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TJX Companies utilizes in-store body cameras in battle against shoplifting

TJX Companies, the parent company of retail chains TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, has begun equipping select store staff with body cameras in an attempt to reduce shoplifting while keeping employees and customers safe. During an earnings call last month, TJX Companies chief of finance John Klinger confirmed the retailer was using body...

Business

Neiman Marcus confirms security breach

Neiman Marcus has notified 4.6 million customers of a security breach on September 30. The breach, which occurred in May 2020, has only now been uncovered. Personal information linked with customers’ online accounts was obtained by an unauthorized party. The company has confirmed that it is working with a cybersecurity expert, Mandiant, to...

Retail

Retailers call on government for greater protection of shop workers

A coalition consisting of more than 30 major retail businesses are urging the British government to prioritise shopworkers with protection for from violence, abuse and anti-social behaviour. The call for stiffer penalties was signed by major retailers including Marks Spencer, John Lewis and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) after a new report,...

Fashion Featured

Paris vows security will not rain on its fashion weeks

Paris dusts itself off to reclaim its place as the capital of fashion Wednesday, with the start of its menswear shows amid tight security after the November terror attacks. With some of the world richest fashionistas due in the French capital for the haute couture collections which follow the 50 or so menswear shows, the organisers are taking no...

Fashion

Retailers must focus on cyber security

Since the cyber attack on eBay last month, retailers have been putting up their defences to keep hackers at bay from consumers' credit card and personal information. The breach of eBay followed the attack on high street giant Target last December, where similarly hackers were able to gain passwords, telephone and address details from the retail...