Tag: loss prevention certifications
How Do You Calculate ROI in Retail?
At some point in your retail loss prevention career, if you haven’t done so already, you will be called upon to help make procurement decisions on...
The Retailer’s Guide to Handling Safety Issues in the Workplace
In the spring of 2017, a Goodwill outlet store in Sacramento failed to train workers and respond to safety hazard warnings, which resulted in...
Analyzing Employee Theft Statistics from a Specialty Retailer
When I was a doctoral graduate student at the University of Minnesota during the late 1970s, I began conducting research on employee theft. At...
People on the Move: February 2018
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals, it may mean reaching...
Go Beyond the Basics with Your Distribution Center Loss Prevention Team
Distribution center loss prevention provides a unique challenge to the industry. As with all LP programs, the distribution center loss prevention team is tasked with...
Loss Prevention Lawsuits: The Expert’s Role
Contemporary loss prevention policies in the retail industry are a consequence of the so-called “litigation explosion” that dates back to the early to mid-1980s....
Fraud Detection Techniques Using Big Data
Deep inside the data warehouses of companies across the world, billions of dollars are trapped in the subtle variations between the binary 0s and...
10 Successful Strategies for Mitigating and Managing Workplace Violence Threats
Loss prevention and retail executives’ careers are dramatically altered when workplace violence impacts their business. The loss of human life, coupled with the loss...
Shopping Mall Security and LP
Shopping mall security is not a replacement for retail loss prevention programs. Mall security and LP have supporting missions, but they’re different missions.
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Signs of Deception and Lying in an Interview
Many people believe when an individual refuses to make eye contact there is a strong indication the person is being deceptive. People also believe...