Tag: loss prevention managers

It is rare for an associate to be caught the first time they engage in dishonest behavior. When a person is caught the very first time they steal, it is likely they have been involved in a pattern of theft activity elsewhere.

Particular places, products, processes, and increasingly, certain retail innovations are much more vulnerable to loss than others.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Chad McIntosh is the vice president of loss prevention and risk management for Bloomingdale's. He has more than forty years of loss...

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 times employees times space times [other] customers."

To the average consumer, a loss prevention manager might once have been perceived as a “security guard”: a reactionary presence in a retail establishment whose primary responsibility is to apprehend shoplifters.

"In 1995, our president and CEO said to Hibbett Sports store employees: Your first job with the company is to protect the assets of the company."

One question I have been asked frequently is, “How did you know how to battle retail shrink in the grocery business, especially considering your...

In a 2016 survey of retail loss prevention executives, staff turnover and retention of staff was identified as a cause of concern. "Attracting and...

The Loss Prevention Foundation has recently announced the release of the latest version of the LPQualified (LPQ) course content, now available to anyone and...