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From The Editor's Desk
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 Can You Put That LP Training Off?
By Matt Pillar, chief editor
The research says no, and that your current training program is probably out of date. As shrink caused by operational error grows, what's the LP professional's role? |
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Featured Integrated Solutions For Retailers Article
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Weis Markets Uses IP Cameras To Aid Both AP And Ops
By Bob Johns, Integrated Solutions For Retailers
When a company grows to the size of Weis Markets, with over 160 locations and more than 18,000 employees, asset protection (AP) takes on an entirely new meaning. Just managing the various alarms and cameras deployed throughout the chain can be a challenge.
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Guest Expert Series
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 The Underbanked, FIS Guest Series Part 2
By Jim Johnson, senior vice president, retail payments division, FIS
As the population of the U.S. soars past 300 million, the number of the underbanked also climbs. According to a recent Javelin Strategy & Research study, 15% of the U.S. population — 35 million people — is considered underbanked. Today’s underbanked is split fairly evenly among men (52%) and women (48%), but nearly half (45%) are Caucasian and more than one-third (36%) are between the ages of 18 and 24. Review Part 1 of this series here. |
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Featured LP Articles
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Using Loss Prevention’s Tools To Achieve Results Across The Retail Organization
By Carlos Perez, vice president of product and marketing, Envysion
While it is clear that retailers realize the value of video as more than just a loss prevention tool, often the loss prevention team still owns the actual system. This presents an incredible opportunity for loss prevention teams, if they embrace a holistic, “profit champion” view of their role. This may force some out of their comfort zone, but those who can adjust have proven to be more valuable to their companies and are recognized and rewarded when they help deliver profit improvement.
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Retailers Apprehend Over 1 Million Thieves
The 23rd annual retail theft survey by Jack L. Hayes International reports that shoplifters and dishonest employees stole over $7 billion from 23 major US retailers in 2010. These 23 surveyed retailers also apprehended over one million shoplifters and dishonest employees and recovered more than $148 million from them.
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Are You Ready For IP Video Surveillance?
Tyco Security Product’s senior product manager, Video Management Systems and Analytics, Dave Jackson talks to Erin Harris about the security and cost benefits of IP video surveillance. Jackson also advises retailers who may be interested in migrating to IP how to accomplish this even while they are still using their analog technologies.
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The Proper Use Of Interview And Interrogation Techniques
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.
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Featured LP Content
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Using Wireless To Stop The Stealing |
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The continued economic uncertainty in the United States is driving retailers to consider investments in new systems and processes to increase sales and reduce the cost of operations. |
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Top 5 Surveillance Trends Of 2012 |
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When you're a business development manager, the art of prediction is somewhat implied by the title. You can only really develop a business if your predictions are true — or close to it, anyway. |
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Cash Counting Saves Millions Annually |
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As employee theft remains on the rise in the UK, Dave Lunn from Tellermate looks at the latest trends and considers whether the answer lies in new technology or a different approach by management. |
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Browse the content library |
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Featured LP Multimedia
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Mobile Application Security |
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Rick Hayes, senior principal consultant, and Karthik Rangarajan, principal consultant, at Dell SecureWorks talk to Erin Harris about the importance of preventing business logic flaws and what that means for your business. Specifically, they cover the vulnerabilities that are routinely overlooked during the Web application assessments. Hayes and Rangarajan also discuss how businesses can prevent or evaluate business logic flaws. |
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Industry Event
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MRC Semi-Annual Platinum Meeting — Seattle
Our "Merchant-led" Seattle Platinum Meeting, October 1 to 3, will focus on in-depth group discussions and expert opinion sharing concerning future trends in the electronic payments and fraud sector. This unique panelist format will be highly interactive and will engage merchant members on the issues most vital to our industry. Keynote speakers include Avivah Litan, vice president and distinguished analyst from Gartner! Click on the banner to register and to see the latest agenda.
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