How to Analyze Retail Shortage Control Measures in the Supply Chain
The bedrock upon which healthy retailers are built is the supply chain that provides the goods to be sold. A retailer’s competitiveness, then, or lack thereof, is in measurable part a reflection of the extent to which these avenues of supply are cost effective and efficient.
Now is the Time to Talk: The Crisis Leadership Role in Emergency Preparations
Many crisis events are, by their nature, impossible to predict. However, the impact they have on retailers can be dramatically curtailed if the organization is prepared.
Interview and Interrogation Training: Handling Requests
Even though we might ultimately deny a request, we don't want to do so in a way that creates an adversarial relationship with the subject. Think about it like this: nobody likes being told no.
The ‘Free Band Gang’s Multi-Million Dollar Credit Card Scheme
Two Macomb County men and an Oakland County man in Michigan are accused of participating in a theft ring that rang up millions of...
New Court Cases Show Liability for Security Lapses Can Go Beyond What Retailers Might...
Three recent verdicts exemplify the importance of proactive security, as plaintiff's attorneys often find ways around efforts to limit liability. In one case, after an employee assault on a coworker, a retailer learns it must face a lawsuit without its insurance carrier.
Alleged Shoplifter Stabs Uniformed Guard, Gets Shot… Twice
A uniformed security officer and a shoplifter both continue to recover after a violent confrontation outside a Tennessee Walgreens Thursday morning. According to Metro...
Art Lazo Promoted to Vice President of Asset Protection at 7-Eleven
Lazo was most recently director of asset protection responsible for the United States and Canada at the company.