Contributor

Ben Skidmore

Ben Skidmore is a media strategist and contributing writer for LPM who focuses on innovative approaches by retail, loss prevention, and supplier organizations for increasing revenues and implementing technology solutions. His editorial contributions include thought-leadership articles, interviews with retail executives, and case studies. He can be reached at BenS@partnerspr.com.

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Articles

Safety

5 Ways to Leverage Surveillance in an Active Shooter Scenario

In an active shooter situation, businesses need to know how to leverage their surveillance capabilities. During these scenarios, every second counts.

Technology

Recycling Operations Get a Boost at the Head End

With more than 300 locations in North America and Australia, security is top of mind for Savers Thrift Superstores.

Industry News

3 Tips for Getting Your E-commerce Off-season Right

Chargebacks are an inescapable part of e-commerce. The high sales (and increased fraud) of November and December translate into a significant volume of chargebacks in January and February.

Retail Crime

Virtually Unbreakable Storefront Glazing for Forced Entry and Theft Prevention

The majority of commercial burglaries and instances of smash-and-grab theft have one big commonality: the thieves enter the targeted property through a vulnerable door or window.

Retail Inventory Shrinkage

Have Your Data Tell You the Story

Your data tells an incredibly powerful story. Are you listening? Do you have the tools needed to break through the noise and hear what is truly important?

Solutions Showcase

Loss Prevention and the Bottom Line

Effective loss prevention methods are increasingly relevant to protect retail’s volatile profit margins, especially as new threats and pressures emerge from the pandemic.

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Ask the Expert

How to Choose the Right Loss Prevention Solutions Provider

Retailers need a solutions provider who takes the time to learn all about the client’s business in order to recommend a solution to reach its specific goals.

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One Year Later

After a year of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers have had to change or enhance their use of technologies to meet evolving consumer needs.

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Acting as One during the Pandemic

The role solutions providers played in 2020 changed immediately when the world locked down this spring.

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Supportive Coaching Reduces Shrink and Adds to the Bottom Line

Poor cashier habits and untargeted training cause inefficiency and loss at the front of the store and create noise in the analytics channel.

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Violence in the Workplace

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Violence in the Workplace

Webinars

ORCAS in ACTION WEBINAR ON-DEMAND: ORC March Madness 2025

Available On-Demand Now: Retail’s Dangerous Triangle of Trafficking, Trucking, & Organized Theft

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WHITEPAPER: How Organized Retail Crime Is Threatening the Retail Industry

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LP Solutions

Advancing Retail Safety with Reveal Body Cameras

Getting Smarter About Retail and Risk

How Flock Safety’s Technology Keeps Employees Out of Harm’s Way