Tag: shoplifting
Along with Holiday Shoplifting Thefts, Organized Retail Crime Rings Also Increase
After more than $50,000 worth of shoplifted merchandise vanished from store shelves, Central Florida supermarkets were left to wonder how that shoplifting loss could...
Saks Fifth Avenue Asset Protection: The Evolution of Rosamaria Sostilio
Rosamaria Sostilio was named senior vice president of asset protection for Hudson's Bay Company after 25 years in various LP roles with Saks Fifth Avenue.
The Need to Reinvent the Loss Prevention Industry
Bob Vranek has been vice president of loss prevention at Belk, Inc. based in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1992. He began in the retail...
Two International Loss Prevention Summits Were Held Recently in South Florida and Mexico City
Separate international summits were held recently addressing organized retail crime in the US and Japan, and common problems of retailers operating in Mexico. Both...
Tucson TV News Anchor Reflects on How a Shoplifting Charge Changed Her Life
On February 11, 2012, officers of the Tucson Police Department cited former Tucson KVOA news anchor Martha Vazquez on a shoplifting charge. According to...
Retail Loss Prevention: How Much Do You Really Know?
The most recent National Retail Security Survey (NRSS), led by Dr. Richard Hollinger of the University of Florida, uses empirical retail loss prevention data...
Setting the Stage for an Organized Retail Crime Strategy
Editor's Note: Organized retail crime remains an ongoing challenge for loss prevention programs across the country. The following article serves as Part 1 of...
Organized Retail Crime: Executing the ORC Strategy
Organized retail crime remains an ongoing challenge for loss prevention programs across the country. The following article serves as Part 2 of a two-part...
Chinatown Shops Allegedly Involved in Organized Retail Crime Operation
Following a 10-month investigation by Boston police, three employees of My-Tan Fashion and Super 99 Cents Plus, discount household goods and clothing stores in...
Bullies Don’t Belong in Loss Prevention
Editors Note: As we review some of LP Magazine’s top stories of 2015, this story should serve as an important reminder to every loss...