Tag: loss prevention personnel
Poor Use of Technology Leads to Potential Racial Profiling in Retail Stores
In today’s retail world, technology has become a primary force behind many of our strategic plans, driving many loss prevention initiatives and fueling new...
One Question to Improve Your Store Visits
For market, district, and regional-based loss prevention personnel, store visits are a key component of their responsibilities. Of course, there are many reasons for...
Retailers Association of Massachusetts Praises New Organized Retail Crime Law
The Massachusetts loss prevention community has a new set of tools in their fight against Organized Retail Crime thanks to a new law that...
Retailers Association of Massachusetts Praises New Organized Retail Crime Law
The Massachusetts loss prevention community has a new set of tools in their fight against Organized Retail Crime thanks to a new law that...
Finding a New Way Forward in Loss Prevention
According to the 2014 Global Retail Theft Barometer released late last fall, losses from shrink cost retailers around the world more than $128 billion...
Weis Markets: 100 Years of Innovation
It's no small feat to be in business for 100 years, much less thrive and grow, but Weis Markets has done just that. From...
BJ’s Wholesale Club
BJ's Wholesale Club represents a novel way of doing business for a large warehouse type store. Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, and endowed with a...
Mall Security and LP—Communication Is the Watchword
With people's focus drawn to the economy, they are naturally looking around for something to laugh at, and mall security is handy. But security...
Turning LP Personnel into Retail Business Professionals
EDITOR'S NOTE: Samuel J. Rowell is vice president of loss prevention for Pep Boys. His department is responsible for the development of shortage reduction...
Connecting Retailers to Combat Organized Retail Theft
Loss prevention has traditionally focused on shortage reduction through an emphasis on internal theft, external shoplifting, and operational controls. Resources to prevent these losses...