Closing a Retail Store: Loss Prevention’s Role
In recent years, senior loss prevention executives throughout retail have had to come to grips with a different type of promotional sale events—the all-too-frequent store-closing sale.
It...
Days After Being Shot by Shoplifter, Cop Leaves Hospital All Smiles
In Florida, Miami-Dade Police Officer Manuel Gonzalez, a husband and father of two, walked out of the hospital Saturday, days after a deadly firefight...
The ALTO Approach to Managing Retail Theft Earns “Historic” Win in Albertsons’ Shoplifting Case
In what one former prosecutor termed “historic,” a habitual shoplifter who was set to be arraigned on a misdemeanor petty theft charge, had his...
Top 10 E-commerce Trends That Will Impact Retailers in 2018
Absolunet recently revealed their top ten trends that will impact North American retailers in 2018. The impact will be felt across the entire supply...
California Campaign Seeks to Fix Prop 47 by Making Serial Theft a Felony
Suggestive of their ability to fight back against a wave of shoplifting decriminalization efforts, the broader retail and loss prevention communities will likely be...
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in 2016 Murder of LP Associate
A man accused of killing a loss prevention officer at a Walmart in Lilburn, Georgia, last year will spend life in prison after he...
The Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail Announces New Board Member
The Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR) recently announced the selection of its newest board member, Gregg "Ox" Oxfeld. Ox also serves as...
Boosting vs. Fencing Goods: Which Is the Direct Link to Shrink?
What is the issue facing retailers regarding boosters and fences? There seems to be confusion over whether boosting or fencing goods is the primary...
The History of Interrogation According to Wicklander-Zulawski
BACKGROUND: Several years ago, the team at Wicklander-Zulawski was asked to discuss the history of interrogation at a conference along with its present situation...
When Was Your Last Safety Assessment?
Keeping employees safe—during a crisis or even just in everyday situations—can be a challenging endeavor. But it's an employer's moral and legal responsibility to...