SECURITY/CONTROL

WHAT IS HAPPENING - In a retail store, organized shoplifting can cost the company $10,000.00 per day depending on the type of merchandise that the store carries. As a result, retail companies are working together by collecting a pool of data into a single national retail crime database that is called, “Law Enforcement Partnership Network (LERPnet).” Not only does this new software help the retail industry, but the LERPnet helps against crime by sharing the collected data with law enforcement officials. The LERPnet is compiled of information about criminal’s history along with their stealing tactics, diversions, security evasions, witness statements, photos, and videos catching the shoplifters in the act. Overall, LERPnet is the latest technological advancement to reduce shoplifting while sharing a collection of data in the retail industry of how each criminal on file operates.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? Shoplifters in today's economy are becoming more organized, so they can take more products in a less amount of time without being caught. Since there was a budget cut in loss prevention, shoplifting has become more frequent with very little information on how they operate.


WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? If you are in the retail industry, you should invest in the LERPnet, so you can reduce costs and increase revenue. The LERPnet provides background information on repeating shoplifters based on police reports, previous video surveillance, stealing tactics, and how they evade from being caught. After you invest in this system, you will be able to recognize and analyze shoplifters on how they operate.

http://www.cio.com/article/120705/Data_Sharing_Boosts_Fight_Against_Organized_Retail_Theft