Tag: retail industry

When planned, innovation is an essential part of the evolution of retail. But when retail innovation ideas are forced on an organization, they can be a toxic time burglar.

Here’s how one shoplifter assesses risk. “First things first—you want to know if they got what you want. The second factor is the risk involvement. The risk involvement will be security times cameras times employees times space times [other] customers."

Loss Prevention Systems Inc. has recently announced its channel partnership with Tyco Retail Solutions—a leading provider of analytics-based loss prevention, inventory intelligence and traffic...

We are pleased to recognize and congratulate an industry leader who recently obtained their LPC certification. Despite their demanding schedule and having other impressive educational credentials, they still saw the value and took the time to obtain this industry-leading LPC credential.

Cargo theft often is thought of as a silent and victimless crime, despite the fact that it accounts for losses of billions of dollars annually in the United States.

As a follow-up to the survey results article, the July-August 2018 issue of LP Magazine features a reaction-and-response piece that canvasses loss prevention leadership to hear their thoughts on what the survey had to say.

How can US retail shrinkage rates be so high, when the United States ranks in the top five countries in terms of investment in loss prevention technology?

So EMV cards have had a dramatic effect on reducing credit card fraud in the United States. But are there any downsides to the adoption of credit card chip technology?

The more retail e-newsletters and alerts you receive, the worse you may feel with the constant drumbeat of store closings, retailers filing bankruptcy, and elimination of jobs in our sector. Is this reality, or is it Chicken Little syndrome?