Tag: loss prevention

EDITORS NOTE: Kevin Valentine, CFI, LPC, retired at the end of 2017 as senior vice president of internal audit, loss prevention, and enterprise risk...

According to a 2017 National Retail Federation survey, organized retail crime (ORC) is on the rise. That's useful information for corporate industry executives, but loss prevention professionals in stores—those who see loss prevention issues like ORC every day—are well aware of the problem.

The vendor-retailer relationship is complicated, time-consuming, and sometimes frustrating. But if it's the right relationship, it can be mutually beneficial and everyone is happy—or at least minimally dissatisfied, depending on your perspective.

We are pleased to recognize and congratulate these 12 industry leaders who recently obtained their certifications.

The business and assets of Cardinal Security Limited have recently been acquired by Amberstone. The result will see the creation of Amberstone Guarding, a new addition to the business's existing electronic security solutions offering.

Mail theft leads to $400K in fraud

Employee thwarts $136K scam

Halloween sales to hit $9B

Top cop shoplifter

WATCH: Botched getaway

Retail hacker gets 14 years

“If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.” We’ve all heard some form of the “Duck Test” before. We use the folksy expression when we want to get to the heart of the matter and clearly describe something for what it is.

It's amazing how witty we are when it's twenty seconds too late. But when we're in that room and people are uncomfortable, we need to anticipate both emphatic and explanatory denials, handle them properly, and return to rationalization.

Jewelry heist for $70K

Employee sucker punched

Amazon's 3000 'go' stores

Shoplift turns to drug charges

Armed robber is 13-years-old

Manager nabs shoplifters