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Fifteen Years of Loss Prevention, Part 3
Here we are at the third and final installment of the first fifteen years of Loss Prevention magazine. I had indicated in the first...
LP Insider’s Top Five Loss Prevention Technology Articles of 2016
RFID in Retail
Radio frequency identification, or RFID, has been touted as a magic elixir for retail for more than twenty years. Sometimes referred to...
Brexit, Trump, and the Retail Trade Industry
Like the British referendum vote earlier this year, the election of Donald Trump in the United States has sent tectonic waves not just through...
Standing Still Is Falling Behind in Today’s Loss Prevention Career Environment
As an adjunct professor for American Public University System’s Center for Applied Learning, Dr. Robert Pittman imparts wisdom to next-generation loss prevention leaders, for...
When You Deserve It, You Deserve It
In the last sixty days, the LP industry had two senior executives announce their retirements. One was Karl Langhorst of Kroger. Jack Trlica and...
Going Beyond the Gut: Fact-Based Research
Imagine starting your day off receiving budget approval for new loss prevention equipment to protect your high-shrink departments in ten different stores. You are...
Fifteen Years of Loss Prevention, Part 2
Welcome to the second of three installments covering the first fifteen years of Loss Prevention magazine. I hope you enjoyed the first part in...
Building an LP Department Focused on People
EDITORS NOTE: David Shugan, CFI, is the senior director of loss prevention for Carters based in Atlanta. Prior to taking over the leadership role...
Addressing Organized Retail Crime: Law Enforcement and Retail Partnerships
Following is an example of a successful partnership between retail loss prevention and local law enforcement that resulted in the dismantling of an organized...
LP Magazine Celebrates 15 Years with a Glimpse at the Past, But a Focus...
This past week LP Magazine celebrated its 15th year anniversary during the magazine’s annual board meeting, which was held this year in Sanibel Island,...