Globally, the retail industry loses in excess of $230 billion a year due to 'shrinkage' ₆ the euphemistic term used by the industry to cover financial losses that retailers face through spoilage, damage, error and theft. It is a problem that has proved stubborn to resolve and hi…
An Introduction to Retail Loss PreventionThe Root of the Problem in Retail Business Cultures: Promises, PromisesExploring the Psychology Supporting the Theft Triangle: How and Why Does Criminal Behavior Begin?How It All Ties Together External Theft Organized Retail Crime Organiz…
Retail security and loss prevention solutions
Employee theft amounts to roughly 36.6 billion retail dollars lost annually, according to a 2008 National Retail Security Survey, and accounts for approximately 42.7 % of all retail losses. Each year organizations spend millions of dollars on theft detection/prevention devices y…
Facing security problems on many fronts, including external and internal theft, operational and paperwork errors, vendor error, and Organized Retail Crime (ORC), retail security practitioners must be well-versed on the ways of mitigating each problem.
"The days are long gone when alarm systems and guard dogs were enough to deter retail theft. Facing security problems on many fronts, including external and internal theft, operational and paperwork errors, vendor error, and Organized Retail Crime (ORC), retail security practiti…