Tag: retail industry
Retail Trends Indicate Holiday Sales Stronger than Expected
Retailers have good reason to celebrate the start of the new year, with the latest retail trends indicating that the holiday shopping season has...
“Fight for $15” and Loss Prevention Concerns
Editor’s Note: We wrote about it back in June, but the “Fight for $15” campaign for a higher federal minimum wage in the United...
Post-Holiday Merchandise Return Fraud
Returns and return fraud are a big issue—and getting bigger. In 2014, $284 billion worth of retail merchandise was returned in the United States,...
Police: Employee Theft Incident Involves Drug Diversion
A pharmacy worker working at a Walmart in Delray Beach, Florida has been arrested and charged in an employee theft incident that allegedly involves...
Columnists Discuss Wide Variety of Important Loss Prevention Topics
The columnists in the November-December issue address multiple topics of interest to loss prevention professionals– from internal theft interviewing techniques to vendor-retailer partnerships to...
Risk Management Solutions for e-Commerce
Editor's Note: Many of the subjects discussed in this article are as valid today as they were when the content was originally presented, while other...
Organized Retail Crime: Executing the ORC Strategy
Organized retail crime remains an ongoing challenge for loss prevention programs across the country. The following article serves as Part 2 of a two-part...
Retail Trend Ignites Controversy: Should We Remove the Confederate Flag from Our Stores?
Editor’s Note: As LP Magazine looks back at some of the top articles of 2015, this story reminds us of the strength of our...
Setting the Stage for an Organized Retail Crime Strategy
Editor's Note: Organized retail crime remains an ongoing challenge for loss prevention programs across the country. The following article serves as Part 1 of...
May the Force Be with You and the Retail Industry
Just about everyone in the retail industry probably expects to see Star Wars merchandise like lunchboxes, toys, action figures, and t-shirts, but it may...