Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance

What Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance does

Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance (CORCA) is a non-profit trade association founded in 2015 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was established as a joint effort between the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA), the South Carolina Retail Association (SCRA), and the Carolinas Food Industry Council (CFIC) to combat organized retail crime (ORC) across the two Carolinas. CORCA's mission is to facilitate collaboration between retailers, law enforcement, mall security, and banking security personnel in investigating, prosecuting, and preventing organized retail crime activity.

CORCA's core product is the Auror intelligence-sharing platform, a real-time website and mobile application that enables participating retailers and law enforcement officers to share information about cases, suspects, and incidents. Members can upload information through the platform, which supports investigation workflows and case linkage. Beyond the platform, CORCA operates the annual CORCA Conference, the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year (LEOY) Awards program, and an ORC Training Series. The organization has also been an active advocate for state ORC legislation, contributing to North Carolina laws in 2007 and 2017 and to South Carolina law in 2013.

CORCA's business model is membership-based. Retailers gain access to the platform and programs through annual membership paid via NCRMA, SCRA, or CFIC; conference and sponsorship revenue provide a secondary income stream. Law enforcement, mall security, and banking security personnel receive free access to the platform, which is intended to maximize the volume of intelligence on the public-safety side of the network. CORCA is a small organization operating with 1-10 employees and has received national-level attention, including being cited in a National Retail Federation report on organized retail crime.

Name

Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance

Legal name

Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance

Website

https://corca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CORCA is a non-profit trade association founded in 2015 that connects retailers, law enforcement, and security personnel across North and South Carolina through the Auror intelligence-sharing platform to combat organized retail crime.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Loss Prevention Services

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Investigations & Case Building (BPAKAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail Exception Reporting & POS Fraud Analytics (ORC detection) (BPAKAJAG)

Keywords

• Organized retail crime prevention
• Intelligence sharing platform
• Retail loss prevention
• Law enforcement collaboration
• Trade association membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Membership Fees: Retail companies pay membership fees through affiliated state retail associations (North Carolina Retail Merchants Association, South Carolina Retail Association, or Carolinas Food Industry Council) to gain access to CORCA's intelligence-sharing platform, networking events, and educational resources.
2. Conference and Sponsorship Revenue: CORCA generates revenue through corporate sponsorships and vendor hall participation at the annual conference. The organization depends on generous support of corporate sponsors and vendors to offer the conference and other benefits throughout the year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CORCA operates a membership-based alliance that provides retail loss prevention professionals and law enforcement agencies in North and South Carolina with access to the Auror intelligence-sharing platform, a real-time website and mobile app enabling secure exchange of case and suspect information. The organization complements this platform with quarterly networking meetings, an annual conference with education sessions and tabletop tradeshows, continuing education programs, and consumer awareness initiatives aimed at combating organized retail crime.

Product overview

CORCA operates as a single unified product offering centered on its intelligence-sharing platform, Auror. Auror is a real-time web and mobile application that enables secure information exchange between retail loss prevention professionals and law enforcement agencies in North and South Carolina. CORCA also provides ancillary membership services including quarterly meetings, an annual conference with education sessions and tradeshows, continuing education programs, and the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year (LEOY) awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Auror: Intelligence-sharing platform website and mobile app for retailers and law enforcement to exchange case and suspect information in real-time. Free for all law enforcement and CORCA retail members.
• LEOY Awards
• CORCA Conference

Products and services

• Auror Intelligence-Sharing Platform Real-time website and mobile application that enables secure, approved-access exchange of information related to organized retail crime cases or suspects between retail loss prevention professionals and law enforcement agencies across North and South Carolina. Free for law enforcement and for retail members of NCRMA, SCRA, or CFIC.
• CORCA Membership Annual subscription-based membership program granting retail loss prevention, asset protection, mall security, banking security, and law enforcement professionals in North and South Carolina access to the Auror intelligence-sharing platform, quarterly networking meetings, free webinars, discounted annual conference registration, and continuing education opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• CORCA connects retailers and law enforcement across North and South Carolina through a secure intelligence-sharing platform

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCRMA provides oversight to all Alliance operations including website management, meeting preparations, marketing, planning, execution, and accounting. NCRMA founded in 1902 represents retail industry before NC General Assembly, Congress, and regulatory agencies. Loss prevention and ORC has been a long-standing priority, with Retail Loss Prevention Association transitioning its budget to NCRMA to continue the effort.
• South Carolina Retail Association (SCRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCRA is a non-profit trade association that improves public image, effectiveness, and profitability of retail industry in SC. Provides oversight to Alliance operations and represents merchants before SC General Assembly. Passes ORC legislation (HB 3602 in 2013) and serves as liaison in emergency response situations.
• Carolinas Food Industry Council (CFIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFIC serves retail and wholesale food industries in North and South Carolina, representing both chain and independent grocers. Provides educational and networking opportunities through annual convention and golf tournament.
• Retail Consumer Alliance (RCA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCA was organized in 2008 to foster stronger community partnerships between consumers and the retail industry. Funds annual educational scholarship program exceeding $100,000 for NCRMA and CFIC members, and provides $50,000 in annual cash donations to Feeding America Food Banks for NC and SC.
• AurorcoreTechnology or IntegrationAuror is CORCA's intelligence-sharing website platform that offers retailers and law enforcement the ability to exchange information related to cases or suspects through a real-time website and mobile app. It is free for all law enforcement and CORCA retail members. CORCA partners with Auror as their platform provider.
• Law Enforcement Agencies (North and South Carolina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw enforcement partners are an integral part of CORCA's success. Registration for law enforcement is free-of-charge and includes exclusive website access, free webinar training opportunities, and law enforcement rate at the annual conference. CORCA focuses on bridging communication between law enforcement and retailers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton: Pinkerton provides retail loss-prevention, investigations, and ORC case-building services to multi-state retailers. Comparable because it delivers the actual investigative and intelligence work that lies underneath CORCA's mandate, but as a paid commercial service rather than a member-funded alliance.
• Allied Universal: Allied Universal provides retail security, uniformed guards, and loss-prevention services to national retailers. Comparable as a scaled commercial provider of the on-the-ground retail security outcomes that CORCA's intelligence and advocacy efforts aim to improve.
• National Retail Federation: NRF is the largest US retail trade association and runs national loss-prevention and ORC policy work. It is comparable as the broader umbrella trade body that addresses the same retailers and LP professionals that CORCA serves in the Carolinas, but at a national rather than regional/ORC-specialised level.
• Retail Industry Leaders Association: RILA is the leading trade association for major US retailers and operates the Retail Loss Prevention Council. It is comparable because RILA runs industry-wide ORC and asset-protection convening and advocacy efforts that compete for the same retailer members and LP mindshare that CORCA serves.

Direct peers

• Auror: Auror is the underlying intelligence-sharing platform that CORCA licenses to retailers and law enforcement in the Carolinas. Both Auror and CORCA deliver real-time, cross-agency ORC intelligence sharing, and Auror's presence in other geographies creates the most direct product-level comparability.

Others

• ASIS International: ASIS is the largest global professional association for security practitioners, including loss-prevention and asset-protection professionals. Comparable because its membership, certifications, and conferences address overlapping practitioner audiences (retail LP, bank security, mall security) that CORCA also serves.
• International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators: IAFCI is a long-standing membership association that trains financial-crime investigators across banks, retail, and law enforcement. Comparable as a member-driven forum that connects financial crime investigators across sectors — close to CORCA's LP-and-LE convening mission, but focused on financial crime rather than physical ORC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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