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Connecting Retailers to Combat Organized Retail Theft
Loss prevention has traditionally focused on shortage reduction through an emphasis on internal theft, external shoplifting, and operational controls. Resources to prevent these losses...
The Continuing Evolution of LP in the Grocery Industry
EDITORS NOTE: Kathleen Smith, CFI, is vice president of loss prevention for Safeway where she is responsible for security and loss prevention for over...
Writing a Prescription for Controlling Shrink
EDITORS NOTE: Ernie Deyle is the vice president of lossprevention at CVS/pharmacy. Since joining CVS in 2002, thecompany has undergone dynamic changes in the...
Hot Products—Protecting Our Best Stuff
Think about it, much of our merchandise is occasionally purchased or lost. But some items just seem to fly out of the store.
Recent research in the United...
An Academic Approach to LP
EDITOR’S NOTE: Richard C. Hollinger, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He is...
The Quest for Excellence at Saks Fifth Avenue
EDITORS NOTE:Rosamaria Sostilio is vice president of asset protection for Saks Fifth Avenue. She manages the corporate and field organizations and is responsible for...
Civil Recovery in the Sunshine State
Many people are familiar with civil recovery demands in Florida for $200 and use that amount as requested statutory damages for any civil shoplift...
Internet Fraud—How the Web Is Changing LP
The bust ended on a familiar enough note. At a dusty border crossing in San Ysidro, California, a young woman was recently arrested by U.S. postal...
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...
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....