Controlling Retail Shrinkage in the Specialty Environment
Retail shrinkage stems from a handful of causes that are rarely unique to a single retailer. Theft, whether internal or external, and operational error...
Recognizing the Best in Loss Prevention
The LPM team is privileged to have a front-row seat as observers of the loss prevention industry. That gives us a unique opportunity to...
Becoming a Big-Picture Thinker
Tamara Murray, LPC, is a regional asset protection director for Walmart. She assumed this role in 2015 after spending nine years in store- and...
Leadership in Action
Leaders lead, of course, but what does that look like? What do successful leaders do? At the University of Florida (UF) and the Loss...
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...