Organized Retail Theft

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Organized Retail Theft (ORT) is the most serious security issue facing many retailers, including supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchandisers, and apparel and accessory retailers. Business leaders, security and law enforcement professionals, prosecutors and judges will all appreciate learning why ORT has grown in the last ten years almost unabated and why losses to professional shoplifting are likely understated in national security surveys. The report answers questions about why infant formula is the primary target for most rings operating in supermarkets and why cargo theft, especially of food and other products intended for supermarkets and drug stores, has increased over the past four years. Readers will learn how ORT rings operate and how they are structured. The report also provides information on the types of merchandise stolen, how the merchandise is stolen by professional thieves, and what recommended steps retail management, law enforcement, trade associations, and others should take to combat ORT.

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