Tag: loss prevention research council
Retailers and Solution Providers Collaborate on Retail Research at 2018 LPRC Impact Conference
One of the highlights for senior loss prevention executives was a private luncheon with three University of Florida scientists who discussed research into omni-channel retailing, the effects of fear of crime on shopping behavior, and reducing corporate digital threats.
LP and Risk Management for Signet Jewelers Brands
EDITORS NOTE: Kevin Valentine, CFI, LPC, retired at the end of 2017 as senior vice president of internal audit, loss prevention, and enterprise risk...
B&H Photo Selects Brian Bazer to Lead Its Loss Prevention Efforts
B&H Photo, the largest nonchain electronics retailer in the nation, selected Brian Bazer as its first loss prevention hire reporting to the CEO and responsible for assessing, developing, and implementing a loss prevention strategy for the company.
Why Protective Countermeasures Work for Retail Theft Control
It is equally important to be able to align and describe how a selected protective countermeasure or treatment actually works to affect a problem.
What it’s Like to Find and Buy EAS Detachers Online as a Shoplifter
Upon placing an order for a 16,000GS detacher on Alibaba, within 24 hours I received email correspondence from six different suppliers offering to fulfill my order.
Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Source Tagging: 20+ Years of Innovation
Every so often, a simple idea catches the imagination, fervor, and engagement of a group of people and is developed into a successful practice that revolutionizes a business. Electronic article surveillance (EAS) source tagging is definitely one of those.
Why Do People Steal?
Interviewing active shoplifters is the most interesting part of my job. For an hour, I speak as seldom as I can. Instead, I listen...
A Lifetime of Learning
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chad McIntosh is the vice president of loss prevention and risk management for Bloomingdale's. He has more than forty years of loss...
Everything Is Connected
When we're looking to grow a business at the store or enterprise level, we should strive to envision that entity's place and role in...
How Store Environments Affect Shoplifting Crime
Here’s how one shoplifter assesses risk. “First things first—you want to know if they got what you want. The second factor is the risk involvement. The risk involvement will be security times cameras times employees times space times [other] customers."