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At Auror

Nov 18, 2024

Laura Dai joins Auror as Retail Solutions Director for Canada

Meet experienced retail leader and Auror’s Retail Solutions Director for Canada, Laura Dai.

Law Enforcement

Apr 4, 2024

Unlocking better law enforcement outcomes for retailers: Raul Aguilar

We recently announced that criminal investigations senior leader Raul O. Aguilar joined Auror as Senior Director of Law Enforcement Partnerships. On this episode, Raul joins the podcast to talk all things law enforcement and retailer collaboration – specifically how we can help strengthen those relationships, improve investigations, and drive safer outcomes.

Public Safety

Mar 5, 2024

Rob Wolf joins Auror as Senior Director of Public Safety Solutions

Public safety technology leader, Rob Wolf, has joined Auror as its first Senior Director of Public Safety Solutions. We had a chat with Rob to learn why he joined Auror and what his vision is for the community in this new role.

Law Enforcement

Jan 22, 2024

Raul O. Aguilar joins Auror as Senior Director of Law Enforcement Partnerships

Criminal investigations senior leader Raul O. Aguilar has joined Auror as Senior Director of Law Enforcement Partnerships. Prior to joining Auror, Raul served as the Deputy Assistant Director for the Countering Transnational Organized Crime, Financial and Fraud Division for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) – the principal investigative component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Loss Prevention

Jan 21, 2024

Auror office hours: Terry Sullivan, Alaina Kring, and Bobby Haskins

In this episode, Terry Sullivan, VP of Retail Solutions at Auror, shares his insights on championing Retail Crime Intelligence – why it works and why it’s so important. Fellow Aurors and industry veterans Bobby Haskins and Alaina Kring join Terry. Together, they provide an office hours-style look into what’s going on in LP – chatting about the latest insights and trends they’re observing worldwide.

Loss Prevention

Jul 6, 2023

Why AP/LP is more important than ever

The challenges retailers and communities have faced when it comes to crime has grown in scale and complexity over the past three years. Many customers from across the world have asked us about the impacts that COVID-19 has had on the AP/LP retail industry, and how they’re dealing with new crime threats and new economic pressures.

Spotlight on Leadership: Ellen Dick's journey to Auror UK

Community

May 8, 2023

Spotlight on Leadership: Ellen Dick's journey to Auror UK

Ellen Dick, Retail Partnerships Manager at Auror, talks about her journey to the company's UK office in London.

Community

Apr 26, 2023

Spotlight on Leadership: Alaina Kring

Meet Alaina Kring, Retail Partnerships Manager at Auror, and learn how she plans to apply deep experience in the loss prevention industry to the Retail Crime Intelligence movement in North America.

Community

Mar 1, 2023

Spotlight on Leadership: Terry Sullivan

Meet Terry Sullivan, Auror's VP of Retail Solutions in North America, who joins the leadership team after 5+ years leading LPF.

Community

Feb 16, 2023

Spotlight on Leadership: Chris Ochs, LPC

Meet Chris Ochs, Retail Partnerships Manager at Auror, to learn why he’s so passionate and how he applies his insights from 20+ years in grocery AP/LP to the Retail Crime Intelligence movement.

Organized Retail Crime

Oct 3, 2022

Defeating networks with networks: lessons from a Four-Star US Army General

Learn how General Stanley McChrystal changed the course of the war in Iraq and how his tactics can apply to retail AP/LP in our latest podcast episode.

Brad Warburton joins Auror as Law Enforcement Partnerships Director - Australia

At Auror

Sep 14, 2022

Brad Warburton joins Auror as Law Enforcement Partnerships Director - Australia

Meet experienced law enforcement leader and Auror’s Law Enforcement Partnerships Director for Australia, Brad Warburton.

Spotlight on Leadership: Mark Gleeson, Regional Director UK

At Auror

Aug 10, 2022

Spotlight on Leadership: Mark Gleeson, Regional Director UK

Auror welcomes Mark Gleeson as Regional Director for the United Kingdom market.

Sharing the experiences of Women in Loss Prevention

Community

May 5, 2022

Sharing the experiences of Women in Loss Prevention

The AP/LP industry has traditionally been dominated by men and is still largely male-dominated. In more recent years though, more and more women have been excelling and making a positive impact in the profession.

At Auror

Apr 11, 2022

Spotlight on Leadership: Kylene Jones

Director of Customer and Commercial Kylene Jones discussed her role at Auror, as she strives to deliver excellent customer value whilst building relationships with law enforcement agencies.

At Auror

Apr 6, 2022

Meet Dr Kat - Auror's Resident AI Expert

Dr Kat, Auror’s resident AI expert, knows that trust leads the way when it comes to effective and responsible AI.

At Auror

Apr 2, 2022

Spotlight on Leadership: Rhod Thomas

We had a chat with Rhod now that Auror has launched in the UK to find out more about the achievements and challenges so far, the best thing about working with AP/LP partners, and the one thing that surprises people the most about him.

At Auror

Mar 7, 2022

Celebrating International Women’s Day at Auror

As we scale, the work required to ensure Auror is a great place for women to do their best work will remain a priority and we want to show improvements in how we celebrate our women and the incredible work they do.

NZ Police to set up National Retail Investigation Support Unit to focus on organized and violent retail crimes

Law Enforcement

Nov 6, 2021

NZ Police to set up National Retail Investigation Support Unit to focus on organized and violent retail crimes

New Zealand Police will be setting up a National Retail Investigation Support Unit (Retail ISU).

Our journey towards creating a diverse and inclusive company

At Auror

Aug 19, 2021

Our journey towards creating a diverse and inclusive company

Why is diversity, equity, and inclusion so important to us at Auror?

At Auror

Aug 18, 2021

Bobby Haskins promoted as new VP of Retail Partnerships

We are proud to announce the promotion of Bobby Haskins as our new VP of Retail Partnerships.

Loss Prevention

Aug 3, 2021

Leading with empathy

How leading with empathy and mindfulness led to 100% AP/LP staff engagement at Coles.

How Ulta Beauty proved ORC needed to be addressed

Organized Retail Crime

Aug 3, 2021

How Ulta Beauty proved ORC needed to be addressed

Building the capability to deal with and solve ORC incidents at Ulta Beauty.

Understanding anger and how to de-escalate conflict

Retail Crime

Aug 3, 2021

Understanding anger and how to de-escalate conflict

Conflict comes with the territory of retail and loss prevention, but it doesn’t need to escalate into something serious if you know how to handle the situation well.

At Auror

Jul 21, 2021

Mike Lamb joins Auror advisory board

Auror is excited to announce that asset protection and loss prevention industry veteran Mike Lamb has been appointed to the Auror advisory board.

Community

Apr 12, 2021

A War on Fuel Loss

Lessons from Four Star US Army General Stanly McChrystal (ret.) on collaborating to win the war on fuel loss.

Community

Sep 10, 2020

The Global Retail Crime Summit: Why we did it

As the major conferences began to postpone, reschedule, and cancel due to covid-19, we saw the opportunity to create something different, to democratize the conference experience so anyone in AP/LP could participate for free, to learn and network, from anywhere in the world.

At Auror

Jul 8, 2020

Spotlight on Leadership: Bobby Haskins

Bobby joined Auror, the Retail Crime Intelligence platform, as Director of Market Development - North America & Retail Asset Protection about a year ago. Here are his thoughts on his experience with Auror so far.

Retail Crime

Jun 24, 2020

Using Lessons from the GFC and Great Depression to Help Retain your LP Budget

The GFC and post-GFC period may provide the best blueprint as we look ahead to the impact of COVID-19 on the retail sector.

Loss Prevention

May 28, 2020

Lessons from a Four-Star General

Learn how General Stanley McChrystal turned the tide of the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan by empowering his teams with intelligence, and how AP/LP teams across the world can benefit from his approach.

Retail Crime

Apr 15, 2020

Will COVID-19 further Accelerate the Decriminalization of Shoplifting in the US?

As we all know, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the loss prevention (LP) industry was already in a dramatic shift due to the decriminalization of retail theft.

At Auror

Feb 21, 2019

Auror makes first Hire in North America

Auror is open for business in the North America and welcomes Bobby Haskins to the team. Things are ramping up as Auror looks to launch it's new Retail Crime Intelligence Platform in North America in April 2019.

Law Enforcement

Apr 5, 2018

The Best Thing We Learned at the Police Technology Forum

Find out how Victoria Police are investing in technology to transform their service delivery to keep the community safe.

Retail Crime

Feb 8, 2018

Understanding the Problem of Crime

Auror's CEO Phil Thomson shares his views on the pervasive nature of retail offending.

Loss Prevention

Feb 1, 2018

Loss Prevention Pulse: What's in store?

We asked a group of opinion leaders for their view on challenges facing Loss Prevention professionals, the importance of working with the Police, and whether retailers are competitors when it comes to fighting crime.

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Laura Dai joins Auror as Retail Solutions Director for Canada

Unlocking better law enforcement outcomes for retailers: Raul Aguilar

Rob Wolf joins Auror as Senior Director of Public Safety Solutions

Raul O. Aguilar joins Auror as Senior Director of Law Enforcement Partnerships

Auror office hours: Terry Sullivan, Alaina Kring, and Bobby Haskins

Why AP/LP is more important than ever

Spotlight on Leadership: Ellen Dick's journey to Auror UK

Spotlight on Leadership: Alaina Kring

Spotlight on Leadership: Terry Sullivan

Spotlight on Leadership: Chris Ochs, LPC

Defeating networks with networks: lessons from a Four-Star US Army General

Brad Warburton joins Auror as Law Enforcement Partnerships Director - Australia

Spotlight on Leadership: Mark Gleeson, Regional Director UK

Sharing the experiences of Women in Loss Prevention

Spotlight on Leadership: Kylene Jones

Meet Dr Kat - Auror's Resident AI Expert

Spotlight on Leadership: Rhod Thomas

Celebrating International Women’s Day at Auror

NZ Police to set up National Retail Investigation Support Unit to focus on organized and violent retail crimes

Our journey towards creating a diverse and inclusive company

Bobby Haskins promoted as new VP of Retail Partnerships

Leading with empathy

How Ulta Beauty proved ORC needed to be addressed

Understanding anger and how to de-escalate conflict

Mike Lamb joins Auror advisory board

A War on Fuel Loss

The Global Retail Crime Summit: Why we did it

Spotlight on Leadership: Bobby Haskins

Using Lessons from the GFC and Great Depression to Help Retain your LP Budget

Lessons from a Four-Star General

Will COVID-19 further Accelerate the Decriminalization of Shoplifting in the US?

Auror makes first Hire in North America

The Best Thing We Learned at the Police Technology Forum

Understanding the Problem of Crime

Loss Prevention Pulse: What's in store?

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