Tag: nrf
‘Tis the Season — but This Time, Without Toys “R” Us
When Toys"R"Us closed its stores, consumers were upset—especially kids. My nine-year-old granddaughter heard talk that Amazon had basically killed Toys"R"Us. She was so upset she asked her parents to "never shop at Amazon again" for her toys.
Fraud Still Retailers’ Top Payment Issue Despite EMV
Three years after the switch to new chip-based credit and debit cards, a study released recently by the National Retail Federation and Forrester says...
Limited Sponsorships Available for 2019 Swing for Certification Event
The Loss Prevention Foundation has recently announced that its 2019 Swing for Certification golf tournament, slated to precede next year's NRF PROTECT event, has...
Finding Answers through Research
Research in the loss prevention industry is alive and well on both sides of the Atlantic. Several organizations are growing our body of knowledge...
Once Upon a Time
Once upon a time many years ago when I was very young, ASIS announced a new certification program called the CPP, which stood for...
RESEARCH: Retail Theft and Loss Prevention Analytics
Who shoplifts? There is no typical profile of a shoplifter. Based on our experience of interviewing offenders, shoplifters can be male or female, of any race, as young as five or well into their seventies.
Retailers Increasingly Worried about ORC Statistics
Despite retailers reporting worrisome and worsening ORC statistics, resources to fight it may be on the verge of stagnating. Only 40 percent said their companies are allocating more resources to fight ORC, down from about half of retailers that noted increased spending in both 2016 and 2015.
I Checked Out LPRC IMPACT and Here’s What I Learned
The first of October was another first for me. I attended the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) IMPACT conference for the first time, in muggy but beautiful Gainesville, FL.