Tag: shoplifting
Will Retailers Push Past Frustration to Jump-Start the Future of Shoplifting Prevention?
The stakes for retailers are immense. Because most misdemeanor crime is petty larceny, they are the principal victims when states raise felony thresholds to reduce incarceration. [Sponsored]
RESULTS ARE IN: The LPM Insider Survey
Last week's LPM Insider survey asked whether respondents thought they were earning a fair wage for the work they do. One reader commented, "Companies that are too tight with their money lose loyalty, and then their best people. Then they wonder why. The door swings both ways."
Two Women Charged in 5 State ORC Shoplifting Ring
The Madison Police Department received a call from Ulta Loss Prevention in Memphis, Tennessee, regarding two women that were currently inside the Ulta Beauty...
Why Do People Steal? Examining the Robin Hood Complex
Interviewing active shoplifters is the most interesting part of my job. For an hour, I speak as seldom as I can. I listen, and I observe. What they have to say is fascinating. Their actions and mannerisms weave together with their words like a code waiting to be cracked. Why do people steal?
Pilot Testing Security Systems for Retail Stores: 4 Best Practices
According to a survey by SDR/LPM, loss prevention executives are more likely than security counterparts in other industries to believe that a pilot study or field test is an effective way to show senior management that a project is a good idea.
‘Tis The Season for Holiday Theft
Stores are packed to the brim with bustling gift-getters, and every second an associate spends dealing with potential holiday theft is a missed sales opportunity.