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Adam Gilvin Named Director of Loss Prevention at DSW
Columbus, Ohio-based DSW recently named Adam Gilvin director of loss prevention. Gilvin is the former global director-asset protection analytics & fraud management and director...
People Who Steal: Revealing Quotes from Offender Interviews
The Loss Prevention Research Council conducts more than 100 in-person interviews with active shoplifters each year. Much of what they say pertains to whether they see/get/fear a particular theft deterrent.
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.
Retailers and Solution Providers Collaborate on Retail Research at 2018 LPRC Impact Conference
One of the highlights for senior loss prevention executives was a private luncheon with three University of Florida scientists who discussed research into omni-channel retailing, the effects of fear of crime on shopping behavior, and reducing corporate digital threats.
Why Protective Countermeasures Work for Retail Theft Control
It is equally important to be able to align and describe how a selected protective countermeasure or treatment actually works to affect a problem.
What it’s Like to Find and Buy EAS Detachers Online as a Shoplifter
Upon placing an order for a 16,000GS detacher on Alibaba, within 24 hours I received email correspondence from six different suppliers offering to fulfill my order.
A Lifetime of Learning
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chad McIntosh is the vice president of loss prevention and risk management for Bloomingdale's. He has more than forty years of loss...
Everything Is Connected
When we're looking to grow a business at the store or enterprise level, we should strive to envision that entity's place and role in...
Why Do People Steal?
Interviewing active shoplifters is the most interesting part of my job. For an hour, I speak as seldom as I can. Instead, I listen...
How Store Environments Affect Shoplifting Crime
Here’s how one shoplifter assesses risk. “First things first—you want to know if they got what you want. The second factor is the risk involvement. The risk involvement will be security times cameras times employees times space times [other] customers."