Jun 06 2024

Supercharging Organized Retail Crime Cases for Stronger Law Enforcement Collaboration

Organized retail crime (ORC) is a nationwide plague that, as part of retail crime as a whole, has grown into a 1 billion problem for retailers. In the past, the loss of product was outweighed by the cost of increasing security; therefore, suspected ORC went....

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 —....

Sep 21 2023

On Santa’s Naughty List: 6 Common Forms of Fraudulent Holiday Returns

For the last several weeks, retailers have been hard at work planning for the upcoming holiday shopping season. From November through December, retailers face a huge opportunity to increase sales and profits, but this season also comes with challenges,....

Feb 23 2023

Emily the Criminal May Be Fiction, But the Prevalence of ORC Isn’t

“In the next hour, you will make two hundred cash. But you will have to do something illegal. You won’t be in danger, but you will be breaking the law.” With that statement, Emily found herself introduced to organized retail crime. Netflix’s Emily the Criminal

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Supercharging Organized Retail Crime Cases for Stronger Law Enforcement Collaboration

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

On Santa’s Naughty List: 6 Common Forms of Fraudulent Holiday Returns

Emily the Criminal May Be Fiction, But the Prevalence of ORC Isn’t