INDUSTRY NEWS... Quote worthy quote: "Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's levels of aspiration and expectation." ---Jack Nicklaus U.S. retail chains add electric car charging stations. LA Times > NRF predicts a 3.4% sales increase for 2012. Read more > Security Director News honors up and coming loss prevention professionals. SDN >  December holiday retail sales rise 4.1% to $471.5 billion. NRF > Delhaize closing almost 150 stores in U.S. and Europe. Bloomberg > DSW raises guidance and accelerates 2012 new store openings. DSW > Dollar General to open 625 new stores creating over 6,000 jobs. BusinessWire > Sears quarterly same store sales down 5.2% will close up to 120 stores. Reuters > NRF revises holiday forcast to rise 3.8%. NRF > Consumer Electronics Returns Costs of $16.7B Called 'Unsustainable' RIS > BI-LO agrees to buy Winn-Dixie for $560 million. Reuters > Illinois Senate passes tax cuts for Sears. Nasdaq > November retail sales are up 4.5%. NRF >  Ohio offers Sears $400 million in incentives to relocate there. Reuters > Cyber Monday Sales Jump 18% Over 2010 Record-High $1B. RIS > Feds shut down 150 sites selling conterfeit goods on Cyber Monday. Newsday > Black Friday weekend spending reaches record $52 billion. NRF > NRF joins other groups in suing the Fed over swipe fees. NRF > OfficeMax closing 20 stores this year and 15-20 per year over the next few years. RIS > Top 10 retailers for customer service announced. NRF > NRF names Richard Mellor Vice President of Loss Prevention. NRF Digital receipts can help reduce fraud. CreditCards.com > Retail sales increase for the 16th straight month in October. NRF > Christopher & Banks to Close 100 Stores. RIS > CONGRATULATIONS! LPMagazine reaches 10 years! Read more  NRF's Matthew Shay named top executive by CEO Update. NRF > Holiday Return Fraud to cost retailers $3.5 billion. NRF > Latest CFInsider now available. CFi > Syms/Filene's Basement file bankruptcy, plan liquidation. ABC > 2011 Global Retail Theft Barometer Finds Shrink at the Highest Levels since 2007. LPMagazine > 2010 National Retail Security Survey Published. Shrink is up 1.49% vs. 1.45% or $35.28 billion vs. $33.49 billion. Request the survey. $3 million dollars worth of counterfeit goods seized in D.C. area flea market and 11 people arrested. ICE > September sales increase 5.7% over last year. NRF > NRF releases crowd management guidelines. NRF > Private equity firm to pay $1.6 billion for 99 Cents Only. WSJ > More than 100 charged in massive NYC theft ring. AP > Survey reveals 97% of all retailers conduct background checks on new hires. NRF > NRF forecasts holiday sales increase of 2.8%. NRF > PCI compliance remains a problem. NRF > September sales better than expected for some retailers. Reuters >   4 Retailers that kicked butt recieve 2011 Fushion awards. RIS > Fire Safety: Planning for the Before, During & After. NRF > August sales remain flat as spending stalls. NRF > Retail fraud incidence down, but dollar impact escalating. Retailing Today > Dollar General Q2 profit and same store sales up as expansion continues. Chain Store Age > Lowe's announces a major management shakeup. RetailingToday > Dallas Police arrest 4 in area theft ring. NBC > Collective Brands closing 475 stores. RIS News > Ready.gov Preparedness Materials. FEMA > Dick's Sporting Goods online sales increase 31.9% and store count climbs 8%. RIS News > July retail sales increase for 13th consecutive month. NRF > LERPnet2.0 Web demos scheduled for 8/23 & 9/13. Read more > Criminal Flash Mob hits 7-Eleven near Washington D.C. NRF > NRF asks EEOC to preserve criminal background checks for applicants. Read more > Operation Meat Locker is the latest attempt to ax thieves. USA Today > July jobs growth reports 26,000 new in retail. NRF >  2011 NRF Hot 100 Retailers. Read more > How to thwart a criminal flash mob. NRF > Top rated seller on e-Bay made $10,000 per month selling stolen goods. Oregon Live > Blockbuster to close 200 more stores. RIS News > Borders runs out of options will now liquidate. RIS News > NRF's new Top 100 Retailers List. Read more > Federal Chairman Bernanke caves to Big Banks on swipe fees. Progressive Grocer > Private-equity group to buy BJ's for $2.8 billion. Yahoo News > NRF releases new Digital Receipts Standard. Read more > NRF LP '11 scores at Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Read more > NRF LP Conference recap. Read more > Preliminary NRS Survey shows shrink is on the rise. NRF > Timberland acquired for $2B. RIS News > Gap & Talbots closing 300 stores. RIS News> Joe LaRocca discusses ORC on CNBC. Watch the video > Tory Burch wins $164 million dollar lawsuit against counterfeiters. NY Magazine > Customs seize $14.3 million fakes from China at LA Long Beach seaport. Los Angeles Points Local > 95% of retailers surveyed report being a victim of ORC last year. NRF > GameStop CEO says LP is everyone's business. NRF > KKR adding Academy Sports to its stable of retailers. Yahoo News > Seattle ORC case worth more than $6 million. Reuters > Metropark USA declares bankruptcy. RIS News > Calif based Susie's Deals files for Bankruptcy. RIS News > Protection racket hits web retailers. Internet Retailer > NRF online PCI Compliance courses. Read more > California ports lead crackdown on counterfeit goods. Los Angeles Times > NRF releases new active shooter response guidelines. Read more > Chinese police track source of 30,000 counterfeit items. China Daily > Retailers Shift to Expansion. Chain Store Age >  CargoNet releases 2010 Annual Theft Report. Read more >   Thank you for visiting our website!