Contributor

Tom Meehan, CFI

Tom Meehan, CFI, is retail technology editor for LP Magazine as well as CEO of CONTROLTEK. Previously, Meehan was director of technology and investigations with Bloomingdale’s, where he was responsible for physical security, internal investigations, systems and data analytics. He currently serves as the chair of the Loss Prevention Research Council's (LPRC) innovations working group. Meehan is a published author of his book titled Evolution of Retail Asset Protection: Protecting Your Profit in a Digital Age. He can be reached at TomM@Losspreventionmedia.com.

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Articles

Investigations

The Role of AI in Criminal Investigations and Law Enforcement

The article discusses the growing role of AI in criminal justice, highlighting its potential to enhance investigations through data analysis, crime prevention, and improved interrogation techniques, while also addressing concerns related to privacy, bias, accuracy, and ethical implications.

Professional Development

Revisiting Your Business Resilience Strategy: The Key to Staying Ahead

In an increasingly unpredictable world, businesses must adopt a dynamic and regularly updated resilience strategy—guided by tools like the PESTEL framework—to proactively manage evolving threats across political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal dimensions.

Magazine Features

The Art of Vendor Vetting and Negotiation Through an Investigator’s Lens

Read how establishing successful vendor relationships requires careful negotiation, preparation, and an empathetic, non-confrontational approach.

Magazine Features

The AI Equation: Realities, Risks, and Rewards

In this article by Tom Meehan, explore how AI is being used today, how it is already present in so many areas of modern life, and how we can optimize it for our own purposes.

Retail Trends

Cellphone Tracking: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Data marketers aren’t just using your location to help you find the nearest restaurants or gas stations. They’re tracking your movements from the moment you wake up and using that data to form a profile of you.

Cybersecurity in 2024: Trends and Predictions

With 2024 in full swing, it’s a good time to assess the trends we already see developing—and what to expect as the year unfolds.

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RFID: Revolutionizing the Retail Experience from Inventory to Innovation

Learn about the history of RFID and how it continues to revolutionize the retail industry in this LPM exclusive from Tom Meehan.

Social Engineering: A Rising Threat

Social engineering is a topic of increasing concern in the cybersecurity world, including retail loss prevention. Read more about it in this article.

Magazine Features

Using the PESTEL Framework to Assess Risk

The PESTEL (political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, environmental, and legal) analysis method was created by Francis Aguilar, a professor at Harvard Business School in 1967.

Magazine

How Industry 4.0 Impacts Retail 4.0

Much has been written and said about the dramatic changes in commerce, and society generally, from Industry 4.0. These developments are undeniable, and their impact is especially pronounced in the retail sector.

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LP Solutions

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