Random Lessons from the Room: Part Three
This is the third in a series of articles where we will discuss lessons that we have learned over the years while interviewing tens...
Stories from the Storms
Kroger Store 950 sits slightly raised in small-town Texas “thirty miles northeast of Beaumont as the crow flies,” according to Eric Bumbaugh, Houston division...
LPM “Magpie” Awards: Applauding Excellence, November–December 2017
The LPM “Magpie” Awards offer a means to celebrate industry accomplishments on an ongoing basis, recognizing the loss prevention professionals, teams, solution providers, law...
Collecting Shrinkage Goals and Sport Memorabilia
EDITORS NOTE: Scott Myers is vice president of asset protection for Hibbett Sports. For much of his 22 years with the company, he held...
Certification Benefits All AP Leaders
Chris Scheutzow, LPC, is the area assets protection leader for Big Lots. He oversees daily asset protection functions for thirty-eight stores in Tennessee, Kentucky,...
Three Types of Social Engineering That Keep Coming after Retailers
When you think of hacking, breaches, or cyber security, what do you think of? Probably software or technology. We often forget the human side....
Searching for Reality in Retail
Read any retail trade publication or mainstream news-media article about our industry, and chances are that you will walk away feeling bearish on the...
Trips, Slips & Falls
We have all slipped and fallen at some point in our lives and know the horrifying feeling of an uncontrolled fall. Each year more...
How to Protect Retail Inventory This Holiday Season (Checkpoint)
This year’s holiday shopping season is expected to be strong, according to data released by the National Retail Federation (NRF). Retail sales during November...
The Disposition of Shoplifting Cases (Crime Accountability Partnership)
Once you catch a shoplifter, what do you do with them? Do you prosecute and risk the wrath of the local police department and...