NRF 2013 ORC Survey
Eight in 10 Retailers Agree Organized Retail Crime Activity Has Increased in Past Three Years
-NRF Survey also finds store merchandise credit/gift card fraud is...
Asset Protection in a Convenience-Store Environment
A Conversation with Mark Stinde of 7-Eleven
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mark Stinde is vice president of asset protection for 7-Eleven, Inc. He has over 24 years...
Building Kirkland’s Loss Prevention Program
Founded in 1966 by its namesake Carl Kirkland, Kirkland's admittedly fills an odd niche in the retail world, although it has become more mainstream...
Free Webinars by StopORC.org to Combat Organized Retail Crime
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – February 12, 2013 – StopORC.org, a major source of information, education and collaboration in combatting organized retail crime (ORC), will...
WZ Interviewing & Interrograton
In our last column we discussed another type of interview called the PEACE interview, which is a method of interviewing victims, witnesses, and suspects...
Loss Prevention for Chico’s FAS
Retail loss prevention departments face many challenges. Employee theft remains the largest source of shrink, and shoplifting - especially related to organized retail crime...
Criminal Background Checks: Good in Theory, Problems in Practice
One of the longest held axioms in social science is, "The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior." Over the years many employers...
2011 NRSS Overview
We are now in the process of completing the 2011 National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) Final Report for publication on the web. I presented...
Moving to the Dark Side: The Transition from LP Executive to Solutions Provider
The loss prevention industry is fortunate to have a strong support network of quality solutions providers. Some of the executives with these companies started...
Florida and Concealed Handguns
I live in Florida, and once again I find that my state is in the center of the national debate on the right of...