Tag: loss prevention policies

When building a successful loss prevention department, our objectives must be attentive to the ultimate goals of the company and needs of the business.

No area of interaction in a bricks-and-mortar retail environment is more critical than that between the store staff and the customer, usually at the point-of-sale (POS).

Who shoplifts? There is no typical profile of a shoplifter. Based on our experience of interviewing offenders, shoplifters can be male or female, of any race, as young as five or well into their seventies.

All workplace security behaviors have either a positive or negative outcome. Positive security behaviors help safeguard assets; negative behaviors put them at risk. Loss prevention policies are the starting point for encouraging positive security behavior.

Implementing an effective loss prevention department can be a challenging undertaking in today’s retail environment. With the multitude of different business priorities, increased workloads, budget...

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....

Like the British referendum vote earlier this year, the election of Donald Trump in the United States has sent tectonic waves not just through...

Those of us who have been loss prevention professionals for any length of time can likely share some horror stories about experiences with national...

Sponsored by BSI To eliminate stress in the final days before gift giving, some shoppers hit the stores early. While many last-minute shoppers are waiting...

Sponsored by BSI When asked which shopping season brings the highest amount of theft, most retailers identify the time around the winter holidays—no surprise there....