Retail Crime

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Prior to walking in and having the conversation, many people, especially those who have certifications, can define the differences between a fact-finding question and a behavioral question–yet still sometimes during the interview, misplace these.

With Eagles fans showing their colors throughout the City of Brotherly Love, the loss prevention trifecta converged this year in downtown Philadelphia from October...

“Deprive a thief of a safe and ready market for his goods; and he is undone.”

Particular places, products, processes, and increasingly, certain retail innovations are much more vulnerable to loss than others.

Tyco Retail Solutions recently announced its Sensormatic Shrink Management as a Service (SMaaS) is now delivering visibility into electronic article surveillance (EAS) and loss prevention systems for all 642 Asda stores in the UK.

The Loss Prevention Research Council conducts more than 100 in-person interviews with active shoplifters each year. Much of what they say pertains to whether they see/get/fear a particular theft deterrent.

If you're working a multi-party investigation, I would highly recommend that you use the same pool of questions for each person. You do not want multiple people to be separated during an investigation and find out that different questions were used.

One of the highlights for senior loss prevention executives was a private luncheon with three University of Florida scientists who discussed research into omni-channel retailing, the effects of fear of crime on shopping behavior, and reducing corporate digital threats.

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