October 5, 2001
Learn to protect your business
from fraud
in upcoming seminar
ROYAL OAK -- The Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) is sponsoring an upcoming professional education seminar for retailers and other business owners in Royal Oak. The program is co-sponsored by the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce, Oakland County Planning and Economic Development Office and Woodward Avenue Action Association.
Loss Prevention Trends and Tactics for Retail Merchants
Date: Wednesday, October 24
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Place: Baldwin Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
Presenters: MRA's John Mayleben and Oakland County Sheriff Michael
Bouchard
Description: Mayleben will show retailers how to spot fraudulent
credit cards and transactions and how to handle suspected fraudulent activity
while processing transactions in the store and on the Internet. Bouchard
will discuss the most up-to-date techniques for addressing shoplifting
and other security issues.
Cost: $15 for MRA and co-sponsor members, $25 for non-members
To register: Contact MRA's Robin Gregory at 800.366.3699 or rsgregory@retailers.com.
This informative presentation is one in a series of 12 business seminars being offered throughout the state this fall by MRA's Michigan Retailers Academy. MRA also offers online education through its website at www.retailers.com.
The Michigan Retailers Association is the unified voice of retailing in Michigan and the nation's largest state trade association of general merchandise retailers. MRA's more than 5,500 retail business members operate more than 12,000 stores across the state.
