LPM “Magpie” Awards: Applauding Excellence, July–August 2018
The LPM "Magpie" Awards offer a means to celebrate industry accomplishments on an ongoing basis, recognizing the loss prevention professionals, teams, solution providers, law...
Reflecting on the Evolution of Retail Security
EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Jones, LPC, is the new director of asset protection and risk management at CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. The 25-year retail veteran...
The Blurring Lines between ORC and Cyber Crime
In 2003, the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) worked on a three-year international research project with the University of Leicester, UK. The research was...
Deterring Determined Offenders
Okay, it's not just complicated; it's complex. At least that's the opinion expressed by some tweeters recently. The "Twitterland" consensus seemed to suggest controlling...
The Worldwide Impact of Shrink
In the United States and around the globe, shrink continues to be a challenge for retailers, especially as competition grows, profit margins constrict, and...
Stepping Outside of What’s Considered Safe
Recently we discussed developing a culture of innovation and how the power of open minds can lead to the greatest and most productive results—both...
Women of Loss Prevention
As we reported in our recent May-June edition, the Women of Loss Prevention survey, sponsored by Tyco Retail Solutions and Protos Security, offered a...
Five Tips to Mitigate Retail Physical Security Threats
Most facilities have addressed access control and the securing of main doors, but those should be measures of last resort. There are steps you can take to mitigate the threat before it arrives at your front door.
Blending Lock Manufacturers to Optimize Savings on Lock Changes (InstaKey)
Sometimes the best solutions are unconventional. To InstaKey® Security Systems, unconventional solutions can be a result of working with clients to develop a means...
People On the Move: July–August 2018
Sean Edmiston, Joshua Vote, and Sean Lynch, CFI were promoted to senior regional managers of AP at Abercrombie & Fitch.
Marc Patrouch was promoted to...