Tag: retail loss prevention
MGM MIRAGE: Roll the Dice, Bad Guys Lose
Aspiring shoplifters should be advised that the odds for getting away with shoplifting at one of MGM MIRAGE’s 105 Las Vegas retail shops are...
Turning LP Personnel into Retail Business Professionals
EDITOR'S NOTE: Samuel J. Rowell is vice president of loss prevention for Pep Boys. His department is responsible for the development of shortage reduction...
Self-Checkout Reaches Critical Mass
David R. Humble got the idea as he stood in a long grocery checkout line in south Florida in 1984. The customer in front of...
Writing a Prescription for Controlling Shrink
EDITORS NOTE: Ernie Deyle is the vice president of lossprevention at CVS/pharmacy. Since joining CVS in 2002, thecompany has undergone dynamic changes in the...
Selling Your Proposal to Senior Executives
“In God we trust. All others bring data.”
In the September/October issue of LossPrevention, we focused on mapping out the process by which we sell a...
Evaluating the Pros and Cons of Remote Video Monitoring
Video monitoring has been used successfully in retail settings for several years.Video surveillance has enabled significant improvements in customer and associate safety, as well...
Serving Up Security in the Chain Restaurant Industry
EDITORS NOTE: Gene James is director of assetprotection for Jack in the Box, where he is responsiblefor safety and security for nearly 1,600 quick-servicerestaurants...
Developing a Strategy for Professional Development and Shrinkage Reduction
EDITORS NOTE: William M. BillTitus is vice president of lossprevention, environmental health,and safety for Sears, Roebuckand Co. He is responsible for overseeing over 2,400full-line...
A New LP Challenge
Every retail loss prevention professional is familiar with the traditional avenues through which loss occurs. Shoplifting, both amateur and professional, employee theft, and refunding schemes are...
The Human Factor
In a merger completed just over a year ago joining two of the largest office supply product companies, Boise Office Solutions and OfficeMax, a lot of...