Tag: loss prevention
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.
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...
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.