Tag: retail loss prevention
Outplaced: Committing Loss Prevention Suicide?
This year I will turn sixty-six years old and intend to retire after over thirty-six years in academia, including thirty-three years at the University...
Spring Trends and Rapid Change in the Retail Industry
The holiday season is over and the weather is starting to warm up. Retailers are replenishing their stores with fresh spring merchandise. Zacks Equity...
Taking Retail Loss Prevention Strategies to a Whole New Industry
Chris McDonald is the senior vice president of loss prevention for Compass Group North America. He came to Compass Group in April 2012 after...
Stretching Our Perspective Takes Career Development to Another Level
Today is the first day of FMI's 2016 Asset Protection Conference in Tucson, AZ! The agenda kicked off at 7:00 a.m. with a golf tournament...
Recent Moves and Promotions Underscore the Versatility of Loss Prevention Professionals
Leadership is a product of many different qualities that allow us to stand up and stand out. Yet one of the most important qualities...
Racial Profiling: We Can No Longer Just Turn Our Heads
“There are very few African-American men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department...
The National Retail Federation 2016 Dream BIG Scholarship Program
If you love working in retail, and are looking for exciting opportunities to enhance your career within the retail industry, invest in yourself and...
Inside the Mind of a Pathological Retail Shoplifter
To those not in the retail loss prevention industry, the image of a shoplifter may evoke images of kids swiping a pack of bubble...
James Wilhelm, LPC Named Director, Asset Protection with 99 Cents Only Stores
James Wilhelm, LPC has been named Director, Asset Protection for Los Angeles-based 99 Cents Only Stores. James began his 19-year career with Sears Roebuck...
Managing Retail Loss Prevention and Safety in a Customer-Service Culture
Dennis Wamsley is the director of loss prevention and safety for Publix Super Markets, Inc. He is a 2010 recipient of Publix President's Award,...