BJ’s Wholesale Club
BJ's Wholesale Club represents a novel way of doing business for a large warehouse type store. Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, and endowed with a...
Crime Control in Singapore
During this past fall semester, I was on an academic sabbatical. This is a time when professors are temporarily relieved of their everyday teaching...
2010 National Retail Security Survey Executive Summary
The final report of the 2010 National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) recently has been released in its nineteenth edition and has been posted on...
Corporate Greed Versus Giving Back
You know (actually, you don't; that's why I'm writing this), sometimes I get unexpected responses to things I mention. A little tradition I have...
Weis Markets Awards LPQ and LPC Scholarships
As Weis Markets approaches its 100-year anniversary, their loss prevention team continues to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of the business....
Managing Loss in the Rent-to-Own Industry
EDITOR'S NOTE: Bobby Templet (pronounced tom-play) is vice president of loss prevention for Rent-A-Center. He has thirty-plus years of loss prevention experience with Footstar,...
Where Were You on the Morning of September 11th?
I was driving from Austin, Texas, to Houston. Looking for a sports talk show, I could only find a news station on the radio....
Is There a Punishment for Shoplifting If Merchandise Is Recovered?
Many are under the assumption that a retailer does not sustain any damages if the merchandise stolen in a shoplifting incident is recovered in...
Retail Theft Victims and the Criminal Exception
Annually, retailers lose billions of dollars due to theft. In 2010, global retail shrinkage totaled $107.284 billion with shoplifting being the largest contributing factor....
The Evolution of Data Sharing in Retail’s Battle Against ORC
Over the past decade, much has changed in loss prevention. As we look back at the transformation that has occurred...even to this magazine...we see...