Property Protection

When you are a business owner, chances are your days are filled with important meetings and tending to pressing matters within the company. It’s because of this busy schedule that many business owners do not stop to think about the level of security in place at their commercial property. If you think you have every [...]

Planet Security USA

The role of a retail store operator entails complex responsibilities, such as inventory forecasting, promotional planning and on-site security detailing. While security may seem like just another item on the list of everyday operations, security equipment suppliers such as Planet Security USA, remind retailers that it might be the most important responsibility. Every piece of [...]

Time to Stop Shrink

According to the most recent National Retail Security Survey, shrink climbed to 1.58 percent of retail sales in 2010, up from 1.44 percent in 2009. The study showed the extent to which retail losses hammered away at profitability, costing retailers $37.1 billion in 2010, up from $33.5 billion in 2009. To LP professionals, shrink conjures [...]

New Security Challenges

As new technologies evolve in the retail marketplace, retailers and consumers alike must adjust to new ideas and opportunities that have the potential to change the way we do business. On the horizon, many retailers are preparing for the advent of new payment options. Mobile payments are evolving rapidly, and in the coming years are [...]

New Technologies, New Risks

New technologies will come and go, opening new windows of opportunity for theft, fraud and loss.

Securing Your POS

In today’s world, customers are expecting to shop and checkout at a pace that is conducive to their busy schedules. As a result, most retailers have invested in electronic purchasing options such as point of sale (POS) systems, with credit card transaction capabilities. Retailers should be prepared to handle credit cards in a secure and [...]

Recognizing and Preventing Hidden Loss

While not classified as shrink, hidden losses are just as detrimental to the retailer’s bottom line as theft.

Self Defense Supplies

Self Defense Supply’s acute sensitivity to the general population’s needs that has led the company to the forefront of an industry that is growing daily.

Preventing Return Fraud This Holiday Season

Procedural review audits (PRAs) are an effective tool for systematically combating return fraud.

Fighting Return Fraud

The most common type of return fraud is return of stolen merchandise. Wardrobing, the return of used non-defective merchandise, like special occasion apparel and certain electronics, also poses a huge problem, as more than six in 10 retailers (61.4 percent) say they have been victims of this activity within the past year. Yet according to [...]

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