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Retail Council of Canada's annual
Retail
Loss Prevention Conference
Sept 10-11, 2013
Toronto Congress Centre, South Building in
Toronto, ON
Don’t miss Canada’s leading retail loss
prevention event!
No other event in Canada brings together the
industry’s top achievers and leading exhibitors
to discuss the key issues impacting loss
prevention in retail and the improvement
strategies needed to face them head on. Gain
best practices, hear about innovative products
and services geared towards maximizing
profitability and connect with your retail LP
community.
The conference brings together Loss Prevention
professionals, Internal Audit practitioners,
Human Resources and Operations Executives,
Information Technology experts, and privacy
lawyers — All will benefit from content covered
during this conference. Over 300 individuals
from across Canada attended this event in 2012.
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here to register.
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Elliot
Lake mall inquiry sees collapse video, hears 911 calls -
where two died and owner could face criminal charges The
second phase of the inquiry into the deadly mall collapse in
Elliot Lake, Ont., began this morning with the screening of
surveillance video in the minutes before and after the roof
caved in. Part 2 of the inquiry is dealing with the
emergency response to the tragedy. It took four days before
the bodies of the two victims -- Lucie Aylwin, 37, and
Doloris Perizzolo, 74 -- were recovered. Part 1 of the
inquiry, which began hearing evidence in March, has heard
how the mall, badly designed and built, leaked from the
start. Successive owners did little to address the problem
substantively. Ultimately, rust due to decades of salt and
water penetration weakened a weld, leading a steel support
to give way June 23, 2012. The commission is hoping to issue
its final report and recommendations around February of next
year. (Source
ctvnews.com)
Credit
fraud gang of three hitting retailers in the "GTA" - Greater
Toronto Area - for over $250,000 so far Halton
police have arrested a woman and are searching for two
alleged accomplices in a fraud investigation that they say
spans the entire GTA. Police say the fraudulent activity –
including credit card fraud, identity theft, account
takeovers and pin resets – began in May and occurred at
various retail stores and financial institutions in Halton
and across the GTA. Losses are estimated to be around
$250,000.00. Christine Watkins, 60, was arrested on
Wednesday and faces 27 charges. Police are looking to
identify two men and have released security camera images of
the alleged accomplices. (Source
citynews.ca)
Alert clerk catches two suspects swapping out a PST with
another one - ready to be skimmed in Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Two males entered the store and ordered some items, but when
the cashier turned her back, they swapped out the PST with
another one. Suspicious, the cashier noticed the terminal
appeared to have been altered. Further investigation by
store staff revealed the machine had been tampered with and
belonged to another local business. "You have to treat these
machines as if they’re money,” said Cst. Josette Collette,
the lead investigator on the case. (Source
yorktonthisweek.com)
Canada has moved to chip-based technology
Banks and the major credit card companies have moved to chip
technology for debit and credit cards. In addition to the
magnetic stripe on the back, cards now also have a microchip
– really a small computer – in the card. The microchip is
state-of-the-art in payment card technology and is extremely
difficult for criminals to duplicate. In fact, chips cards
have reduced fraud in a number of other countries where they
are currently used. The implementation of chip-based
technology is almost done and most retailers and consumers
are now able to do chip and PIN transactions. Visa Canada
and MasterCard Canada are bringing chip card technology to
Canada on behalf of the banks and the financial institutions
that issue Visa and MasterCard branded credit cards.
(Source
cba.ca)
Retail Fast Facts: July 2013
Highlights:
Total monthly retail sales changed by 4.3% over
the comparable month last year.
Total sales excluding food, automotive and gasoline changed
by 4.1% over the comparable month last year.
(Source
retailcouncil.org) |
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