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Forty Years of Researching Retail Loss Prevention
Editor’s Note: Richard “Dick” Hollinger, PhD, is a professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville who studies employee dishonesty and has overseen the National Retail Security Survey for the...
View ArticleLP Associates of the Future
The Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) Future of LP Working Group looks to the horizon for loss prevention issues that are sure to plague the industry in the near and long-term future....
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Watch and Learn
The dictionary definition of a fossil is “the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form, a person or thing that is outdated or resistant to...
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Security Cameras with Facial Recognition: A Game-Changing Technology for...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is based on the experiences of a well-known retailer who implemented a facial-recognition security camera system. Because of the potential value of this technology to the...
View ArticlePeople on the Move: May 2016
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals it may mean reaching a top leadership position at a...
View Article40 Years of Retail Loss Prevention Research
Richard “Dick” Hollinger, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville who studies employee dishonesty and has overseen the National Retail Security Survey for the past twenty-five...
View ArticleShedding Light on Retail Theft Statistics
Loss prevention and retail industry professionals have a responsibility to stay informed about the latest retail theft statistics. This article provides a snapshot of what retailers currently face when...
View ArticleAre Thefts by Senior Citizens Rivaling Juvenile Shoplifting?
For many years the stereotype of the amateur shoplifter has been a juvenile shoplifting offender pilfering candy, makeup, and other minor items from retail establishments seeking a deep discount or a...
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2016 Source Tagging Symposium Continues the Collaboration of Retailers and...
Representatives of retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers spent Tuesday, May 10, hearing updates from last year’s directives for addressing source tagging initiatives designed to...
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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 life cycle illustrated in Figure 1. No doubt some of the businesses...
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The Evolving Impact of Return Fraud and Abuse
The concept of the retail return is a relatively new phenomenon. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, retailers began accepting returned merchandised as an attempt to gain a competitive edge. The...
View ArticlePeople on the Move: July 2016
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals it may mean reaching a top leadership position at a...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: July 7, 2016
Police officer fatally shoots man outside Baton Rouge convenience store A police officer shot and killed a man following a confrontation outside a Baton Rouge convenience store. Officers responded to...
View ArticleBridging the Gap between Cyber Crime and ORC
Cybercrime and organized retail crime (ORC) are words we hear on a daily basis. Let’s talk about how they’re related and how they’re different. ORC is very difficult to define because it falls under...
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Law Enforcement, Retailers Meet at Fusion Center
Members of eBay’s North America Global Asset Protection (GAP) team participated in the National Retail Federation (NRF) PROTECT conference in Philadelphia June 14–16. Each year the NRF conference is...
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How Store Environments Affect Shoplifters and Organized Retail Crime
Here’s how one shoplifter assesses risk. “First things first—you want to know if they got what you want. The second factor is the risk involvement. The risk involvement will be security times cameras...
View ArticleShrink Visibility: The Secret Sauce to Fighting Retail Shrink
At a time when store margins are under intense competitive pressure, retail shrink can make or break a retailer’s bottom line. But today’s retail shrink numbers are vulnerable to blind spots and...
View ArticleArresting an Organized Retail Theft Ring: 7 Tips for Law Enforcement
While some of the tools of organized retail crime and methods of operation continue to evolve with the changes in technology and dynamics of the retail environment, the importance of cooperative...
View ArticleHow NOT to Investigate Organized Retail Crime
According to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) 2015 Organized Retail Crime Survey, organized retail crime (ORC) losses total an estimated $30 billion annually. However, the caveat is given that...
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Security100 Retail Event Brings Together Loss Prevention Leaders and...
The majestic Chateau Elan Winery and Resort just north of Atlanta, GA, was the setting for the second annual Security100 Summits Retail event held July 18 – 20. This year’s theme focused on the...
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