Tag: shoplifters
Poor Use of Technology Leads to Potential Racial Profiling in Retail Stores
In today’s retail world, technology has become a primary force behind many of our strategic plans, driving many loss prevention initiatives and fueling new...
Gun Safety: People Are Getting Shot by Toddlers on a Weekly Basis in the...
None of us want to deal with a situation that involves a shoplifter with a deadly weapon. But what’s more disturbing than guns in...
LPRC Conference Reviews Research Results That Impact Loss Prevention Strategies
The eleventh edition of the Loss Prevention Research Council's (LPRC) annual Impact conference was held this week October 5-7 on the University of Florida...
Habitual Shoplifters are an International Concern
Shoplifting and other forms of retail theft cost retailers tens of billions of dollars each year. As a result retail leadership has learned to...
Walmart Moving More to an Evidence-Based Approach
Getting it right is tough. It's not always obvious what will work best to control a problem. And it takes a strong, secure leader...
Finish Line is Winning Big with Big Data
Return fraud and abuse continues to cost retailers billions of dollars every year—$16 billion to be exact. But some retailers like Finish Line, a...
2015 NRSS Executive Summary
For over twenty years the industry has recognized and used the National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) as a key benchmark for retail loss prevention....
Operational Standards Support: A Holistic Approach to LP and Safety in the Quick-Service Restaurant...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Anne Sullivan is vice president of asset protection and safety at CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. She has twenty-five-plus years of experience in...
Information in Action: The NRF 2015 ORC Study
Did you know that eight in 10 retailers were victims of ORC activity in 2013?  The National Retail Federation’s annual Organized Retail Crime Survey is...
Checkpoint’s Mobile App Provides Retailers with EAS, ORC Management
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CKP), a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, today announced EVOLVE-Store, a real-time app for smartphones and tablets that...