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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!
Criminological Theory and Loss Prevention
This post is designed to provide a theoretical context for understanding the psychological and social forces that drive people to become criminals, how criminogenic opportunities can be reduced, as well as where analytics fits into loss prevention.
RILA Student Mentor Program and The Kroger Co Tackle Grocery Shrink with Data
Students from the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Student Mentor program worked alongside the asset protection team from The Kroger Co to dig deep into the data and use predictive modeling to help make recommendations about problem areas.
Philadelphia Hosts the 2018 Loss Prevention Leadership Trifecta
With Eagles fans showing their colors throughout the City of Brotherly Love, the loss prevention trifecta converged this year in downtown Philadelphia from October...
Making the Most of Loss Prevention Resources
Particular places, products, processes, and increasingly, certain retail innovations are much more vulnerable to loss than others.
Chad McIntosh’s Legacy at Bloomingdale’s Loss Prevention
The amount of change Chad McIntosh has seen with Bloomingdale's loss prevention department over the years has been remarkable. Read more in the exclusive interview in the September-October issue of LP Magazine.
LPM Excellence Recognizes Steve May for Partnerships
"Being a vendor is not a dirty word. You need to believe in your bones that what you're providing is critical to your customer's success."
The Future of Facial Recognition Tech, According to Retail
"Driven by improved accuracy, speed, and an increased need for enhanced surveillance and monitoring, the global facial recognition market is predicted to grow from $3.85 billion in 2017 to reach $9.78 billion by 2023."
LPM Excellence Recognizes Steve Longo for Partnerships
"Around the age of ten, I started selling software demo kits alongside my dad," said Longo. "He was a brilliant man, passionately building relationships with innovators in the early days of software development, including (name drop) Bill Gates."