Dr. Cory Lowe of the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) tells it like it is in this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast. Stefanie and Cory chat about the importance of "real" data to help make informed decisions in LP. We hear about new research underway (including on facial recognition) and how their research helps to explain ROI on new tec…

In this episode of the Inside Scoop Podcast, Oakbrook, Illinois Chief of Police Brian Strockis has an unfiltered discussion with LPM's Stefanie Hoover about the department's effect on ORC in their community, specifically at the Oakbrook Mall. As a part of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's grant program to fight ORC, Oakbrook PD was an early a…

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, we hear from Doug Baker, FMI's VP of Industry Relations. Stefanie and Doug discuss what's new at FMI, their AP & Grocery Resilience conference, and the results of their survey, Key Strategies for 2024 and Beyond. Hear about the focus for LP leaders in the grocery space and what's keeping them up at nig…

In this Inside Scoop episode, we dive into the results of a recent survey commissioned by Sensormatic and conducted by LPM. Retail LP practitioners from around the country completed a survey to determine what the current attitude towards EAS tags is. Are they a thing of the past? Or do they remain part of an effective overall shrink program? Listen…

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, Stefanie Hoover chats with industry veteran Mike Marquis. Mike spent many years in senior leadership positions in retail LP and always knew it was a numbers game. In fact, he became adept at pulling the numbers together to support programs and SOPs. If you're curious about why cost vs. retail is import…

In this podcast, LP Magazine continues its Inside Scoop series with Stefanie Hoover and Craig Skzlany from Sensormatic, who discuss self-checkout. What are retailers doing to address the rampant theft at the SCO? Are they closing them down or testing other methods to reduce theft and shrink? Listen in as Craig and Stefanie give us the scoop on the …

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, we hear from RFID experts about future use cases and where retailers are in the journey of adopting the technology. Jamie Kress from Sensormatic and Justin Patton from Auburn University's RFID Lab join Stefanie Hoover to discuss what is turning out to be a critical tool in the retail toolkit. Hear how …

In episode two of the LP Insights podcast, listen in as LP Magazine‘s Allie Falk and Jac Brittain discuss professional development, delving into topics such as investing in yourself, resumes, interviewing, and stepping out of your comfort zone.Par Loss Prevention Magazine

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, David Johnston and Christian Beckner from the National Retail Federation (NRF) chat with Stefanie Hoover about recent legislation and what's in store if we don't stop ORC now. More overlap between cyber criminals and ORC groups complicates LP professionals' investigations and the justice system even fu…

In episode one of this new recurring podcast, listen in as LP Magazine's Allie Falk and Jac Brittain chat about about some ways the LP Industry has evolved over the years, frustrations, excitements, general questions, and expectations on what's to come in 2024.Par Loss Prevention Magazine

Listen in as LPM's Stefanie Hoover talks with RILA's Lisa LaBruno and Khris Hamlin about the upcoming AP Conference in Dallas, Texas April 14-17. Appropriately themed "Unite," Lisa and Khris tell us all about the what's new at this year's conference (spoiler alert!) where RILA's team will continue to shake up the status quo. RILA, joining forces wi…

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, Stefanie Hoover and Tom Meehan discuss a wide range of topics including what's new in the industry and the latest buzz around AI. Tom reveals what it's like to write for LP Magazine, tips for podcast newbies, international travel, and what's new at CONTROLTEK. You won't want to miss it!…

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, Stefanie Hoover chats with Mike Combs and Rich McElwain from Flock Safety, two former loss prevention and law enforcement professionals. They discuss how to partner with law enforcement, as Rich and Mike share some examples of recent case closures. If you're curious about closing cases faster with less…

In Part 2 of Inside Scoop With an Entrepreneur, Stefanie Hoover and Steven May chat about what he's learned lately and what advice he has for aspiring entrepreneurs. It's not easy! But, nothing worthwhile ever is.Par Loss Prevention Magazine

In Part 1 of Inside Scoop with an Entrepreneur, Steven May and Stefanie Hoover chat about taking an idea from inception to success. Steven gets real about learning from mistakes and not surrounding yourself with "yes" people. Steven May founded LPI, an entirely new and then successful loss prevention concept, in the late nineties, and continues to …

In this episode of LPM’s Inside Scoop Podcast, Stefanie Hoover speaks with Sensormatic Solutions North America Sales Leader Jamie Kress about RFID—what’s new, where we’re headed, common misconceptions, and so much more.Par Loss Prevention Magazine

As organized retail crime continues to rise, asset protection and loss prevention professionals face constantly evolving challenges. This podcast explores the value of expanding your retail security footprint beyond entrances and interiors, as well as showcase how license plate recognition (LPR) technology can play a pivotal role in protecting your…

In this podcast, join Kevin McMenimen and David Williams as they discuss the upcoming Cook County Regional Crime Task Force (CCROC) Annual Conference which will take place August 8-9 at the Homeland Security institute in the College of DuPage. During this event, there will be over thirty speakers discussing multiple topics, lots of contests, tasty …

In this new episode of the ORCAs in Action Podcast, LPM’s Jac Brittain and Kevin McMenimen speak with David Williams, supervisor of the Cook County State’s Attorney Office and CEO of the Cook County Regional Crime Task Force (CCROC). They discuss what CCROC does, what makes it different from other ORCAs, how it started, and so much more.…

In the final episode of LPM’s Inside Scoop with a Fraudster Podcast featuring Alexander Hall and Stefanie Hoover, the two discuss the frightening reality of identity theft, and how to conquer it. Listen in on the strategies that entry-level fraudsters use to take advantage of information online. Here, you can discover more on account monitoring, wh…

In this episode of LPM’s “And This Is Why…” podcast series, Kevin McMenimen, LPC, talks with Matt Moreno, product specialist, global enterprise, and Andreas Nordgren, leader of business development, Cisco Meraki. They discuss exciting new technologies in the world of security, the power of partnerships, different use cases for their solutions, and …

Cisco Meraki provides physical security, reimagined. They promise to transform your safety and physical security best practices, helping you experience less complexity, fewer manual tasks, and more visibility. Here, Cisco Meraki Product Specialist, Global Enterprise, IoT Matthew Moreno explains how Cisco can help transform your organization’s physi…

Check fraud? Is it still a thing? Can't remember the last time you wrote a check? In episode 3 of this limited podcast series, Stefanie Hoover, CFI and Alex Hall talk about why this is still a viable fraud method—and one that can do a lot of damage to retailers. From set-up to recruiting, Alex lays out how inexpensive and profitable this fraud sche…

In this episode of LPM’s What’s Cooking podcast series, Kevin McMenimen talks with Anthony Camparone, a food and safety subject matter expert for Sensormatic. They discuss how food safety has increasingly become enmeshed with food safety, and how Sensormatic is helping teams through these changes.Par Loss Prevention Magazine

As a part of the ORCAs in Action January Blitz, we take a closer look at some winning strategies to help keep employees safe in the face of growing aggression and violence in the retail workplace. Psychologist Gethin Nadin talks about the need for every customer-facing team to be more aware of the ways increased customer aggression is affecting emp…

Episode Two of the Inside Scoop with a Fraudster podcast continues the revealing conversation between LP Magazine's Stefanie Hoover and Alexander Hall. Listen in as Stefanie and Alex delve into credit card fraud techniques and ways to defeat it. Hear how easy it is to obtain information and equipment to set up a credit card fraud scheme and how muc…

In Episode One of Inside Scoop with a Fraudster, Stefanie Hoover, CFI chats with Alexander Hall, a former fraudster and now consultant. Listen in to their candid conversation about life as a fraudster and specifically, in this episode, self-checkout fraud. What makes a fraudster tick? You're about to learn firsthand! Over this series, Stefanie will…

Homeland Security Investigation’s National Lead Development Center (NLDC), located in Williston, Vermont, is responsible for producing high quality criminal referrals and case support for the various HSI Field Offices across the country. Join us as we have a conversation with Allen Vanscoy, section chief for HSI's National Lead Development Center, …

The New Mexico Organized Retail Crime Association (NMORCA) is a project of the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with retail member companies and law enforcement across the state of New Mexico. NMORCA provides an online digital platform for retailers and law enforcement so they can easily share information in real-time to help prevent …

Join us in a conversation with Andy Ellen, president and general counsel with the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association to learn more about the Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance, to include how CORCA got started, who can participate, recent success stories resulting from the alliance, why you should get involved, and steps you can tak…

What role do our solution provider partners play when it comes to choosing and implementing new products and innovations? More importantly, what role should they play? What questions are the most important for loss prevention leaders to ask? To help us answer some of these critical questions, LP Magazine sat down with several industry experts and t…

In the world of retail loss prevention, there are many different types of innovation that might be pursued. Whether tied directly to specific products or services, internal processes or workflows, or operational efficiencies, every possible approach must be considered to adapt to the ever-changing needs of the retail landscape. While every successf…

The Georgia Retailers Loss Prevention Council (GRLPC) is a powerful group of loss prevention corporate and field leaders and law enforcement partners that have helped shape state legislation, cultivated strong partnerships with Georgia’s law enforcement community, and donated their time, efforts, and event proceeds back to the communities most impa…

In this episode of LPM’s “And This Is Why…” podcast series, Kevin McMenimen interviews Brian Wedoff, the senior director of loss prevention operations for Ulta Beauty. They discuss how NGS helped them through the challenges of the past few years, and keeping the safety of guests and staff as the number one priority.…

In this episode of LPM’s What’s Cooking podcast series, Kevin McMenimen talks with SmartSense President Guy Yehiav. When he joined SmartSense, Yehiav saw that they were well known for IoT, but not so much for loss prevention, where his background is. However, Smart Sense’s technologies can make a world of difference for loss prevention teams. Here,…

NGS is more than a glass contractor—they’re the biggest installer of window films and graphics in America. They consider themselves more of a solution provider, and have grown with a number of acquisitions in recent years. Retail is the first market segment they really focused on when the company started in 2009, but much has changed since then. He…

Sensormatic Solutions has gone through many changes over the years. Notably, as the company migrated from EAS to digital video, it realized it wasn’t an EAS company—it is a loss prevention company that needed to do many different things. Here, Sensormatic Sales Director Randy Dunn explains where Sensormatic started, how it has evolved, and what’s i…

In this podcast, LPM Editor-in-Chief Jack Trlica speaks with Rui Rodrigues, executive advisor on loss prevention and risk management for the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) based in Toronto. Rodrigues, a veteran retail loss prevention executive, is now a consultant working with the RCC where he is the liaison between the association and their retail…

Similar to any business operation, organized retail crime (ORC) networks operate to make money. A key difference however is that they must innovate to move and hide that money as much as possible. What was once considered a “street crime” operating solely with cash on the street, ORC has evolved to the world of e-commerce and cryptocurrency. Findin…

In this extra special episode of LPM’s 2 Cents on 2 Things podcast, Kevin McMenimen speaks with Terry Sullivan, president of the Loss Prevention Foundation, which recently acquired Loss Prevention Magazine. They discuss why it made so much sense to bring these two companies together, the importance of ensuring the personal safety of employees and c…

Similar to any business operation, organized retail crime (ORC) networks operate to make money. A key difference however is that they must innovate to move and hide that money as much as possible. What was once considered a “street crime” operating solely with cash on the street, ORC has evolved to the world of e-commerce and cryptocurrency. Findin…

As Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) helps to lead the fight against ORC, retailers are partnering with HSI and a network of government agencies supporting ORC investigators and driving investigations that also look at the ancillary opportunities for criminal charges, which will help in crippling and dismantling these criminal networks. In thi…

With retailers being assaulted by ORC gangs who smash-and-grab their way through the store, what are retailers doing to collaborate and help support safety in stores and across store teams? In this podcast, Walgreens AP Solutions Lead Director of Major Crimes Steve Walker, Nordstrom Vice President of Asset Protection Steve Fahey, and Nordstrom Asse…

In this episode of LPM’s Take 10 Podcast, Kevin McMenimen speaks with Senior Director of Anti-Money Laundering Lauren Kohr and Project Coordinator and Researcher Tiffany Polyak with the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS). They talk about the work that ACAMS does through webinars, training content, thought leadership,…

In this podcast, the executive team at the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)—Senior EVP Public Affairs Michael Hanson, Senior EVP Retail Operations Lisa LaBruno, and Senior EVP Communications and Marketing Jason Brewer—discuss the latest on retail’s push for the federal INFORM Act and the concerted efforts across the industry in the fight …

In the second part of LPM’s podcast with FMI Vice President of Industry Relations Doug Baker, LPM’s Kevin McMenimen and Courtney Wolfe speak with him about FMI’s upcoming conference—the first since January 2020! Baker talks about new features of the conference, including roundtable discussions after educational sessions so participants can dive eve…

In this episode of LPM’s Take 10 limited series podcast, Kevin McMenimen and Courtney Wolfe speak with the Food Industry Association’s (FMI) Vice President of Industry Relations Doug Baker. Baker discusses the work that FMI has done to keep the food industry afloat throughout the challenges of the pandemic, including developing educational guides o…

In this episode of LPM’s Take 10 limited series podcast, Kevin McMenimen speaks with Deputy Assistant Director of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Raul Aguilar for the second time—10 minutes just wasn’t enough! Aguilar discusses public-private partnerships and how they help in HSI’s efforts; how online marketplaces enable sellers of stolen go…

In this episode of LPM’s 2Cents on 2Things podcast, Kevin McMenimen speaks with Jennifer Schaefer, Field Asset Protection Manager at T-Mobile. Schaefer talks about T-Mobile’s international ambassador program and the importance of branding, and how a search for mindfulness led to the creation of her small business. For the charity portion of the pod…

In this episode of LPM’s And This Is Why podcast, Kevin McMenimen and Jacque Brittain speak with Mike Lamb, who has managed loss prevention for a variety of large retailers such as Home Depot, Walmart, and Kroger. They discuss the National Association of Shoplifting Prevention’s (NASP) Better Choices Program, where both Lamb and McMenimen sit on th…