Whether it's a brick-and-mortar storefront or an e-commerce platform, no player in the retail space is safe from cyberattacks. Over the past decade, we have seen major breaches of big-name stores, resulting in multi-million dollar settlements and hundreds of millions of affected users. But what exactly is going on here? We will examine the mechanisms cybercriminals use to exploit retail stores and platforms, what they look for, and, most importantly, what can be done to thwart threats and leave cyber criminals on the shelf.