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STANDING UP TO FRAUD
2009 RETAIL FRAUD SHOW WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY – NOW THE
SHOW IS GOING ‘ON THE ROAD’
RETAILERS are standing up to expectation as a result of the
fraud – literally. With the 2009 event.
2009 Retail Fraud Conference The 6th annual Retail Fraud
having standing room only Show got underway at the
and the strong take up for Novotel on Thursday April 30
Retail Fraud Awareness Day and there was standing room
on 30th June, there is a clear only in both the technology
appetite that retailers are not and online presentation
taking fraud lying down. streams as well as strong
Now the Retail Fraud interest in the Master Class
Conference in going on the programme as a record
road with a conference number of delegates
taking place at the Walker’s attended the day.
Stadium, Leicester on October With over 400 delegates the definitive event for all JD Sports and Republic as
7. Speakers will include a from the industry at the one- aspects of physical, online well as ScrewFix and BestBuy
mixture of leading retailers day event, standing up to and technical fraud from the US where head of
and academics who herald fraud was also a major theme prevention within the multi- loss prevention Paul Stone
from outside London of the conference as Retail channel retailing shared with a packed
including Professor Joshua Fraud Magazine launched environment. audience how one of the
Bamfield, the author of the Retail Fraud Awareness Day, Over 30 speakers focussed world’s biggest retailers has
Global Retail Theft a staging post for retailers to on this year’s two main topics re-invented itself as a master
Barometer, Adrian Beck, of shrink management in just
Reader in Criminology at the 10 years during which time it
University of Leicester and has reduced its losses down
Martin Gill from the to .5 per cent.
Perpetuity Group. Retailers Geoffrey Northcott, the
presenting include Robert head of loss prevention for
Jennings from Boots, Mick Borders and founder of The
Paisley from the Alliance and Loss Prevention Company,
Leicester and Richard Quinn spoke about the new breed
of the Co-operative Group. of civil recovery being
The event is likely to trigger imported from the US
other Retail Fraud where retailers are now
conferences around the UK as happy to go after a
part of the On The Road raise the profile of this – Technology and Online fraudster’s assets and are
theme ahead of the 7th national day of action. Fraud. Joining the speakers already doing so.
Retail Fraud Show at its Hosted by Retail were over 30 exhibitors. Northcott, who presented
traditional home of the Knowledge Ltd, the There were four Master Class alongside Greg Saputo of US
Novotel, Hammersmith in conference, sponsored by sessions during the day Civil Recovery Law Firm
April 2010. Here, delegate ORIS, SPSS, Tripwire, including an independent Palmer Reifler said of the
and sponsorship bookings for Cybersource,192.com and The analysis of data mining conference: “The event was
which are already ahead of 3rd Man, is considered to be technology. excellent and I heard some
Commenting on the day, very positive feedback. Well
Diane Gantley, Head of done to the organisers and I
Internal Audit at Ann look forward to 2010.”
Summers said: “The Retail For more detailed
Fraud Conference was a really information or to get
enjoyable day with a good involved with the 2010
mix of subjects, relevant to Retail Fraud Conference of
the climate. It was a great Retail Fraud on the Road,
opportunity to meet people please visit www.retail-
both socially and knowledge.co.uk/index.
professionally.” Alternatively, contact Keith
Speakers included The Newton on 0116 287 4244.
Carphone Warehouse, Jaeger, RF
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