loss prevention

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A collaboration in this city between law enforcement and local retail stores has become a model retail-crime-fighting tool that is being replicated across the country.

YARMOUTH, Maine—Global retail losses from shoplifting, employee fraud and organized retail crime increased 10.2 percent in the last year, to $119.1 billion, according to the Global Retail Theft Barometer 2011.

YARMOUTH, Maine—Global retail losses from shoplifting, employee fraud and organized retail crime increased 10.2 percent in the last year, to $119.1 billion, according to the Global Retail Theft Barometer 2011.

The National Retail Federation has issued new guidelines for effective crowd management, this version being updated with recommendations for handling events such as criminal flash mobs.

ARLINGTON, Va.–Organized retail crime is on the rise, according to a survey conducted by the Retail Industry Leaders Association.

YARMOUTH, Maine–For its first 32 years, Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. didn't give much attention to asset protection within its buffet-style restaurant chain. As a result, employee theft was widespread.

WASHINGTON—In response to the concern over “flash mobs”, those spontaneous gatherings planned through social media, the National Retail Federation last week released guidelines to help retailers deal with the new threat. However, it appears flash mobs are not as prevalent as the media would have people believe.

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla.—For the first time in 10 years, the number of shoplifter apprehensions and the money recovered from those apprehensions decreased in 2010 from the year before, according to the 23rd Annual Retail Theft Survey conducted by Jack L. Hayes International, a consulting firm specializing in retail security and loss prevention, which is based here.

WINSTON SALEM, N.C.—Video surveillance as a loss prevention and store operations tool isn’t new to the doughnut giant, Krispy Kreme, said Mark Reasor, vice president of retail operations for Krispy Kreme Corporate.

DALLAS—Should physical security practitioners pursue industry-specific certifications or bigger-picture undergrad and graduate degrees? During an educational session, Getting to the Next Step: Many Routes to Take, at the National Retail Federation Loss Prevention Conference in Dallas on June 15, three prominent loss prevention professionals shared their views on education.