As we approach the holiday season, gift cards are often an attractive gift for the hard-to-buy person or a relative who lives far away. However, there are risks with gift cards, as noted below....
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What to Do About the Rise of Organized Retail Crime
We’ve all heard of shoplifting. This is a well-known retail crime that most brick and mortar stores have practices in place to prevent or watch out for daily. The items stolen are usually for personal consumption. However, there is a growing type of retail crime that has victimized 92% of companies surveyed by the National Retail Federation – called organized retail crime. Impacts All Organized retail crime (ORC) is defined as when items are stolen by groups of two or more people with the intent to resell it. It can happen anywhere, no matter if the business resides in...
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