Tag: Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC)
Holiday season brings heightened security risks for retail sector
December 11, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SAN MATEO, Calif. and GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When it comes to security in the retail sector, the 2025 holiday season was expected to be more fraught with concerns of violence than the previous year, according to new research conducted by the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) in partnership with Verkada.
In a report titled “The State of Retail Safety,” researchers found that more than half of retail workers (52%) say they are likely to leave their current job in...
2024 ends with rising trend of retail crime
December 31, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — The close of the year has revealed some disturbing trends with the rise of retail crime, according to research by the National Retail Federation (NRF).
Released on December 17, “The Impact of Retail Theft & Violence” details a trend of evolving retail crime with skyrocketing amounts of organized retail crime (ORC), shoplifting, and e-commerce fraud that’s been half a decade in the making. Between 2019 and 2023, the NRF said that retailers experienced...
Shouldering unacceptable risks: Crime drives retail workers to leave, new research finds
December 17, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SAN MATEO, Calif. and GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than four in 10 retail workers in the U.S. say they are likely to leave their current job in the next 12 months due to personal safety concerns, according to research conducted by the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) in partnership with Verkada.
Findings in the “State of Retail Safety Report” reveal the challenges facing retail workers and offer a blueprint for addressing them.
"Safety is a fundamental...
LVT launches ACCESS Taskforce in Detroit
November 26, 2024SSN Staff
DETROIT — LVT (LiveView Technologies, Inc.) has announced the activation of the Alliance of Companies and Communities to Enhance Safety and Security (ACCESS) Taskforce in Detroit.
The initiative, which builds from success in other cities, is centered around reducing crime and creating a safer environment for employees, customers, and community members by fostering greater collaboration among retailers, state and local officials, and solution providers.
The ACCESS Taskforce is led...