Tag: retail security
NRF / University of Florida Survey Says Retail Shrink Increased to $48.9 Billion in...
Thefts from retailers and other inventory shrink grew to $48.9 billion in 2016 from $45.2 billion the year before, even as budget constraints left...
Ramifications of Retail’s Upheaval
Since last June’s National Retail Federation (NRF) loss prevention conference, there have been a lot of changes—and not all of them have been good. Attendees to this year’s NRF PROTECT conference, June 27 - 28 in Washington DC, will be learning how to navigate in retail and loss prevention environments that are more complicated, dangerous, and mission critical than at any time in recent years.
Loss Prevention Devices for High-End, Interactive Consumer Electronics
For retailers of high-end consumer electronics such as smartphones, tablets, e-readers, drones, digital cameras, and fitness watches, the customer’s retail experience can be just...
USS Adds Retail Loss Prevention Veteran to Sales Ranks
USS recently announced the addition of retail loss prevention industry veteran, Jill Evans-Aldhizer, in a national sales representative role.
Prior to her full-time position...
Industry Leader Partners with USS in Advisory Role
USS recently announced that well-known loss prevention industry leader Jeff Powers will be an advisor to USS’ executive leadership team as they strive to...
Loss Prevention Duties Include Collaboration with IT
The loss prevention department and the information technology department used to handle separate functions of the retail environment. Increasingly, however, loss prevention duties require...
Emerging Technologies
In the second in a series of industry-focused benchmarking surveys, the authors present a few key findings from a new study of how some...
2017 National Retail Security Survey Now Available for Data Submission
The 2017 National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) input form is now available for retailers to provide shrinkage and other loss prevention benchmarking data. Dr....
NRF Brings Compelling Speakers to PROTECT 2017
Over 90 industry leaders will be featured speakers as more than 2,000 retailers, loss prevention executives, cybersecurity experts and law enforcement officers convene in...