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The Future of Retail Security In the Eyes of Security Professionals

March 30, 2017

Retail companies face a landscape filled with growing and increasingly complex threats. And the financial impact of these breaches is soaring. Just check the headlines. President Obama’s call for a 30-day mandatory disclosure of retail data breaches in his 2015 State of the Union address illustrates the gravity of such security failures, felt even at the highest levels of government.

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True Value Company

True Value Company, headquartered in Chicago, is one of the world’s leading hardlines wholesalers with a globally recognized brand and over 70 years’ experience serving independent hardware retailers. True Value Company provides its customers in over 60 countries an expansive product set with market-customized assortments at highly competitive prices, superior product availability, innovative marketing programs and a la carte value-added services like eCommerce ship-to-store, store remodel support and True Value University all within a flexible model which requires no membership. Serving over 4,400 stores worldwide, additional information on True Value is available at www.truevaluecompany.com.

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