The retail industry faces countless issues ranging from petty theft to credit card fraud, but no issue has grown more rapidly in recent years than Organized Retail Crime (ORC). The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently reported on its ninth annual Organized Retail Crime survey, finding that 94 percent of Loss Prevention executives say they’ve been victims of ORC […]
Read moreOver the last 20 years LockNet has become a familiar face at each of the tradeshows we regularly attend. The team is in San Diego this week for the NRF tradeshow, National Retail Federation’s Loss Prevention Conference and Expo. Not only are we known as an industry expert, but for having one of the most fun […]
Read more“The busiest shopping day of the year since 2003” “$52.5 Billion spent in 2011” “226 Million Shoppers in 2011” “$398.62 – Average dollar amount spent per shopper” “147 Million Shoppers expected in 2012” Thanksgiving Day (now referred to as Black Thursday to deal-seeking shoppers) and Black Friday have become bigger than ever. This is great […]
Read moreLockNet received an emergency request from a major pharmacy chain for padlock installation on 952 dumpsters in a very short time frame. After receiving citation and the threat of a hefty fine looming, they had a very short window to bring their dumpsters up to code. As their national service provider, of course they called […]
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