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title: Organized Retail Crime - Combat the Risk with Comprehensive Store Security by Sonitrol
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# Organized Retail Crime - Combat the Risk with Comprehensive Store Security by Sonitrol

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 by [Joe Wilson](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/blog/author/joe-wilson)

March 22, 2018

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>  “Organized retail crime continues to be one of the biggest challenges to retailers of all sizes,” NRF Vice President for Loss Prevention Bob Moraca said in a statement. “These crimes happen across the country every day, with criminals getting smarter, more brazen, more aggressive and sometimes even attacking store employees and shoppers. Fighting ORC is a full-time job, and retailers must learn how to stay a step ahead of these thieves.” Security Info Watch, 2017

In a highly competitive industry like retail, it is vital to account for and utilize every dollar to make sure your retail store is operating smoothly and maximizing its profit. With multiple news stories emerging across Canada and North America about breaches in retail security, tomorrow could be too late to address your risks. Not knowing the threats you are up against and being ill prepared is the number one cause for preventable [retail based crime](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/retail-alarms-retail-surveillance-video-monitoring).

The importance of understanding and addressing the risks is further highlighted with the introduction of legal marijuana locations in the coming months, which have already been noted to have a much higher risk of crime associated with them. The threats are not always external such as robbery, a huge risk for these facilities and all retail operations is internal theft, marijuana operations are calling for rigorous criminal background checks and a range of other screening processes to try and proactively address this.

> “According to the results of the National Retail Federation’s 13th annual Organized Retail Crime (ORC) study released on Friday, ORC continues to impact the retail at ever-increasing rate as 67 percent of loss prevention executives surveyed reported seeing an increase in the crime in the past year.” Security Info Watch, 2017

So how can you boost your retail security and limit theft, both internal and external?

**Why Is Sonitrol Security is Perfect for your Retail Store **

Our [Sonitrol Retail Security Solution](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/request-a-retail-security-consultation), doesn't just monitor employee activity or record break-ins and theft, we will also immediately verify the threat and alert the authorities if need be. Our unique SonaVision verified video solution, monitors the interior of the retail store and is activated by highly sensitive motion and heat controls to detect thieves and vandals.

We can give video access for your own supervision (WCB compliant), so you can record shipments and deliveries and watch job progress and day-to-day work.

Our video systems integrate with your point of sale terminals and can identify employee theft. They can also track customer sales patterns as well as customer theft .

**Why The Retail Industry Trusts Sonitrol **

At Sonitrol, we give you expert customized retail security solutions, with the flexibility to make changes whenever you need to. We will be happy to modify your security system and add additional security services at any point in time, if the situation arises.

We have decades of Retail industry expertise, from big box stores, to luxury goods retailers, to medical marijuana operations, to jewellery stores, to small business retailers!

We are able to provide unique security solutions on time and on budget - and we understand demanding schedules, and getting the job done on your schedule not ours.

Retailers choose to work with Sonitrol because no one can match our results; the numbers speak for themselves. Criminals apprehended using Sonitrol technology: 175,000 and climbing!

[Our Unmatched Guarantee](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/guaranteed-solutions-commitment-to-service) - We provide our customers with leading edge technology and quality service backed by our unique Commitment to Service. It's something unverified conventional alarm companies simply cannot guarantee!

Sonitrol is an industry leading security solution company that is one of the top firms in North America, with the highest recorded apprehension rate and client satisfaction rating. Tomorrow is too late to address your retail security, why take the risk?

 

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Post by [Joe Wilson](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/blog/author/joe-wilson)  
 March 22, 2018

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