All Crime, fraud & security articles – Page 18
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OpinionShopping centre security is a balancing act retailers must get right
The news that the averted Easter bomb plot was targeting shopping centres will have come as a sobering reminder to retailers and landlords about how vulnerable a position they are in.
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Opinion
NRF accuses card companies over PCIDSS
While President Obama is in London for the G20 summit today, retailers’ eyes should also be on a little-publicised congressional panel back in the US that could impact the way credit card data is used in the future.
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AnalysisLoss prevention IT: Beating the new crime wave
Retailers face a potential tidal wave of theft and fraud as recession-hit consumers increasingly turn to crime. Now more than ever, says Alison Clements, stores need to invest in loss prevention IT.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse to roll out system for loss prevention
Carphone Warehouse is poised to introduce a system to minimise shrinkage and business risk in the UK following its adoption in the eight other European countries it operates in.
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Analysis
Westminster and the high street: Worlds apart?
Politicians seem to treat retail like the forgotten stepchild of UK industry, but are things improving? George MacDonald reports on the state of retail influence in the corridors of power
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NewsMonsoon Accessorize to tackle shrinkage
Monsoon Accessorize is in the early stages of a project to implement a data mining system to protect its margins.
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Gamestation consults staff ahead of central office merger
Game has begun a consultation process with 80 of its Gamestation staff at its head office in York as it realigns its management across the group.
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Opinion
Discount today, pay tomorrow
It feels like January on the high street – and not just because it’s been much colder than the typical December.
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NewsRetail Week Technology Awards launched
Retail Week has announced the launch of the Retail Week Technology Awards, a new event to be held next June.
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AnalysisBorders: All systems gone
When Borders split from its US parent, IT boss Simon Thomas was charged with replacing every system the company had in just a year. He tells Joanna Perry how he managed it.
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Downturn triggers rise in retail crime
The economic downturn is having a growing impact on shoplifting with thefts at Tesco up more than a third this year.
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AnalysisTechnology spending: A time to make do and mend?
The credit crunch is forcing consumers to keep their wallets in their pockets, but does it mean that the purse strings are also tightening for IT departments? Joanna Perry finds out.
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Retail crime headed for a ‘rapid rise’
Retailers are bracing themselves for a rise in retail crime as the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned that the credit crunch will “wipe out” falling statistics recorded over the last year.
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Retail crime a threat as economy slows
Retailers face increasing crime levels as the economic slowdown threatens to wipe out efforts made to reduce retail crime in the past year.
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NewsBody Shop opts for global security system
Body Shop has selected a system to help it achieve PCIDSS compliance across its global organisation.
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John Lewis pushes on with IP CCTV roll-out
John Lewis has gone live with a networked CCTV system at its Leicester Highcross store, which opened last week.
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TK Maxx to use data to tackle shrinkage
Discount retailer TK Maxx is to roll out a data-mining system to identify fraudulent activity and process errors.
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Analysis
Sainsbury’s bolsters its videoconferencing
Sainsbury’s logistics division is using a managed videoconferencing service in 10 UK locations to improve collaboration, cut travel costs and support corporate social responsibility.
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AnalysisStaff safety on a knife edge
Violent crime has never been higher up the agenda and shopworkers are on the front line. Charlotte Hardie asks what is being done to protect them from knife attacks
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Iceland founder hits out at soaring shop crime
“We are plagued with a tidal wave of shoplifting. 50 per cent of the time it turns violent. Our store managers are physically attacked, spat at, assaulted – it’s out of control.”