Tag: loss prevention certifications
The Importance of Randomized Controlled Trials in Retail Loss Prevention
Scientists have been wrong. It happens all the time. Randomized controlled trials have produced results that don’t get replicated in full-scale rollouts. The argument...
Chris Carmody, LPC promoted to Director-Supply Chain Loss Prevention at Office Depot
Chris Carmody, LPC was recently promoted to director of supply chain loss prevention with Boca Raton, Florida-based Office Depot. Chris joined the organization in...
USS Reveals LPRC Tactical Tagging Study Results
USS has recently unveiled the results of a recent study conducted by the Loss Prevention Retail Council (LPRC), to test the benefits of their...
Brand Protection Requires a High Bar for LP’s Business Partners
Many characteristics comprise a retailer—products, price, customer service, store design, and more. Nothing, however, has a more profound impact on potential customers than how they feel about a retailer.
Loss Prevention Managers: How Do You Deal with Problem Employees?
You hate confrontations with employees. They only seem to make things worse. Sometimes you even end up firing an employee. For these reasons, you generally avoid giving...
A New LINK between Technology and Interview and Interrogation Training
To really consider yourself a professional and a craftsman at any skill, practice is a must. We benefit from practice by applying knowledge through...
How to Land Jobs in Loss Prevention
Whether you’re starting a new career or just getting out of school, your search for jobs in loss prevention might be more successful if...
Mike Barton named Director of Loss Prevention at HOT TOPIC
Mike Barton was appointed director of loss prevention with City of Industry, California-based HOT TOPIC. Mike made his move after 18 years with Gymboree,...
Getting Smarter about Education’s Role in Shoplifting—and Crime—Prevention
A retailer—if it so chooses—can undertake any number of actions aimed at curbing shoplifting in their communities. A loss prevention pro could give a presentation on the subject to a local school or community youth organization, for example.
California Court Issues Ruling against CEC Diversion Program, Calling It “Extortion”
In a lawsuit filed in 2015 against Corrective Education Company (CEC), Judge Harold Kahn of the Superior Court of California granted summary judgment against...