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May 17, 2013
1.  Toronto 11 Division to launch “Wanted Ones” on Facebook and Twitter.  
2.  Couple sought in $7000 rug theft.
3.  Police chase down shoplifter fleeing Walmart in St. Catherines with $800 of merchandise.
4.  Shoppers store in Kimberley hit for $1000 in Visa Gift cards purchased with a stolen credit card.

May 10, 2013
1.  Accepting Nominations for the Canadian Security Directory of the Year Award
2.  Canadian Tire celebrates soaring share prices; highest since 2007.
3.  RCMP discovers $30,000 of stolen cargo in Spallumcheen, several arrested.
4.  York Police bust an Organized Retail Crime ring focused on shoes and clothing; 7 people arrested, $80,000 in merchandise seized.

May 3, 2013
1.  Loblaw CEO troubled by "deafening silence" from other apparel retailers that use Bangladeshi garment factory that collapsed
2.  Loblaw vows to compensate families after Bangladesh factory collapse
3.  For supplier audits, Loblaw will now consider building safety
4.  Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and its members offer their sincere condolences to the victims and their families in Savar, Bangladesh.
5.  Bank of Canada unveiling new $5 and $10 polymer banknotes
6.  Canada’s e-commerce managers not feeling executive love - Does anyone know the term Omni-Channel up north?
7.  Indigo named top Canadian retail employer brand by workers and job seekers
8.  “The Impact of Walmart Supercentre Conversion on Consumer Shopping Behaviours,“ - Here's the results
9.  Midtown Toronto Jewelry store robbed Monday morning.  

April 26, 2013
1.  Canadian e-retailers falling short of customer expectations & "Canadian retailers should be shaking in their boots," a Forrester analyst says.
2.  One U.S. retailer levels the shopping field for Canadian customers and guarantees prices match U.S.
3.  Quick Responses by Security Professionals Praised by Canadian at Bomb Site
4.  Joe Fresh items made in Bangladesh factory that collapsed, killing more than 300
5.  Gang-related hits occurring throughout Metro Vancouver in recent months with one man shot dead at Morgan Crossing Mall Wed. evening
6.  Four face charges of Cargo theft in Mississauga; $2 Million dollars of merchandise recovered.
7.  Update: Police in Edmonton release details on two suspects in the Londonderry Mall homicide.
8.  50-Year-Old Bottle of Scotch, One of Only 50 Around the World, Stolen- Whoever Gets to Enjoy it is a Lucky, Lucky Man!

April 19, 2013
1.  Counterfeit Chainsaws being sold in Canada.
2.  Busy week for Cargo thieves in Ontario.
3.  Two suspects sought in distraction theft of a laptop from Staples in Duncan.

April 12, 2013
1.  Combating Counterfeit Products Act will give Border Services Agency and RCMP new enforcement tools
2.  Canada has a "real and acute labor shortage in certain sectors and regions" in the low-skill service and retail jobs
3.  Canada feeling third wave of retail invasion
4.  Canada's biggest Department store Hudson's Bay is doing the same thing everyone in the States is doing - stores-within-stores
5.  There are plenty of reasons for Canada-U.S. price gap - Best article published about the Price Gap!
6.  The dollar store industry in Canada is booming too! Dollarama posting "record results" in 4Q
7.  RCMP raid an East Hamilton Flea Market: seized $100,000 of counterfeit merchandise.
8.  RCMP seeing a dramatic rise in Shoplifting cases; Merchants taking additional steps to combat the common crime.
9.  Halifax man busted for 56 fraud-related charges involving gift cards
10.  ORC gang of five busted stealing thousands, operating across Canada

April 5, 2013
1.  Toronto, OPP and Durham Police seize $750,000 of counterfeit goods from three area businesses.
2.  Third suspect arrested in the $2 Million theft from the Toronto Salvation Army.
3.  Alberta Police ongoing investigation of gun theft.
4.  Two Thieves pepper-spray a 74-year-old Walmart greeter in Edmonton.

March 22, 2013
1.  Rona gets Metro's COO - Great news for Rona
2.  Target's first three stores have been consistently "slammed" with customers
3.  Canadian Tire to roll-out 5,000 tablet devices for customers to research products in store
4.  Holt Renfrew, Canada's high-end department store, to open their first "hr2" store - a new lower-priced 30,000 square foot banner at Montreal's Quartier Dix/30 mega-mall
5.  Sobeys grocery stores warehouse workers end 29-day strike
6.  Five from Montreal charged with fraud hitting retailers in Newfoundland including Shoppers Drugmart, Sobey's and Lawton's
7.  Video of security guards accused of excessive force at Chinook Center probed
8.  Police called to West Edmonton Mall; possible man with gun at 2 am this morning.
9.  Brazen thief steals a countertop spinner display from a mall jeweler in British Columbia.

March 15, 2013
1.  Can Canada's Joe Fresh revive a sagging U.S. retail giant? J.C. Penney is counting on it, with 700 opening soon!
2.  Canadian Security Magazine's "Focus on Security Series" March 27th focuses on Retail - Sheraton Parkway, Richmond Hill, On.
3.  Canadians lack cyber security skills
4.  Canada's new Combating Counterfeit Products Act gains support
5.  Counterfeit stamps cost Canada Post millions a year, expert says
6.  YouTube video “how to blowtorch an ATM open” key in arresting 4 in Toronto suspected in $1.1 Million in ATM thefts.
7.  Toronto Organized Crime Ring busted; 3 suspects facing 21 charges.
8.  New citizen’s arrest powers come into effect thanks to grocer
9.  New Westminster burglar caught in a pipe attempting mall break-in.

March 8, 2013
1.  Target Canadian launch expected to spark price wars
2.  Union claims Target Canada engaged in unfair hiring practices
3.  U.S. womenswear retailer Chico’s to expand into Canada beginning late 2013
4.  The Bay department store rebranded as Hudson's Bay - good timing all things considered
5.  One merely needs to look at Yorkdale Mall in Toronto to see the Canadian Push with 12 new retailers opening from the U.S. & UK
6.  Thieves armed with bear spray rob Vancouver Apple Store
7.  Tractor-trailers containing $100,000 worth of frozen chickens stolen in Etobicoke
8.  Canadians browse and buy more online than any developed nation in 2012

March 1, 2013
1.  RCMP in Saskatchewan launch Fraud Awareness month.
2.  CCTV and Police body cameras are a focus of Law Enforcement in Canada.
3.  Police believe Gypsy shoplifting gang is hitting retailers from the North Shore, Laval, West Island to Montreal.
4.  Coquitlam Mounties charge a man of over a dozen robberies.

February 22, 2013
1.  Canadian December retail sales post biggest drop in two years - not a good time for a major roll-out
2.  All Out Retail war predicted when Target invades Canada
3.  Canada loses 3 senior Loss Prevention positions
4.  Two ORC gangs reported this week in Canada - maybe Canada's journalists will start reporting on it now
5.  Rona Job Cuts: 200 to be laid off as company mulls closing stores
6.  Don’t refuse our pennies, Canadians tell retailers

February 20, 2013
1.  Toronto Police Service: News Release

February 1, 2013
1.  Sears lays off 700 in Canadian stores under the banner of "Right-Sizing"
2.  Best Buy closed 7 namesake stores and 8 Future Shop stores in Canada
3.  Four men work as a team to hit West 49 for $15,500 in watches in Oshawa.
4.  Thief targets Costco customers purchasing bulk cigarettes.
5.  RCMP makes four arrests in Richmond store break-ins.

January 25, 2013
1.  Canada is getting tougher on employees engaged in workplace violence with Bill 168
2.  Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, shoplifters face new united front because thieves increasingly
     organized
3.  Barrie Police officer faces charges for beating a suspect for breaking a mall Christmas ornament at
     the Bayfield Mall.
4.  Walmart to pump $453 million into upgrading Canadian stores.
5.  Pricey Chinese herbs a target of thieves; RCMP working with store owners to solve the case.
6.  Canada Post employee charged with the theft of $30,000 in merchandise.
7.  'All in the Family" ORC? - Ottawa grandmother and grandson busted hitting stores
8.  Target's boldest project in its 50-year history - becoming a global retail force and opening the first of
     its 124 stores in Canada in March

January 22, 2013
1.  Toronto Police need help identifying the owners of $150,000 in merchandise recovered.

January 18, 2013
1.  Canada lags behind the US in December retail sales.
2.  Despite demise of HMV in Britain, the retailer is still strong in Canada.
3.  Two suspects arrested in connection to December Jewelry theft in Cochrane.

January 11, 2013
1.  Online credit card fraud soaring in Canada
2.  Canada is eliminating the penny
3.  New Saskatchewan laws to help protect late night workers take effect
4.  Are Sears Canada’s days numbered? Poor results could have U.S. retailers circling
5.  Destination Maternity opens its first Canadian store
6.  Toronto shoplifter who shot at a loss prevention associate gets nine years in prison
 

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