Tag: flash mob robberies
Addressing the Proliferation of Flash Mob Robberies
Flash mob robberies are worsening. In this article, we revisit the topic as a severe incident recently broke headlines this past weekend.
Are Retail Flash Mob Robberies Really Organized Retail Crime?
Based on their very nature, flash mob robberies are hard to prevent. But it’s critical that all retailers train their employees to be aware and alert to the possibility, to not engage the mob in any way, to concentrate on remembering descriptions of perpetrators and vehicles, and to call the police as soon as it’s safe. Here are 10 ways to protect employees and customers in a flash mob event.
Flash Mob Robbery and the Retail Threat
What started out a few years ago as a phenomenon that used social networking sites to gather a group of people in a public...
People On the Move: July–August 2017
Andrew Chapman was named senior VP of sales at 3VR.
Daniel Robles was promoted to senior AP investigator at Abercrombie & Fitch.
Ryan Clevenger is now...
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...
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...