ABSTRACT
As discussed in the previous chapter, organized retail crime (ORC) is a growing problem for most retailers. The National Retail Federation (NRF), an advocate agency supporting retail as a business with education and lobbying efforts, conducts surveys among its members and its 2009 Organized Retail Crime Survey revealed the following:
• More than nine out of ten retailers (92%) reported that their companies were victims of ORC during the past year, up eight percent from 2008.
