People on the Move: August 2018 Loss Prevention Personnel Transitions
By Loss Prevention Media Staff
Check out the 52 individuals who are making big industry moves this month. Read More
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What Is Supply-Chain Management?
By The Loss Prevention Foundation
Retail doesn’t start and stop at the front door of our stores. Ultimately, our value depends on our ability to broaden our influence while protecting every aspect of the business enterprise, including the supply chain. Read More
9 Tips for Developing Your Document Retention Guidelines
By The Loss Prevention Foundation
The retention of an infinite number of documents may become both expensive and impractical. But the premature destruction of certain documents may lead to the loss of valuable information. Where’s the happy medium? Read More
Relying on Sales Won’t Eliminate Causes of Shrinkage
Can ignoring the causes of shrinkage and refocusing strictly on sales solve our inventory issues? Read More
Store Detective Responsibilities and Characteristics
Two US retail chains participated in an extensive study of how to select individuals most likely to “win” as in-store loss prevention specialists (store detectives or “SDs”). Following are some of the highlights of this study. Read More
How to Perform An In-Store Audit That Will Guide and Motivate Improved Performance
The three major causes that contribute to inventory shrink in any retail operation are internal theft, external theft, and operational compliance. An effective loss prevention program must focus on all three of these areas. Read More
Interview and Interrogation Training: Perspective
By Loss Prevention Media Contributor
When I say “perspective,” what I’m really trying to talk about is how I might view a situation versus how you may view a situation, versus somebody else, versus the way a situation actually occurred. Read More
Low Tech Still Works for Detecting Counterfeit Currency
In 2015, $78 million in counterfeit currency was passed in the United States, according to a report by the US Secret Service. Nearly 7o percent of that $78 million was created with the use of digital printing technologies. Read More
Get Ready Now for the Cyber Attack Risks of Tomorrow
In the United States, cyber attack risks pose a greater danger to future profits than any other risk, according to a survey of 750 experts and decision-makers among the WEF’s stakeholder community. Read More
Interview and Interrogation Training: Explanatory Denials
By Wicklander-Zulawski and Associates
The subject may state something like, “I wouldn’t have taken that money because I love my job.” How do you handle that type of denial? Read More