Tag: point of sale
2014 Retail Data Breaches
2014 was a year where retail data breaches dominated retail news and changed the corporate landscape of many retail organizations. The phrase, “It’s not...
2014 Retail Data Breaches
2014 Retail Data Breaches
2014 was a year where data breaches dominated retail news and changed the corporate landscape of many retail organizations. The phrase,...
Why Bitcoin May Be the Solution to POS Data Hacks
The idea that an Internet currency could solve the hacking epidemic we’ve witnessed over the past few months may seem counterintuitive. After all, hacking...
Building a World-Class LP Team
EDITOR'S NOTE: Karl F. Langhorst, CPP, CFI is corporate director of loss prevention for The Kroger Co. based in Cincinnati. Prior to 2008 he...
Asset Protection in a Convenience-Store Environment
A Conversation with Mark Stinde of 7-Eleven
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mark Stinde is vice president of asset protection for 7-Eleven, Inc. He has over 24 years...
Loss Prevention for Chico’s FAS
Retail loss prevention departments face many challenges. Employee theft remains the largest source of shrink, and shoplifting - especially related to organized retail crime...
Analyze, Alert, Act – Chico’s Technology-Based Approach to Attacking Shrink
After over thirty-five years in specialty retail loss prevention, there is not a lot that surprises Leo Doran. The two long-running “themes” of his professional life have...
The U.S. Navy Exchange—Loss Prevention with a Family Touch, Global Reach
Here is a quick quiz—Name a multi-billion-dollar global retailer that is consistently profitable, has had only one owner in 200 years, offers attractive wages and benefits (medical/dental/life...
Through the Eyes of the Guest – Asset Protection at Gordmans
Successful asset protection and store security programs are never “tone deaf.” This means that the most effective programs are shaped, managed, and refined over time to reflect...
Profit Protection—A U.K. Spin on Loss Prevention
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ian Carter is head of profit protection for B&Q plc, the number-one home improvement and garden center retailer in Europe and the third largest in the...