Preventing and Dealing with Crime Events
Retail stores often seem to take the brunt of whatever malady that occurs—storms, flooding, hacking, and, of course, civil disobedience. Media headlines, communities, police,...
Consumer Trends: Apple Pay Could Spell Trouble for CurrentC
Leading one of the latest consumer trends, Apple Pay, the mobile payment system from Apple, went live in late October 2014. The application lets...
The Global Retail Theft Barometer
It probably comes as no surprise that shrink remains a significant operational challenge for retailers around the world. That's one top-line conclusion of the...
Brian Broadus Named Senior Director Asset and Profit Protection for Sears Holdings Corporation
Brian Broadus was named Senior Director of Asset and Profit Protection for Sears Holdings Corporation. Brian most recently served as Corporate Director of Loss...
Shawn Blankenship named Vice President of Asset Protection at The Home Depot
Atlanta-based Home Depot promoted Shawn Blankenship to the role of Vice President of Asset Protection. Shawn previously held the key leadership position of Senior...
The NRF BIG Show: What’s in Store for Retail in 2015?
Over the past several days, the retail community has converged on New York City for Retail’s BIG Show 2015. More than 27,000 industry leaders...
Holiday Return Rates Revealed: Nationwide Returns Peaked at 2:15 p.m. on Dec 26
With return authorization solutions deployed in 27,000 stores across the country, The Retail Equation is uniquely positioned to paint an accurate picture of the...
Doug Fessenden Named Director of Loss Prevention at Restoration Hardware
Doug Fessenden was recently named Director of Loss Prevention at Restoration Hardware. Most recently the Director of West and West Central for Sears Holdings...
2014 Retail Data Breaches
2014 was a year where retail data breaches dominated retail news and changed the corporate landscape of many retail organizations. The phrase, “It’s not...
Return Fraud’s Growing Impact on Sales, Jobs and Shrink Highlighted in Tenth Annual Report...
The Retail Equation, a leader in retail transaction optimization solutions, recently released its 2014 Consumer Returns in the Retail Industry report, which analyzes results from the...