Engaging Merchants in the Protection of Assets
The Retail Industry Leaders Association's (RILA) Asset Protection Leaders Council commissioned a study to look at the relationship between retail buyers and the asset...
RILA Report Finds Critical Role for Buyers in Retail Shrink Reduction
A report released by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) outlines the important role that retail buyers, also known as merchants, can play in reducing...
The Global Retail Theft Barometer
It probably comes as no surprise that shrink remains a significant operational challenge for retailers around the world. That's one top-line conclusion of the...
Holiday Return Rates Revealed: Nationwide Returns Peaked at 2:15 p.m. on Dec 26
With return authorization solutions deployed in 27,000 stores across the country, The Retail Equation is uniquely positioned to paint an accurate picture of the...
W-Z Unveils New Distance Learning Modules
Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates (WZ) unveil new Distance Learning modules that incorporate instructor-led webinars with computer-based training as part of its newly packaged curriculum guide,...
Shrinkage Awareness – Communications with an Edge
In a large organization like JCPenney, new hires are immediately given a tidal wave of information on policies, procedures, scheduling, customer service, and register training as...
Benchmarking Your Performance on Shrinkage
The session took place on the second day of the conference and used an established technology that enabled individual delegates to “answer” questions in real time put...
Growth: The New Shrink
United Kingdom clothing chain New Look is to retail what Madonna is to contemporary music—a brand that is successfully reinventing itself as an iconic...
Writing a Prescription for Controlling Shrink
EDITORS NOTE: Ernie Deyle is the vice president of lossprevention at CVS/pharmacy. Since joining CVS in 2002, thecompany has undergone dynamic changes in the...
A Tale of Two Retailers
Not quite the order that Charles Dickens had in A Tale of Two Cities, but borrowing these words in this order works for this tale...