Tag: EAS
EAS Merchandise Protection Strategy
In recent years, Gap Inc. has implemented a number of electronic article surveillance (EAS) solutions, including in-store applied hard and alarming tags, factory-applied source/soft...
From Store-Level LP Associate to EVP of Stores
At the time of this interview in 2009, Marvin Ellison was executive VP of US stores at Home Depot and the first African-American in the company's executive suite.
Through the Eyes of the Guest – Asset Protection at Gordmans
Successful asset protection and store security programs are never “tone deaf.” This means that the most effective programs are shaped, managed, and refined over time to reflect...
Profit Protection—A U.K. Spin on Loss Prevention
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ian Carter is head of profit protection for B&Q plc, the number-one home improvement and garden center retailer in Europe and the third largest in the...
Benchmarking Your Performance on Shrinkage
The session took place on the second day of the conference and used an established technology that enabled individual delegates to “answer” questions in real time put...
12 Months Into Becoming World Class
Many loss prevention professionals begin their career in established departments where they are lured to the structured succession planning, continuing programs, and enduring policies. However,...
Challenging Assumptions—Putting LP under the Microscope
Doctors do it, so do engineers, and police officers...even farmers. More and more professions are using rigorous data to create, refine, and measure what they do....
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...
Self-Checkout Reaches Critical Mass
David R. Humble got the idea as he stood in a long grocery checkout line in south Florida in 1984. The customer in front of...
Writing a Prescription for Controlling Shrink
EDITORS NOTE: Ernie Deyle is the vice president of lossprevention at CVS/pharmacy. Since joining CVS in 2002, thecompany has undergone dynamic changes in the...