Cargo Theft: A Costly Epidemic
This west coast distributor had never experienced any cargo theft, which was why they were shocked when two loaded containers parked in their yard vanished in...
Are Happy Employees More Productive?
Service-based leadership is a style of leadership that allows the leader to achieve excellence through the committed involvement of his or her employees. With service-based leadership,...
Interviewing the Gurus of Interviewing
EDITORS NOTE: Douglas E. Wicklander, CFI, CFE, and David E. Zulawski, CFI, CFE, are the founding partners of Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc. Founded in...
Planning, Implementing, and Justifying an Employment Screening Process
Many experts agree that “past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior.” For this reason if for no other, companies should be keenly...
Surviving the Star Trek: How to Plan a Safe and Successful Celebrity Event
As a retail loss prevention manager, enjoying a sports figure on ESPN is one thing; hosting that sports figure at the department store where...
Considerations for Evaluating EAS Source-Tagging Programs
While electronic article surveillance (EAS) has become pervasive in the US retail market, there are still a large number of retailers that have yet...
360-Degree Intellectual Property Protection
A company’s brand is its most valuable asset. Today, the concept of “brand” stretches beyond a company’s logo, colors, product design, and general trade...
Managing Safety and Security for the Worlds Largest Restaurant Company
EDITORS NOTE: Emil Monda is vice president of global assets protection at Yum!Brands, Inc. His responsibilities include safety and security worldwide for all five...
Growth: The New Shrink
United Kingdom clothing chain New Look is to retail what Madonna is to contemporary music—a brand that is successfully reinventing itself as an iconic...
A Critical Review of: Crime and Wal-Mart- “Is Wal-Mart Safe?”
Good research often generates more questions than it answers. But so does poor research. A brief review of the May 1, 2006 white paper...