Tag: fraud
Post-Holiday Merchandise Return Fraud
Returns and return fraud are a big issue—and getting bigger. In 2014, $284 billion worth of retail merchandise was returned in the United States,...
Risk Management Solutions for e-Commerce
Editor's Note: Many of the subjects discussed in this article are as valid today as they were when the content was originally presented, while other...
Police Seize Nearly 500 iPhones in Gift Card Fraud Investigation
Officials with the Tigard Police Department in Tigard, Oregon, recently began a gift card fraud investigation into a possible organized retail theft incident that...
Organized Retail Crime: Executing the ORC Strategy
Organized retail crime remains an ongoing challenge for loss prevention programs across the country. The following article serves as Part 2 of a two-part...
Retail Loss Prevention: How Much Do You Really Know?
The most recent National Retail Security Survey (NRSS), led by Dr. Richard Hollinger of the University of Florida, uses empirical retail loss prevention data...
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...
Bullies Don’t Belong in Loss Prevention
Editors Note: As we review some of LP Magazine’s top stories of 2015, this story should serve as an important reminder to every loss...
US Retail Fraud Survey Reveals Employee Theft Major Concern for Retailers
Theft by employees, of both stock and cash, is now among retailers’ top three areas of concern, according to the US Retail Fraud Survey...
Retailers Estimate Holiday Return Fraud Will Cost $2.2 Billion in 2015
Retail fraud comes in many shapes and sizes and is especially rampant during the holiday season when online and in-store traffic grows significantly. One...
“Selling” Loss Prevention Management Services – The Ace Hardware Story
Editor’s note: This content focuses on some of the different loss prevention management strategies that take place in a retail franchise environment, and how...