Loss Prevention Executive Commentary

1. The Evolution Of Enterprise Killers
   5/11/2012

   Threats to e-commerce have been around as long as e-commerce itself.  Since the first highly publicized Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack took down Yahoo 12 years ago, costing the company US$500,000 in just three hours,  security professionals have been in an arms race to keep up with the threat from viruses, worms, trojan horses and other tactics exploited by cybercriminals. By Neal Quinn, Chief Operating Officer, Prolexic

2. Don’t Simply Prevent Loss... Change Your Business, NextLP Loss Prevention Leadership Series
   5/4/2012

   Loss prevention professionals play a vital role in the profitability and success of their retail organizations. They perform the traditional role of protecting company assets, improving shrink prevention, reducing fraud, preventing theft, and improving safety; yet, they have the opportunity to do more. By Rich Mellott, president, DIGIOP

3. Seizing Opportunities With Real-Time Monitoring And Notification Guest Series Part 3
   9/20/2011
   In today’s hyper-competitive retail environment, leading retailers must be able to identify opportunities and address situations immediately as they occur. By Alexei Agratchev, CEO, BVI Networks and Steve Deal, CEO, Indyme Solutions
4. How A "Video Context" Amplifies Your Business Intelligence Guest Series Part 2
   8/17/2011
   Sharing surveillance footage across departments can lead to some amazing "Aha!" moments that could turn an ordinary store into an extraordinary one. By Jackie Andersen, retail business development manager, Axis Communications
5. Web-Based Cash Management Connectivity Guest Series Part 3
   7/21/2011
   In previous installments of this guest series, we discussed operational policies that improve cash control and made an ROI case for cash control solutions. This time, we're going to zero in on the cash management efficiencies enabled by modern Web-based technology. By Dave Lunn, sales & marketing director, Tellermate Group
6. Web-Based Cash Management Connectivity
   7/21/2011
   In previous installments of this guest series, we discussed operational policies that improve cash control and made an ROI case for cash control solutions. This time, we're going to zero in on the cash management efficiencies enabled by modern Web-based technology. By Dave Lunn, sales & marketing director, Tellermate Group
7. Guest Column: RFID Poised To Increase Inventory Visibility, Loss Prevention Success
   7/14/2011
   Retailers know that effective inventory management is critical to their profitability. But despite their continued attempts to improve on-shelf availability, stores are still suffering lost retail sales due to out-of-stocks. By Nick Khalil, President and Customer Management, Checkpoint Systems
8. RFID Poised To Increase Inventory Visibility, Loss Prevention Success
   7/14/2011
   Retailers know that effective inventory management is critical to their profitability. But despite their continued attempts to improve on-shelf availability, stores are still suffering lost retail sales due to out-of-stocks. By Nick Khalil, President and, Customer Management, Checkpoint Systems
9. Managing Your Action Plan Guest Series Part 3
   6/7/2011
   This article, the third in a three-part series, discusses the importance of acting on information collected in the audit. The first article in this series, "Retail Fusion — The Benefits Of Organizational Visibility", can be seen here and the second in the series, "Achieving Visibility", can be seen here. By Eric White, director of retail strategy, Wren Solutions
10. Guest Column: After A Data Breach - Navigating The Road To Recovery
    5/26/2011
    Not even halfway through 2011, and nearly 11 million records containing personally identifiable information have been put in jeopardy by malicious and inadvertent data breaches. Given the volume of credit card and other "personally identifiable information" that passes through the hands of retailers, the question is most certainly not if, but when a retailer will suffer a data security breach. By Nick Economidis, Beazley Group