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9 Necessary Practices for Successful Shrinkage Control
In the generally unyielding area of retail loss prevention, few US corporations have been highly successful in staunching the pervasive problem of inventory shrinkage—the...
Breaking the Retail Shrinkage Life Cycle
For those of who have been in the loss prevention business for a number of years, you are surely familiar with the retail shrinkage...
Redefining Inventory Shrinkage—Four New Buckets of Loss
What does inventory shrinkage mean to you?
For most companies, the answer to this question would be obvious: a significant problem, and usually something that...
The Magazine, Certification, Baseball, and C-Suite Arrogance
EDITOR’S NOTE: James “Jim” Lee, LPC, is the executive editor and cofounder of LP Magazine. Lee has over thirty years of practical experience as...
2016 National Retail Security Survey Results Released
Results from the 25th annual National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) were recently released at the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) PROTECT Conference, which was held...
How to Manage Inventory through General Loss Interviewing
"All my life's a circle; Sunrise and sundown," sang Harry Chapin.
It may be just a natural part of life, but it seems like what was...
ASDA’s Fresh Approach to Grocery Loss Prevention
Most parents understand the narrative of “bringing up baby”—the tiny first steps that, with nurturing and encouragement, turn into giant strides as the infant...
2016 National Retail Security Survey Key Findings
The 2016 National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) based on 2015 data from retailers was released at the recent National Retail Federation (NRF) PROTECT Conference...
Forty Years of Researching Retail Loss Prevention
Dick Hollinger is a professor at the University of Florida who studies employee dishonesty and has overseen the National Retail Security Survey for the past 25 years.
Alternatives for Preventing Retail Theft
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Lucia Summers, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Texas State University. Her specialist research areas include the...