Tag: retail shrink management
Building a Loss Prevention Career: The Winding Road from Store Detective to VP
Stan Welch, LPC is the vice president of loss prevention for JCPenney. Prior to joining the company in 2007, Welch held a wide range...
“It’s All Cool”—Starting Loss Prevention for a Hot Brand at Oakley Retail Stores
A conversation with Maggie Newton is fast moving, informative, fun, and asymmetric. Upon reflection, this is not surprising, because it seems to mirror what her employer, Oakley, Inc., is...
Finding the Rotten Straw in the Field of Haystacks
What are the benefits of data mining? Imagine your company as a field full of haystacks, with each haystack representing a store. The pieces of straw...
Remodeling Loss Prevention at The Home Depot
EDITORS NOTE: Tom Fricke (pictured to theleft) joined The Home Depot in November, 2005, asvice president of asset protection with responsibilityfor loss prevention, safety,...
The Journey from Security to Corporate Management – A Conversation with David Myers
EDITOR’S NOTE: David Myers recently left Montgomery Ward after 14 years as vice president of asset protection. Before the demise of Ward’s, Myers managed...