David E. George, CFE, CFI, is managing partner of Calibration Group, LLC. Previously, David served as vice president over Asset Protection for Dollar General Stores, a Fortune 100 company with more than 13,300 stores in 44 states. While serving Dollar General, David was responsible for the Asset Protection field team, the Asset Protection corporate team, the Shrink Improvement team, and the Shrink Analytics team. David also worked in tandem with Dollar General’s Inventory Management team to improve stock-on-hand while simultaneously reducing stockroom inventory.
Prior to Dollar General, David held the vice president of Asset Protection position with Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Matthews, NC. He served Harris Teeter for more than 14 years, and has had previous loss prevention leadership roles with Kmart Supercenters.
For more information about Calibration Group, visit www.calibrationgroup.com
Loss Prevention Executive Summit
Monday, September 25, 2017
ORC: Are Retailers to Blame?
Organized Retail Crime will always exist as long as there is a demand for the merchandise being stolen. Despite the retail industry continuing to invest valuable resources into deterring and apprehending boosters and fences, the problem continues to grow. Here is a challenging thought: What if retailers are causing the problem? If retailers are purchasing merchandise from illegitimate brokers, they are essentially creating the demand that is fueling the ORC epidemic. In this session, you will learn:
- How the product diversion industry works
- How to determine which retailers are purchasing stolen merchandise
- How to prevent your company from buying stolen merchandise
- How to prevent boosters from targeting your stores
- How to deter flea markets, online auction sellers and pawn shops from selling your stolen merchandise
