In progress
Cargo theft
Freight and warehouse loads diverted before they reach a shelf.
Research library
Field intelligence on ecommerce crime
Every piece here draws on our own continuous marketplace watch, and carries at least one original number that exists nowhere else. We publish what the data supports and mark the floors as floors.
ORC series
Organized retail crime and the online fences that move stolen goods.
ORC series, Part 1
The Anatomy of an ORC Ecommerce Fence
How Stolen Goods Become Ordinary Listings: Part 1 of a Series on Organized Retail Crime's Online Fences
ORC series, Part 2
The Known Scale of ORC Fencing on Amazon
What 584 Sellers Reveal About Stolen Goods Online: Part 2 of a Series on Organized Retail Crime's Online Fences
ORC series, Part 3
How Retailers Can Squeeze ORC From the Fence Side
Turning the Fence's Own Evidence Against It: Part 3 of a Series on Organized Retail Crime's Online Fences
Counterfeit series
Counterfeit storefront networks and the fake goods sold beside the real ones.
Counterfeit series, Part 1
The Anatomy of a Counterfeit Storefront Network
How $100 Million in Fake Cisco Gear Moved Through Fifteen Amazon Storefronts
Counterfeit series, Part 2
The Known Scale of Counterfeit Selling on Amazon
What 541 Sellers Reveal About Fake Goods Online
Counterfeit series, Part 3
How Brands Can Squeeze Counterfeiters From the Storefront Side
Turning the Counterfeiter's Own Marketplace Behavior Against It
More verticals in progress
The watch covers the whole ecommerce-crime landscape, not one product line. These are next.
In progress
Diversion
Gray-market goods sold outside the channels a brand authorized.
In progress
Trade-based money laundering
Criminal proceeds washed through the flow of ecommerce trade.
The quarterly index
A recurring benchmark of ecommerce crime
The same measurements each quarter, with permanent archive links so press and researchers can cite a stable figure. First edition in preparation.
Coming soon