Tag: retail loss
Installing a Retail Asset Protection Model in a Wholesale Distribution Environment
This article analyzes the implementation of an innovative retail asset protection program at Hughes Supply, a wholesale distributor of construction supplies. The company has...
The Search for New Asset Protection Technology Solutions
Brand Elverson was the director of asset protection systems and analysis with Walmart when this interview first appeared in LP Magazine. He is currently...
LAAORCA: Taking a Bite Out of Organized Retail Crime
LAAORCA, the Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crime Association, is still active and growing as a law enforcement-retail loss prevention partnership in the Los...
Reorganizing the Retail Loss Prevention and Asset Protection Teams at Staples
Dan Provost, LPC, is vice president of global loss prevention for Staples. His retail career began more than 25 years ago as a store...
The Need to Reinvent the Loss Prevention Industry
Bob Vranek has been vice president of loss prevention at Belk, Inc. based in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1992. He began in the retail...
What is Your Retail Loss Prevention New Year’s Resolution?
New Year’s resolutions come and go every January. Some of the most popular resolutions include:
1. Lose weight
2. Get in shape
3. Quit smoking
4. Learn something...
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,...
Retail Loss Prevention: How Much Do You Really Know?
The most recent National Retail Security Survey (NRSS), led by Dr. Richard Hollinger of the University of Florida, uses empirical retail loss prevention data...
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...
People on the Move: December 2015
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals it may mean reaching...