth year of business. To celebrate this accomplishment, we wanted
to give back to the LP community. Over the last twenty years the Zellman team
has realized how important education is to the growth of an LP professional.
If you or someone you know is looking to grow in the LP field, starting January
1st we will be running a LPC Scholarship Essay Contest. We are giving
away 20 LPC Scholarships for essays that best answer the question:
How will a LPC change your career path?
If you are interested, email a 400-word essay response to
marketing@zellmangroup.com by April 1st 2017. If you have any questions,
please feel free to reach out.
The only requirements to submit an essay are:
● You must have a high school diploma or a GED equivalent.
● You must have three years of loss prevention experience.
- Examples: Corporate Analyst, LPM, LP Operations, LP
Associate, etc.
● Without LP experience you must pass the LPQ exam AND have 1 of the 3 below:
- 3 years of business experience, Bachelor Degree, or
Master's Degree.
● You must be free from pending felony charges or convictions (or military
equivalent of court martial charges and/or convictions).
● You must be free from pending misdemeanor charges or convictions involving
moral turpitude ("moral turpitude" means an offense that calls into question the
integrity or judgment of the offender, such as fraud, bribery, corrruption,
theft, embezzlement, solicitation, etc.).
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The Zellman Group is a loss prevention services and consulting company
working in the retail, food service, and hospitality industries. From Analytics,
Civil Recovery, eCommerce Fraud Detection and Operations, their proven solutions
provide measureable results for companies of any size or segment. In this LPNN
interview, Zellman Group CEO Stuart Levine
talks about the investments they've made in people and technology and the
risk-averse approach they take to civil recovery. While
Stan Welch,
VP of Business Development, tells us how his prior experience working with TZG
as a VP of LP on the retail side led him to join Zellman's all-star team.
LPNN Quick Take #14

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Top
eCommerce Stories from 2016
The Russian Methbot Scam Is
Just the Tip of the Ad Fraud Iceberg
In what appears to be the largest digital advertising scam in history, a group
of Russian hackers reportedly built a click-fraud machine that stole up
to $5 million daily from top advertisers and publishers. But even that
is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to online ad fraud.
Estimates are that billions of dollars are lost annually because of
fraudulent clicks, fake traffic, and other scams. But because of the
way the online-advertising market is structured, with several layers of
middlemen and ad networks, there is little incentive to stop it.
The latest scam involved a network of computers that pretended to be human web
surfers so they could generate fake traffic to bogus websites and report fake
clicks. It was discovered by a security firm called White Ops, which dubbed the
"bot-net" operation Methbot, after a code word found in the program the hackers
used to operate the network. Read more
fortune.com
Big shopping portals take on
counterfeits
Amazon, Alibaba, others hope stricter controls bring better reliability
Amazon.com of the U.S., China's
Alibaba Group
Holding and other online sales portals are stepping up efforts to eliminate
counterfeit products on their platforms.
Amazon has enlisted the help of makers who sell their products via its sites to
identify counterfeits. It has started to sue malicious merchants. And in
October, the company banned reviews from some writers who are enticed with free
products.
The anti-counterfeit campaigns come with a glut of fake goods already on the
market. In 2014, $1.7 trillion worth of counterfeits were sold -- as
much as 10% of all merchandise sold online around the world, according to
estimates from the International Chamber of Commerce.
For its part, Alibaba has introduced countermeasures, including the use of
artificial intelligence to filter for suspicious merchandise, check on the
reliability of each merchant and speed up the time it takes to suspend
counterfeit sales after they are detected. Read more
nikkei.com
'Operation Cloud Sword'
Alibaba Uses Big Data to Bust 400+ Counterfeit
Rings
Operation Cloud Sword, a joint effort between Alibaba Group and Chinese law
enforcement, has cracked down on 417 counterfeit production rackets.
Cloud Sword, which ran from April to July this year, took down down offline
counterfeiting and criminal rings.
It utilises Alibaba technology, complex algorithms, machine learning, optical
character recognition and mapping to comb the Taobao marketplace and
automatically generate leads to help law enforcement determine the source of a
fake product. Read more
ipprotheinternet.com
ICE 'Operation In Our Sites' keeps Internet
clear of fakes
Several
thousand copyright-infringing websites and third-party marketplace listings
selling counterfeit pharmaceuticals, automotive parts and other fake items
to unsuspecting consumers
have been criminally and administratively seized
and removed in an effort that combines the resources of global
law-enforcement agencies and industry.
There were roughly
15,000 illegal websites seized and 48,000 erroneous ecommerce links removed
over the past year as part of Operation In Our Sites VII, an effort
conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Europol,
Interpol and members of industry to crackdown on individuals using the
Internet to peddle bogus goods and other copyright-protected material that
threaten the health and safety of shoppers.Read more ice.gov
Cyber Monday Becomes 'The
Main Event'
Cyber Monday (By The Numbers)
So, it was a big day, but was it big enough to beat back Black Friday as the
holiday season's main shopping event?
Well, by the numbers:
$3.39 Billion | The total estimated sales brought in during the
Cyber Monday shopping rush (according to Adobe's early data).
$3.34 Billion | Black Friday's total one-day haul, according to
Adobe. So, yes, Cyber Monday did edge out Black Friday.
$540 Million | The amount of money that had already been spent
online, according to Adobe, as of the end of Cyber Monday morning.
154 Million | The number of online shoppers who braved the
eCommerce sites during the holiday shopping weekend - that is a 3
million human pick-up from last year's 151 million.
2-7 | The number of days "Cyber Monday" is lasting this year.
Many stores are offering deals into Tuesday, and players like Macy's and Target
are celebrating what they are calling Cyber Week. Read more pymnts.com
Other
Notable Articles
This is Amazon's grocery
store of the future: No cashiers, no registers,
and no lines
The store,
called Amazon Go, doesn't work like a typical Walmart - instead,
shoppers use an app, also called Amazon Go, to scan the products they plan
to buy, then they can walk out of the building without waiting in a a
checkout line. Read more
businessinsider.com
U.S. is the Global Fraud
Hotspot
Online Fraud Attempts Expected to Increase 43% During Peak Holiday Season Due to
EMV Shift
As the busy holiday shopping season approaches, global retailers can expect a 12
percent growth in online fraudulent activity in the upcoming holiday season,
compared with the same period last year-and lower ticket prices on
fraudster-targeted gifts and products, according to new benchmark data from ACI
Worldwide.
Principal findings include:
• Card Not Present (CNP) global online fraud attempt rates are
expected to increase 12 percent by volume over the same peak holiday
period in 2015-with sales to increase by nearly the same rate (13 percent) in
2016
° Fraud and new business growth are rising at the same rate
globally. Read more
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Toledo,
OH: Jewelry store employees subdue thief that fled with more than $25k in
merchandise Employees told police the suspect
entered the business several times looking at diamond rings while flashing
what appeared to be a wad of cash. Police later determined it was cut-up
paper with currency on the outside.
Employees told police they were
showing the man several pieces of jewelry when he grabbed them and ran out
the door. The value of the items stolen totaled $26,500, according to the
TPD report. Police say three employees pursued the suspect and caught him in
a neighboring parking lot, holding him down until police arrived.
nbc24.com
Update:
Smyrna woman gets 10 years in $4 million multistate jewelry heist
Nearly two-and-half weeks after a Smyrna resident pleaded guilty to a
multistate jewelry heist, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison on
conspiracy, interfering with commerce by robbery and firearm charges. Police
say she stole more than $4 million in jewels.
Abigail Kemp was
trained - groomed even - on the art of the jewelry thefts, but the final
nail in her robbery career came Friday. One of the accomplices, Larry
Gilmore, 43, of Atlanta, was sentenced to 32 years in prison, U.S.
Department of Justice North District of Florida spokeswoman Amy Alexander
said. The two must also pay back $1.5 million in restitution.
wsbradio.com
Paris, France: Police
seize 'golden hands' thief who stole $5M in jewellery from under dealers'
noses A suspected thief dubbed "golden hands"
whose nimble fingers enabled him to steal 5.5 euros (4.8m pounds) million in diamonds
from under the noses of a Paris jewellers late December has been arrested in
Romania after seeking to sell the gems.
French detectives said they
were astounded by the skill of George Ploscaru, 42, after he allegedly
breezed into Swiss jewellers De Grisogono in rue La Boétie, central Paris,
on December 30 undisguised and walked out with two diamonds and two rings
swiped from a private viewing salon without raising staff suspicions. Taking
advantage of a "split second of inattention" on the part of the vendor, he
swiped all four pieces and replaced them with fakes without the staff member
noting anything untoward. Police in his native Romania have reportedly
dubbed him the "the thief with the golden hands".
telegraph.co.uk
New Market, ON: Police hunt for
suspects after smash and grab at Knappett Jewellers
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Shootings & Deaths
Philadelphia,
PA: Teen Boy Shot, Killed Inside His Father's West Philly Store
Sean D. Jones, 16, was inside the Gary Global Links
Video Productions store when a gunman went inside and opened fire. Jones was
struck once in the head. Witnesses say his father, who works at the store,
found Jones on the floor moments after the shooting.
A weapon has not
been recovered and no arrests have been made. Police told NBC10 they have
access to surveillance video which should show the gunman entering the store
though they are not releasing it at this time.
nbcphiladelphia.com
Los Feliz, CA: Chevron
employee fatally shot during robbery An employee at a
Chevron station in Los Feliz was shot and killed during a robbery early
Tuesday morning, and the shooter was at large. According to Los Angeles
police, the incident happened around 3:30 a.m. at the Chevron in Los Feliz.
The employee was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The search for the gunman was ongoing.
abc7.com
Bedford,
TX: Man killed in Kroger parking lot An
argument in a Bedford grocery store parking lot led to deadly gunfire Monday
night. Bedford police said there was a confrontation between two men outside
the Kroger store around 5 p.m. Monday evening. Police believe the violence
may have started because of a fender bender or dent on one of the vehicles.
There are conflicting reports about whether both men were armed, but one
ended up shooting the other several times. The injured man, identified as
28-year-old Sam Smith, was taken to the hospital where he later died.
fox4news.com
Plymouth, IN: Man
arrested for attack, attempted robbery at Kroger;
Shot fired by customer
Plymouth police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a person after
attempting to steal from Kroger on Jan. 12. The Plymouth Police Department
was called about a man who had tried to rob the Kroger. The same person then
reportedly attacked and robbed someone in the store's parking lot. Another
customer fired a handgun into the air in an effort to stop the attack. The
suspect then ran from the scene.
wndu.com
Lynnwood, WA: Employee
stabbed at Alderwood Mall food court,
suspect in custody
An Alderwood Mall employee was stabbed Sunday afternoon at the mall's food
court. A 37-year-old suspect is in custody, according to Lynnwood police.
Police say the suspect got into a confrontation with the mall employee
moments before the stabbing. "What we're hearing was that it was an unhappy
customer at the food court restaurant who became disruptive and violent,"
said Lynnwood Fire Battalion Chief Jason Turner. The victim was transported
to Harborview Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, police
said.
q13fox.com
Lauderhill, FL: Man Shot To Death In
Front Of Lauderhill Fish Market
Houston, TX: Gun store worker opens
fire on alleged burglars with AR-15
Robberies
& Thefts

Hobart, IN: Employee charged in $3,000 theft
from store A Portage woman was been
charged in the theft of more than $3,000 from the Carson Pirie Scott store
at Westfield Southlake mall, police said. Takyla Prince, 24, is accused of
failing to ring up numerous items during multiple transactions Dec. 31 and
Jan. 1, removing sensors and placing them in a bag with one item she
actually rang up, according Lake Criminal Court records. The total loss to
Carson's was about $3,323, according to a probable cause affidavit. A loss
prevention officer observed the alleged thefts via a surveillance system.
nwitimes.com
Green
Bay, WI: Police concerned about parents using kids to help steal from local
stores Green Bay Police are concerned
over the number of repeated retail thefts they're seeing, especially the
cases where adults are using kids to steal. They began a new way to crack
down and prevent the thefts Monday afternoon.
The faces of five
people are now shown on the Green Bay Police Department's Facebook page,
identified as chronic retail theft offenders, having been caught stealing
from stores four times or more. They say they want retailers and the general
public to see those pictures, hoping it might deter future illegal activity.
wbay.com
Australia: Serial thief lifts thousands in
goods over 11 months
Opal gemstones, expensive wine, luxury watches and even a hair dryer were
allegedly taken by Melbourne man Daniel Bowd. Court documents reveal Bowd is
accused of stealing a wide range of goods from petty cash to large sums
contained in safes, jewellery and luxury goods over 11 months. He has been
charged with 113 separate burglary-related charges. In one burglary in
September last year at an upmarket hair salon on Collins Street, Bowd
allegedly pocketed a hair dryer, a computer and cash valued at $45,150. He's
also accused of hitting a store in Docklands twice, allegedly stealing about
$80,000 worth of opal gems, 31 watches and cash, then another $95,000 worth
of jewellery two months later.
yahoo.com

Salem, OR: Police Arrest Second Person
For Alleged Theft of $500 Drone from Salem Walmart
Oak Brook, IL: Suspects crash into
police cars at Oakbrook Center after stealing from TJ Maxx
Rapid City, SD: 3 Kohl's shoplifters
arrested after pursuit
Niagara Falls, NY: Serial Cheez-It
keeps stealing from same Upstate NY store, evading police
East Lampeter Township, PA: Man sought
in theft from Kohl's
Arson
Yakima, WA: Bi-Mart fire
estimated at more than $1 million in damages found to be arson
A fire which broke out at the Bi-Mart early Tuesday, leaving damages
estimated at more than a million dollars, was arson, authorities said.
Firefighters responded to find a relatively small fire in the second floor
storage area, according to a news release from the Yakima Fire Department.
The building's sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading, and
firefighters said they were able to rapidly knock it down. While there was
only minor damage to the building, there was significant smoke and water
damage and it's uncertain how much of the store's stock will be salvageable,
firefighters said.
yakimaherald.com
Credit
Card Fraud
Camp Hill, PA: Trio used 27 different
credit cards in 17 Walmart transactions; Defrauded victims of nearly $2,000
Skimming
Janesville, WI: Man accused of
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C-Store - Colorado Springs, CO - Armed Robbery •
Chevron - Los Feliz, CA - Armed Robbery/Shooting -
clerk killed •
Chicho's Convenience Store - Brockton, MA - Armed
Robbery •
Citgo - North Stonington, CT - Armed Robbery •
Cocoa Hut - Nanticoke, PA - Armed Robbery •
Exxon - Franklin Square, NY - Armed Robbery •
Family Dollar - Frederica, DE - Armed Robbery •
Full Armor Firearms - Houston, TX -
Burglary/Shooting •
Gary Global Links Videos Productions -
Philadelphia, PA - Shooting/Teen shot and killed •
Honeyland Farms - Chicopee, MA - Armed Robbery •
Interstate Foodland - Canton Township, PA - Armed
Robbery •
Jimmy John's - Peoria, IL - Armed Robbery •
Kangaroo - Greenville, SC - Armed Robbery •
Kangaroo - North Charleston, SC - Armed Robbery •
Metro PCS - Lake Highlands, TX - Armed Robbery •
Murphy USA - Little Rock, AR - Robbery •
Murphy USA - Little Rock, AR - Robbery (second
robbery in 24 hours) •
One Stop - Rock Hill, SC - Armed Robbery •
Pantry Convenience Store - Avis, PA - Armed Robbery •
Shell - San Diego, CA - Armed Robbery/1 of 3 in
same night •
Shell - San Diego, CA - Armed Robbery/1 of 3 in
same night •
S&K Convenience Store - Penbrook, PA - Armed
Robbery •
Stop & Go Mart - Chicopee, MA - Armed Robbery •
Subway - Palos Park, IL - Armed Robbery •
T&C Number Three Food Market - Escambia County, FL
- Shooting/clerk shot •
Turkey Hill Minit Market - Honey Brook Township, PA
- Armed Robbery •
Walmart - Tempe, AZ - Shooting/no injuries •
Verizon - South Whitehall, PA - Armed Robbery •
Virginia ABC - Bedford County, VA - Robbery •
76 Gas Station - San Diego, CA - Armed Robbery/1 of
3 in same night •
7-Eleven - Oklahoma City, OK - Armed Robbery
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5 shootings
• 2 killed
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Featured Job Spotlights
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Vice President Asset Protection
Grand Rapids, MI
The Vice President of Asset Protection is responsible for strategic oversight
and direction of Meijer's Asset Protection programs for the Stores,
Distribution, Manufacturing and Corporate functions at Meijer. This executive
position is accountable for the development and implementation of Asset
Protection programs including Shrink Reduction, Risk Mitigation, Safety and
Security Plans, Training, Investigations and Analytics to drive overall
operating efficiencies while supporting the Company's strategic focus of a
"Customer First" experience...
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Director of Security and Loss Prevention
Los Angeles, CA
Directs, oversees and develops a Security and Loss Prevention team whose
responsibility is to protect our employees, guests and physical assets and a
Loss Prevention team whose responsibility is to prevent, detect, investigate,
resolve and document internal and external losses and policy violations...
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Sr. Mgr., Investigative Strategy and Risk
Seattle, WA
The Sr. Mgr., Investigative Strategy & Risk, will lead our global investigative
strategy and workplace incident management program supporting Worldwide
Operations and Customer Service. This position will provide strategic framework
globally for investigations and workplace incident management as well as assist
field loss prevention partners as a subject matter expert...
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Director of Investigations
New York, NY
The Director of Investigations is responsible for developing multi-level and
multi-tiered strategy for investigations company-wide. These areas include
investigations, investigative analysis, and investigative training. To create
this multi-tiered strategy, The Director of Investigations must influence and
impact members of Legal, Human Resources, Store Operations, and Customer Service
to ensure that the collective decisions and policies incorporate Loss
Prevention's goals of reducing business integrity-related risks...
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Head of Financial Crime, Loss Prevention & Safety
Malvern, PA
The Head of Financial Crime, Loss Prevention and Safety 1NA is
responsible for developing strategies to identify and remedy vulnerabilities
that lead, or could lead, to financial loss throughout the NA operation, both in
the field and office locations...
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Director, Loss Prevention Initiatives Job
Dublin, CA
The Director of LP Initiatives & Compliance is responsible for directing
cross-functional initiatives for both Ross and dd's Stores. The Director will
direct and lead rollouts of new/updated processes, policies and procedures by
working directly with LP Field Management and Stores for feedback. The Director
will also direct LP compliance and merchandise protection programs...
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Director, Loss Prevention & Safety
Westlake Village, CA
The purpose of this job is to develop and implement programs and activities for
the Loss Prevention department, to include inventory control and shrinkage
protection, investigations, safety and health, and bad debt...
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Director, Supply Chain Loss Prevention and Safety
Perris, CA
The Director of Loss Prevention is responsible for achieving the shortage and
safety goals set for the Supply Chain. This is done by supervising and promoting
Loss Prevention initiatives and programs, and by developing and maintaining a
strong collaborative partnership with Operations and Human Resource business
partners...
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Director, Loss Prevention
New York, NY
Maintain inventory levels and reduce loss. Responsible for developing and
maintaining the strategy for reducing shrink and increasing profitability within
the Fashion division. Building programs to sustain a high level of Loss
Prevention awareness in our boutiques, and support our MBR partners and
corporate partners...
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Global Security & Retail Loss Operations Manager
San Francisco, CA
The Global Security & Retail Loss Operations Manager will be responsible for the
strategic planning and execution of projects/programs. You will ensure that
projects are completed on schedule and to the scope established and agreed upon
with key stakeholders...
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Sr. Manager Loss Prevention
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Asset Protection Manager will oversee the asset protection
efforts in all Retail and Outlet stores in Canada and in the states of:
Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio which will include the following:
• Conduct investigations as it relates to theft, fraud and policy
violations and furnish those results the VP of Asset Protection as well as Human
Resources.
• Reviewing an analyzing incident reports generated from the
stores...
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Regional Loss Prevention Manager
Antioch, CA
The Regional Loss Prevention Manager works under the direction of the Regional
Director of Loss Prevention. Implements company programs relating to shortage
control, theft resolution, and safety. Oversees and works with investigations
staff to identify and resolve internal and external theft cases. Serves as a
role model for all store and district personnel. Works as a liaison between
National Stores Inc. and the criminal justice community...
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Loss Prevention Manager
Chicago, IL
The Loss Prevention Manager is responsible for monitoring the
performance and minimizing the losses experienced in the bowling centers
operated by AMF Bowling Centers, Inc. The Loss Prevention Manager will
investigate incidents of fraud, theft, policy violations, allegations of
wrongdoing or any other activities that have or potentially could adversely
affect the bowling centers...
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Loss Prevention Business Analyst
New York, NY
Protects company assets and increases profitability through the
analysis, response and management of various data across a broad spectrum of
internal financial and technology resources such as Exception Reporting, Sales
Audit, FP&A, IT and Loss Prevention. The Loss Prevention Analyst works
cross-functionally in a dynamic, fast paced and demanding environment providing
critical guidance to the organization's asset protection and profit improvement
initiatives...
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2016 Internet
Jobs Postings Down 5.6%
Similar to Brick & Mortar Comp Store
Decreases
Is there a Connection?
Through our daily searches to bring you the newest loss prevention
jobs, we've seen a decrease 5.6% in the number of loss prevention
and asset protection jobs published in the Daily compared to last
year. With 4,944 loss prevention and asset protection jobs this
year, compared to the 5,238 reported in 2015.
Fourth quarter
jobs in both 2015 and 2016 decreased in number. In 2015, during
October, November and December, the Daily reported a number of
instances where store jobs, and especially loss prevention jobs were
being cut.
Walmart had cut over 400 home office jobs, and Neiman Marcus cut
over
30 loss prevention manager jobs.
Dollar General had their share of LP job cuts, and
retail hiring was down 5% for the holidays.
During the
2016 holiday season, the Daily reported on an even larger
14% drop in retail hiring for the holidays in November, as more
and more retail jobs are moving online. There's less of a need for
jobs in physical stores, compared to transportation and warehouses
which increased 35%. Just this past August,
3,600 jobs in the retail sector, including department and
specialty stores, were cut.
The Daily's Featured Jobs
columns, highlighting corporate and senior level jobs, throughout
2016, the Daily posted 129 Featured jobs. Sixty-one of those jobs
were Senior Director or Director level positions 9 were Regional or
Field Director positions, and 6 were Vice President or
Assistant Vice President postings.
Here's a
breakdown of internet jobs that the Daily has reported in 2015 and
2016 and the increase and decrease in the amount of jobs published
each month:
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Month |
2015 |
2016 |
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Increase/Decrease |
Jan. |
423 |
405 |
4.2% down |
Feb. |
451 |
457 |
1.3% up |
Mar. |
514 |
460 |
10.5% down |
Apr. |
473 |
342 |
27.7% down |
May |
434 |
471 |
8.5% up |
June |
461 |
469 |
1.7% up |
July |
460 |
455 |
1.1% down |
Aug. |
457 |
496 |
8.5% up |
Sept. |
450 |
458 |
1.7% up |
Oct. |
420 |
363 |
13.6% down |
Nov. |
385 |
306 |
20.5% down |
Dec. |
310 |
262 |
15.5% down |
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Totals |
5238 |
4944 |
5.6% down |
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