Commerce Department seeks comment on online counterfeits

The agency is looking for recommendations on how best to stop the sale of fraudulent items through online third-party marketplaces. 

By Matt Leonard • July 15, 2019

Walmart updates supplier pricing tool to manage tariff costs

The move shows how certain the company's executives are of the need for price hikes, as the system designed to enable them is already in place.

By Morgan Forde • June 13, 2019

Retail shrink totaled $50.6B in 2018

The National Retail Federation's annual security survey noted cybersecurity and organized retail theft as major threats.

By Lisa Rowan • June 11, 2019

Beyond the data breach: How retail is addressing cybersecurity

Experts say companies need to implement data protection strategies including training employees across departments and vetting third-party partners.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 6, 2019

New tech tag hopes to reduce retail's shrinkage problem

The technology hopes to disrupt shoplifting, wardrobing, receipt fraud, price switching and other forms of theft. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 5, 2019

Mastercard, Samsung partner to safeguard digital identities

The collaboration aims to address the risk of fraud by streamlining authentication processes.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 24, 2019

Report: High prices push Gen Z to purchase counterfeits

But educating younger shoppers about the downsides of buying fakes and introducing affordable options could win them over.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 22, 2019

460K accounts accessed in Uniqlo Japan hack

Parent company Fast Retailing revealed that nearly half a million online user accounts were accessed between April 23 and May 10.

By Kaarin Moore • May 15, 2019

Eddie Bauer faces $9.8M tab for data breach

Cybersecurity continues to be an issue for retailers and customers, incurring costs to company reputations and bottom lines.

By Daphne Howland • May 6, 2019

Will sustainability change the retail landscape?

From climate change to denim manufacturing, we take a look into just a few of the challenges retailers face — and how they're responding.

By Cara Salpini • April 22, 2019

Clouds on the horizon: What climate change means for retail

From supply chains to marketing, weather-related changes have impacted how retailers do business.

By Daphne Howland , Cara Salpini , Kaarin Moore , Caroline Jansen • April 22, 2019

As supply chains get tech savvy, is cybersecurity keeping pace?

With interconnected supply chains, a hack on one supplier can jeopardize an entire business.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • April 17, 2019

Counterfeit goods total $509B, 3.3% of global trade and growing

The e-commerce boom has created a greater circulation of small parcels — a "growing conduit for counterfeit goods," according to the OECD. 

By Shefali Kapadia • March 20, 2019

Mastercard to acquire fintech company Ethoca

The move will increase digital security efforts to protect merchants and card users against fraudulent activity.

By Dan O'Shea • March 13, 2019

Amazon unveils Project Zero to fight counterfeits

The company's automated technology will scan over 5 billion listings daily and will remove suspect products.

By Dan O'Shea • March 1, 2019

Markdowns cost retailers $300B last year

E-commerce is making inventory management more difficult, according to a report from Coresight Research and inventory analytics firm Celect.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 11, 2019

David Yurman awarded $1.6M in counterfeit case

The luxury jewelry company obtained a default judgment and permanent injunction against 31 defendants.

By Kaarin Moore • Feb. 4, 2019

ShopRunner gains UPS investment, acquires anti-fraud firm Precognitive

The marketplace and free shipping service expands again, adding a big-name investor and acquiring an AI-based security tool provider.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 23, 2019

Neiman Marcus to pay $1.5M settlement over 2013 data breach

Over a three-month period, roughly 370,000 company credit cards used at 77 stores nationwide were accessed by an unknown third party.

By Corinne Ruff • Jan. 9, 2019

Digital card-not-present fraud to hit $130B by 2023

Card-not-present fraud is becoming a bigger problem, and merchants are not investing enough in prevention solutions, according to Juniper Research.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 3, 2019

Warby Parker hit by cybersecurity attack

The eyeglass retailer stated that the breach may have impacted up to 198,000 customers. 

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 2, 2019

'Tis the season for increased cyber attacks

A report by Infoblox reveals that retailers experience an increase in online theft and fraudulent behavior during the holidays.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 17, 2018

Counterfeits: The nightmare before Christmas

A recent congressional briefing warned consumers of the dangers of purchasing counterfeit goods, and retailers of the brand risks.

By Kaarin Moore • Dec. 14, 2018

$1.7M worth of counterfeit Nike sneakers seized

The underground industry continues to grow despite the fact that government and private business are working to combat the threat of counterfeits.

By Kaarin Moore • Dec. 10, 2018

Organized retail crime continues to surge

An NRF study revealed that 92% of retailers have been victims of organized crime in the past year. 

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 6, 2018