Shoplifting is always going to be an issue if you work in the retail industry. It’s just a fact of life. Thankfully, working in the security industry like I do, I get to be in the know when it comes to preventative measures for problems like this. And lucky for you, I’m sharing my wealth […]
Read moreIf you go to any loss prevention show, you know shoplifting prevention is always a hot topic. According to the most recent Jack L Hayes theft survey, more than $159 million was recovered from shoplifters in 2014. No wonder shoplifting prevention is top-of-mind! While at loss prevention shows, we are regularly asked, “What products do […]
Read moreLadies and gentlemen, you’re welcome. I know you now have Tina Turner’s What’s Love Got to Do with It stuck in your heads. The 1980s aside, I do believe parts of our society have deteriorated to an all-time low. There is a new trend in theft prevention; lock up your razor blades. I went to […]
Read moreDo you want to hear a sad statistic? (Probably not, but I’m going to tell you anyway. Happy Tuesday!) According to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, approximately one-in-11 people in America shoplift. (Why, people? You can do better.) As much as I want the problem itself to disappear, it just won’t happen. The good […]
Read moreThe retail industry faces countless issues ranging from petty theft to credit card fraud, but no issue has grown more rapidly in recent years than Organized Retail Crime (ORC). The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently reported on its ninth annual Organized Retail Crime survey, finding that 94 percent of Loss Prevention executives say they’ve been victims of ORC […]
Read moreRetailers lost $34.5 billion due to shoplifting and Organized Retail Crime according to the most recent National Retail Security Survey by the National Retail Federation. This is undoubtedly a serious problem that affects millions of retail operations and end customers. We would never make light of such a widespread issue; but there are always head-shaking cases […]
Read moreCriminals have never been known for their logic, ingenuity maybe, but not logic. So, it was only mildly strange to me as I was driving to work a couple days ago, when I saw three police officers in the driveway of a small suburban subdivision with about ten bottles of Tide on the roof of […]
Read moreOne in 11 people are shoplifters – according to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention. About 27 million people in America shoplift on a regular basis. The third and fourth quarters of the year are always tough on retailers. This time of year is notorious for high theft, both by shoplifters and employees; but this […]
Read morehttp://www.retailfacilitybusiness.com/industry-voices/225-security-details-industry-voices.html Author: Martin Bnom – President of WSA Services, Inc. What’s the trend for losses due to shrinkage? Recent national retail security survey data (2009) show that retail operations experienced average annual shrinkage losses of 1.44%. This is down from the previous year, which showed an overall 1.51% shrinkage rate equaling $36.3 billion. When you […]
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