Tag: fraud
Understanding Data Analytics in Loss Prevention
The focus of our next benchmarking survey will be data analytics. In our survey of loss prevention practitioners, this topic was ranked second highest...
Smart People Say Smart Things
In every issue of the print magazine since 2001a and now in our digital magazine LPM Onlinea we have conducted an executive interview with...
Controlling Shrink by Monitoring Sales-Reducing Activities (Appriss Retail)
Loss prevention departments have, for some time, successfully examined risk flags within point-of-sale (POS) transactions to identify exceptions that may indicate theft or loss....
Cargo Theft Statistics: Unreported Incidents Make It Difficult to Grasp Scope
Cargo theft statistics vary, but it is generally agreed upon that cargo theft is a multibillion-dollar problem each year in the United States. Exact...
People On the Move: September–October 2017
Anthony Kuisle was promoted to corporate AP supervisor at 99 Cents Only Stores.
Abercrombie & Fitch announced the following promotions: Caleb King to senior district...
Shoplifters of TVs Held in Death of 81-Year-Old Sales Associate
An 81-year-old Sears sales associate was killed by two men who shoved him down while stealing television sets from a South Carolina store, authorities...
LP and Corporate Security at Dunkin’ Brands: What Actually Happens
Dunkin' Brands is the holding company for two US fast-food chain restaurants: Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins. Although these brands originated in the mid-20th century...
Police ID Victim of Fatal Crash with Suspect in Called-Off Police Chase
Police in North Shores, Michigan, have identified the victim of a fatal traffic crash involving a suspect that had been chased by police just...
Armed Man Shot by Store Clerk Was on Probation for Theft
Charges are expected within days against a 32-year-old would-be robber with a violent criminal history who exchanged gunfire with a Verizon Wireless store clerk...
Colorado Springs Police Shoot Suspected Shoplifter to Death
A suspected shoplifter at a Walmart store in Colorado was shot to death by a Colorado Springs police officer after a chase, authorities said....