Tag: external theft
Product Protection—Beyond EAS
What we are attempting to do is add to the tools and practices that will not only move CVS/pharmacy, but the entire retail loss prevention industry forward in...
From the Super Bowl to the Supermarket
EDITORS NOTE: Jeff Richardson recently retired as vice president of loss prevention and security for Pathmark Stores, Inc. after thirty-two years. He began his...
Targeting Shrinkage with a Comprehensive Program for High-Risk Stores
Despite a difficult second half for most retailers, Stage Stores, Inc. achieved solid financial results during fiscal 2002. A weak economy and declining consumer...
Gems of Leadership for Loss Prevention
EDITORS NOTE: Richard Mellor is divisional vice president of loss prevention at Helzberg Diamonds based in Kansas City, Missouri. He assumed this position in...
Implementing an e-Learning Strategy for Loss Prevention Training
In today’s economy, cutbacks, downsizing, and store closings have become a common means to streamline the bottom line of today’s retailers. Nowhere more than...
Improving Home Improvement Shrinkage
E D I T O R : Your title is vice president of loss prevention, safety, and hazmat. That entails a lot. Give us...
A Primer on LP in DCs
The control of losses in a distribution center is not that much different than in a store. The sources of loss are essentially the...
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...
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...
RFID: The Future of Supply-Chain Management
Imagine a microchip the size of a grain of salt attached to every single manufactured product in the supply chain. Every can of soda,...