Breaking News in the Industry: December 16, 2016
Couple sentenced to prison, probation for shoplifting ring A Salem, Oregon, man was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison and his wife was sentenced to probation for their role in a...
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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 merchandise as an attempt to gain a competitive edge. The...
View ArticleLP Insider’s Top Five Professional Development Articles of 2016
Changing Roles and Challenges Inside Home Depot Loss Prevention A discussion on professional development and career growth. Stacie Bearden is the director of asset protection, field for The Home Depot....
View ArticleLP Insider’s Top Five Shoplifting and ORC Articles of 2016
Does Concealment = Shoplifting? In most states, intent is the driving factor in determining whether to charge a shoplifter. It is a common misbelief among shoplifters that an individual must exit the...
View ArticleUsing Fact-Based Research to Test Loss Prevention Equipment
Are you in charge of your company’s technology budget? How do you know whether the new loss prevention equipment you’ve just rolled out in five stores is performing as it should? What metrics are you...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: January 6, 2017
Groups team up to fight organized retail crime Law enforcement officials, local retailers and city prosecutors are joining forces to fight Organized Retail Crime. They have launched the “We Watch, We...
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Three Steps to Build Your Video Surveillance System Strategy
A September 2015 survey of retailers about the current and future usage of video in their stores revealed some major frustrations and challenges. Although a detailed description of survey results can...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: January 10, 2017
Drug Wholesaler Cops To $100M Prescription Meds Fraud The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Randy Crowell, a/k/a “Roger,” pled guilty to fraudulently...
View ArticleChanges in Shoplifting Penalties Make It Tougher for Retailers
Most readers of the LPM Insider are probably pretty familiar with shoplifting, its definition, its negative impact on retail operations and profitability and the shoplifting penalties for their state....
View ArticleSecurity in Shopping Malls: 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 ArticleShrink Visibility: The Secret Sauce to Managing Inventory 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 ArticleHow NOT to Investigate Organized Retail Crime
According to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) 2016 Organized Retail Crime Survey, all responding retailers said that they believe their companies to have been the victim of organized retail crime...
View ArticleProtecting Your Cargo Logistics Network from Thieves
In most large-value cargo thefts occurring at stores, there are two key components: a store employee and a driver. The employee allows access to the goods, while the driver has the means to transport...
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LP 101: Organized Retail Crime
Organized retail crime (ORC) involves the association of two or more persons engaged in illegally obtaining retail merchandise in substantial quantities through both theft and fraud as part of an...
View ArticleCrime Accountability Partnership Program Saves Resources and Changes Lives
Created by Turning Point Justice (TPJ) and the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP), the Crime Accountability Partnership Program has not only saved communities more than $30 million...
View ArticleRecapping Fifteen Years of LP Magazine
Bill Turner, LPC, has been a reader and contributor to Loss Prevention magazine (now LP Magazine) since its inception in 2001. Now, as the publication celebrates its 15-year anniversary, Turner looks...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: February 9, 2017
Violent drug gangs increasingly turn to credit card thefts as big moneymaker Less and less gangs are feuding over drug wars, and turning more and more to less deadly credit card fraud to make money,...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: February 15, 2017
Police are asking for help to identify traveling ORC ring targeting Cabela’s Union Gap, Washington, police are asking for the public’s help to identify a group of traveling thieves. Three suspects are...
View ArticleUSS’ Annual KickOff and Sales Training Serves as Running Start for 2017
Each year, USS holds its annual KickOff event, which combines a company-wide meeting with specialized sales training and planning sessions over the course of a week. This year, the entire sales team...
View ArticleBreaking News in the Industry: February 27, 2017
Subway employee killed while protecting his mother during armed robbery An 18-year old Subway employee was shot and killed in Houston, Texas, while trying to protect his mother Wednesday night during...
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