Trump deploys 700 Marines, 2,000 additional National Guard troops to LA amid protests

President Trump deployed 700 Marines and 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles amid intensifying protests over ICE raids, drawing criticism from local leaders who warn the move could escalate tensions. While Trump praised the troops for restoring order, LA officials, including Police Chief Jim McDonnell and Mayor Karen Bass, expressed concern over federal overreach and lack of coordination with local agencies. As clashes erupted in Orange County and legal battles mounted, California’s attorney general filed suit to regain state control of the National Guard, signaling a deepening standoff between federal and local authorities.

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Retail under attack: The growing movement towards operational resilience

A wave of cyberattacks in 2025—impacting brands like Co-op, Harrods, Adidas, and especially Marks & Spencer—has highlighted the growing need for integrated operational resilience in retail. With 74.5% of organizations reporting increased attacks, primarily via phishing, businesses are shifting from siloed cybersecurity to coordinated resilience strategies, driven largely by regulations like the EU’s DORA and the UK’s financial oversight requirements. As companies grapple with third-party vulnerabilities and systemic risks, best practices such as impact tolerance testing and joint training exercises are helping build more robust, organization-wide defenses against disruption.

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Import Cargo Levels Expected to See Surge During Pause in Tariff Increases

Retailers are rushing to import goods this summer following a temporary 90-day pause and reduction of tariffs on Chinese products, prompting a projected surge in cargo at U.S. ports, according to the Global Port Tracker report. After initially suspending orders due to the 145% tariff announced in April, many companies resumed imports once the rate dropped to 30%, aiming to stock up ahead of the back-to-school and holiday seasons before tariff pauses expire in July and August. While short-term import volumes are rebounding, the outlook for the rest of 2025 remains uncertain, with steep declines forecast if tariff hikes resume and trade negotiations stall.

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US Retail Job Losses Are 274% Higher Than They Were Last Year

Retail job cuts have surged dramatically in 2025, with 75,802 positions eliminated between January and May—a 274% increase from the same period last year—making retail the second hardest-hit sector after government. Factors behind the spike include economic pessimism, tariffs, funding cuts, and automation, with companies like Walmart and Nike scaling back amidst rising tech adoption like drones and AI. While hiring plans are slightly improved from 2024, overall numbers remain historically low, signaling a cautious and uncertain outlook for the labor market.

Tech.co

What global retail leaders talked about the most at Shoptalk Europe

At Shoptalk Europe in Barcelona, retail leaders emphasized agility as the key to navigating disruption—from pandemic-era lessons to today’s tariff-driven uncertainty. Executives from companies like Estée Lauder, SSENSE, and Kellanova highlighted the need for flexible leadership, collaborative supplier relationships, and a proactive approach to bottlenecks. Meanwhile, immersive in-store experiences from brands like Rituals, Hoka, and Canada Goose took center stage, and data and AI emerged as essential tools for personalization, inventory planning, and solving persistent challenges like retail media measurement standardization.

Retail Brew

From Surveillance to Strategy: Unlocking Retail Intelligence with Video Analytics

Ben Hopkins

Enterprise Account Executive, OpenEye

Video surveillance is a treasure trove of data; however, most of that valuable intelligence goes unused. With the addition of AI-based video analytics, retail businesses can uncover new insights from their video security systems, transforming the processes their organization uses across departments, including optimizations for loss prevention, operations, marketing, and security teams. 

Ocean State Job Lot is one retailer that is leveraging video analytics to help their teams uncover actionable insights that enhance efficiency, safety, and collaboration across their stores.

I hope you’ll join me for OpenEye’s upcoming webinar, where I’ll be talking to Ocean State Job Lot about how they’re using their video data to drive enhanced security and operational efficiencies.

📆Date: June 18, 2025
🕑Time: 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET

Cyberattack on UNFI Exposes Grocery Supply Chain Risks

The U.S. grocery supply chain, a critical backbone of daily life, has been thrust into the spotlight following a significant cyberattack on United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), one of North America’s largest wholesale distributors.

The company, which supplies major retailers like Whole Foods, disclosed the breach on June 9, 2025, warning of potential disruptions to customer orders as it grapples with the fallout.

This incident underscores the growing vulnerability of essential infrastructure to digital threats, raising urgent questions about cybersecurity in the food distribution sector.

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Cryptocurrency in Retail: Emerging Trends and Key Insights

Retail is entering a new digital era, marked by the integration of cryptocurrency as a transformative force in the commerce sector. This evolution reflects a broader convergence of technology, decentralized finance, and shifting consumer expectations.

This white paper outlines key trends driving crypto adoption in retail, examines emerging technologies, explores strategic advantages and operational challenges, and presents a forward-looking perspective on the future of digital commerce in a blockchain-powered economy.

Analytics Insight

2025 Access Control Solutions: Key Trends & Innovations

 Security Informed

Get Insights From Your Surveillance

Gather actionable, cross-functional business insights with advanced video analytics from every corner of your operation.

Our intelligent video solutions combine crystal clear video with next-generation security analytics powered by AI to provide the most comprehensive monitoring of critical risk areas and accurate detection of people and vehicles.

Monitor Everything, Everywhere

Quickly respond to security events with video data analytics that flag suspicious situations in real time.

March Networks’ AI Series Cameras deliver unmatched precision and reliability, redefining the standard for accuracy in threat identification, where false positives are effectively eliminated. These smart cameras offer built-in video analytics like intrusion and loitering detection, line crossing, unattended or missing object detection, face detection, and crowd detection, ensuring peace of mind and security across all aspects of your operation.

Mobile push notifications and real-time alerts powered by March Networks Smart Rules and the Command Mobile Plus app ensure that video surveillance information can be seen by authorized personnel from anywhere, anytime.

The Tech Revolution Transforming Workplace Safety

In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and global interconnectedness, one would expect workplace safety to be a universally upheld standard.

Yet, the grim reality is that millions of workers worldwide continue to face life-threatening hazards every day.

Human lives are lost every day in safety related incidents, and we see headlines like “Blast at pharma factory, claims 50 lives”, “Fire at the manufacturing facility, leads to death of five workers” 

ET Insights

2 suspects in retail theft ring accused of stealing $30k worth of baby formula to resell

Two suspects in an organized retail theft ring were arrested after allegedly stealing $30,000 worth of baby formula to resell on the black market.

Officers with the Mesquite Police Department investigated multiple suspects accused of stealing the formula from several stores along the I-15 corridor in Utah, Nevada, and California.

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Multi-sensory retail technologies will be essential by 2027, says Selfridges CTO

Future retail technologies will be multi-sensory and capable of seamless transitions between devices.

Speaking at London Tech Week 2025, Ross Beaumont talked about how XR is changing retail by bridging the gap between the physical and digital shopping experience, including the most effective strategies to boost immersive CX in both physical and virtual spaces.

Retail Systems

Director, Payments Risk & Fraud - Lowes Home Improvement

The primary purpose of this role is to co-manage Lowe's Branded Payments Program credit risk with lending partners to achieve and maintain a healthy portfolio balance between risk and sales across our consumer and Pro portfolios. Secondarily, this role with work closely with lending partners and internal departments to manage payments fraud with little impact on the overall customer experience.

This position will also monitor key economic and portfolio trends to establish and maintain the loss forecast and provide regular updates to leadership as well as manage the development and implementation of program enhancements and products, manage credit risk and fraud policies and strategies, identify opportunities, as well as monitor industry and competitor best practices and regulatory environment.

Family zip-tied by man dressed as Amazon delivery driver during home invasion

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Retail AI: Bridging Innovation, ROI, and Customer Experience

AI is no longer a futuristic concept in retail—it’s the engine powering today’s transformation. From theft prevention to hyper-personalized experiences, AI is now viewed as essential for modern retail operations.

A recent survey of 200 retail executives and over 1,000 consumers revealed both the momentum behind AI adoption and critical gaps in public understanding that retailers must address to fully realize its benefits. The survey revealed areas of opportunity for the retail industry—rising adoption, measurable ROI, and strong retailer-consumer alignment.

Retailers are charging forward with AI adoption. While only 3% of retailers have fully implemented AI, an impressive 98% of executives expect full deployment within the next three years. By the end of 2025, nearly a quarter expect to be there, and another 58% aim to follow by 2026.

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