Loss Prevention White Papers

21. Defending Against Organized Retail Crime (ORC)
    6/25/2012

    Shoplifting is a persistent challenge for retailers trying balance a pleasant shopping environment against a drain on their merchandise, profits, and patience.

22. The Proper Use Of Interview And Interrogation Techniques
    6/22/2012

    Companies around the world are at risk of losing up to $3.5 trillion each year from occupation fraud and theft. This figure and other data from the 2012 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse paint a clear picture of the challenges facing retail companies.

23. Uniting Your Organization To Combat ORC, Guest Series Part 1
    6/12/2012

    This article, as part of a three-part series, will discuss how retailers can adopt a holistic LP strategy that unites people, processes and technology to add value and prevent loss throughout the entire organization. By Andrew Wren, chief executive officer, Wren Solutions

24. Top 3 Benefits Of Merging Analog And IP Video Technologies In Retail
    6/5/2012

    Like thousands of other businesses worldwide, your retail operations may already have a significant investment in powerful and dependable DVRs and analog cameras, but you’re thinking about making the leap to IP.

25. The Evolution Of Enterprise Killers
    5/11/2012

    Threats to e-commerce have been around as long as e-commerce itself.  Since the first highly publicized Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack took down Yahoo 12 years ago, costing the company US$500,000 in just three hours,  security professionals have been in an arms race to keep up with the threat from viruses, worms, trojan horses and other tactics exploited by cybercriminals. By Neal Quinn, Chief Operating Officer, Prolexic

26. Matas Retail Chain Discovers The Beauty Of An Integrated Video Solution
    5/11/2012

    In Matas, which has 2,500 employees, more than 25 million transactions per year, and an annual revenue of approximately 4 billion Danish crowns, shrinkage is a problem which costs both human resources and a lot of money on the bottom line. For Matas management, shrinkage control is a high priority, so it was decided back in 2010 to intensify the fight against it. One of the ways to do this was to install advanced IP video surveillance, initially in 65 of the chain's 258 stores.

27. Greater RFID Benefits Than Expected At Danish Retailer ComputerCity
    5/11/2012

    Inventory management with RFID has reduced status differences by 80% for this Nordic electronics retail chain, and the status count is faster and more accurate. ComputerCity's advantages gained in time and money are far greater than expected.

28. Don’t Simply Prevent Loss... Change Your Business, NextLP Loss Prevention Leadership Series
    5/4/2012

    Loss prevention professionals play a vital role in the profitability and success of their retail organizations. They perform the traditional role of protecting company assets, improving shrink prevention, reducing fraud, preventing theft, and improving safety; yet, they have the opportunity to do more. By Rich Mellott, president, DIGIOP

29. Thwart Shoplifters With Theft Deterrent In-Store Merchandising
    3/27/2012

    Retailers in North America lost $45.3B to shoplifting in 2011 as reported in The Global Retail Theft Barometer 2011 (GRTB). This paper focuses on the role that in-store merchandising can play in this fight to protect retail assets.

30. Two Gifts In One: Ensuring Safe Food Handling, Reduced Shrink During The Holiday Rush
    11/23/2011
    Retailers have a love/hate relationship with the holiday season. On the one hand, it is the time of year when most finally make the leap from the red into the black, setting sights on the year’s profitability. By Andrew Wren