ISCPO Executive
Roundtable Interview Series: Aaron Henderson - Part One
As
part of our Executive Roundtable Interview Series, we recently sat down with
industry thought-leader Aaron Henderson to get his point of view on the
challenges, trends, and developments facing the LP / AP industry. We had the
privilege to have Aaron on the ISCPO Exploratory Board, where he helped to
shape our organization and drive best practices across the supply chain.
Aaron is presently Director Loss Prevention at Penske Logistics
& Brigade Command Sergeant Major (CSM)/MP Retired.

ISCPO: What are the three most important elements a company must
do to maintain a high standard of supply chain protection?
1. Maintaining a 'Being Aware' mind-set: It's important to
always think about how a company's environment or how every business
decision or process can be affected from a security or protection
point-of-view. Always stay on top of the industry trends that effect your
business-from technology advances to cargo theft trends. A leader must be
aware of their environment and how to communicate standards effectively,
especially if you have several locations. For example, Los Angeles is known
for cargo theft, so it's vital for staff to be aware by following security
protocol and mitigating exposure. Or, if there's a business disruption, such
as a protest, cargo should be re-routed to keep drivers safe and to protect
the cargo.
2. Inventory Control: You must have strong inventory
control programs implemented within your supply chain. Maintaining accurate
inventory is key to success from the minute you receive it in the door from
your supplier to the moment the end customer receives it. We play a big role
in trying to shrink the window of inventory sitting on the books, which is
tied to training, warehouse management systems, and the enterprise system
itself.
3. Security: Security is prevention in its simplest form.
It's your job to evaluate, implement, and monitor the best security plans
and systems across the entire business and the industry you work in.
Ultimately, by establishing the proper security across all departments of a
business you're protecting your brand, protecting your product and most
importantly protecting your people. Part Two Tomorrow iscpo.org
Macy's RFID effort
boosts sales, fulfillment
Macy's bid to employ RFID technology to all stock by 2017's end is already
making a positive difference for the store, according to data from Macy's
analyzed by the Platt Retail Institute emailed to Retail Dive.
RFID tagging has so far helped Macy' lower inventory variance by to 2-4.5%,
decrease display shortages from 30% to 4-6% and reduce markdowns enabling a
2.6% full-price sale increase in the Women's Shoe Department (WSD),
according to the report.
The impact of RFID-tagging was also visible in fulfillment. Orders for
tagged merchandise were fulfilled 6.1% more than non-tagged merchandise.
In October 2016,
Macy's went public with its intent to have every item it sold
RFID-tagged by the end of 2017. Early results show the effort is more than
worthwhile, as
Target too has discovered, having found greater operational efficiencies
and better cost management over inventory and payroll as a result.
Despite these examples, many retailers have
yet
to adopt the tagging technology, generally citing two prohibitions:
first, the three components of RFID are unavailable as a single purchase,
meaning that the tags, the readers, and the platform for information
retrieval must be purchased separately, RFID Journal reports. Secondly, many
retailers are already too busy with daily operations and RFID-drives are
seen as another lengthy implementation that may not be worth it in the end.
In other words, purchase risk and implementation costs are too high for the
evident benefits of the technology. The result? Many keep managing inventory
the old way, and miss out on restocking alerts and greater visibility on
item availability that could help in this omnichannel age.
retaildive.com
After Class-Action
Lawsuit Alleging Widespread Sexual Harassment
Signet Jewelers Takes Major Action
Signet Appoints
Prominent Former Federal Judge to Conduct Independent Review
Signet Jewelers Limited ("Signet") (NYSE:SIG), the world's largest retailer
of diamond jewelry, announced today that its new Board Committee focused on
Respect in the Workplace has appointed former federal Judge Barbara
S. Jones, a partner at Bracewell LLP, to conduct a thorough
review of the company's policies and practices regarding equal opportunity
and workplace expectations. The company first announced plans to
commission the review last month during an earnings call.
"Judge Barbara Jones' integrity is impeccable. She and her team have
had a distinguished career in matters relating to workplace compliance
issues and she will bring that experience to the company as
she conducts a review of company policy and practices," said Helen
McCluskey, Signet Director and Chair of the committee. "Judge Jones will help us
ensure our programs are functioning as intended and to identify areas where we
can further improve."
businesswire.com
Signet Jewelers trying
to make good on claims that it provides a respectful workplace
of all employees in the wake of public accounts of discrimination and
harassment by female workers.
As part of a
newly formed, all-female committee focused on respect in the workplace,
Signet has selected Barbara Jones, a former federal judge with the Southern
District of New York and a current partner with Bracewell LLP, to carry out
a "thorough review" of Signet's corporate policies surrounding equal
opportunity and workplace expectations.
Jones was nominated to the federal courts in 1995 by President Bill Clinton
and served for 16 years before going into private practice. Her legal work
is now geared toward litigation, internal investigations and white-collar
defense work.
Signet's move to review its internal policies comes after about 250
individual declarations made in 2013 by male and female employees of its
subsidiary Sterling Jewelers recounted numerous instances of sexual
harassment by higher-ups and executives.
While Signet has stressed that the arbitration, which includes approximately
69,000 female employees, does not include any formal claims of harassment,
it's nevertheless attempting to align its image as an equality-conscious
company.
wwd.com
FTC May Sue to Block
Walgreens and Rite Aid Merger
Capitol Forum, a trade publication, reported that the FTC was considering a
lawsuit. Rite Aid shares were down 8.5 percent to $4.09 at 3:17 p.m. in New
York. Shares of Fred's Inc., which would acquire as many as 1,200 stores and
other assets as part of a divestiture plan, fell as well, losing 8.6 percent
to $13.75.
The timeline to complete the deal has been extended until July 31 as
antitrust regulators review it. Rite Aid is trading far below the deal
price, which Walgreens and Rite Aid reduced to a range of $6.50 to $7 a
share in January. In March, Walgreens was said to be
poised to sell more assets to help the deal go forward.
The FTC is depleted at the upper levels in the transition between
administrations. President Donald Trump hasn't yet named a permanent
candidate to lead the antitrust body. Other commissioners have left, leaving
just two of five seats filled, one by a Democrat and the other by a
Republican who is the acting chairman.
bloomberg.com
Walmart Canada Laying
Off Unspecified Number of Employees in Restructure
Spokesman Alex Roberton would not disclose how many employees would lose
their jobs. He denied a media report that 475 workers would be let go,
saying the actual number is lower.
He said in a statement that the company has adjusted its store structure so
associates can work across the entire store rather than a specific
department.
Walmart Canada employed about 91,000 associates as of October 2016 and
operating 410 stores in Canada according to its website.
ctvnews.ca
Where do the Apparel Retailers
Make the Largest Profit?
In-Store Purchase Vs. Online Vs. Buy Online Pick Up at Store
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NYC Jeweler Forges
Judge's Signature to get Google to De-Index Negative Reviews
The head of a Manhattan sapphire jewelry company has been charged with
forging court orders and a federal judge's signature in order to get
Google
to de-index negative links from company-related search results, according to
a criminal complaint unsealed in Manhattan federal court Tuesday. law360.com
Instacart Can't Yet Ring
Up $4.6M Misclassification Deal
A California judge on Wednesday held off on approving Instacart's proposed
$4.6 million deal to resolve multistate claims that 31,000 delivery
workers were misclassified as independent contractors, saying he
needed more information about the deal, including the average payout for
each class member.
Instacart workers, who are dispatched through a mobile phone application,
shop for customers at various stores - including Safeway, Whole
Foods and Costco - and then deliver the groceries.
law360.com
Director, Safety,
Security & Loss Prevention, Little Caesars Pizza Company
Location
Farmington, Michigan
The Director of Safety, Security and Loss Prevention is
responsible for developing and managing a robust internal loss prevention
program to ensure regulatory compliance with all federal, state, local food
safety laws within our distribution centers across North America. This role
will also conduct facility assessments of all centers and develop needs
assessments to identify areas of exposure and risk from a security and
safety perspective. Respond to incidents of crime, which occur in Blue Line
facilities and participates with local law enforcement agencies in the
investigation of such incidents. With over 4,800 franchises around the
globe.
linkedin.com
Sears is quietly closing
more stores than it said it would
Sears Holdings announced in January that it would
shut down 150 stores this year, with most locations closing by
April. Now the company is closing even more stores. Most of the stores on
the new list will start liquidation sales in April and close in July. Ten
new ones appeared on this list.
businessinsider.com

Brooklyn,
OH: Flash Flood hits Sam's Club
Heavy rains swept through the Cleveland area Wednesday night, causing
flooding in Parma and Brooklyn. Brooklyn officials said they are not aware
of any injuries and they are still trying to determine how many people they
rescued. A couple inches of water were left inside the Sam's Club on
Tiedeman Road in Brooklyn. In the parking lot, flooding reached past the
headlights of several vehicles.
fox8.com
Sears Holdings
Bankruptcy Filing Expected On July 10 Or Soon After
Central Grocers to
close 9 Ultra Foods stores, sell 22 Strack & Van Til's
Quarterly Same
Store Sales Results
Sherwin Williams Q1 comp's up 7.5%, net sales up 7.3%
99 Cents Only Stores Q4 comp's up 6.4%, net sales up 6.7%, full yr comp's up
2.1%, net sales up 2.9%

IAFCI One Day
Training Event On-Line Registration is Open Now!
The
IAFCI Southern California Chapter is pleased to announce that
On-Line Registration is now available for the Annual IAFCI One Day
Training Event scheduled for May 3, 2017 at the Rio Hondo Event
Center/Golf Club located in Downey, California. Please visit the
IAFCI website at
www.iafci.org.
For
IAFCI Members, please log-in using your IAFCI Username and Password;
you will find the
registration link under "Upcoming Events and Webinars."
For guests and Non-IAFCI Members, please visit our home page and
click on the moving scroll, under
Training Events and Webinars,
"5/3/2017 Southern California Chapter One Day Training."
The IAFCI Southern California Chapter is excited to
partner with Capital One Financial and offer a number of current
topics concerning financial and cyber-related crimes!
More
information, including registration and payment methods can be found
here
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USS Foundation To Host 9th Annual
Charity Golf Tournament

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (April 19, 2017) - The USS Foundation, a non-profit
organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families in
impoverished communities, recently announced its plans to host its Ninth Annual
Charity Golf Tournament, scheduled for Sunday, June 25, at the National Golf
Club at Tantallon in Fort Washington, MD.
The tournament, attended by a large portion of the retail loss prevention
industry's most influential leaders, raises funds through donations, which are
used to fuel the Foundation's various community outreach programs throughout the
year, including its
Adopt-A-Bike program, as well as its annual
Thanksgiving
Care-A-Van and
Holiday Merrython events.
For this year's tournament, for the first time, the USS Foundation has partnered
with The First Tee, a youth development organization that introduces the game of
golf and its inherent values to adolescents across the nation. In conjunction
with The First Tee, the USS Foundation will identify four to six local youths to
attend and participate in the tournament. Tournament attendees will be provided
the opportunity to sponsor one or more of the young players; helping to mentor
and guide the next generation of golfers.
Participants registered by April 30 will be afforded special, reduced 'Early
Bird' entry fees, which include lunch and dinner provided by the USS Foundation
and its partners.
Valuable tournament sponsorship opportunities are still available. Participants
interested in sponsoring the tournament and/or youth golfers can obtain more
information by visiting the
USS Foundation's Golf Tournament Sponsorship
information page.
All proceeds generated from the event will be used expand the USS Foundation's
impact, scope and reach.
About The USS Foundation
The USS Foundation is a charitable, non-profit organization dedicated to helping
less fortunate children to have the tools, skills and knowledge to build a
better life with a hope for a brighter tomorrow. Visit the USS Foundation at
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U.S. prosecutors ask for 30
yr sentence for $170M POS Russian Hacker
U.S. prosecutors are asking a federal court in Seattle to sentence prolific
Russian hacker Roman Seleznev to 30 years this week, saying he personally helped
create a multibillion-dollar ecosystem for credit card fraud.
Calling Seleznev "a pioneer" in the online theft and monetization of card data,
a
sentencing memorandum claims he "became one of the most revered
point-of-sale hackers in the criminal underworld ... a market maker
whose automated vending sites and tutorials helped grow the market for stolen
card data," by effectively creating an Amazon.com for cyber-thieves and card
fraudsters. cyberscoop.com
The Age of Me
72 percent of employees are willing to share
confidential information
According to
an end user security survey released this morning, 72 percent of
employees are willing to share confidential information. In the
financial services sector, the percentage was even higher -- 81 percent said
they should share sensitive, confidential or regulated information.
This is despite the fact that 65 percent said that it was their responsibility
to protect confidential data.
"There is an acknowledgment by employees that security is important," said Brett
Hansen, vice president for endpoint and data security at
Dell, the company that
sponsored the survey. "But their actions are not consistent with good data
security."
The majority of employees also accessed personal social media accounts and
personal email from work devices.
Employees also felt that the companies' security policies were getting in the
way of them doing their jobs, with 76 percent saying that their employers
prioritized security over productivity.
"So they feel responsibility, unless it gets in the way of productivity, unless
it's not good for me," he said. "I'm embracing security -- as long as it doesn't
encumber me in any substantial way."
At least, when it came to sharing information, the employees thought they had
good reasons -- they were told to do it by their managers, they thought it would
help the company, they thought it would help them be more effective in their
job, or they were helping out the recipient.
But 35 percent also said that it's common to take proprietary
information with them when leaving a company.
"They felt that it would be good for them," said Hansen. "I
don't know if that's an excuse or an admission of 'Hey, I'm doing what's
best for me.'"
The survey also showed that a large number of companies are doing
security awareness training, with 63 percent of employees reporting some
form of training. csoonline.com
New Tool Helps Privacy
Professionals Better Respond to Data Breaches
The International Association of Privacy Professionals is launching the
IAPP-RADAR Incident Response Center to help members stay on top of data breaches
and applicable laws.
Keeping up with frequently changing state, federal, and international data
breach laws is difficult. The International Association of Privacy Professionals
(IAPP) is launching a tool called the
IAPP-RADAR Incident Response Center to help its members stay abreast of
these laws and ensure compliance. The tool, which is free to members, is powered
by RADAR, Inc., an incident response management and decision-support solution
provider. associationsnow.com
The Long Tail of Consumer
Class Actions & Data Breach Liability
Time Spent Remedying or Mitigating a Breach
After 4 years of arguments Barnes & Noble is still being sued by a group of
consumers over B&N's 2012 63 store PIN pad hack.
Even without showing injury the consumers are saying the recent April 13th
ruling upholding a proposed class action against Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant
Group LLC over the theft of payment card data in a security breach, contending
that the ruling bolsters their efforts to withstand Barnes & Noble Inc.'s late
November motion
to dismiss.
In the suit against the boutique hotel chain, guest Lee Walters alleged that he
suffered damages, including having to secure and maintain
credit-monitoring services and to spend time remedying or mitigating the breach,
according to the Barnes & Noble shoppers.

The consumers highlight similar injuries in their brief opposing B&N's dismissal
bid, with Winstead claiming that the breach was a decisive factor in her
decision to renew her subscription to a credit-monitoring service and
Dieffenbach saying she experienced unauthorized activity because of the breach,
forcing her to put her account on hold and take time to sort out the issues,
according to court filings.
However, Barnes & Noble disagreed in a Tuesday response, saying the holding in
Walters shouldn't alter the court's analysis of the dismissal motion. In
Walters, the judge held that money spent on credit monitoring could constitute
damages, but this court has already held that no plaintiff alleged any
expenditure for credit monitoring that was caused by the alleged breach, the
retailer argued.
To the extent that Walters' analysis of California's UCL conflicts with this
court's prior holding that "time and money spent on mitigation" of a
risk of identity theft "do not suffice as injury under the UCL."
Editor's Note: Each breach has a long life in the courts and even if the
consumer has not seen any fraudulent activity on their cards it now appears that
they can in fact claim injury because of the time spent repairing the damage and
for the cost of credit monitoring. law360.com
Mastercard creates credit
card with fingerprint sensor for biometric security
Mastercard has developed a credit card with its own inbuilt fingerprint sensor
in an effort to increase security and crack down on fraud.
The card owner's fingerprint is converted into an encrypted digital template,
which is stored on the card. When making a payment, the card is inserted into a
terminal as usual, while the cardholder places their registered finger on the
sensor. The payment is made once the biometric information is successfully
matched.
Biometric fingerprint scanners have become a key authentification method for
mobile payments in recent years, led largely by Apple Pay and Google's Android
Pay systems.
inews.co.uk
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