Retail threat outlook: Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2026
Peak shopping season brings record revenue opportunities, but it also creates heightened exposure to organized retail crime, workplace disruptions, activist activity, cybercrime, and safety incidents.
Download Securitas’ Black Friday & Cyber Monday Situation Report to understand the threats most likely to impact retailers – and the actions security leaders can take now to prepare.
More crowds, more sales, more risks?
Black Friday and Cyber Monday remain two of the busiest retail shopping days of the year, with record online spending forecasts and increased foot traffic expected across physical locations.
While retailers focus on maximizing revenue and customer experience, threat actors are focused on opportunity. Organized retail crime groups target high-value merchandise and freight, opportunistic thieves exploit increased store traffic and distracted staff to conceal theft, and internal theft can become harder to detect amid increased seasonal hiring and operational demands. At the same time, activist groups leverage the visibility of the shopping season, and labor actions can create additional operational challenges.
Leading retailers know that effective peak season security and loss prevention strategies require anticipating risks before they impact their people, inventory, operations, customers, or brand reputation.
What’s inside the 2026 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Situation Report?
Developed by Securitas Risk Intelligence, this executive briefing analyzes the physical, cyber, operational, and reputational threats most likely to affect retailers during the 2026 holiday shopping season.
The report combines intelligence analysis, emerging threat trends, and practical recommendations to help organizations make informed security decisions during a period of heightened risk.
Download the report to learn:
A complete retail security ecosystem
Scaling your security program
Understanding the threats facing retailers during Black Friday and Cyber Monday is only the first step.
Mitigating those threats effectively and managing the associated risks requires a security program that can adapt as customer traffic, inventory exposure, and operational demands increase.
Securitas helps retailers scale security coverage based on evolving conditions and location-specific risks. From additional on-site officers that support loss prevention teams to mobile patrols, solar-powered security camera trailers, and remote guarding, we provide the flexibility retailers need to protect their stores during the busiest time of year.
