Tag: shoplifting
Connecting Retailers to Combat Organized Retail Theft
Loss prevention has traditionally focused on shortage reduction through an emphasis on internal theft, external shoplifting, and operational controls. Resources to prevent these losses...
Self-Checkout Reaches Critical Mass
David R. Humble got the idea as he stood in a long grocery checkout line in south Florida in 1984. The customer in front of...
The Continuing Evolution of LP in the Grocery Industry
EDITORS NOTE: Kathleen Smith, CFI, is vice president of loss prevention for Safeway where she is responsible for security and loss prevention for over...
Selling Your Proposal to Senior Executives
“In God we trust. All others bring data.”
In the September/October issue of LossPrevention, we focused on mapping out the process by which we sell a...
Seeking the Gold
As we enter yet another holiday season and with 2006 on the horizon, many retailers are focused on the all-important priority of finishing strong in 2005...
Evaluating the Pros and Cons of Remote Video Monitoring
Video monitoring has been used successfully in retail settings for several years.Video surveillance has enabled significant improvements in customer and associate safety, as well...
Hot Products—Protecting Our Best Stuff
Think about it, much of our merchandise is occasionally purchased or lost. But some items just seem to fly out of the store.
Recent research in the United...
The European Road Map—Managing Stock Loss in the Retail Sector
If shrinkage management could be viewed as a journey, then recent European experience would be one not only lacking a final destination, but one plagued by...
A New LP Challenge
Every retail loss prevention professional is familiar with the traditional avenues through which loss occurs. Shoplifting, both amateur and professional, employee theft, and refunding schemes are...
The Human Factor
In a merger completed just over a year ago joining two of the largest office supply product companies, Boise Office Solutions and OfficeMax, a lot of...