Tag: shrink store
The 11 Habits of Low-Inventory Shrink Retailers
In his bestselling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey presented a holistic, principle-based approach for solving personal and professional problems....
Target Store Loss Prevention Programs
Target store loss prevention programs come in a variety of names, shapes, sizes, and formats.
Access Control Technology to the Rescue: A True Story
The Case of the CFO’s Family Photo
I was recruited to a startup thirty-store retailer to launch their first loss prevention program. My supervisor, the...
Access Control and the Case of the Missing Camera
When I first approached this writing assignment on access controls, I brainstormed the usual items on the topic. I realized quickly that a 3,000-word...
How to Manage Inventory through General Loss Interviewing
"All my life's a circle;Â Sunrise and sundown," sang Harry Chapin.
It may be just a natural part of life, but it seems like what was...
Rite Aid’s Loss Prevention Strategy Yields Data-Driven Results
EDITOR'S NOTE: Robert "Bob" Oberosler is group vice president of loss prevention for Rite Aid, one of the nation's leading drug store chains with...
Loss Prevention for Chico’s FAS
Retail loss prevention departments face many challenges. Employee theft remains the largest source of shrink, and shoplifting - especially related to organized retail crime...
Interviewing the Gurus of Interviewing
EDITORS NOTE: Douglas E. Wicklander, CFI, CFE, and David E. Zulawski, CFI, CFE, are the founding partners of Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc. Founded in...
Gems of Leadership for Loss Prevention
EDITORS NOTE: Richard Mellor is divisional vice president of loss prevention at Helzberg Diamonds based in Kansas City, Missouri. He assumed this position in...