Features
ORGANIZED CRIME
ORC Legislation—Addressing Loss Prevention or Competition Prevention?
With the recent introduction of bills that will criminalize organized retail crime, the battle between retailers and on-line marketplaces moves to Capitol Hill.
By Jack Trlica, Editor and Publisher
INTERVIEW
Researching Loss in the Worldwide Retail Market
LossPrevention discusses the expanding role of academic research with Adrian Beck of the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom.
By James Lee, Executive Editor
RESEARCH
Better Performance through Better Testing
How Kroger uses operational testing to validate loss prevention solutions to improve both sales and shrink performance.
By Ken Cornish, Vice President of Retail Operations, The Kroger Co.
STRATEGIES
The National Shrink Database
A new tool is available that allows loss prevention managers to compare shrink levels and countermeasures with other retailers in specific geographical markets.
By Michael Stugrin
MANAGEMENT
Dealing with Problem Employees
How to manage your direct reports to address problems before they get out of hand, and when to know it’s time to let a problem employee go.
By Bruce Tulgan, Founder, RainmakerThinking, Inc.
Departments
PUBLISHER’S LETTER
Politics, Personalities, and Misperceptions
By Jack Trlica
CORPORATE SPONSORS
WORKPLACE DISHONESTY
The Slumping U.S. Economy—The Effect of Retail Crime and LP
By Richard C. Hollinger, Ph.D.
INTERVIEWING & INTERROGATION
The Unanswerable Questions
By Douglas E. Wicklander, CFI, CFE and David E. Zulawski, CFI, CFE
LP AND FOOD RETAILING
We Must Convince Congress to Approve the ORC Act
By John J. Motley III
RILA IN ACTION
Fixing Shrink Is Easy
By Paul Jones
SUPPLY-CHAIN SECURITY
Customs “Service”
By Kelby Woodward
EVIDENCE-BASED LP
Exploring Employee Deviance
By Read Hayes, Ph.D., CPP
LP CERTIFICATION
It’s Time to Step Up
By Gene Smith
LP FUNDAMENTALS
The Case of the Missing VCRs—Conclusion
By Mike Marquis, CFI
SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE
- iVerify
- Mitsubishi
- Sure ‘N Fast
- Tidel Engineering
- Vector Security
THE RESTAURANT WORLD
Texas Hospitality and a New Beginning
By William A. Alford, CFE
INDUSTRY NEWS
- Will Retailers’ Greening Initiatives Trickle Down to Security Products?
- Soft Economy Impacts LP Budgets
- Latin American Technological Forum Held in Cancun
By Robert L. DiLonardo
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Career Development in Tough Times
By Gus Downing
PARTING WORDS
Things You See
By Jim Lee
