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03.18.2010 -- 6 Examples Of A Rapidly Changing LP/IT Landscape

March 18, 2010

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Editor's Notebook

6 Examples Of A Rapidly Changing LP/IT Landscape
By Melissa Morris, Publisher, Integrated Solutions For Retailers/Retail Solutions Online
A major part of a publisher's job involves talking with subscribers - I spend at least a third of my workweek doing just that. I spoke with six high-ranking LP professionals last week, and all six conversations followed a common theme...

Featured LP Story

Where LP Meets Growth Strategy
By Megan Burns, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
There is an ancient proverb that says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Those retailers that froze or panicked as a result of the economic environment over the past 12 to 18 months are reaping the consequences of their lack of vision.

Where LP Meets Growth Strategy

An Executive Outlook On LP

IP: Think Outside The DVR Box
By Hedgie Bartol, Retail Sales Manager, Milestone Systems Inc.
I continually hear about retailers with IP initiatives. And, sales representatives — excuse me, "vendor partners" — come running with their own products and solutions that they think retailers need. I once heard a loss prevention (LP) professional say, "Most technology providers try to make your problems fit their solutions.

LP Articles

Common ORC Practice Combated With Electronic Product Registration
By Sean Smith, California Sheriff's Detective
The economic downturn means business is busier than ever for law enforcement. The reasons are obvious; as unemployment has increased and the jobs outlook has grown worse, more people, even normally law-abiding citizens, are growing increasingly desperate and are turning to crime.

Common ORC Practice Combated With Electronic Product Registration

Gain Confidence In Your Hiring Decisions
A Q&A with Joe Metro, director, retail screening solutions at LexisNexis
Staying compliant and identifying some of the risks associated with the individuals you screen can protect your organization's hard-earned reputation. Employee screening increases profitability by reducing internal theft and fraud.

Gain Confidence In Your Hiring Decisions

Benefits Of Intelligent Video Not Lost On The Wise
By Jerry Sheldon, VP of Technology, IHL Group
I love technology. I guess it is fair to say that it runs in my blood. As someone who formerly worked in the jet engine and rocket propulsion industry, it is a natural affection. Within retail, technology can take various forms, from the simplest of applications used by retailers for the last 30+ years to the highly advanced. I think intelligent video fits into the latter and rates highly on the technical "wow" factor.

Benefits Of Intelligent Video Not Lost On The Wise

LP In The News

The Loss Prevention Foundation And Iverify Team Up To Advance Certification Initiative
A New Team To Bring The World Of Human Resources A Better Way To Screen
Leading Retail Association Launches First Ever Retail Litigation Center
Datalogic Scanning Presents A Handheld Loss Prevention Solution
Checkpoint Systems Ships More Than 1.5 Billion Enhanced Performance (EP) EAS Labels
LaneHawk Deployed In Over 1,000 US Grocery Stores And Just Under 10,000 Lanes
Ahlens Department Stores Protect Personnel With Milestone Video
PACS Integrating Certified CHUID Readers Into Stand-Alone Locking Devices For FIPS 201 Smart Cards
ThreatMetrix Fraud Network, Giving Security Pros New Tools For Beating Online Fraud
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Featured Downloads

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) Clothiers Increases Cash Counting Accuracy And Efficiency
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) designs and sells clothing for men and women aged 18 to 45, children's apparel, and its own brand of cosmetics, accessories, and footwear. Operating more than 1800 stores in over 30 countries, the company's business concept is to provide the customer with unbeatable value by offering fashion and quality at the best price.

2-Minute Demo: POS Video Audit
This 2-minute video gives an overview of the main Hawkeye screen for POS Video Auditing. Many retail loss prevention organizations use this software to identify irregularities in transactions that lead to shrink. Examples of these sales reducing activities include: operational errors, poor promotion execution, systemic errors, and fraud.

Brink's Discusses Cash Acceptance, Handling, And Processing
Associate editor Erin Harris interviews Fred Purches, senior VP product management, solutions, and marketing at Brink's, about cash from the unique perspective of the merchants who accept it, handle it, and process it.
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LP Video

Sentinel Cash Management, Cash Dispensing
Sentinel Cash Management, Cash Dispensing
The Sentinel family of Cash Management Systems is designed with flexibility and efficiency in mind. The Sentinel can operate either on a stand-alone basis or installed as a node on your existing network, and its Windows-based software provides secure, 2-way communication between the Sentinel and POS or Sentinel and Corporate Offices.

Industry Events

RILA Loss Prevention Auditing & Safety Conference
May 2 to 5 | Dallas

NRF Loss Prevention Conference & EXPO
June 14 to 16 | Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta

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