Loss Prevention

ALTO, an international firm offering an innovative approach to addressing retail shrink, has announced a significant expansion of its offerings into several new market...

In this rapidly changing retail world, it has never been more important that loss prevention professionals work smarter, not harder.

Some call it the initial sniff test. Others use a less-flattering term to describe it. It's your initial gut reaction to a new, unresearched...

How are shoplifting and other retail shrink concerns managed in retail stores with no loss prevention team?

The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) has announced the selection of its newest board member to assist in governing and providing strategic direction for the...

Mike Lamb, LPC, vice president of asset protection, today announced his retirement from the Kroger Company. A fixture in loss prevention and asset protection...

Since its introduction in 2016, the Total Retail Loss concept has received critical acclaim across the globe, stimulated debate about what constitutes retail “loss,” and discussion about what the future role of the LP function might be. New research addressed how it has been implemented, its effectiveness, and what changes to the theory are required.

Theft, fraud, and losses from other retail “shrink” totaled $61.7 billion in 2019, up from $50.6 billion in 2018 according to the 2020 NRSS report.

Professor Adrian Beck and CAP Index EVP Walter Palmer discuss how changes in unemployment result in a change in the crime rate.

The same trusted employees who work overtime during this global pandemic to serve retail customers are becoming “social bandits” like Robin Hood.