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Stefanie Hoover, CFI

Stefanie Hoover, CFI, is vice president and editor-in-chief at Loss Prevention Magazine. She has over twenty years’ experience in retail loss prevention and worked as a solution provider serving loss prevention professionals in retail. Curently, she serves on the Loss Prevention Research Council Board of Advisors and IAI Midwest Chapter Board. Stefanie is a Legacy Certified Forensic Interiewer and received her Bachelor of Science in the Administration of Justice from Southern Illinois University- Carbondale. She can be reached at StefanieH@LossPreventionMedia.com.

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Articles

Wrapping Up

Elephants and Tree Branches

Have you ever looked at an image and felt like you truly identified with it but didn’t know why, like some sort of weird synchronicity that you just couldn’t put your finger on?

LPM EXCLUSIVE: Carolina HSI Busts Dangerous ORC Gang in $5 Million Case

The October raid resulted in the recovery of $167,000 in stolen merchandise and 28 firearms including assault rifles, silencers, and 20,000 rounds of ammunition.

Magazine Features

If Innovation Is Like Giving Birth, Then What About the Toddler Years?

The Kroger team found themselves asking each other time and again: Why can’t our solution providers have conversations about problem-solving across traditional business boundaries?

The Straight Scoop from GSX 2022

Southern hospitality was in all its glory as Atlanta, Georgia hosted this year's ASIS Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2022 Conference.

Retail Inventory Shrinkage

Incident Reporting: One Key Element of Shrink Reduction

Stefanie Hoover from ALTO USA explains ways to reduce shrink in retail stores—starting with proper employee training and adequate timing.

Loss Prevention and The Big Quit

The truth is that a well-equipped loss prevention team can and should play a critical part in helping to retain good employees.

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Retail Crime

Working Together for Safer, More Successful Communities

When passion is directed, channeled, and funneled in a way that helps the larger community, our society reaps the benefits.

Retail Crime

Battling the Beast of ORC

In addition to the quantifiable changes, retailers report a rise in the brazen nature and violence of ORC offenders, as well as a lack of accountability.

Retail Crime

We’re in It Together

ALTO’s Chicago market Staff Attorney C. J. Orrantia, JD, outlines some of the legal changes coming to Illinois that will affect retailers.

Investigations

Stefanie Hoover with Phone Interview Tips for Superheroes

As we all get used to a new normal, hopefully you’ll get excited about the prospect of phone interviewing. Here are some boiled down tips as a refresher.

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Violence in the Workplace

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Articles

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Violence in the Workplace

Webinars

LPM Webinar on Today’s Teams, Tomorrow’s Leaders: Leading, Developing & Leaving a Legacy in AP

Disaster Readiness in Retail: Protecting People, Providing for Community

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Whitepapers

WHITEPAPER: Unlocking Your Frontline’s Full Potential

WHITEPAPER: Your Guide to Ensuring Safety and Coordination

WHITEPAPER: Adapting Security Strategies in a World Where Change Is the Only Constant

LP Solutions

Sensormatic Solutions President Tony D’Onofrio Added to NRF’s Ring of Excellence

LP Professionals Report Major Efficiency Gains with Solink, New Study Finds

Shrink Analyzer Takes the Spotlight as Retail Security Solution of the Year at the 2025 RetailTech Breakthrough Awards