Tag: wicklander-zulawski
Building a Loss Prevention Career: The Winding Road from Store Detective to VP
Stan Welch, LPC is the vice president of loss prevention for JCPenney. Prior to joining the company in 2007, Welch held a wide range...
Supporting the Mission of Giving Back to the Community
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago is one of the largest of more than 180 independently operating Goodwill agencies in North America in terms...
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...
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...
Made from Scratch
In the summer of 1969, Dan Evins came up with his old country store idea while driving his family down to the Atlanta (Georgia) Zoo. The...
LP and HRManaging Two Seemingly Divergent Functions
EDITORS NOTE: Dan Doyle is vice president of loss prevention and human resource administration for Bealls Inc. of Bradenton, Florida. He is not only...
The Quest for Excellence at Saks Fifth Avenue
EDITORS NOTE:Rosamaria Sostilio is vice president of asset protection for Saks Fifth Avenue. She manages the corporate and field organizations and is responsible for...
Developing Talent at Circuit City
In today’s knowledge and service economy, successful business organizations recognize the importance of on going development, education, and training. But, thoseworthwhile goals are not...
AAFES Loss Prevention–A Mission with a Challenge
We have the responsibility to be there for our troops—whenever and wherever they go—to ensure they are provided with the goods and services they...
Implementing an e-Learning Strategy for Loss Prevention Training
In today’s economy, cutbacks, downsizing, and store closings have become a common means to streamline the bottom line of today’s retailers. Nowhere more than...