Tag: retail loss prevention
What Will It Take to Secure Our Global Supply Chain?
Trust is a word not often associated with the concept of homeland security. It’s commonly used, however, in describing the partnership between our industry...
An Important Proactive Component of Effective Disaster Readiness
Loss prevention professionals are increasingly challenged with new corporate responsibilities. One such area is business continuity. Understanding the steps for implementing an effective business...
LP and HRManaging Two Seemingly Divergent Functions
EDITORS NOTE: Dan Doyle is vice president of loss prevention and human resource administration for Bealls Inc. of Bradenton, Florida. He is not only...
Recruiting LP and Safety Professionals at Lowe’s
The success of any organization is determined by the talent of its people. In his book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and...
Product Protection—Beyond EAS
What we are attempting to do is add to the tools and practices that will not only move CVS/pharmacy, but the entire retail loss prevention industry forward in...
Fitness Balance at Home and on the Road
Balance.
The definition may seem simple at first, but are we talking balance, the verb…or balance, the noun?
When it comes to balance in our lives...
Solving Multiple-Suspect Thefts
Early in my career, I investigated many multiple-suspect thefts with a less than satisfactory case resolution. Not being able to identify the primary culprit...
Retail Refund Fraud and Abuse
In almost every neighborhood, at least one resident is known for “renting” merchandise from stores. Some refund abusers have purchased ticket guns to reattach...
Changing the Loss Prevention Culture in Food Retailing
EDITORS NOTE:Dan Faketty is vice president of loss prevention at Harris Teeter, an upscale grocery chain with 143 stores operating in six southeastern states....
Emerging Trends in Loss Prevention
A Short History of Loss Prevention
In the sixties, retailers called the departments that were engaged to impact loss security. Many of the practitioners in...