Tag: the retail industry
As Help Fighting Shoplifting Wanes, Where Should Retailers Turn?
Retailers are losing their traditional allies in the fight against shoplifting. Once part of a multi-prong crime control effort—which included courts, communities, and law enforcement—retailers are increasingly fighting the battle on their own.
Theft by Employees More Common than Theft by Customers
I am constantly on the lookout for research studies conducted on the subject of theft by employees.
A few years ago, I came across a...
Do Retailers Need to Increase Foot Traffic?
In a world of declining store traffic, there are a number of things retailers need to do to thrive. This post shares the five most important actions.
7-Eleven General Counsel to Keynote RILA’s 2018 Retail Asset Protection Conference
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) recently announced Rankin Gasaway, 7-Eleven’s senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary, will be the keynote speaker at...
Shoplifting Methods and Designing Out Crime
Booster bags, or so-called “magic bags,” continue to be one of the more popular shoplifting methods used by professional thieves. These foil-lined carriers work...
Fundamental Loss Prevention Skills for Establishing a Professional Brand
In the 1970s and 1980s, service in local, state, and federal law enforcement was the required foundational experience for most loss prevention leaders. Today,...
Is ORC on the Rise? Just Ask Your Store Associates.
If organized retail crime (ORC) continues to plague retailers as recent studies indicate, why are some retailers cutting their ORC investigative staff and seemingly...
LPM Insider Survey Results: Readers Want More Training to Defuse Violent Situations
Incidents of violence in the retail setting have become an ongoing and consistent problem. Nearly every day there are occurrences that result in violent...
Longtime Industry Icon Bob MacLea Passes at Age 75
Bob MacLea, one of the retail industry's longest-tenured and most-respected loss prevention executives, lost his battle with cancer last Thursday, March 1. Beginning his...
All Together Now
The giant course correction hitting retail now appears pointed squarely in one direction—toward technology. It was the sum and substance of presentations at the...