The Hacktivist Threat in 2017
If not before, when the President of the United States lobbed Twitter attacks against Nordstrom for merchandising decisions related to his daughter’s fashion line,...
How Retailers Might Use Store-Level Risk Data: A Study
More and more, retailers are choosing to assign risk and vulnerability scores to their store locations. Risk profile data may depend on factors such...
Corporate Security Not Always Responsible for Security Risk-Related Policies, Poll Shows
Policies are now the primary driver of conduct and activities in many organizations, according to a new poll conducted by the Security Executive Council....
It’s Not Just Employee Victims: Retailers Also Pay for Domestic Violence
A new survey of perpetrators of domestic violence makes it clear: store associates involved in abusive domestic relationships can’t leave their troubles at home.
One-third...
Shoplifting Suspect Runs over Woman While Leaving Mall
A shoplifting suspect is in jail after police say she ran over a pedestrian while trying to escape from a Frisco, Texas, mall. Police...
Erik Buttlar Promoted to Vice President of Asset Protection at Best Buy
Erik Buttlar has been promoted to vice president of asset protection at Best Buy. Buttlar began his career with Best Buy since 1990, serving...
How Loss Prevention Management Can Create a Thriving Workplace
Let's face it—the bottom line to any corporate organization is the profit margin. However, those in executive loss prevention management should always be mindful...
Research Findings from Employee Theft Articles
For more than 30 years, I have been researching employee theft, occupational crime, employee dishonesty, and workplace deviance. I peruse scholarly journals and academic...
Return Fraud’s Impact on Retail Sales and E-commerce Returns Highlighted in Report from Appriss...
Appriss Retail recently released its 2017 Consumer Returns in the Retail Industry report, which analyzes results from the National Retail Federation’s 2017 Organized Retail...