National Retail Federation

YARMOUTH, Maine—A first-of-its-kind study on "sweethearting"—a form of employee theft when the employee gives away products or services for free or at a discount—claims traditional mitigation strategies used by loss prevention professionals often don't work and offers guidance to managers struggling to address the problem.

YARMOUTH, Maine—Retailers expect return fraud to increase in total this year, but don't expect it to rise during the holiday season due to tighter return policies, according to a new survey by the National Retail Federation.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-A collaboration in this city between law enforcement and local retail stores has become a model retail-crime-fighting tool that is being replicated across the country.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A collaboration in this city between law enforcement and local retail stores has become a model retail-crime-fighting tool that is being replicated across the country.

WASHINGTON—In response to the concern over “flash mobs”, those spontaneous gatherings planned through social media, the National Retail Federation last week released guidelines to help retailers deal with the new threat. However, it appears flash mobs are not as prevalent as the media would have people believe.

WASHINGTON—Incidents of organized retail crime is on the rise for retailers around the country and thieves are becoming more violent and brazen, according to the results of the seventh annual Organized Retail Crime survey.