Question???Question???

What do electronics, razor blades, and baby food What do electronics, razor blades, and baby food have in common?have in common?

Answer!!!Answer!!!

They are the most common items that are They are the most common items that are shoplifted.shoplifted.

Shoplifters Get Smarter!Shoplifters Get Smarter!

Corey PierceCorey Pierce

Matthew WuMatthew Wu

Kara BochslerKara Bochsler

Shoplifting Has Gone Big-TimeShoplifting Has Gone Big-Time

Shoplifting is steadily increasingShoplifting is steadily increasingA good thief can haul off $5,000 to A good thief can haul off $5,000 to

$10,000 per day$10,000 per dayGroups of thieves are armed with floor Groups of thieves are armed with floor

plans and foil-lined bags to evade security plans and foil-lined bags to evade security sensorssensors

Anatomy of these ThievesAnatomy of these Thieves

Operate with the training of a paramilitaryOperate with the training of a paramilitaryVery organized and planned outVery organized and planned out ““Low Risk, High Profit” is the goalLow Risk, High Profit” is the goalGang members are often careful to steal Gang members are often careful to steal

little enough in a single strike to avoid little enough in a single strike to avoid serious charges if they are caught. serious charges if they are caught.

““At any one time, these individuals won't At any one time, these individuals won't have a huge amount of goods, but they have a huge amount of goods, but they will be making thousands of trips.”will be making thousands of trips.”

Why Steal?Why Steal?

Thieves are reselling the stolen merchandise on-Thieves are reselling the stolen merchandise on-lineline

Pure profit Pure profit For Tangy Cheese Doritos??? For Tangy Cheese Doritos???

Retailer’s Call for HelpRetailer’s Call for Help

Lobbying to strengthen laws-stiffer Lobbying to strengthen laws-stiffer penaltiespenalties

NRF (National Retail Federation) is trying NRF (National Retail Federation) is trying to make organized shoplifting a federal to make organized shoplifting a federal felonyfelony

Online vendors are starting to require Online vendors are starting to require serial numbers for each item being sold serial numbers for each item being sold (this can catch stolen merchandise) (this can catch stolen merchandise)

ReferencesReferences

http://businessweek.com/magazine/http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_47/b4059051.htmcontent/07_47/b4059051.htm

http://youtube.com/watch?http://youtube.com/watch?v=iLeHgabGqHYv=iLeHgabGqHY