Shrink & loss prevention
Theft, shrink, safety and the technology used to reduce them.
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Low but rising volume, mostly vendor and analyst voices. Early signal.
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- Last seen
- 1 Sept 2026
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podcast · 1 Sept 2026 · Operator voice · primary theme
Retail Cybersecurity Is a Sector Problem — Scott Price, CEO DFI Retail Group
Scott Price, Group Chief Executive of DFI Retail Group, argues that retail cybersecurity is now a sector-wide risk—not a problem any company can solve alone.Recorded at NRF APAC 2026 in Singapore, the conversation examines why retailers need to share threat intelligence, how d…
news · 14 Aug 2026 · Vendor · primary theme
ReturnPro's Sender Shamiss: Retail's $890 Billion Returns Problem Has Become a Margin Opportunity
ReturnPro CEO and co-founder Sender Shamiss argues that retail's $890 billion returns problem is now a margin opportunity, spanning prevention, fraud detection, intelligent routing and recommerce.
news · 6 Aug 2026 · Trade press
Five APAC Retail Trends Shaping Global Retail
From organised retail crime in Australia to China's membership economy and Vietnam's mobile-first e-commerce, five developments across Asia Pacific point to one theme: the region's retailers are adapting faster than consumer behaviour is changing.
podcast · 1 Aug 2026 · Operator voice · primary theme
APAC Retail Trends: China Membership, Vietnam E-commerce & K-Food
Retail crime is becoming serious enough to affect whether stores can continue operating in parts of Australia. At the same time, Costco is expanding its reach in China through JD.com, Vietnam’s e-commerce market is being shaped by Shopee and TikTok Shop, and functional foods a…
podcast · 1 Aug 2026 · Trade press · primary theme
APAC Retail: Crime, Costco China, Vietnam E-commerce and K-Food
Retail crime is becoming serious enough to affect whether stores can continue operating in parts of Australia. At the same time, Costco is expanding its reach in China through JD.com, Vietnam’s e-commerce market is being shaped by Shopee and TikTok Shop, and functional foods a…
podcast · 22 Jul 2026 · Trade press
Starbucks Korea, Lefties UK, AI Beauty and Adidas Bangkok
Five global retail stories in one concise briefing: Starbucks Korea’s marketing crisis, retail-crime legislation in Canada and the US, AI-powered beauty at shu uemura, Lefties’ UK launch and Adidas’ community-focused Bangkok store.Five international retail developments in unde…
podcast · 9 Jun 2026 · Trade press · primary theme
Unauthorized Sellers Are Killing Retail Margins
Unauthorized sellers can quietly destroy retail margins. In this episode of The Retail Podcast, Alex speaks with Megan Harman, founder of Thorn Crest, about how unauthorized sellers, counterfeits, dupes, broken case packs, copycat products, and weak reseller agreements can ero…
podcast · 9 Jun 2026 · Trade press · primary theme
Unauthorized Sellers Are Killing Retail Margins
Retail brand protection is no longer just about stopping counterfeit products. For many brands, the bigger issue is margin loss.In this episode of The Retail Podcast, Alex speaks with Megan Harman, founder of Thorn Crest, about how unauthorized sellers, copycat products, onlin…
podcast · 15 May 2026 · Operator voice
Retail Crime, AI Commerce & Why Stores Are Expanding Again
AI is reshaping commerce. Retailers are investing in stores again. And organized retail crime has become one of the industry’s biggest policy priorities. This week, Jill Dvorak from the National Retail Federation joins Five Things Friday - USA Edition to discuss: The latest or…
podcast · 20 Apr 2026 · Trade press · primary theme
Retail Crime, JD.com, Carrefour Africa & Macy’s Closures | World Retail Signals
In this episode of World Retail Signals, co-hosts Ian McGarrigle, Chairman at World Retail Congress, and Niamh Stone, Programme Director at World Retail Congress, join Alex to unpack the retail developments shaping leadership thinking across the UK, Europe, Africa and the US. …