The NRF 2016 Organized Retail Crime Survey Currently Under Way
Did you know that Organized Retail Crime costs the retail industry approximately $30 billion each year? Are you a retail loss prevention decision maker? If so, and you want to be part of the solution,...
View ArticlePeople on the Move: August 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 ArticleCrime Prevention Conversations at the LPRC Houston Robbery Prevention Summit
On Wednesday, July 27, over 70 retail professionals along with Houston law enforcement personnel stepped away from their jobs to take part in a groundbreaking event: the Loss Prevention Research...
View Article5 Upcoming Loss Prevention Conferences and Events
This post brought to you by LPJobs. As a busy loss prevention professional, you don’t have much time to keep tabs on industry event details. Let us help you find your next networking opportunity,...
View ArticleRetail Theft Statistics: Staying Focused on What’s Really Most Important
There are many different ways that retail theft statistics can be applied in order to show how the many different ways that shoplifting, employee theft, and other forms of retail loss can impact a...
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Organized Retail Crime: Are We to Blame?
You may be exhausted from hearing all the bad news regarding organized retail crime (ORC). Sure, we hear about large arrests made on organized retail crime rings, but we all know that as soon as one...
View ArticleCyber Crime’s ORC Connection
Retailers struggle with cyber crime and organized retail crime (ORC) on a regular basis. But how do these illegal behaviors relate to one another. Tom Meehan, CFI, addresses this question in the most...
View ArticleChanging Roles and Challenges Inside Home Depot Loss Prevention
Stacie Bearden is the Director of Asset Protection, Field for The Home Depot. In this role she is responsible for the theft and fraud agenda for Home Depot Loss Prevention, including organized retail...
View ArticleORC Theft Trends and Impact
Loss prevention has traditionally focused on shortage reduction through an emphasis on internal theft, external shoplifting, and operational controls. Resources to prevent these losses have been spent...
View ArticlePeople on the Move: August 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...
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Organized Retail Crime Training Strategies for Your Team
Petty thieves can be a problem, but they can usually be managed with a capable loss prevention team. However, when the criminals get more sophisticated, a special organized retail crime training...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: August 29, 2016
33 in USPS face charges of mail theft, embezzling, credit card fraud Dozens of U.S. Postal Service employees throughout the Southland were charged this past week with an array of federal crimes,...
View ArticleOrganized Retail Crime Associations Network with Law Enforcement at Fusion...
The 2016 National Retail Federation (NRF) PROTECT Conference, which convened in Philadelphia in June, marked the seventh time that eBay’s Global Asset Protection (GAP) team has sponsored retail...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: August 31, 2016
Risk of Bitcoin Hacks and Losses Is Very Real When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about $70 million worth of the...
View ArticlePlease Join Us at the Premier Conference of the Carolinas Organized Retail...
The Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance (CORCA) will hold its first Annual Conference of September 8, 2016 in Charlotte, with a Welcome Reception hosted the evening before. Please join us at the...
View ArticleBoosters Versus Fences: Which Is the Direct Link to Retail Shrink?
What is the issue facing retailers regarding boosters and fences? There seems to be confusion over which one is the primary cause of retail shrink. Is this issue one of those questions that we can...
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Products In Motion: Keeping Pace with the Global Retail Supply Chain
The retail supply chain network is a critical component of the retail machine. While many in retail may view the heart of retail as the interactions and events that happen within the store, this...
View ArticleControlling Retail Shrink in Stores with No Loss Prevention
A question frequently asked by the typical retail customer—and even some loss prevention professionals just getting started in their careers—involves many of the smaller stores where they shop, and how...
View ArticleFifteen Years of Loss Prevention
Based on another project, I have spent two months combing over every issue of Loss Prevention magazine. Being a reader from the very beginning and contributing content every now and then, I thought I...
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ORC and Diverters
Organized retail crime (ORC) has been in the crosshairs of shrink reduction efforts for a long time now. But for many retailers, battling ORC has seemed less like a victory story and more like an arms...
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