Operational Shrink in Retail: There’s More to LP than Preventing Theft
Since its inception in 1993, the Lowe’s Companies loss prevention and safety department has tailored its programs to identify and respond to losses that...
Emerging Trends in Loss Prevention
A Short History of Loss Prevention
In the sixties, retailers called the departments that were engaged to impact loss security. Many of the practitioners in...
Changing the Loss Prevention Culture in Food Retailing
EDITORS NOTE:Dan Faketty is vice president of loss prevention at Harris Teeter, an upscale grocery chain with 143 stores operating in six southeastern states....
Planning for Terrorist Attacks Against U.S. Retailers
The attacks on America on September 11 revealed weaknesses in our systems for national security. The terrorists who carried out the atrocities on that...
Web Technology: The Backbone to Pep Boys’ Refuse 2 Lose Awareness Program
When was the last time the president of your company walked into one of your stores and asked an associate about the loss and...
Securing the Supply Chain Against Terrorism
Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, a tremendous amount of attention and resources have been focused on preventing the smuggling of weapons onto aircraft...
Whats Ahead in Technology in 2003?
In the mid- to late-1990s, great strides in computer and telecommunications technology gave rise to an array of cutting-edge security solutions in all areas...
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Corporate Fraud Investigations
Sidney Green Street was not the most famous detective on the silver screen. Humphrey Bogart was. It is famous portrayals in popular movies, television,...
Continuing Education and Development for Senior LP Executives
In today’s highly competitive marketplace, the fastest and surest way to improve operational results is through increasing the productivity of your organization’s assets. In...
What Shoplifters Say about Stopping Shoplifting
With all the advances in security measures, FBI Crime Index statistics show shoplifting offenses were up 13.3 percent in 1999 compared to 15 years ago. This...