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Apr 18 2024

How Today’s Organized Retail Crime Groups Evade Yesterday’s Technology

Organized retail crime (ORC) is often more sophisticated than it looks. Yes, there are smash-and-grab cases with crime groups brazenly breaking into stores to steal merchandise. But there are also other scenarios to combat, like: Ecommerce fraud and abuse —...

Mar 21 2024

How a Positive Customer Experience Leads to Loyal Shoppers

Jun 02 2023

How AI-Driven Authorizations Reduce Losses and Boost Profitability

Sep 23 2020

14 Things the Pandemic Taught Us to Prepare for Holiday 2020 Success

Holiday 2020 shopping will bring big crowds, short tempers, and long retail hours. What have we learned about store operations and loss prevention in the past nine months to help keep spirits and revenues high? Here is a list of 14 things the pandemic taught....

Aug 27 2020

COVID and Employee Fraud: What to Expect for the Remainder of 2020

2020 has brought about many changes to retail. From sneeze guards at the register to one-way aisles and floor stickers to promote distancing, stores are operating very differently than they have in the past. Employee fraud, however, is something that has been....

Aug 03 2020

The Rise in Contactless Payments During COVID-19

Executive Summary • The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the already growing adoption trajectory for contactless payments. • Contactless payments are safer, faster, and carry less risk than cash payments – in line with for today’s retail....

Jul 02 2020

#RetailRecovery and Operational Issues

As retailers begin to re-open stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, every aspect of brick-and-mortar retail will need to be re-examined. By knowing what to expect, you can jump into #RetailRecovery assured that your stores, and profits, are protected.

Jun 29 2020

#RetailRecovery and External Loss

As retailers begin to re-open stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, every aspect of brick-and-mortar retail will need to be re-examined. By knowing what to expect, you can jump into #RetailRecovery assured that your stores, and profits, are protected.

Jun 22 2020

#RetailRecovery and Inventory Integrity

As retailers begin to re-open stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, every aspect of brick-and-mortar retail will need to be re-examined. By knowing what to expect, you can jump into #RetailRecovery assured that your stores, and profits, are protected.

Jun 15 2020

#RetailRecovery and Internal Loss

As retailers begin to re-open stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, every aspect of brick-and-mortar retail will need to be re-examined. By knowing what to expect, you can jump into #RetailRecovery assured that your stores, and profits, are protected.

Jun 01 2020

#RetailRecovery and Consumer Returns

As retailers begin to re-open stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, every aspect of brick-and-mortar retail will need to be re-examined. By knowing what to expect, you can jump into #RetailRecovery assured that your stores, and profits, are protected.

May 06 2020

COVID-19, Unemployment, & Retail Risk

Executive Summary COVID-19 case counts are climbing in the US. Millions of people in the United States are, or were recently, under some form of stay home order. This has led to a dramatic rise in unemployment. Historically, the data science team at Appriss....

Apr 10 2020

Recognizing Retail Heroes

Retailers Lift Up Communities During the COVID-19 Crisis The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our way of life around the globe. In this section, we will be recognizing many of the retailers that are doing their part to keep their employees and customers safe,....

Mar 26 2020

Influence of Social Media on Retail Sales of Essential Items During the 2020 Pandemic

Executive Summary Retail supply chain analysts may want to consider Twitter traffic by geography to be one more signal to improve their demand-based decisions when distributing goods from distribution centers to stores.

Mar 12 2020

Summer Jobs – More Than Just a Temporary Position

For the retail and staffing industry, warm weather heralds a heightened focus on temporary hires and rolling out a slew of part-time roles. With an abundance of the younger demographic available for temp positions over the summer break, several industries....

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