Magazine Features

Retail violence can be prevented or averted by using strategies, solutions, and technologies throughout the LPRC’s Five Zones of Influence.

In this article, explore how achieving fair compensation goes beyond just salary, requiring a balance of understanding your worth, negotiating effectively, and considering both financial and non-financial factors.

The article discusses how layoffs in the retail industry have impacted professionals like Michael Loox and Deana McLees-Bailey, who share their experiences and advice on preparing for job loss.

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.

Whole Foods Market is using AI to improve asset protection and reduce theft, while other retailers like REI are slowly adopting AI, amid concerns over privacy and reliability.

AI technology is helping retailers reduce checkout losses by detecting fraud, predicting theft, and improving overall efficiency without compromising the customer experience.

Vision-Language Models (VLMs) combine computer vision and natural language processing to enhance retail loss prevention by not only detecting suspicious behaviors in real-time but also providing contextual understanding and actionable insights.

The article by Christina Burton explores how understanding criminal decision-making through frameworks like CRA(A)VED and CAPTURED can aid in preventing theft and organized retail crime by focusing on product characteristics and criminal behavior.

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

The growing gift card industry has become a target for fraud, with organized crime groups exploiting vulnerabilities for scams and money laundering.