Tag: reduce shrink
Moving to the Dark Side: The Transition from LP Executive to Solutions Provider
The loss prevention industry is fortunate to have a strong support network of quality solutions providers. Some of the executives with these companies started...
EAS Merchandise Protection Strategy
In recent years, Gap Inc. has implemented a number of electronic article surveillance (EAS) solutions, including in-store applied hard and alarming tags, factory-applied source/soft...
Mall Security and LP—Communication Is the Watchword
With people's focus drawn to the economy, they are naturally looking around for something to laugh at, and mall security is handy. But security...
From Store-Level LP Associate to EVP of Stores
At the time of this interview in 2009, Marvin Ellison was executive VP of US stores at Home Depot and the first African-American in the company's executive suite.
12 Months Into Becoming World Class
Many loss prevention professionals begin their career in established departments where they are lured to the structured succession planning, continuing programs, and enduring policies. However,...
LP Transformation at Limited Brands
LP Magazine recently had the opportunity to talk with three senior leaders of Limited Brands, one of the nations most prominent retailers with 3,800...
Made from Scratch
In the summer of 1969, Dan Evins came up with his old country store idea while driving his family down to the Atlanta (Georgia) Zoo. The...
How GUESS? Turned LP into a Mission-Critical Business Operation
Shoplifters’ Destination of Choice
From Aruba to Venezuela, the GUESS?™ brand is ubiquitous. Known globally for its innovative, highly visual design sense...and for launching the careers...
Taking Auditing to the Next Level at Staples
No retailer would ever want to go back to the pre-UPC days when cashiers rang up sales by hand, inventories were performed manually, and...
Improving Home Improvement Shrinkage
E D I T O R : Your title is vice president of loss prevention, safety, and hazmat. That entails a lot. Give us...