Checkpoint Systems Acquires Apparel Labeling Solution Provider

Checkpoint Systems has acquired Shore to Shore, including the Adapt Group and related assets. Shore to Shore, headquartered in Centerville, Ohio, is a global retail apparel and footwear product identification business with production locations in 13 countries. The company designs, manufactures and sells a full line of merchandise identification products including hang tags, price tickets, printed paper tags, pressure sensitive products, woven labels, leather and leather-like labels, heat transfer labels and brand protection and EAS solutions/labels. read more

Center for Retail Research: Global Retail Theft Shrinks by 5.6 Percent Accounting for $107.3 Billion by 2012

Global retail theft totaled US$107.3 billion in 2010, representing a 5.6-percent decrease from the prior year with 6.8 percent in the U.S., according to the fourth annual edition of the Global Retail Theft Barometer, areport from the Center for Retail Research. read more