Tag: rfid
The Economics of EAS
Specialty apparel and department store retailers are having difficulty expanding  electronic article surveillance (EAS) programs to take advantage of source tagging. Only a few...
Monitoring and Securing Cargo with Electronic Padlocks
Many of us in the loss prevention world can attribute our roots to the fundamental, foundational role of store detective. As a detective, the...
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...
Whats Ahead in Technology in 2003?
In the mid- to late-1990s, great strides in computer and telecommunications technology gave rise to an array of cutting-edge security solutions in all areas...
RFID: The Future of Supply-Chain Management
Imagine a microchip the size of a grain of salt attached to every single manufactured product in the supply chain. Every can of soda,...
The View from the Top
EDITORS NOTE: Thomas Coughlin began his career as a store detective with Macys in California. After several years in various LP positions with Cook...