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Retail Crime

The ARA's Retail Crime Advisory Committee provides a forum for the ARA to engage with leading members and develop industry responses to address common issues including staff assaults, abuse, and thefts.

This Advisory Committee is comprised of senior loss prevention professionals to help shape the ARA’s advocacy efforts to address common concerns around staff assaults, abuse, and theft and address the challenges of retail crime, loss prevention, and law enforcement.

Eligibility: Senior loss prevention, security or equivalent representatives nominated by premium ARA members.

Purpose

Ensuring advocacy efforts with police and centre management to address aggressive incidents and retail theft/break ins
Ensure a consistent approach to outcomes and consequences for offenders
Share information and best practice on crime data

Key Recent Issues

Customer Aggression
Retail Re-opening
Data sharing on crime statistics

Participating Retailers include:

Accent Group; Amazon, McDonalds, JB Hi Fi, Woolworths, Coles; Costco, Cotton On

Committee Leaders

Mark Van Den Bosch National Stores Loss Manager, Woolworths

UPCOMING EVENTS

Online

ARA First Responders Day 2022

First Responders Day is an online and in-store event to encourage first responders to connect with the retail industry so we can say “thank you” for their efforts in protecting our community.