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Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 106 - Mass Shootings, Data Breaches and USA Economic Forecast
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 106 - Mass Shootings, Data Breaches and USA Economic Forecast

Active shooter incidents identified by the FBI in 2021 represents a 52.5% increase from 2020 and a 96.8% increase from 2017. Not a single week in 2022 has passed without at least three mass shootings. Average cost per data breach for companies in 2020 was $4.2 million, which represents a 10% increase from 2019. In 2021, a new record was set with more than 5.9 billion user records stolen. GDP growth in the USA is projected to climb 2.6% in 2022 and another 2.1% in 2023.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 104 - Zara Charges for Returns, Amazon's 1st apparel store, Walmart Launches Drones
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 104 - Zara Charges for Returns, Amazon's 1st apparel store, Walmart Launches Drones

Zara in the UK has started charging a fee of £1.95 ($2.39) to return merchandise via mail bought online. Returns cost retailers an average of 21% of their order value. Lidl Reaches 100 billion euros in sales. Amazon opens first physical apparel store. Drones to deliver to 4 million households for Walmart.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 103 - Top 3 2022 Retail Tech and Good News on Store Openings
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 103 - Top 3 2022 Retail Tech and Good News on Store Openings

China retail sales fell by 11.1% in April from a year ago, more than the 6.1% decline predicted in a Reuters poll. The top 3 technology priorities for all retailers for 2022 are No.1 Inventory Visibility, No.2 refresh POS infrastructure), and personalize customer experience. In the first three months of 2022, major USA HQ retailers announced plans to open about 4,400 stores, , and to close about 635 stores, down from about 2,100 closing announcements in the first calendar quarter of 2021.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 102 - Baby Formula Shortage, Second-Hand Hot Buys, Record Imports, and We Love Stores
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 102 - Baby Formula Shortage, Second-Hand Hot Buys, Record Imports, and We Love Stores

40% of America’s Baby Formula Supplies are out of Stock in April, up from 29% in March. Top two categories consumers are buying second-hand are clothing and shoes. Retail imports at the nation’s major retail container ports set a new record this spring and are expected to see near-record volume this month. More than half of all USA consumers would rather shop in-store than by any other method.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 101 - Happiest Countries, Trends Reshaping Retail and USA Organized Retail Crime
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 101 - Happiest Countries, Trends Reshaping Retail and USA Organized Retail Crime

Canada ranks first as the happiest country in North America. In Europe, Finland is not only the happiest country, but it also takes the top spot as the happiest country in the world. The 10 competing forces reshaping retail. Organized Retail Crime cases were up 10% in 2021 over 2020. Hardware and clothing were the highest categories stolen by ORC.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 100 - LIVE from RILA Asset Protection Conference 2022
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 100 - LIVE from RILA Asset Protection Conference 2022

CONGRATULATIONS on episode number 100. Highlights and success of RILA 2022 conference. Latest on COVID. Going to the movies with crypto money. 1st Metaverse Physical Store. Retail Fatalities.In 2021, there were 595 total fatalities in the US which is up 14% on 2020.  Fatalities are up 59% from 2016. 53% were customers which were up 24%, 26% were store associates up again 24%.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 99 - Latest Retail Tech Study and America's Shoplifting Epidemic
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 99 - Latest Retail Tech Study and America's Shoplifting Epidemic

84% of retailers report that revenues have increased over the past 12 months, and 42% say they have increased by more than 10%. More than half (57%) of retailers report an increase in tech expenditure compared to 2021 levels. 700 small businesses surveyed report that 54% had an increase in shoplifting last year. 23% said it happens daily.

 

The Future of Direct to Consumer (DTC): Expert Predictions
With Scalefast, Euromonitor, and Spiekerman Retail

The Future of Direct to Consumer (DTC): Expert Predictions

What DTC will look like in the next 2-3 years. Critical steps DTC brands must take. Solutions that integrate infrastructure, ecommerce platform, and international ecommerce operations.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 98 - State of USA Grocery Industry and Critical Tech for Growth
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 98 - State of USA Grocery Industry and Critical Tech for Growth

Grocery sales projected to grow 7.2% in 2022, after growing 5.7% in 2021. 88% of Food/Grocery online sales still have a store fulfillment component, Grocery retailers cannot sustain 3-8% margin loss they experienced on digital orders compared to walk-in customers. BOPIS / Click and Collect saw massive increases with a 325% increase in share of retail revenues. Check out other critical retail tech for grocers.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 97 - Metaverse / NFTs and The Continued Rise of E-commerce
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 97 - Metaverse / NFTs and The Continued Rise of E-commerce

41% interested in connecting with others virtually in the metaverse. The top five metaverse brands are Meta/Facebook, Nike, Microsoft, Disney and Coca-Cola. More than half of respondents have heard of but not acquired NFTs. Top 10 global retailers. E-commerce will account for almost 40% of global retail sales by 2026 with store-based retail dropping to 60% from 69% of total sales.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 96 - San Francisco Crime and Emerging Tech Surprising Start 2
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 96 - San Francisco Crime and Emerging Tech Surprising Start 2

Burglaries in San Francisco are at their highest levels since the mid-1990s. City recorded nearly 100 instances of smashed windows and doors that cost $170,000 to repair. E-commerce will continue to grow double digit crossing $6 trillion worldwide by 2023. As of 2021, over 2 billion people worldwide shopped online. In 2021, just the top 5 largest smartphone markets crossed over 2 billion units in total usage.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 95 - Latest Retail Technology Study with Innovation Priorities for 2022
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 95 - Latest Retail Technology Study with Innovation Priorities for 2022

Revenue growth for USA retail is projected to be a respectable 6.9% in 2022. The top 3 tech priorities for 2022 are Upgrade CRM / Loyalty Programs, Personalize Customer Experience, and Inventory Visibility. The top 3 emerging technologies for 2022 are SD-WAN’s, RFID, and
Microservices. The latest data on where we are with 5G deployments worldwide. What were the three largest smartphone markets in the world in 2021?

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 94 - Amazon Logistics Costs and Retail Formats / Technology Firsts
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 94 - Amazon Logistics Costs and Retail Formats / Technology Firsts

54% of retailers expect growth this year to be up to 5%. 32% expect it to be above 5%.  At the margin level 38% expect it to be stable, 32% expect it to be higher, and 30% expect it to be lower. In 2011, Amazon spent 18% of net sales on logistics costs. In 2021, the logistics costs reached 32% of net sales. Then and now: First Department Store, Supermarket, Use of Barcode

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 93 - Deloitte the Top 250 Global Retailers 2022
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 93 - Deloitte the Top 250 Global Retailers 2022

Seven out of the top ten global retailers are from United States. Two are from Germany and for the first time one is from China. The top 10 global retailers represented nearly 35% of total retail sales for the global top 250 retailers. On average they operate in nearly 13 countries.The total retail revenue of the Top 250 companies reached US$5.1 trillion in FY2020, an increase of 5.2% over FY2019 on a sales-weighted, currency-adjusted composite basis.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 92 - Best Retail Employers and Winning Retailers Focus in 2022
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 92 - Best Retail Employers and Winning Retailers Focus in 2022

Congratulations to the 10 Best Large and Midsized retail employers to work for in 2022. Total retail spending around the world grew 9.7% to $26.031 trillion in 2021. Total USA retail sales increased a very robust 18% in 2021. The top retail challenges, pain points for both stores and online in 2022 are....Winning retailers technology spend focus is...