April 2007
A Classic Cut in Shrink- Jaeger Case Study
Jaeger replaces ‘old school’ attitudes with ‘new school’ lessons in loss prevention
April 2007
Data Mining becomes affordable
The ORIS Group launches 'no frills' data mining product together with the founding fathers of data mining
April 2007
From Size Zero To Shrinkage Heroes
Profit Protection Fashion Forum is putting its collective weight to positive ways of fighting shrink…
October 2006
Cataloguing Shrink - Argos Case Study
With 23,000 staff, being the number one retailer for furniture, kitchen appliances toys and watches, has come at a price – trying to keep tabs on and control of shrinkage or loss
through theft and fraud.
June 2006
Shrink Academy
New Loss Prevention Academy helps teach the causes of shrink
May 2006
Face the Music
Face it, or displace it - retailers have tough choice over shrink prevention, argues Laurence King, MD of profit protection specialists ORIS Group
May 2006
Fashion Victims
High Fashion to High Street - the UK's leading brands use London Fashion Week as a launch pad to fight shrink
April 2006
Whistleblowers
From football to footfall - giving Shrink the red card
March 2006
Lessons in Loss
New Shrink School sets classroom tests or European leading retailers
February 2006
Dial 'M' for managing Shrink: Carphone Warehouse Case Study
The Carphone Warehouse sets target for stopping 'Receiver Receivers'
December 2005
Growth becomes the new Shrink: New Look Case Study
ORIS's fresh look at New Look helps arrest high fashion stock loss
November 2005
Is Shrink the new Growth?
New Look takes a new look at stock loss
October 2005:
The Visible Man
Packaging and presentation are everything when it comes to marketing a product, and the same applies to retail shrinkage data, argues Andrew Wood managing director of ORIS Systems
September 2005:
Healthier Outlook
Boots takes new approach to shrink management
September 2005:
King of Shrink
Black September for retailers can be reversed by tackling shrink,
says Laurence King managing director of ORIS Consulting
August 2005:
Goodnight Sweetheart
Employee theft is one of the ares of retail crime on the increase, but the marriage of technology and people power is the union that will see off staff flirtation with stealing
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- Feeling the Loss
In an ever more competitive trading environment, reducing shrinkage has
become a key issue For many retailers. Alison Campbel lBoreham
considers
how loss prevention solutions can help
(Retail Systems Jun/July 2007)
- Argos tackles shrink for growth
Catalogue retailer Argos has worked with retail loss prevention specialists, the ORIS Group, to jointly develop two configurable software tools that provide better fraud and incident management across its stores and distribution centres (Retail Technology June 2007)
- eBay told to get tough on sale of stolen goods
Leading retailers have demanded that eBay, the online auction site, cracks
down on the sale of stolen goods on its UK site (Daily Telegraph May 16th 2007)
- The New Car Boot Sale
It is the world’s most successful internet auction site and has
revolutionised the way people buy and sell online. But eBay is also a haven for criminals and retailers are the biggest victims. Tim Danaher investigates (Retail Week May 4th 2007)
- An holistic way is the only way to tackle fraud
I read with surprise Simon Grant’s letter ‘Retailers must take the blame for fraud levels’ in last week’s Retail Week says LAURENCE KING (Retail Week 5th April 2007)
- Going, going. gone
Bring down the hammer on internet auction supply chain fraud says
LAURENCE KING (Supply Chain Standard April 2007)
- eBay in talks to clamp down on stolen goods
A group of fashion retailers is to meet with online auction site eBay to discuss the growing problem of the sale of stolen goods (Drapers April 2007)
- Joining forces
Best of breed and tailored software solutions both have an important role to play according to their respective supporters. However a combined offering could provide retailers much more, says Jessica Twentyman ( Retail Systems March 2007)
- Mosaic manager convicted over eBay fraud
A depot manager at Mosaic has been convicted after the fashion group used eBay to track stolen goods. ( Retail Week Feb 2007).
- eBay urged to end ‘illegal’ sales
It’s a steal: retailers say goods stolen from their supply chains are often sold on eBay ( Drapers Jan 2007)
- Stop passing the buck about retail crime
Letter from Laurence King published in Retail Week October 2006
- Staff Theft (Page 1) (Page 2)
Staff theft is rising but despite financial losses retailers are still turning a blind eye to the scale of the problem. (Retail Week October 2006)
- Argos Implements ORIS Case Manager
Argos captures in-store incidedents with new technology.(Retail Week October 2006)
- Growth the New Shrink
US Magazine 'Loss Prevention' showcases ORIS' work with New Look in support of Phil Wrigley's mission to halve shrink; Strategic Consultancy and ORIS Case Manager. (Loss Prevention Magazine July/August2006)
- The Taming of the Shrink
Two years ago New Look’s Chief Executive Phil Wrigley committed the business to reduce shrinkage by 50% over four years. Here he reveals how it’s gone. (Drapers June 2006)
- Retailer Security Folk Unite in Forum
Co-operation is now the fashion (Retail Security June 2006)
- The Message on Shrinkage is... Shrink It!
Experts say that firms must get tough to reduce losses caused by thefts or system failures. Yet many bosses are complacent about the problem, writes Stefan Stern (Daily Telegraph: 11/05/2006) pdf format scan of article
- Whistleblowers
From football to footfall - giving Shrink the red card, ORIS are proud sponsors of the Retail Fraud Conference, May 4th 2006 (April 2006)
- Dial 'M' for managing Shrink
The Carphone Warehouse sets target for stopping 'Receiver Receivers' (April 2006)
- The point of no return
Refund Fraud can cost retailers millions of pounds a year. However a good refund strategy can cut this cost significantly, James Thompson takes a closer look (Retail Week April 2006)
- Fashion rivals join forces to fight crime
High street fashion rivals united to fight retail crime at an anti-shrinkage summit held during London Fashion Week. (Retail Week March 2006)
- Multiples join forces to combat shrinkage
New Look has spearheaded a collaboration among seven high-street rivals to combat shrinkage . (Drapers March 2006)
- Carphone Warehouse rolls out fraud software
Mobile phone group Carphone Warehouse is ready to deploy ORIS Case Manager Software across Europe in an effort to tackle internal fraud and customer theft. (Retail Week December 2005)
“Our fight against shrinkage was restricted historically by limited access to key performance data.” ROBERT JENNINGS; BOOTS
( Retail Week November 2005)
Boots the Chemists is managing shrink using a new web-based management tool from ORIS that provides shrink management information across its entire estate of 1400 stores via its intranet.( Retail Technology November 2005)
New Look is poised to go live with case management software to help it reduce shrinkage by investigating incidents of customer theft and internal fraud more rigorously.( Retail Week November 2005)
Laurence King, MD of ORIS Consulting discusses the problems of Late Night Call-outs of Store Management to secure vandalised stores.(From Retail Week Security Supplement November 2005)
How ORIS Shrink MIS adds to the range of technological solutions for managing shrink in a modern Profit Protection department. (From Retail Week Security Supplement November 2005)
Laurence King, MD of ORIS Consulting expounds the benefits of Zero Tolerance when it comes to staff fraud. (From Retail Week Security Supplement November 2005)
Employee theft is one of the areas of retail crime on the increase, but the marriage of technology and people power is the union that will see off staff flirtation with stealing, argues retail shrinkage experts ORIS Group. (From BRC Solutions September 2005)
Young fashion chain New Look plans to add £5 million to its bottom line over the next four years by reducing the level of shrinkage.
The company has appointed retail consultancy ORIS Consulting to address the issue within the business by tackling security issues and glitches in its IT systems over the next few years.
(From Drapers January 2005)
Women’s wear retailer New Look has commissioned Laurence King, managing director of ORIS Consulting, to advice on developing and implementing a new profit protection strategy. (from Retail Bulletin December 2004)
Letter from Laurence King published in Retail Week November 2004
The Festive period is the perfect time for shoplifters to strike. So what can retailers do to stop criminals helping themselves? Alison Clements asks Laurence King and others for their views (From Retail Week 12/11/2004)
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