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Mike Smith

Mike Smith is the senior vice president of loss prevention for Finish Line. With more than 37 years of experience in retail loss prevention, Smith has held various LP positions with Montgomery Ward, Maison Blanche Department Stores, and Mercantile Department Stores. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of South Alabama. he can be reached at msmith (at) finishline (dot) com.

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Finish Line is Winning Big with Big Data

Return fraud and abuse continues to cost retailers billions of dollars every year—$16 billion to be exact. But some retailers like Finish Line, a...

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