Tag: shrink loss
Reflecting on the Evolution of Retail Security
EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Jones, LPC, is the new director of asset protection and risk management at CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. The 25-year retail veteran...
Active Deterrence: A New Tool for Product Protection (Indyme Solutions)
Nearly 23 percent of surveyed retailers report overall inventory shrink increasing to 2 percent or more of sales, while 65 percent of retailers expect...
Is ORC on the Rise? Just Ask Your Store Associates.
If organized retail crime (ORC) continues to plague retailers as recent studies indicate, why are some retailers cutting their ORC investigative staff and seemingly...
Controlling Shrink by Monitoring Sales-Reducing Activities (Appriss Retail)
Loss prevention departments have, for some time, successfully examined risk flags within point-of-sale (POS) transactions to identify exceptions that may indicate theft or loss....
Controlling Retail Shrinkage in the Specialty Environment
Retail shrinkage stems from a handful of causes that are rarely unique to a single retailer. Theft, whether internal or external, and operational error...
Fifteen Years of Loss Prevention, Part 3
Here we are at the third and final installment of the first fifteen years of Loss Prevention magazine. I had indicated in the first...
Holiday Season Presents Retail Shrink Challenges (Checkpoint Systems)
According to the recently published 2016 Retail Holiday Season Global Forecast, retailers will experience both the heaviest sales volumes and the weakest performances (specific...
A Practical Guide to Online Fraud Investigations
Criminals use many online venues to sell stolen merchandise. eBay strives to be the Internet industry leader in online fraud investigations in the effort...
5 Key Control Best Practices in Retail
Sponsored by InstaKey Security Systems
It is essential for retailers to have an effective key control system in place at their stores. This will help...
The Challenge of Using Target-Store Programs to Control Retail Shrink in Specialty Retail
In order to effectively manage retail shrink, loss prevention strategies must be applied differently according to the specific needs of the retail model. This...