Tag: retail shortage

Throughout my career, I've investigated numerous significant increases in shortage on a multi-store level. In each case, the cause was traced to the distribution process.

The bedrock upon which healthy retailers are built is the supply chain that provides the goods to be sold. A retailer’s competitiveness, then, or lack thereof, is in measurable part a reflection of the extent to which these avenues of supply are cost effective and efficient.

One question I have been asked frequently is, “How did you know how to battle retail shrink in the grocery business, especially considering your...

The bedrock upon which healthy retailers are built is the supply chain that provides the goods to be sold. A retailer’s competitiveness, then, or...

Retail shrinkage stems from a handful of causes that are rarely unique to a single retailer. Theft, whether internal or external, and operational error...

How to Calculate Shrinkage in Retail Understanding how to calculate shrinkage in retail is a fundamental but critical concept within the loss prevention profession as...

"All my life's a circle; Sunrise and sundown," sang Harry Chapin. It may be just a natural part of life, but it seems like what was...

Robert L. "Bob" DiLonardo is the principal of Retail Consulting Partners LLC and a well-known authority on the electronic article surveillance business, cost justification...

Rosamaria Sostilio was named senior vice president of asset protection for Hudson's Bay Company after 25 years in various LP roles with Saks Fifth Avenue.

Robert L. "Bob" DiLonardo is the principal of Retail Consulting Partners LLC and a well-known authority on the electronic article surveillance business, cost justification...