5 Ways to Take Aim at Moving LP Targets: BOPIS and Cashier-less Checkout
Loss prevention is a moving target. Every time a new retail strategy is put in place, such as buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS), it’s up to loss prevention professionals to devise countermeasures to combat the new theft opportunities that arise. Best Buy, Acme Markets, and Wegmans loss prevention executives give their recommendations.
Five Companies That Are Truly Living Their Brand
Too many companies think brand-building belongs to the marketing department. But actually, it’s everyone’s business according to brand strategist Lindsay Pedersen. Retailers of all...
They’re Back! Three Retailers Once Thought Dead Are Rising from the Ashes
We have talked a lot about the changing retail landscape and the struggles of major iconic brands such as Sears, JCPenney and Macy’s. These...
Retail Resurgence: 90 Percent of Gen Z Shoppers Have Made an In-Store Purchase Within...
Nearly 60 percent of 1,009 young people polled said they’ve visited a mall within the last week and almost 90 percent have made an...
Day 1 of the 2019 NRF PROTECT Loss Prevention Conference and Expo
“Over the next several days loss prevention professionals will have the opportunity to equip themselves with valuable industry knowledge, techniques, and the latest technologies so they can tackle their biggest loss prevention challenges” said NRF executive Bob Moraca.
How to Improve Your Customer Conversion Rate
While declining store traffic continues to dominate the headlines and remains the reason most frequently cited for lackluster store performance, it’s only part of the story.
This Model Could Represent the Future of Shopping Malls
The future of shopping malls looks bleak in many ways. Could the "mall within a store" model be the right answer for today's consumers?
Technology Disruption and the Transformation of the Global Top 250 Retailers
Annually, I look forward to the Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing industry research, which provides a detailed growth trajectory review of the global top...
How to Minimize the Cost of Cash with the Right Retail Cash Management Solution
As loss prevention professionals in retail businesses that serve this demographic en masse (i.e. QSR, c-store, big box, etc.) know all too well, cash is still a prominent form of payment.
Going, Going, Gone. This Time, It’s Payless.
Payless and Sears are dramatic examples of the difficulties of some iconic retail brands, but they're not alone. Recently, David Simon, chairman and CEO of the Simon Property Group, admitted he's nervous.