By Mike Creedon and Ned McCauley
At a time when store margins are under intense competitive pressure, retail shrink can make or break a retailer’s bottom line. But retail shrink numbers are vulnerable to blind spots and imprecise metrics. Read More
“Everything changed after 9/11” was a frequently heard refrain—from the president and other politicians and in law enforcement and private security circles. The same may, in time, be said of the Paris attacks in November 2015, or the Orlando attack in June 2016. Recent targets have included restaurants and bars, Read More
Security surveillance footage provides value in many ways, including theft prevention, suspect identification, and as key evidence in defending against personal injury lawsuits. It’s time for retail loss prevention professionals to familiarize themselves with video surveillance laws and uses.
Case in point: A Philadelphia County Court judge last summer cut a Read More
By The Loss Prevention Foundation
Closed circuit television, or CCTV, is a television transmission system that is applied with the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific, limited set of monitors. As the name implies, it is a system in which the circuit is closed and all the elements are directly Read More
By Loss Prevention Media Staff
Video of amazing shoplifter
CC card skimmer bust
Employee defends with box cutter
Inetrstate shoplifter chase
PD catch assaulting crook
Lowe’s increasing workers’ hours
Another shoplift ends with chase Read More
By Loss Prevention Media Staff
$100K card fraud caper
Clerk charged for firing shot
Suspect causes crash
$150K UK jewelry heist
Fleeing suspect hits cop
Emailing to stop shoplifting
Theft of time may cost $373M Read More
By Chris Trlica
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is based on the experiences of a well-known retailer that implemented a facial-recognition security camera system. Because of the potential value of this technology to the retail industry as well as the critical issues surrounding its deployment, the executive who leads this initiative approached the magazine to Read More
By Loss Prevention Media Staff
Son killed protecting mom during robbery
The American Greed Report: ORC
$30K jewelry heist Read More
By Loss Prevention Media Staff
Thieves steal $6M in jewels
$300K stolen in electronics heist
5-hour crime spree
Hacking trends of 2016
Giant wave of store closures
2016 law enforcement officer fatalities
Hong Kong customs seize counterfeits Read More
By Loss Prevention Media Staff
Shoplifter pepper-sprays LP officer
Scottish Retail Consortium’s 2017 warning
Reflective glasses to blur CCTV images
Ready for the Centennials?
Sears, Kmart to close more stores
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