Loss Prevention

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Loss Prevention

NRF’s loss prevention community works with retail LP and AP professionals, law enforcement and government agencies to protect retailers, people, assets, reputations and brands. Browse resources and read the latest articles and press releases related to loss prevention.

NRF PROTECT 2024
 
NRF PROTECT 2024

NRF PROTECT is where industry leaders come together to acquire a unified and holistic approach to collectively address retail crime. This year's event convened June 4-6 at the Long Beach Convention Center bringing together retail risk, cybersecurity and law enforcement professionals for three days of rich discussion, key learnings and exploring sophisticated tech.

Organized Retail Crime: An Assessment of a Persistent and Growing Threat

Conducted in partnership with K2 Integrity, this comprehensive report provides a detailed assessment of U.S.-based ORC groups, their tactics and techniques for theft and resale and their linkages with other types of organized crime.

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Organized Retail Crime

Organized retail crime is on the rise, and NRF has stepped up its efforts to have Congress address the issue. Learn more about how NRF advocates for legislative proposals that would be effective in fighting retail crime.

 
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Retail security camera to capture organized retail crime.
 
Fight Retail Crime Day

October 26
The surge in organized retail crime is significantly impacting consumers, retailers, workers and the communities they serve. In response to this crucial issue, NRF has designated October 26 as Fight Retail Crime Day — an annual event that mobilizes the entire retail business community to advocate for effective solutions in combating this problem.

National Retail Security Survey 2023

This year’s study found that the average shrink rate in FY 2022 increased to 1.6%, up from 1.4% in FY 2021. When taken as a percentage of total retail sales in 2022, that shrink represents $112.1 billion in losses. The report also examines drivers of shrink, the increased threat of violence associated with retail crime and other priorities.

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More loss prevention content

Urgent action is needed as the fight against ORC intensifies
 
Join NRF at Fight Retail Crime Day on Oct. 24 to advocate for the passage of the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act.
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Balancing the threats and opportunities of AI
 
How security leaders can effectively support the innovative use of artificial intelligence and protect against risks.
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Cargo theft trends and lessons learned
 
Experts from Walmart, NRS and the FBI discuss the latest trends and actions for retailers to protect themselves.
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Lessons from a decade of cybersecurity collaboration
 
Senior technology executives and founding members share insights from NRF’s IT Security Council.
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How to adopt a hacker’s mindset: A study in curiosity, creativity
 
NRF PROTECT: Ethical hacker Ted Harrington on building more secure systems.
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Playing to win takes trust, commitment
 
Former NFL coach Herm Edwards on getting involved and making hard decisions.
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Loss Prevention Council

This invitation-only council is composed of senior LP executives who discuss common problems in LP and share new ideas on product and program results. 

Additional NRF councils for loss prevention professionals include: 

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Fraud Council

The NRF Fraud Prevention Professionals Working Group brings together retail leaders with responsibility for fraud prevention to discuss their companies’ digital and in-store fraud prevention strategies and operations.

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