As retailers approach the final stretch of this shopping blitz, they must prepare to address heightened risks of ORC and smash-and-grab incidences.

Target cites an increase in ORC as contributing factor leading to an unsafe environment for employees and making business unsustainable.

Fighting organized retail crime (ORC) requires a holistic and fully resourced enterprise security program.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced legislation to fight the online sale of stolen, counterfeit and dangerous consumer products by requiring extensive transparency of large-volume third-party sellers in online retail marketplaces.

When it comes to the organized crime gangs that wreak havoc on retail stores, inventory and the bottom line, retailers are getting more aggressive in their efforts to fight the problem.