Tag: lprc
Retail Theft and the Science of Stealing
When thinking of retail theft, many envision teenagers shoplifting candy bars. Obviously, it’s much more than that. More than $44 billion in merchandise goes...
Maximizing the Millennial Potential in the Loss Prevention Industry
The following is the premiere article in a new monthly series provided in collaboration with the team at the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC)....
From Store Detective To Research Scientist with the Loss Prevention Research Council
Read Hayes, Ph.D., CPP, is the director of the Loss Prevention Research Council(LPRC) and coordinator of the Loss Prevention Research Team at the University...
Watch Trends to Plan for the Future
Nobody can predict the future. We can look backward and at the present. We can hear about and see certain things that are already...
Changing Roles and Challenges in Loss Prevention
Interviewee Bios
Stacie Bearden
Director of Asset Protection, Field
The Home Depot
Bearden is responsible for the field organization's theft and fraud including Home Depot's organized retail crime...
Racial Profiling: We Can No Longer Just Turn Our Heads
“There are very few African-American men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department...
Managing Retail Loss Prevention and Safety in a Customer-Service Culture
Dennis Wamsley is the director of loss prevention and safety for Publix Super Markets, Inc. He is a 2010 recipient of Publix President's Award,...
The Mobile Point of Sale Marches on in Retail
In 2013, nearly 66 percent of US smartphone owners used their devices to help them shop, and 80 percent of smartphone owners said they...
Loss Prevention Leaders Must Win
Regardless of what your company sells, where you sell it, or your total store count, you as a loss prevention or asset protection professional...
The State of Video
For the last two to three decades, video has been a critical tool in guarding shoppers, associates, and assets in retail stores. With the...