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Exactly What Is a Shoplifter and How Much Do You Know?
The crime of shoplifting is as old as shopping itself. The first documented cases of shoplifting took place in 16th-century London and involved groups of men called “lifters” (early organized retail crime?).
What Does a Loss Prevention Associate Do?
Contemporary loss prevention professionals still maintain responsibility for retail security. But they also must handle employee theft issues, data protection, safety and risk management, inventory audits, legal compliance, and matters related to organized retail crime and fraud.
Shedding Light on Retail Theft Statistics
The NRSS indicates that shoplifting accounted for 35.7 percent of the reported shrink in 2017, which is down from 39.3 percent in 2016.
Solutions Snapshot: AFA Protective Systems
Solution providers offer a wide spectrum of mission-critical products and services designed to help meet the rising demands of the asset protection function and...
Loss Prevention Manager Convicted in Theft of $230K from Store
An Oregon woman was convicted of theft for stealing thousand of dollars from a Fred Meyer store. Yesterday, a jury convicted a loss prevention...
6 Upcoming Loss Prevention Conferences and Events
2019 is in high gear, and we're just getting started. Let LPM help you find your next networking opportunity, retail technology expo, or training course.
Video Released of Cop Hit by Car While Chasing Shoplift Suspect
Updating a post that we brought to you in Friday's LPM Weekly, the identity of the Boynton Beach police officer hit by an SUV while...
Retail LP/AP Snapshot: Purolator
Shipping is an industry with complex transactions over multiple locations and high expectations for the process to be carried out perfectly. That’s why video surveillance is a critical component for loss prevention and quality control.
More Fragmented Transportation Networks May Mean Less Secure Cargo
Theft isn't the only source of loss in the supply chain, and the e-commerce environment's increasingly splintered transportation network is causing issues with more far-reaching consequences than revenue loss.