By Julie M.T. BOOST
2 May 2018
SUPPLY CHAIN EU 2018 CARGO theft EMEA
RETAIL BE
EU
Modi operandi
Shoplifting
Digital Freight exchange platforms
Source : Journal of Transportation Security, Springer,… .
Source:
89% of cargo theft is - Intrusion & pilferage - Not very well planned - Items of less value 2% of cargo theft is - Use of deception - Forced stop - Internal help - Well planed - High value items 41% of cargo theft happens during driving phase and has a violent character 42% of cargo theft occurs in when vehicle is parked 19% of cargo theft happens when truck is on motor way
43% of shoplifters between the ages of 20 and 30
SNI
analysis
Most shoplifting is between 16 and 18h, and to a lesser extent between 12 and 14. From this same analysis, it appears that the facts are most often committed on Friday, followed by Wednesday
Fraud through digital freight exchange platforms is still high, despite all warnings to carriers. Recently, a load of sportswear worth more than 600,000 euros and a full load of nickel were stolen in this way. Attention : In the view of many insurance companies, a digital freight exchange platform is unsuitable for the transport of electronics - software carriers non-ferro metals - alcoholic beverages - tobacco products – medicines- perfumes&cosmetics
RETAIL UK annual Retail Crime Survey Source: The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC)
a concerning spike in violence against shop staff causing injury, with the number of incidents happening at twice the rate of last year’s survey (which held the previous record).
There have been noticeable improvements in some areas, such as fraud, where the cost to retailers has fallen by nearly £30 million as a result of their significant investment in prevention
the total direct financial cost of retail crime has climbed to £700 million. That represents an increase of 6% from the previous year. ‘Customer theft’ remains the largest element. This now weighs in at over half a billion pounds per year. That’s a 15% increase on the previous results.
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