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store detective responsibilities

Store Detective Responsibilities and Characteristics

Two US retail chains participated in an extensive study of how to select individuals most likely to "win" as in-store loss prevention specialists (store detectives or “SDs”). Following are some of the highlights of this study.
Shoplifting Tools

Are Retailers Selling Shoplifting Tools?

I purchased the cooler bag and went to one of my corporate retail colleagues to test the bag with two different types of electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags; the classic hard tags and UPC-style sticker tags. After a series of tests, I noted the following results.

Two Arrested, AK-47, Drugs, Cash Seized in Shoplifting Call

Police in Waco, Texas, say that two people were arrested and a third is being sought after a Monday shoplifting call turned violent and...
Shoplifter Shoplifting and theft

To Stop or Not to Stop the Shoplifter: Is This Still a Question?

Am I sure that he is attempting to steal this merchandise? "Yes, I am sure."

Man Set off Bomb in Store to Hide Shoplifting; Goes to Jail

A 47-year-old man who ignited a pipe bomb in a Portland, Oregon, Fred Meyer store as a diversion so he could shoplift was sentenced...

Shoplifting Suspect Accused of Hitting Cop with Car

A suspected shoplifter who police say hit an officer with his car while fleeing from a Coconut Creek, Florida, Walmart last month has been...
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