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GROCERY SECTOR
GROCERY SECTOR STANDS
UP TO LP CHALLENGES
With a set of risks specific to the sector, grocers are working
toward protecting against loss in all its forms
BY STUART FOXMAN
AT first glance, he was a typical shopper heading through the
aisles of a Co-op grocery store in Nelson, B.C. The man-call him
Fred-went methodically from department to department, filling
his cart. He encountered a handful of employees, but none made
eye contact. There was nothing unusual until, Co-op later learned,
Fred slipped into a corner that had no security camera coverage.
There, Fred stuffed merchandise into his empty computer bag.
He then headed to the checkout, still with a cart, and asked a staff
member to watch it while he ran to his car to retrieve the wallet he
had (supposedly) forgotten. Fred walked out with a computer bag
filled with hundreds of dollars of stolen goods. The crime was easy.
Still, it wasn't a total loss. Fred Tarasoff returned to the store,
where he went to a meeting room and dumped the merchandise
on a table in front of Co-op's department managers. Tarasoff is
a B.C.-based retail loss prevention consultant. He was actually
there to conduct training. His stunt aimed to prove a point: grocery stores are often a soft target for would-be thieves.
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Tarasoff has worked with retail sectors ranging from hardware to apparel, and calls grocery stores, "definitely the least protected; the
level of security in the grocery setting is usually quite low."
What makes the grocery sector vulnerable?
First, consider that a high number of the most
targeted items can be found there, given the increasingly wide and diverse merchandise mix
in the sector.
In past Canadian Retail Security Surveys,
conducted by PwC in conjunction with RCC,
the three items most likely to be stolen from
retailers are alcohol, ladies apparel, and cosmetics/fragrances. A Global Retail Theft Barometer (from the Center for Retail Research)
includes other items on their most-shoplifted
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015
Publisher's Desk
Retail Currents
Retail: At Issue
Interac Ups Its Game in Power Play Showdown With Credit
Light in the Darkness
A Lifetime in Protection
Grocery Sector Stands Up to LP Challenges
Enter: The CSIO
CSCA Retail 100
Advertiser's Index
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Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - Publisher's Desk
Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - 5
Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - Retail Currents
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Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - Retail: At Issue
Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - 11
Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - Interac Ups Its Game in Power Play Showdown With Credit
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Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - Light in the Darkness
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Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - A Lifetime in Protection
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Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - Grocery Sector Stands Up to LP Challenges
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Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - Enter: The CSIO
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Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - CSCA Retail 100
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Canadian Retailer - Holiday 2015 - Advertiser's Index
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