New Year, New Editorial
The New Year is often bittersweet. On one hand, I look back at 2016 with a bit of nostalgia given it was the magazine’s...
The Case against Confrontation
Almost nothing ever turns out well when you call someone a name. Maybe if they accept the term, it works out. But usually it...
Comparing Policies and Practices on Managing Shoplifting
While the annual shrinkage surveys covering retail loss prevention go some way in offering an oversight as to how the industry is thinking about...
From Supermarket Store Detective to Director
EDITORS NOTE: Scott Ziter is director of asset protection for Price Chopper Supermarkets based in Schenectady, New York. He began his career as a...
Social Media Monitoring: How Does It Work?
In this article, I will cover how social media monitoring works, the common use cases, and some of the myths and misconceptions. Let’s start...
See You in Court
Sure, the headline is meant to grab your attention. But what is more likely is that as a loss prevention leader, your litigation team...
Fifteen Years of Loss Prevention, Part 3
Here we are at the third and final installment of the first fifteen years of Loss Prevention magazine. I had indicated in the first...
RFID Technology and Asset Protection
Technology regarding assets is moving at a fast pace. To be able to accurately monitor and track assets is of paramount importance to many...
People On the Move: January-February 2017
Steven L. Jacson II, Ted Johnson, and Phillip Rice are now Regional AP Managers, and Mario Perez is now DC/Supply Chain AP Manager at...
Happy New Year
This column is about things I may have said before in January, favorite things I heard said in 2016, and some issues for 2017.
Things...