Tag: loss prevention
Mission Driven
After a long career in loss prevention, including twenty-six years at Best Buy, Paul Stone, CFE, LPC, is now experiencing unparalleled results. Tempted out...
Retail’s Opportunity to Help Reduce Recidivism
Retailers can not only have an impact but also, as the victim of the crime, be the driving force in the effort to address repeat offenses to improve safety throughout the community.
Credit Card Fraud News: 2018 Update
We cover a lot of credit card fraud news in the LPM Insider. It’s a natural topic for a readership heavily concentrated in retail...
Accused Shoplifter Bites Off LP Associate’s Ear
In Puyallup, Washington, a loss prevention associate (LPA) had part of his ear bitten off when he tried to stop a man stealing polo...
How Loss Prevention Audits Are Used
Too often, there is a failure to acknowledge achievements during the audit process, which as a result tends to emphasize a negative undertone. This tendency can and will influence the entire process.
RESEARCH: Retail Theft and Loss Prevention Analytics
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.
Could Geospatial Predictive Analytics Help Us Get Ahead of ORC Adversaries?
The use of geospatial predictive analytics as a key tool in the fight against organized retail crime (ORC) is the subject of a feature article in the October 2018 issue of LPM Online.
Why Reducing Food Waste from Grocery Stores Needs to Be a Top Priority
“We all know what we have to do together to reduce food waste, but it’s not happening.”