Tag: theft deterrent
LPM Insider’s Top 5 Shoplifting and Organized Retail Crime Articles of 2018
In 2018, readers were most interested in posts about organized retail crime associations, offender perspectives on self-checkout theft, and the latest research on loss prevention analytics applications.
LPM Insider’s Top 5 Employee Theft Articles of 2018
Employee lawsuits over bag checks, expanding theft admissions, and the reasons why good investigators fail: these topics were of great interest to LPM Insider readers this year.
5 Ways Employees Are Stealing from Your Stores Right Now
Implementing targeted theft-deterrent strategies depends on consistent record-keeping, organization, and pattern recognition. A data-driven incident management process is the only way to keep pace with an extremely adaptable foe.
People Who Steal: Revealing Quotes from Offender Interviews
The Loss Prevention Research Council conducts more than 100 in-person interviews with active shoplifters each year. Much of what they say pertains to whether they see/get/fear a particular theft deterrent.
How to Manage Inventory: Shrink Visibility
At a time when store margins are under intense competitive pressure, retail shrink can make or break a retailer's bottom line. But retail shrink numbers are vulnerable to blind spots and imprecise metrics.
Day 1 of the 2018 RILA Retail Asset Protection Conference
The retail industry received a warm welcome from sunny Orlando, FL, on Monday as the Retail Industry Leaders Association kicked off the 2018 Retail Asset Protection Conference.
Security at the Source
Manufacturer involvement in designing product protection is decades old, noted University of Florida research scientist Read Hayes, PhD, CPP. He remembers Walt Disney's Buena...
Monitors or Locked Displays?
It's complicated. We don't want to overplay our hand here, but the role and responsibility of today's asset protection professionals is increasingly complex, and...
Tyco Retail Solutions Wins 2017 Green Supply Chain Award
Tyco Retail Solutions has recently been recognized for its commitment to promoting and supporting retailers’ sustainability initiatives for the second straight year. The company...