Editor's Letter

This second special edition of Loss Prevention Magazine is focused on a topic that we believe is critical to the success of loss prevention and asset protection teams.

Nobody has a definitive estimate of the dollar impact of ORC, but retailers will tell you that it has a major impact not only on their fiscal bottom line but also on the safety of store associates and consumers.

Like retail, the publishing industry has had our own challenges to meet the changing reading habits of our subscribers, which is way we have “reimagined” the magazine.

There is a lot of great information in this print edition. Here is a short preview of what to look for in these pages now on the LPM website.

The retail industry has been changing rapidly over the past several years, and the COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated the retail evolution.

Executives at over 30 US companies completed a survey that explored consumer outlook, digital acceleration, and future supply chain.

We decided to update and freshen the look of the print magazine to make it easier to read and a more enjoyable visual experience.

To say that wearing a mask in public has become politicized is an understatement. The controversy has created a conundrum for retailers.

As we move into a new decade of the 2020s, the magazine is looking forward to not only continuing our editorial focus on “all things asset protection” as we say in our masthead tag line, but also expanding our editorial as the scope of loss prevention and retail evolves.