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Deterring Loss with Humility and Respect
EDITORS NOTE: PaulStone is vice president ofasset protection and riskmanagement at Best Buybased in Minneapolis.Stone started his lossprevention career asa store detective forJCPenney. He...
Avian Flu Pandemic!
Newspaper headlines like this are growing in frequency. It’s no wonder the $25 billion US poultry industry is watching this dreaded outbreak with intense scrutiny. A...
Managing Asset Protection at SUPERVALU
EDITORS NOTE: Carol Martinson isvice president, asset protection group, forSUPERVALU, where she oversees retail lossprevention operations, operations safety, foodsafety and quality assurance, and corporatesecurity....
Interviewing the Gurus of Interviewing
EDITORS NOTE: Douglas E. Wicklander, CFI, CFE, and David E. Zulawski, CFI, CFE, are the founding partners of Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc. Founded in...
Planning, Implementing, and Justifying an Employment Screening Process
Many experts agree that “past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior.” For this reason if for no other, companies should be keenly...
Surviving the Star Trek: How to Plan a Safe and Successful Celebrity Event
As a retail loss prevention manager, enjoying a sports figure on ESPN is one thing; hosting that sports figure at the department store where...
Considerations for Evaluating EAS Source-Tagging Programs
While electronic article surveillance (EAS) has become pervasive in the US retail market, there are still a large number of retailers that have yet...
360-Degree Intellectual Property Protection
A company’s brand is its most valuable asset. Today, the concept of “brand” stretches beyond a company’s logo, colors, product design, and general trade...
Managing Safety and Security for the Worlds Largest Restaurant Company
EDITORS NOTE: Emil Monda is vice president of global assets protection at Yum!Brands, Inc. His responsibilities include safety and security worldwide for all five...
Growth: The New Shrink
United Kingdom clothing chain New Look is to retail what Madonna is to contemporary music—a brand that is successfully reinventing itself as an iconic...