Roseville, Calif- The holiday season is here and many of us have started to resume some of our pre-pandemic routines.
Rob Baquera, Public Information Officer with the Roseville Police Department shares annual holiday shopping tips for 2021.
These two factors have created plenty of opportunities that criminals will use to take to take advantage of unsuspecting shoppers. No matter how you shop, keep these tips in mind the next time you order something online or walk into an actual store.
Expected record online holiday shopping may boost porch package thefts | Fox Business
This holiday season is expected to be a record for online shopping in the U.S., which could mean an uptick in package thefts from porches, according to reports.
Package thefts rose last holiday season as Americans opted to shop online rather than brick and mortar stores because of the coronavirus pandemic and porch piracy went up by 7% (36% to 43%) from 2019 to 2020, according to a survey conducted by C + R Research.
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The holiday season is just around the corner, which means potentially great prices on all of your shopping needs, especially during Black Friday and Cyber Monday .
U.S. retail sales surge as holiday shopping starts, brightening economic outlook | Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales surged in October as Americans eagerly started their holiday shopping early to avoid empty shelves amid shortages of some goods because of the ongoing pandemic, giving the economy a lift at the start of the fourth quarter.
"It's more important to look at what consumers do than what they say," said Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "They are concerned about higher inflation, but they are still in good shape and are continuing to spend."
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Warehouses are overwhelmed by America's shopping spree
Doug Kiersey has been building, buying and leasing warehouses for almost 40 years. He's never seen a time like this.
"It's completely unprecedented," says Kiersey, president of Dermody Properties, which owns warehouses used by some of the country's largest retailers. "In some markets ... we're over 99% occupancy."
Alibaba boasts greener 11.11 shopping event help cut computing usage by half | ZDNet
Following promises of a more sustainable 11.11 Global Shopping Festival this year, Alibaba has reported the company reduced the use of computing resources during the annual event by 50% for every 10,000 transactions compared to last year.
Computing efficiency was also greatly improved with a 20% boost in technology deployment efficiency and 30% in CPU resource utilisation, the Chinese tech giant touted.
Holiday shopping scams are starting early, according to BBB | WJAR
As the holiday shopping season ramps up, so are the scammers coming for your money, experts say –
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ATLANTA — As the holiday season approaches, many people will be shopping online, and that has cyber security experts worried.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported last year was the biggest year for new businesses that were created. Experts are expecting the same for this year, but because of this, they say cyber attackers are not only going after consumers who are shopping online but also small mom and pop businesses.
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