Loss Prevention Magazine - Spring 2025

In the Spring 2025 Issue of LPM, find a variety of robust stories for loss prevention professionals, including a look at the retail crime crisis in Albuquerque, RILA's research on the underreporting of retail theft, how collaboration and legislation can curb strategic cargo theft, teens wreaking havoc in stores, and so much more! View the flipbook of the Spring 2025 Issue here.

Articles from This Issue

Retail Under Siege: The Rise of ORC and the Tech Fighting Back

Organized retail crime has evolved into a highly coordinated, often violent operation targeting high-value items like luxury handbags—but with innovative solutions like CIS’s Gen6 SP and The Boot, retailers are now fighting back with smarter, faster, and more secure technology.

Embracing the Power of Storytelling

Jacque Brittain, LPC, emphasizes that storytelling is a vital leadership skill—crucial for communication, influence, and credibility—urging loss prevention professionals to master this art to strengthen reports, inspire teams, and drive results.

Supporting the Mental Health and Counseling Needs of Loss Prevention Professionals

Loss prevention professionals face unique mental health challenges due to high-stress, high-risk job environments, and accessible therapy options can help them build resilience and sustain long-term well-being.

Something Good: Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Blain’s Farm & Fleet, led by Dan Boutelle, exemplifies community impact through decades of support for the American Heart Association—raising over $6.8 million, hosting annual charity events, and implementing lifesaving AED programs that have already saved eight lives in their stores.

Advocating for Change: How Collaboration and Legislation Can Curb Strategic Cargo Theft

Strategic cargo theft is a growing, global threat exploiting supply chain vulnerabilities, demanding stronger collaboration and updated protections.

What Dragonflies Can Teach Us About Retail Crime

The adaptive, predictive, and networked behavior of dragonflies offers a striking parallel to how organized retail crime groups assess risk, communicate, and evolve—especially through tools like social media—to exploit weaknesses in retail systems.

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Revisiting Your Business Resilience Strategy: The Key to Staying Ahead

In an increasingly unpredictable world, businesses must adopt a dynamic and regularly updated resilience strategy—guided by tools like the PESTEL framework—to proactively manage evolving threats across political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal dimensions.

RILA Researches the Underreporting of Retail Theft

Despite official crime stats suggesting retail theft is down, new research shows it's actually rising—underreporting, shifting policies, and strained police resources are masking the true scale of the problem and fueling a misleading public narrative.

Teenagers: Retailers Can’t Live With ‘Em, Can’t Live Without ‘Em

Retailers face rising teen-driven disruptions fueled by social media, prompting calls for stronger security, community partnerships, and balanced policies.

Celebrating 25 Years of Research, Innovation, and Making an IMPACT: The Loss Prevention Research Council’s Journey

Celebrating its 25th year, the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) continues its mission to advance evidence-based retail crime prevention through collaboration, innovation, and rigorous research—growing from a bold idea in 2000 into a global leader in loss prevention strategy.

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Violence in the Workplace

Download this 34-page special report from Loss Prevention Magazine about types and frequency of violent incidents, impacts on employees and customers, effectiveness of tools and training, and much more.

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Loss Prevention Magazine - Spring 2025

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Webinars

Disaster Readiness in Retail: Protecting People, Providing for Community

Available On-Demand Now: Navigating Mental Health in Forensic Interviewing

LPM Webinar Available On-Demand: Internal Theft, Threats, and Investigations

Whitepapers

WHITEPAPER: Unlocking Your Frontline’s Full Potential

WHITEPAPER: Your Guide to Ensuring Safety and Coordination

WHITEPAPER: Adapting Security Strategies in a World Where Change Is the Only Constant

LP Solutions

Sensormatic Solutions President Tony D’Onofrio Added to NRF’s Ring of Excellence

Solink Taking Over Significant Market Share, New Study Finds

Shrink Analyzer Takes the Spotlight as Retail Security Solution of the Year at the 2025 RetailTech Breakthrough Awards