Tag: loss prevention
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.”
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.
The Reinvention of Retail Stock Management
Between the physical and online space, ever-diminishing timelines, and the possibilities of pinpointing stock on its return journey (the so-called reverse logistics model), you have all the ingredients for a parallel universe where nothing is quite what it seems.
Shoplifting Suspect Fires Shots in Supermarket
Gunfire erupted at an Apple Valley, California, grocery store as a shoplifting suspect tried to leave without paying for merchandise stuffed inside a baby...
Interview and Interrogation Training: Preparation for Development of the Admission
Sometimes when we conduct an investigation, we're so focused on the specific incident or type of crime that was committed that we forget to think outside the box about what else that person could have done. Check out this week's video tip for more.
Appriss Retail Named a Top 10 Retail Tech Solution Provider by CIO Applications Magazine
Appriss Retail was recently recognized by CIO Applications Magazine as one of the Top 10 Retail Tech Solution Providers of 2018. The announcement caps...
Retailers Increasingly Worried about ORC Statistics
Despite retailers reporting worrisome and worsening ORC statistics, resources to fight it may be on the verge of stagnating. Only 40 percent said their companies are allocating more resources to fight ORC, down from about half of retailers that noted increased spending in both 2016 and 2015.
Stefanie Hoover’s “Confessions of a Forensic Interviewer” Wins MarCom Gold Award
The monthly column, "Confessions of a Forensic Interviewer," published in LP Magazine and authored by Stefanie Hoover of CONTROLTEK, has won a gold MarCom Award in the category of best blog. Congratulations, Stefanie!
I Checked Out LPRC IMPACT and Here’s What I Learned
The first of October was another first for me. I attended the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) IMPACT conference for the first time, in muggy but beautiful Gainesville, FL.