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NEW - Preteen & Teenage Shoplifting
Retail security industry experts generally agree that about one-third of the shoplifting, here in the United States, can be attributed to minors. There is no true industry figure, taking into account that much of the teenage and preteen shoplifting largely goes unreported.
NEW - The Negligent Detention of Shoplifters
I’d like to share a case of Negligent Detention by a major retailer of two “suspected shoplifters” that took place over two years ago. Of course, I’m not naming the subjects or retailer involved, but can tell you this case was settled, in favor of the plaintiffs, for a very sizable sum of money and could have been avoided if the retailer’s agents and management staff had use an ounce of common sense. I’ve written extensively on the topic of Litigation Avoidance and this case points directly to what went wrong and how it could have been avoided.
Dirty Handed
Employee theft—it’s the proverbial elephant in the room. As a small-business owner, it’s easy to pretend the looming specter isn’t there. “That couldn’t happen to me! ” is a common refrain. Unfortunately, the headlines tell a different story. Garden Center Magazine - February, 2011
RFID hits the tipping point
I have always wondered when a few technology markets would hit "the tipping point", a concept promoted by the book of the same name that Malcolm Gladwell published 10 years ago. Biometrics has been one of those question marks; so has video analytics. But RFID (radio frequency identification) asset tracking can be moved off the question mark list; it has "tipped".
Garden Center Theft: A Growing Problem
“I have always found that a shoplifter wants to enter your business unnoticed, steal and exit the store unnoticed. Exchanging pleasantries and establishing eye contact puts the thief on notice that they have been spotted.”
Black Friday - Lessons Learned
What are retailers doing to secure customer safety during "Doorbuster" sales events. What lessons were learned after the 2008 tragic WalMart Valley Stream, NY Black Friday event.
Employee Theft Interview Procedures - PDF
A detailed learning tool for employers on how to conduct non-threatening employee theft interviews.
Black Friday - At what cost?
Commonsense crowd control measures for retailers to take during high profile sales advents. This article was first printed in SecurityInfoWatch.com (2008)
Retail Loss Prevention Workshop - PDF
A Powerpoint presentation addressing: Vendor Theft, Employee Theft and Shoplifting.
Secure Your Holiday Profits - Don't Get taken During the Giving Season
Commonsense steps for securing profits. This article was first printed in the 2007 November/December issue of New Age Retailer.
Missing Bank Deposits
Your Bank Deposit is Missing! This article appears in the publication Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention: An Encylopedic Reference by Charles Sennewald, CPP, CMC, CSC and John Christman, CPP. (Butterworth-Heinenann, 2008) Curtis Baillie, CSC is a Contributing Author.
Making Safer Bank Deposits
This article appears in the publication Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention: An Encylopedic Reference by Charles Sennewald, CPP, CMC, CSC and John Christman, CPP. (Butterworth-Heinenann, 2008) Curtis Baillie, CSC is a Contributing Author.
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