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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic">Retail&#39;s 
First Responders<br>
<br>
A Time When LP/AP Takes the Lead</span></font><br>
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<b><font size="3" color="#000080">Home Depot&#39;s Team Did During Katrina</font></b><br>
Marvin Ellison, CEO of JC Penney and former EVP of Home Depot, said at a 
National Retail Federation Loss Prevention conference in front of 2,000+ 
attendees a few years back, that <b>Hurricane Katrina is where Home Depot&#39;s Asset 
Protection team truly showed their leadership and courage</b>. As they were the 
first ones out there helping associates and stores and <b>leading the way in the 
recovery efforts</b>. &nbsp;<br>
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With the entire company recognizing and applauding their effort, Marvin said, 
this is when Asset Protection made a huge impact and stood out from all the 
rest.<br>
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There&#39;ll be more stories just like this with this horrific storm and <b>to all of 
you out there we say, you&#39;re the LP industry&#39;s heroes</b>.</p>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">
Hurricane Harvey Impact</span></b></font></p>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-style:italic">
Houston - The Nation&#39;s 4th Largest City in Chaos</span></b></font></p>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-style:italic">
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/hurricane-harvey-texas.html?">
<img border="0" src="http://www.d-ddaily.com/images/8-28-17_nytimes_cvs.png" width="550" height="367"></a></span></b></font></p>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/hurricane-harvey-texas.html?">
Houston Paralyzed; 6.6 Million Residents Face Days of Floods </a><br>
What felt like an apocalyptic onslaught of pounding rains and rapidly rising 
floodwaters brought the nationâs fourth-largest city to its knees on Sunday, as 
highways and residential streets turned to rivers, waist-high waters choked off 
access to homes and hospitals, and officials begged boat owners to pitch in with 
an enormous and frantic rescue operation.<br>
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âThis event is unprecedented &amp; all impacts are unknown &amp; beyond anything 
experienced,â the federal service said on Twitter on Sunday. âFollow orders from 
officials to ensure safety.â
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/hurricane-harvey-texas.html?">
nytimes.com</a></p>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-style:italic">
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000005394951/before-and-after-harvey.html?action=click&gtype=vhs&version=vhs-heading&module=vhs&region=title-area">
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://planalytics-media.s3.amazonaws.com/marketing/Planalytics%20Assessment_Harvey's%20Economic%20Impact_08282017.pdf?utm_campaign=2017_0828_TropicalStormHarveyRecap&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=27913D7C8DD47F4BE703B6453F179BDC&elq=25c69">
Planalytics&#39; initial estimate - $1B in Lost Retail Sales<br>
Lost Sales that WILL NOT be later made up</a><br>
The weather event is expected to have a $1 billion economic impact in lost sales 
over the duration of an extended period. Planalytics estimated stores in Houston 
will be <b>closed another five to seven days, and quite possibly longer</b>.<br>
<br>
Paula Rosenblum,&nbsp;a managing partner at retail research firm RSR, said the impact 
from Harvey will be huge. âSales will obviously be down, since [retailers] are 
going to lose at least a week, if theyâre lucky. If stores have any physical 
damage, there will be prolonged closures. As soon as stores can reopen, expect 
an explosion of sales in grocery and home improvement stores.&nbsp;As soon as the 
waters recede and airports reopen, expect a huge influx of online sales.<br>
<br>
<b>Weather is one of the largest external variables impacting a consumer-focused 
business. </b>No other outside variable shifts consumer buying behavior as 
frequently, directly, immediately, or meaningfully as the weather. Planalytics&#39; 
Weatherization identifies, analyzes and applies weather intelligence to provide 
quantitative returns across an organization. Through inventory optimization 
alone, companies typically recapture 20-80 basis points of revenue by removing 
weather volatility from historical sales.
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="https://planalytics-media.s3.amazonaws.com/marketing/Planalytics%20Assessment_Harvey's%20Economic%20Impact_08282017.pdf?utm_campaign=2017_0828_TropicalStormHarveyRecap&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=27913D7C8DD47F4BE703B6453F179BDC&elq=25c69">
amazonaws.com</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/The-Latest-Houston-officials-Hunker-down-stay-12044908.php?ipid=brkbar">
First Responders Hear the Call to Houston<br>
Harvey backtracking over devastated flooded areas again<br>
The Latest: Houston fire officials respond to 5,500 calls</a><br>
Fire Chief Samuel Pena said during a news conference Monday that <b>hundreds of 
emergency responders from across Texas and beyond are coming to Houston to help</b> 
with rescue operations<br>
<br>
Police Chief Art Acevedo added that <b>police officers from several states will 
augment Houston police efforts, particularly in light of concerns with looting</b>. 
Acevedo said <b>four people had been arrested for looting as of Monday morning</b>.<br>
<br>
Houston police Chief Art Acevedo says authorities have rescued 2,000 people from 
flooding in the city. Acevedo says the city has 185 critical rescue requests 
still pending as of Monday morning. He says the goal is to rescue those people 
by the end of the day. 
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/The-Latest-Houston-officials-Hunker-down-stay-12044908.php?ipid=brkbar">mysanantonio.com</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/houston-texas/article/Harvey-impacts-Texas-Latest-tropical-weather-11953474.php?ipid=brkbar">Death toll reportedly reaches 5 as Harvey spawns massive flooding in Houston 
area</a><br>
Tropical Storm Harvey hovered over Houston early Sunday and dumped 20 to 30 
inches of rain on already saturated streets, killing at least five people and 
prompting evacuations of apartment complexes and dramatic rescues, according to 
the National Weather Service.<br>
<br>
<b>&quot;It&#39;s catastrophic, unprecedented, epic -- whatever adjective you want to use,&quot; 
said Patrick Blood, a NWS meteorologist. &quot;It&#39;s pretty horrible right now.&quot;</b><br>
<br>
The 12 counties under a flash flood emergency are the counties of Harris, 
eastern Wharton, Austin, southeastern Grimes, southeastern Washington, 
Galveston, southwestern Montgomery, Fort Bend, northern Brazoria, Waller and 
central Matagorda.<br>
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Rainfall totals for the past 12 hours topped 20 inches. And the forecast for the 
next few days remains dire, with computer models showing continued rounds of 
thunderstorms spawned by Harvey. Blood said the Houston area can expect at least 
an additional 15 to 25 inches over the next few days. 
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/houston-texas/article/Harvey-impacts-Texas-Latest-tropical-weather-11953474.php?ipid=brkbar">mysanantonio.com</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/26/us/hurricane-harvey-forecast-texas-louisiana.html?emc=edit_th_20170827&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=60910636&_r=0">Hurricane Harvey to Create 
&#39;Multiday Rainfall Disaster&#39;<br>
Stores Across the Region Will be Impacted For Weeks</a><br>
Catastrophic flooding is expected in Texas as 
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/26/us/hurricane-harvey-texas.html">Tropical Storm Harvey</a> slowly moves 
across the state, stalling over the southeast and producing a âmultiday rainfall 
disasterâ over the next five to six days, according to the National Hurricane 
Center.<br>
<br>
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/261451.shtml">Forecasters are expecting</a> 15 to 30 inches of rain and isolated amounts as high 
as 40 inches, said Michael Brennan, the acting chief of the centerâs Hurricane 
Specialist Unit.<br>
As the storm weakens, the rainfall threat will not change, Dr. Brennan said, and 
it can lead to flash flooding that occurs with little warning, as well as river 
flooding<br>
<br>
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00074.1">A recent study</a> by the American Meteorological Society showed that storm surges 
and rainfall were responsible for about 76 percent of the fatalities from 
Atlantic tropical cyclones in the United States from 1963 to 2012.<br>
<br>
The extent of surge-related flooding depends on how high the tide is when the 
surge occurs. If peak surge happens during high tide, areas from Port Aransas to 
Sargent could see as much as 7 feet of water above ground.&nbsp;<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/26/us/hurricane-harvey-forecast-texas-louisiana.html?emc=edit_th_20170827&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=60910636&_r=0">nytimes.com</a></p>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-style:italic">
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.chron.com/business/retail/article/Houston-retailers-close-stores-to-assess-Harvey-12003495.php">
<img border="0" src="http://www.d-ddaily.com/images/8-28-17_chron.PNG" width="550" height="314"></a></span></b></font></p>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/Texas-prepares-as-Harvey-strengthens-to-Category-11957394.php?ipid=brkbar">Damage From Hurricane Harvey Expected to Match Katrina</a><br>
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had warned that the monster system would be &quot;a very major 
disaster,&quot; and the predictions drew fearful comparisons to Hurricane Katrina, 
one of the deadliest ever to strike the U.S. Fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. 
in 13 years and the strongest to strike Texas since 1961&#39;s Hurricane Carla, the 
most powerful Texas hurricane on record.
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/Texas-prepares-as-Harvey-strengthens-to-Category-11957394.php?ipid=brkbar">mysanantonio.com</a><br>
<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/27/investing/harvey-texas-energy-oil-gas-prices/">Gas prices set to spike as Harvey pummels Houston</a><br>
That&#39;s going to mean higher gas prices at the pump. U.S. gasoline futures were 
up 5% early Monday after spiking as much as 7% earlier. The storm forced the 
shutdown of at least 10 refineries in the Houston and Corpus Christi areas.
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/27/investing/harvey-texas-energy-oil-gas-prices/">cnn.com</a><br>
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<b><font size="3" color="#000080">U.S. Military Ask Drone Operators To Cease &amp; Desist</font></b><br>
According to Fox News, insurance companies and other unidentified operators were asked by the military 
to stop operating as it is interfering with recovery operations.<br>
<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://abc13.com/houston-police-focus-on-saving-lives-battling-looters/2350439/">
Houston Police Saving Lives and Battling Looters</a> <br>
Houston Police completed over 2000 Rescue Missions and believe they will conduct 
200 to 300 addition missions this morning. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said 
Officers are focused on protecting the city from looters as floodwater recede. 
&quot;We&#39;ve already arrested a handful of looters. We&#39;ve made it real clear to our 
community we&#39;re going to do whatever it takes to protect their homes and their 
businesses.&quot; Acevedo said, &quot;And when people come from the outside to Houston, 
Texas, know we&#39;re going to be out in the city, we&#39;re not going to rest as a 
police department or law enforcement community until people restore their 
lives.&quot;
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://abc13.com/houston-police-focus-on-saving-lives-battling-looters/2350439/">
abc13.com</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.kztv10.com/story/36223521/da-mandatory-prison-or-jail-time-for-those-looting-stealing-and-burglarizing-during-harvey">
Corpus Christi, TX: Mandatory Prison or Jail time for those Looting, Stealing, 
and Burglarizing during Harvey</a><br>
On Saturday, Nueces County District Attorney Mark A. Gonzalez announced that his 
office will seek prison or jail time in each and every forthcoming case where 
the defendant stands charged with theft (looting), burglary, robbery, or any 
similar crime committed during Hurricane Harvey, vowing to &quot;...do everything in 
my power to hold [them] accountable.&quot; Probation will neither be offered nor 
agreed to by Mr. Gonzalez&#39;s office in any of these cases.
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://www.kztv10.com/story/36223521/da-mandatory-prison-or-jail-time-for-those-looting-stealing-and-burglarizing-during-harvey">
kztv10.com</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/ccpd-rumors-of-looting-following-hurricane-harvey-untrue/468387775">
Corpus Christi Police: Rumors of looting following Hurricane Harvey Untrue</a><br>
Corpus Christi police are working to squash rumors of wholesale looting in the 
city following Hurricane Harvey&#39;s landfall this weekend. Police said they have 
arrested about half a dozen burglary suspects caught in the act while breaking 
into homes and businesses, many of those arrests made with the help of citizens 
who were watching out for their neighbors. However, Lt. John Hooper with the 
Corpus Christi Police Department said the rumors of looting urged panic among 
citizens, resulting in a number of calls to police.
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/ccpd-rumors-of-looting-following-hurricane-harvey-untrue/468387775">
kiiitv.com</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.kristv.com/story/36225414/odem-curfew-issued-over-looting-concerns">Odem curfew issued over looting concerns<br>
Corpus Christi, TX Area</a><br>
A curfew issued in Odem was said to be due to reports of looting, according to 
officials.
Mayor Billy Huerta said that city police had responded to at least three 
separate calls from <b>families reporting looters on their property</b>. Officers 
responded to the calls but were not able to catch the suspects. Huerta said 
that&#39;s why officials have put a curfew in place. Starting at 9 p.m. until 6 
a.m., residents are ordered to remain indoors.
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://www.kristv.com/story/36225414/odem-curfew-issued-over-looting-concerns">kristv.com</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/The-Latest-Houston-officials-Hunker-down-stay-12044908.php?impid=brkrecirc">
Governor Activates Entire Texas National Guard - 12,000</a><br>
<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-landfall/index.html">Dallas preps convention center for &#39;mega-shelter&#39; for 5,000 evacuees</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017/08/28/much-of-houstons-flood-damage-could-be-uninsured/">
Much of Houstonâs Flood Damage Could Be Uninsured</a></p><span style="font-weight: 700">
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What Retailer Employees &amp; Executives Can Do</b></font><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/hurricane-harvey-workplace.aspx?">Hurricane Harvey: Helping Storm Victims from the Workplace</a><br>
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<img height="360" src="http://www.d-ddaily.com/banners/170322-140x360-100.jpg" style="border-width: 0px" width="140" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="8" /></a>As the workweek begins today, many conversations are going to turn to the 
devastation that Hurricane Harvey caused this weekend in Houston, southeast 
Texas and coastal Louisiana.<br>
<br>
Employees all over the country will be wondering how they can help the storm 
victims. Here are some ideas SHRM Online has compiled from reporting on previous 
storms and suggestions offered by organizations in Houston.<br>
<br>
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/27/news/companies/corporate-donations-harvey-storm/index.html">Big companies have already pledged millions</a><br>
<br>
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-news/pages/crowdfunding-aid-sandyvictims.aspx">Companies turned to Fundly.com to help employees</a> pool their money and to match 
donations.<br>
<br>
Employee relief funds - where workers and their company can donate money to 
hurricane victims in their workplaces.<br>
<br>
<b>The American Red Cross has made it 
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="http://www.redcross.org/donations/ways-to-donate/text-mail-phone">easy for individuals to donate small amounts</a> 
that add up to big relief. Text REDCROSS&nbsp;to 90999 to give $10. </b> <br>
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<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/feeding-texas">Feeding Texas</a> is a network of the state&#39;s food banks.<br>
<br>
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="http://www.texasdiaperbank.org/">Texas Diaper Bank</a><br>
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<b>Storm Victims at Work</b><br>
<br>
If you have employees who have lost homes, vehicles or other property in the 
storm, they may need&nbsp;time off&nbsp;to focus on family and personal situations. 
Schools may be closed and no childcare available. Consider offering alternate 
work arrangements, allowing unscheduled leave and leave without pay, and 
creating a leave donation program.<br>
<br>
Invite your EAP provider to the workplace to talk with employees individually 
about their concerns.<br>
<br>
For more information on dealing with the aftermath of the storm - including 
employee communications, pay questions and leave eligibility issues - turn to SHRM 
Online&#39;s
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/risk-management/Pages/workplace-weather-disasters.aspx">Workplace Weather Disaster Resources page</a>.&nbsp;<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/hurricane-harvey-workplace.aspx?">shrm.org</a><br>
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<b><font size="3" color="#000080">Retail Fast Facts:
6.6 Million population in Houston metropolitan area</font></b></p><span style="font-weight: 700">
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National Retail Federation Loss Prevention - Coordinating &amp; Informing</font><font size="3" color="#FF0000"><br>
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<img border="0" src="http://www.d-ddaily.com/images/NRF-new-logo.JPG" width="220" height="117" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5">Generally speaking in national emergencies like Harvey, it is common for retail 
and other related businesses to think globally and act locally, coordination 
with local first responders to maintain âSituational Awarenessâ and manage 
specific local response plans is critical. &nbsp;We coordinated retailâs global 
effort with Region 6 FEMA and the National Business Emergency Operations Center 
(NBEOC).<br>
<br>
The National Retail Federation Loss Prevention team had been tracking the path 
of Hurricane Harvey some 48 hours prior to landfall and prescribing critical 
information on the storm to its retail members who may have retail outlets or 
other operations in its path. NRF has advised our members that the Federal 
Emergency Management &nbsp;Agency (FEMA) has opened the National Business Emergency 
Operations Center (NBEOC) and is coordinating situational awareness NBEOC 
Conference calls; &nbsp;available to our members to help proactively protect their 
customers, people, assets and brands. <br>
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For the latest information and public advisories, we recommend you go to 
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/">The 
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER</a> or 
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://www.fema.gov/">Federal Emergency Management Agency</a>.<br>
<br>
Developing an âall hazardsâ emergency response plan is vital for any retailer 
and a specific plan is needed for hurricane-zone retailer. Disaster response has 
common elements, so the plan would be applicable to any number of events 
affecting the operations of a retailer. &nbsp;They involve communication and getting 
back in business, whether it is a hurricane, flood, tornado or wildfires. 
Pre-determined procedures for communications and notifications are at the heart 
of any emergency plan and should be agile enough to incorporate improvements as 
the emergency evolves from initial activation right through to a resilient 
recovery of business operations. <br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2017/08/28/federal-assets-supporting-state-response-efforts-rain-continues-deluge-area">
FEMA Press Release: Federal Assets Supporting State Response Efforts as Rain 
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Retailers&#39; Emergency Response Centers News</font></b><br>
<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170825005558/en/Walmart-Mobilizes-Emergency-Support-South-Texas-Prepare">Walmart Emergency Operations Center<br>
Press Release Friday at 1:32 pm<br>
Walmart Mobilized Emergency Support for South Texas for Hurricane Harvey</a><br>
With close to <b>600 stores and Samâs Club locations throughout Texas</b>, Walmart is 
supporting South Texas as the region is impacted by Hurricane Harvey. <b>The 
Walmart Emergency Operations Center is in full activation</b>. The Walmart EOC is 
the companyâs centralized platform for crisis coordination with store 
operations, logistics and several other teams dedicated to helping stores, clubs 
and customers during and after this storm. <br>
<br>
The Walmart EOC is in constant communication with stores and clubs and is 
<b>accelerating deliveries of bottled water, ready-to-eat foods, flashlights, 
batteries, fuel containers, and other emergency items to throughout South Texas</b> 
to help meet customer demand as residents stock up on essential items. <br>
<br>
As Walmart associates are focused on serving customers during this critical 
time, the company is focused on associatesâ safety and their needs. The company 
has programs in place to assist associates personally that may be impacted by 
the storm. <br>
<br>
Walmart has a long history of supporting communities around the globe when 
impacted by disaster. In the last 10 years, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation 
have donated more than $60 million in cash and in-kind donations in response to 
disaster events, which includes the recent floods and tornadoes in Texas.
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170825005558/en/Walmart-Mobilizes-Emergency-Support-South-Texas-Prepare">businesswire.com</a></p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://corporate.walmart.com/_news_/media-library/photos/disaster-relief/walmart-emergency-operations-center">
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<i><span style="font-size: 9pt">Walmart&#39;s Emergency Operations Center fully 
activated for Hurricane Sandy in Oct. 2012 </span></i></p>
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<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://corporate.homedepot.com/newsroom/home-depots-hurricane-headquarters">Home Depot Activates Hurricane Command Center in Response to Harvey<br>
FIRST TO OPEN, LAST TO CLOSE: HOME DEPOT&#39;S HURRICANE HEADQUARTERS</a><br>
As Hurricane Harvey makes landfall,&nbsp;The Home Depot is working around the 
clock&nbsp;to support coastal communities&nbsp;impacted by&nbsp;the storm.<br>
<br>
On Saturday, The Home Depot activated its Disaster Response Command Center at 
its Store Support Center in Atlanta. There, the company&#39;s merchandising, 
operations and supply chain teams are working to continuously move truckloads of 
product to stores on the Texas coast.<br>
<br>
Click 
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://corporate.homedepot.com/hurricane-harvey-store-closings">here</a> for updates on store closures and openings. <br>
<br>
From Hurricane Preparedness Workshops to managing availability of emergency 
supplies, Home Depot works around the clock before, during and after a storm to 
keep our customers and associates safe.<br>
<br>
Our stores are a vital part of community infrastructures during disasters. Our 
mission is to be the last store to close and the first to reopen, keeping in 
mind the safety of our associates and storm conditions.<br>
<br>
A complex effort by the merchandising, supply chain and operations teams make 
that happen. Check out a behind-the-scenes look at how Home Depot takes action 
when a hurricane hits. 
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="https://corporate.homedepot.com/newsroom/home-depots-hurricane-headquarters">homedepot.com</a><br>
<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://corporate.homedepot.com/newsroom/home-depots-hurricane-headquarters">
See Home Depot&#39;s online &#39;Before-During-After&#39; community plan here</a><br>
<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://corporate.homedepot.com/newsroom/home-depot-foundation-hurricane-harvey-relief">
The Home Depot Foundation Commits $1 Million to Harvey Relief Efforts</a></p>
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<a target="_blank" href="https://corporate.homedepot.com/newsroom/home-depot-hurricane-command-center-harvey">
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<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://newsroom.lowes.com/inside-lowes/lowes-hurricane-harvey/">Loweâs Emergency Command Center in Wilkesboro, NC went into 
activation</a><br>
Well before the storm made landfall, Loweâs Emergency Command Center in 
Wilkesboro, North Carolina went into activation. There are more than 90 Loweâs 
stores in communities that could potentially be affected by this storm. The 
company announced a $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross disaster 
relief to help the Red Cross provide food, emergency shelter, relief supplies 
and comfort to those affected by disasters like Hurricane Harvey.<br>
<br>
Loweâs has also activated its customer donation program and those whoâd like to 
help can contribute to the Red Cross Disaster Relief in all 143 Loweâs stores in 
Texas or online at Lowes.com.<br>
<br>
Loweâs Command Center was created in 1989 in the wake of Hurricane Hugo, which 
caused more than $7 billion worth of damage in the U.S. During significant 
weather events, Command Center employees in Wilkesboro and down the road at 
Loweâs headquarters in Mooresville essentially work around the clock to get 
critical supplies to stores.<br>
<br>
âIt allows us to be much more efficient and have a coordinated effort for storm 
preparedness and storm response,â said Rick Neudorff, operations manager for 
Loweâs Emergency Command Center. He works with multiple weather service partners 
and local and federal emergency management officials to track and plan for 
impending storms.<br>
<br>
By midday Saturday, Neudorff said, <b>Loweâs had sent more than 500 truckloads of 
critical emergency supplies to areas in need</b>.<br>
<br>
During regular business operations, the coastal holding facility in Palmetto, 
Georgia, stages appliances that are shipped to 15 distribution centers 
nationwide, and then on to stores. However, when disaster strikes, Location 
Manager Cesar Guerrero and his 55 employees switch gears and work on 
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://newsroom.lowes.com/inside-lowes/emergency-command-center-leads-lowes-hurricane-response/">getting 
relief supplies to impacted locations</a>.<br>
<br>
For hurricane recovery needs, please visit&nbsp;<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://www.lowes.com/l/hurricane-preparedness-supplies.html">Lowes.com/Hurricane</a>.</p>
<p style="line-height: 120%; text-align:center">
<a target="_blank" href="https://newsroom.lowes.com/inside-lowes/lowes-hurricane-harvey/">
<img border="0" src="http://www.d-ddaily.com/images/8-28-17_lowes2.png" width="315" height="197"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a target="_blank" href="https://newsroom.lowes.com/inside-lowes/emergency-command-center-leads-lowes-hurricane-response/">
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<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://www.heb.com/static-page/article-template/heb-deploys-supplies-and-essential-services-to-victoria">HâEâB mobilizes 
its Emergency Response Team &amp; dispatches its Disaster 
Response <br>
HâEâB Deploys Supplies And Essential Services To Victoria</a><br>
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, HâEâB is prepared to provide relief to 
stormâtorn communities. HâEâB has mobilized its Emergency Response Team and 
dispatched its Disaster Response Units (DRUs) and the HâEâB Mobile Kitchens to 
the HâEâB at 1505 E. Rio Grande in Victoria.<br>
<br>
The convoy of more than 15 vehicles, which includes the DRUs, two HâEâB Mobile 
Kitchens, water and fuel tankers and HâEâB trailers, will deliver muchâneeded 
relief supplies and services to the communities in the affected hurricane area. 
More than 100 HâEâB Partners (employees) have volunteered to accompany the 
convoy and assist affected residents. Supplies to be delivered include food, 
water, ice, dry goods and medicine.<br>
<br>
HâEâB&#39;s DRUs are fully equipped with an HâEâB Pharmacy and mobile Business 
Services unit, which allows displaced residents to fill prescriptions, cash 
checks and pay bills, as well as provide access to an ATM. The HâEâB Mobile 
Kitchens, two 45âfootâlong food preparation facilities that are each designed to 
serve up to 2,500 meals per hour, will set up and serve hot meals to first 
responders and storm victims. 
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="https://www.heb.com/static-page/article-template/heb-deploys-supplies-and-essential-services-to-victoria">heb.com</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://www.heb.com/static-page/article-template/heb-hurricane-harvey-relief-efforts?_requestid=2251880">
H-E-B donates $100,000 to Red Cross and Salvation Army</a><br>
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<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/306406/companies-donate-to-victims-of-hurricane-harvey.html">
Even before the massive hurricane struck Texas, companies were opening their 
purse strings to assist those in the deadly stormâs path</a><br>
â The Home Depot $300,000 to the American Red Cross<br>
â Loweâs $500,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief<br>
â Pepsi Co $1,000,000 to the American Red Cross<br>
â United Airlines $100,000 plus up to 3M Bonus miles to customers who contribute 
to relief organizations<br>
â Western Union $30,000 plus matching donations <br>
â Money Gram, fee free donations + donations to Red Cross and Children USA<br>
â Caterpillar Foundation $300,000<br>
â Exxon $500,000 to Red Cross<br>
â Google $250,000 + matching employee donations up to $250,000<br>
â Humana Foundation $250,000<br>
â Walmart $1,000,000 to Red Cross, Salvation Army and Convoy of Hope&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/306406/companies-donate-to-victims-of-hurricane-harvey.html">
mediapost.com</a><br>
<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="https://corporate.target.com/corporate-responsibility/safety-preparedness/disaster-preparedness-response">Target&#39;s Big City Emergency Managers Forum</a><br>
Target is the sole retail sponsor of the Big City Emergency Managerâs forum (BCEM), 
which is held bi-annually to provide directors of emergency management in the 15 
largest cities an opportunity to explore and discuss the specific needs and 
challenges facing their communities. <br>
<br>
<b><font size="3" color="#000080">Store Closures Lists</font></b><br>
With Walmart having over 600 stores in southern Texas alone, hundreds of retail 
stores will be closed. Here&#39;s the links to the store closure lists:<br>
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="http://news.walmart.com/news-archive/2017/08/25/hurricane-harvey-store-closure-information">
Walmart Store Closure List</a><br>
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://corporate.homedepot.com/hurricane-harvey-store-closings">
Home Depot Store Closure List</a><br>
<a style="color: #0000FF" target="_blank" href="https://corporate.target.com/article/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-store-closures">
Target Store Closure List</a><br>
<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/12363189/houston-retailers-close-due-to-hurricane-harvey-flooding">
Houston Retailers Close Due to Hurricane Harvey Flooding</a><br>
Major grocers and retailers in the Houston area were forced to close most or all 
stores Sunday after Harvey slammed the city overnight.<br>
<br>
â Supermarket chain H-E-B operated some Houston-area stores until 3 p.m. Its 
store at Braeswood and Chimney Rock, however, remained closed as Brays Bayou 
overflowed, forcing residents to escape in boats and helicopters. It also closed 
its Central Market store on Westheimer.<br>
â Fiesta Mart, which has stores in several neighborhoods devastated by flooding, 
kept some locations open until 3 p.m. Sunday.<br>
â Randalls managed to open three Houston locations and one in Cypress until 
early Sunday evening. Its other local store remained closed.<br>
<br>
Other retailers weren&#39;t nearly as fortunate. Harvey inundated the city with 
record-setting intensity, destroying infrastructure, flooding homes and 
businesses, and forcing residents to flee by any means possible. <br>
<br>
â Walmart, which mobilized its emergency response center Friday, kept most of 
its Houston-area stores closed amid flooding, power outages and road closures. 
The company sent nearly 800 truckloads of water and emergency supplies to Texas 
as the storm rolled inland, and it expects to send another 1,700 truckloads of 
water within the next week.<br>
â Home Depot closed all of its Houston-area stores. So did Lowes and Target. <br>
â All Kroger stores in the Houston area remained closed Sunday. Some might 
reopen Monday if conditions allow, the company said.<br>
â Local malls shut down. The Galleria, in an area known to flood, posted an 
optimistic notice that it will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday. <br>
â Even storefronts in drier neighborhoods such as the Heights flooded as water 
seeped under doors and pooled on side streets. High water destroyed some gas 
stations, restaurants and businesses in the most flooded areas.
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/12363189/houston-retailers-close-due-to-hurricane-harvey-flooding">
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IT Security Impact</span></font><br>
<br>
<b><font size="3" color="#000080">Fake Online Donation Websites</font></b><br>
Hackers take advantage of every opportunity to scam online consumers and pray on 
the weak and well intended by creating fake donation sites. Certainly we&#39;ll see 
the typical FBI and DHS warnings shortly.<br>
<br>
As is the case with every major disaster in the world we will inevitably see a 
multitude of schemes all focused on the helping the impacted area and residents.
<br>
<br>
With a number of hackers focused on retailers headquartered in the impacted area 
as well, knowing their IT Security functions may be weak and vulnerable. <br>
<br>
<a style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; color: #000080; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold" target="_blank" href="http://www.kens5.com/news/local/beware-tropical-storm-harvey-victims-targeted-by-online-scam/468250184">
BEWARE: Tropical Storm Harvey victims targeted by online scam</a><br>
A scam targeting victims of Tropical Storm Harvey posted on various social media 
sites has gone viral.
<a style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 8pt" target="_blank" href="http://www.kens5.com/news/local/beware-tropical-storm-harvey-victims-targeted-by-online-scam/468250184">
kens5.com</a><br>
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