Tag: national retail federation
How to Protect Retail Inventory This Holiday Season (Checkpoint)
This year’s holiday shopping season is expected to be strong, according to data released by the National Retail Federation (NRF). Retail sales during November...
The Holiday Shopping Experience in 2017 Will Still Be a Wild One
Thanksgiving Day openings, Black Friday doorbusters, hysterical crowds running for the $300 flatscreen when the doors open—yes, they will all still be there this...
Controlling Shrink by Monitoring Sales-Reducing Activities (Appriss Retail)
Loss prevention departments have, for some time, successfully examined risk flags within point-of-sale (POS) transactions to identify exceptions that may indicate theft or loss....
The Evolving Impact of Return Fraud and Abuse
The concept of the retail return is a relatively new phenomenon. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, retailers began accepting returned merchandise as an...
LPM Excellence Program Recognizes Gene Smith for Leadership
Excellence in Leadership
Gene Smith, LPC, (Former) President, Loss Prevention Foundation
With almost forty years of experience, Gene Smith, LPC, has been a key leader in...
LPM “Magpie” Awards: Applauding Excellence, July–August 2017
The LPM “Magpie” Awards offer a means to celebrate industry accomplishments on an ongoing basis, recognizing the loss prevention professionals, teams, solution providers, law...
Day 2 of the 2017 NRF PROTECT Conference
On the final morning of the National Retail Federation (NRF) PROTECT 2017 Conference in Washington, DC, attendees geared up for another busy day of...
Day 1 of the 2017 NRF PROTECT Conference
The 2017 National Retail Federation (NRF) PROTECT Conference is now in full swing at the Gaylord National Harbor in Washington, DC. Following introductory remarks...
Gene Smith Named to the NRF PROTECT Ring of Excellence
The National Retail Federation (NRF) PROTECT Conference’s Ring of Excellence Award recognizes pioneers in the retail loss prevention and asset protection community whose honor,...