Tag: organized retail crime
How a Public-Private Partnership Can Change Community Policing
How can the quality of the law enforcement services provided not be impacted during these hard economic times? For the Albuquerque (NM) Police Department,...
Fifteen Years of Growth and Change in the Loss Prevention Industry
It's been fifteen years since LP Magazine was first introduced to the loss prevention industry. From that inaugural edition through today, there have been...
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...
Inside the Mind of a Pathological Retail Shoplifter
To those not in the retail loss prevention industry, the image of a shoplifter may evoke images of kids swiping a pack of bubble...
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,...
Extending Loss Prevention Technologies to the Entire Enterprise
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mike Limauro is vice president of asset protection for Weis Markets, where he is responsible for loss prevention, safety, risk management, insurance,...
Using Legislation to Win against Organized Retail Crime
Gone are the days when groups of organized retail theft criminals receive a slap on the wrist and no jail time. Organized retail crime...
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...
Winning the Super Bowl of Retail Alarm System Conversions
Headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Rite Aid is the third-largest drugstore chain in the United States. It operates nearly 4,600 stores in 31 states...
Loss Prevention Strategies at Canadas Largest Food Distributor
Dean Henrico is senior vice president of loss prevention for Loblaw Companies Limited where he is responsible for loss prevention strategies across the enterprise....