AP Fundamentals: Developing Business Acumen
While it’s certainly important that we recognize what our role means to the retail industry, it’s absolutely critical that we understand what the retail business means to us. Without maturing into the role of a business professional, the job will never evolve into a career.
7-Eleven Storefront Crash Settlement Highlights Importance of Retail Security and Perimeter Security
On Feb. 6, a Chicago-area man received a record-breaking $91 million settlement from 7-Eleven after losing both his legs in an accidental crash outside one of the company’s stores in Bensenville, Illinois, in 2017.
Retail Sales Picked Up in January as Job and Wage Growth and Easing Inflation...
Retail sales bounced back strongly in January as inflation eased and income grew, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).
Michigan: The Latest State to Tackle ORC
Loss Prevention Magazine interviews Amy Drumm, senior vice president of government affairs with the Michigan Retailers Association.
Eye in the Data: Focus on What Retail Fraudsters Buy, Not What They Steal
Retail fraudsters are always coming up with new ways to sneak unpaid merchandise out of stores, making it hard to proactively mitigate losses.
Prosegur Security Launches Next Generation Overhead RFID Tech
Prosegur Security has launched a next generation retail-specific overhead RFID Smart Exit that has proven itself in the metal-heavy world of aircraft manufacturing with accuracy of between 99% and 100%.
LP Leadership Webinar Available On-Demand’
Join our AP Leadership Round Table on Thursday, February 23rd at 2:00 pm Eastern Time as a panel of experts from four different retail platforms share their insights on some of the most important leadership topics facing the AP industry today.
3 Data Behaviors That Give Away External Retail Fraud
Refund fraud is a major concern across all retailers. It is a favorite methodology of organized retail crime rings, whether via returning items they just plucked off the shelf, buying a premium item and returning a cheap knockoff for a full refund, or one of many other schemes.
$1 Million Organized Retail Crime Team Taken Down in California
California authorities announce the takedown of an organized retail crime team responsible for stealing $1 million in Apple iPhones and tablets.
February Imports Expected to be Lowest in 3 Years
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to drop to nearly its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic this month, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.