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Almost 20% of Consumers Would Avoid a Retailer After a Breach

August 26, 2016

Consumers are wary of the increased frequency of cyber-attacks against retailers, and many are ready to walk away from their favorite retailers if a breach occurs.

Survey Says EMV Pushing Aside Other Payment Initiatives

August 10, 2016

Reducing credit and debit card fraud by implementing EMV chip card acceptance has become retailers’ top payment issue in 2016, but retailers are also busy with new data security enhancements such as point-to-point encryption and tokenization to better protect payment card data.

Walmart Rolls Out Walmart Pay

July 7, 2016

Walmart has made the mobile payment app Walmart Pay available in more than 4,600 Walmart stores nationwide.

Consumers Say In-Store Facial Recognition is 'Creepy'

June 23, 2016

According to a survey of shopper's habits, consumers are creeped out when retailers use technologies like facial recognition to identify them.

Retail Inventory Shrink Increased to $45.2 Billion in 2015

June 13, 2016

Retailers’ inventory shrink averaged 1.38 percent of retail sales, or $45.2 billion in 2015, up by $1.2 billion from 2014.

Study Finds Retail Fraud Incidence Rising

June 2, 2016

Both the volume of and monetary losses caused by fraudulent transactions have sharply increased in the past year.

Filling in the Gaps: How ALERRT Training Helps Crisis Response Times for Employees and First Responders

June 1, 2016

After the shooting at Columbine High School, The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University was created to instruct police officers in active-shooter response.

Majority of Retailers Still Not EMV Ready

June 1, 2016

Payments security is a core area of concern for retailers, according to new research from ACI Worldwide.

U.K. Retailer Launches Interactive Smart Home Department

June 1, 2016

Department store John Lewis has opened a 1,000-square foot space in its flagship Oxford Street location dedicated to products for connected homes.

100% of Retailers Worried about Cybersecurity

June 1, 2016

For the first time in the 2016 BDO Retail RiskFactor Report's history, risks associated with data privacy and security breaches were cited by all retailers.