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Retail Council of Canada's LP Conference Set for
Sept. 29
Conference Session/Speaker Proposal Submissions due
by June 30
 RCC
LP 2016 is Canada's leading retail loss prevention conference designed by
retailers, for retailers. Top LP trends, including identity theft, ORC, cyber
and digital crime will be front and centre, as the industry's thought leaders
share best practices and improvement strategies for retail operating standards,
ensuring that businesses maximize their profitability. This event also brings a
full complement of exhibitors who provide ideas and expertise on products and
services geared toward preventing retail losses.
Last
year's speakers represented large Canadian retailers including Walmart Canada,
IKEA Canada, Sears Canada, Canadian Tire, Loblaw Companies Limited and more, as
well as suppliers and police departments from across the country.
The
conference is set to take place on September 29, 2016 at the International
Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, but conference session and speaker proposal
submissions are due by June 30.
For more information and to submit your proposal, click
here.
rcclpconference.ca |
OSC set to launch paid
whistleblower program in July led by senior regulator
The Ontario Securities Commission will officially launch a rewards-backed
whistleblower program July 14, and has named longtime regulator Kelly Gorman
as the first Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower. "The OSC's Office of
the Whistleblower will be the first paid whistleblower program [operated] by
a securities regulator in Canada," said Maureen Jensen, chair and chief
executive of the OSC.
financialpost.com
Petition urges Walmart Canada to
accept bitcoin
Spurred by Walmart's Decision to
Stop Taking VisaA
petition on Change.org is calling on Walmart Canada to accept bitcoin as
a form of payment. The company said it and VISA have been unable to
agree on an acceptable fee on VISA transactions. "Losing VISA as a payment
option could affect many people that rely on VISA to pay for items at
Walmart," says the petition, adding that bitcoin "is a great alternative to
VISA because of the adoption rate."
coinreport.com
 Toronto
police raid four more marijuana dispensaries, one month after major citywide
crackdownToronto's police chief says
officers have raided several marijuana dispensaries in the city. Mark
Saunders says he believes search warrants were executed at four dispensaries
on Thursday and police would be releasing more information on Friday.
The raids come a month after police, accompanied by city municipal
licensing and standards officials, carried out search warrants at 43
locations and arrested 90 people, including shop owners and employees. A
coalition of marijuana dispensaries have said the raids on the pot shops in
May were a "major mistake" and have called for charges to be dropped against
those arrested. Saunders says the dispensaries are operating illegally and
police will continue to conduct such raids until they stop selling
marijuana.
nationalpost.com
Massive security breach
exposes data of 34,500 online shoppers in U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico
Computer maker Acer recently revealed to California's Attorney General (AG)
that hackers broke into the company's online store and grabbed sensitive
customer data. The leaked data includes information such as customer names,
addresses, and credit card numbers including expiry dates and three-digit
CVC security codes. The hack affects 34,500 customers based in the United
States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, as first reported by ZDNet, which Acer
later confirmed to PCWorld.
canadianfraudnews.com
Mobile payment expected
to rise this yearThe study found that 33% of
smartphone owners expect to make a mobile payment of some type this year, up
from one quarter of respondents in 2015. The responses indicate "an
increasing level of comfort" with this type of payment, the study concluded.
Security concerns were the most often-cited drawback for people who
have never made a mobile payment, with people over the age of 35 being the
most concerned and millennials the least concerned. Security concerns in
general rose between 2014 and 2016, particularly among two groups: Women and
people over the age of 35.
canadiangrocer.com
Canada's Couche-Tard to buy 23 gas, c-stores in
EstoniaAlimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
is expanding its European network of filling stations and convenience
stores. The Quebec-based company has agreed to acquire 23 locations in
Estonia, currently operated under the Premium 7 brand. That includes 11 full
service fuel stations with convenience stores and 12 automated fuel
stations.
financialpost.com
Canada's shippers win as
e-commerce, exports growRetailers might be
struggling to lure shoppers through their doors because consumers are too
busy ordering online. But shippers aren't complaining. Demand for parcel
delivery keeps rising, and even companies like DHL Express Canada, which
specializes in overseas deliveries, are seeing an increase in shipments.
thstar.com
Canadian Retail Sales
Rose in April
Retail sales were up in seven of the 11
categoriesThe value of retail sales rose to a
seasonally adjusted 44.28 billion Canadian dollars ($34.56 billion) in the
month, up 0.9%. Excluding autos, the value of retail sales rose 1.3% in
April. Sales at furniture and home-furnishing stores rose 6.1% in
April, and sales at general merchandise stores increased 1.3%.
Clothing and accessories stores offset the gains, posting a 2.7% decline in
April on lower sales at clothing and shoe stores.
wsj.com
Brexit Vote Likely to Slow Canada's Economic
Growth
Town of Osoyoos orders
pot shop shut down after allegations of illegal sales just days after it
opened
Cabela's opens 10th
store in BC - two more planned
Great American Group
to close all Jones New York Factory Stores in Canada
Canadian retail sales
jump 0.9% to record level
Winnipeg: Two wanted in Portage robbery, macing
RCMP are on the lookout for two suspects in a Portage la Prairie convenience
store robbery. At 5:15 a.m. Sunday, two suspects entered a store and demanded
cash. Once they got it, a male in a red hoody used bear mace on an employee.
They took off, and a police dog was unable to track them down.
winnipegsun.com
Barrie Police arrest man wanted in Rona theft
Police stopped a vehicle driving northbound on Toronto Street just after 10 p.m.
on Monday night. The driver; a 52-year-old Barrie male was recognized by police,
as he was wanted on a warrant. The male was wanted for a theft and fraud that
had occurred at Rona in Barrie on June 1, 2016.
barrietoday.com
 Calgary,
AB: Gas station credit card skimming leads to arrests; 500 credit cards stolen,
$150,000 of merchandise found
Police are asking Calgarians to check their credit card
statements for unusual charges after arresting two men accused of stealing 500
credit card numbers a month at gas stations. Officers say credit card skimming
devices were placed on gas pumps throughout Calgary in at least 38 different gas
stations.
Police investigating reports of the devices searched two homes
Wednesday and uncovered what they are describing as a credit card and
identification counterfeiting lab, along with $150,000 worth of high-end
clothing and merchandise.
cbc.ca
Spike in Chilliwack crime
leads to call for more cops
The
City of Chilliwack is grappling with spiking crime rates and hopes to get 10 new
RCMP officers to deal with it. Property crime, auto theft and weapons offences
are all on the rise, and last month, a man was stabbed and killed in a grocery
store parking lot in broad daylight. Mayor Sharon Gaetz told On The Coast guest
host Michelle Elliot that weapon offences, for instance, went up 114 per cent
from March 2015 to March 2016.
cbc.ca
King City, ON: How to stop
cargo crime from happening to you
It's no secret that cargo crime is a major issue in North America. In Canada
alone, cargo theft costs the economy $5 billion per year.
So to help fleet managers understand
how to protect their businesses from cargo crime, Constable Chris Bertrand of
the Peel Regional Police and Han Koren of Afimac Global spoke to attendees at
the Private Motor Truck Council's annual conference in King City, Ont. In order
for fleets to prevent cargo crime from occurring in their own operations, they
need to think like a bank, according to Bertrand.
"You hear about bank robberies all
the time. They're in the newspapers, they're covered on TV, but there's only
about 12 (in Peel Region) per year," he said. To compare that with cargo crime,
there were 119 reports of cargo thefts in 2014, Bertrand said adding that the
average loss for a cargo load is $145,000 while the average loss for a bank
robbery is just over $1,600. Koren added that close to 50% of all cargo thefts
go unreported.
trucknews.com
Toronto, ON: One injured
after shooting outside Scarborough Town Centre
shopping mall
Police searching for
suspect after Dufferin Grove convenience store robbery
Moncton, NB: Police
investigating Robbery at Needs
Hamilton, ON: Police searching for knife-wielding
Subway robber
Widow of Mac's shooting victim demands more
security for overnight workers
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