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Jim Lee, LPC

James “Jim” Lee, LPC is the executive editor and cofounder of LP Magazine. He is a founding and current member of the Foundation board of directors serving on its executive committee. Lee has over thirty years of practical experience as a retail security and loss prevention executive, including senior positions with Montgomery Ward, The Broadway, Lazarus, and Marshall’s. In addition, he is the founder of LPM Media Group, a consulting and training company that supports retailers with internal awareness programs, and LPjobs.com, the largest e-recruiting platform for LP professionals. In 2010 Lee was inducted into the National Retail Federation’s Ring of Excellence, recognizing him for his pioneering contributions to the LP industry. Lee is a graduate of Indiana University with a degree in forensic studies and sociology. He can be contacted at JimL (at) LPportal (dot) com.

Articles

Closing Thoughts from Sandy Kennedy

Sandy Kennedy, president and CEO of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), retired effective December 31, 2019. During her seventeen-year tenure, the industry has changed dramatically. Kennedy shared her thoughts with LP Magazine on the retail industry, RILA as it stands today, and the asset protection profession.

The Holiday Season: A Few Less Celebrated Days You Should Consider

This is the holiday season. For retailers and asset protection professionals, it is an important, busy, and often difficult time. But Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s are not the only days some of us celebrate. There are others. Here are just a few you may not have remembered.

The Dynamic, Challenging, Innovative World of Risk Management

In an exclusive interview, LPM Executive Editor Jim Lee speaks with Kurt Leisure, vice president of risk services for The Cheesecake Factory. Leisure, who is responsible for risk management, insurance claims, safety, and loss prevention, provides valuable, wide-ranging insights on these important retail industry topics.

Combining Operations and Asset Protection in Total Retail Loss

"It was extremely refreshing to think about things from a process and operationally driven organization and see how I could apply some of the leadership skills that I had acquired in asset protection to the operations side of the game." - Paul Jaeckle, LPC

Powered by Walmart: Building Continuity among Strong Local Retail Businesses around the World

Jay Mealing is the typical Walmart Cinderella story. He started in the Garden Center as an hourly associate in 1990 at a store in Columbia, South Carolina. Almost 30 years later, he is senior director of global security for Walmart International. Not bad for a country boy from South Carolina. Read his story.

Lucky Me

There are a lot of wonderful things about working on this magazine. Perhaps the best part is the chance to meet and talk to...
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Partnering With Retailers

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Potpourri: A Miscellaneous Collection of Thoughts

Daydreaming. You have to love daydreaming. It doesn't require hard work, commitment, or sacrifice. You just lean back, close your eyes, and you can...

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