Tag: retail loss prevention
2017 Retail Trends: Are We Really Witnessing the Death of Department Stores?
Since the dawn of the digital age, economists, industry experts, ongoing retail trends, and consumer behaviors have all pointed to the changing portrait of...
New Year, New Editorial
The New Year is often bittersweet. On one hand, I look back at 2016 with a bit of nostalgia given it was the magazine’s...
Comparing Policies and Practices on Managing Shoplifting
While the annual shrinkage surveys covering retail loss prevention go some way in offering an oversight as to how the industry is thinking about...
From Supermarket Store Detective to Director
EDITORS NOTE: Scott Ziter is director of asset protection for Price Chopper Supermarkets based in Schenectady, New York. He began his career as a...
LP Insider’s Top Five Retail Fraud Articles of 2016
Credit Card Fraud: Two Scams LP Should Know About
The retail industry is particularly affected by the crime.
In our tech-focused age, credit card (and debit...
LP Insider’s Top Five Loss Prevention Articles of 2016
When Tragedy Strikes the Loss Prevention Community
On the evening of April 10, 2016, a shoplifting suspect was attempting to steal three flat screen televisions...
2016 Data Breach Statistics: By the Numbers
Data breach statistics have continued to climb at an alarming rate in 2016, with a staggering number of incidents exposing several billion personal records...
People on the Move: December 2016
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals it may mean reaching...
Brexit, Trump, and the Retail Trade Industry
Like the British referendum vote earlier this year, the election of Donald Trump in the United States has sent tectonic waves not just through...
Craigslist and the Potential for Gift Card Fraud
Organized retail crime (ORC) is not a new challenge to the retail environment, but it is a criminal element that continues to grow and...