Tag: cargo theft
Mobile Payments: The New Retail Revolution
There has been much written over the past several years about the new connected consumer. Pressure on retailers may never be greater to deliver...
Loss Prevention at Automated Retail Giant Outerwall
You’ve likely rented a DVD from a Redbox or cashed in your penny jar at the Coinstar kiosk at your neighborhood grocery store. But...
Father and Son Charged in $41,000 Employee Theft Incident
A father-son duo recently stole more than $41,000 worth of frozen chicken wings in an internal theft incident from a locally owned restaurant in...
Cargo Theft is Going Nuts
Shipments of harvested nuts are the latest hot commodity in the world of cargo theft. In recent weeks, nut growers and processors in central...
Target Corp. Reaches New Settlement Over 2013 Data Breach
Target Corp. has agreed to pay more than $39 million to resolve class-action claims from financial lenders that suffered losses after the company’s massive...
Second US-Mexico LP Summit Shares Best Practices on Retail Security and Loss Prevention Strategies
Nearly thirty retail executives representing nine Mexican and US retailers gathered at the Sheraton Santa Fe hotel in Mexico City October 13-14 to share...
Threat of Cargo Theft Rises over Thanksgiving Holiday
Holiday weekends are notorious for presenting increased shoplifting risks for retailers as shoppers flood the stores looking for bargains and those must-find holiday gifts....
Aligning a Loss Prevention Program with the Lowe’s Customer Experience
EDITOR'S NOTE: Claude R. Verville, LPC, is vice president of loss prevention, safety, and hazmat at Lowe's Companies, Inc. He joined Lowe's loss prevention...
Credit Card Fraud Scheme Allegedly Used to Support Terrorism
Two pairs of brothers allegedly conspired to raise money through a credit card fraud scheme and deliver the funds to an al Qaida leader...
Cargo Theft Taking Another Bite Out of Retail Profits
When it comes to cargo thefts in the U.S., thieves seem to be showing a hunger for one particular category of retail product—and it’s...