SHRINKAGE BY THE NUMBERS
The cost to retailers of shoplifting and employee theft continues to rise. The following are excerpts from an annual survey of 30 large retail companies...
LOSS PREVENTION BEGINS AT THE SOURCE
By KATE HENRY
With a hum to rival that of any hive, consumers swarm to retail stores every day, slapping down billions of dollars worth of bills and daring credit card...
NEW SHOPPING SCENARIOS
By MICHAEL FICKES
Retail executives have come to expect double duty from security technology. An effective system must, of course, help protect customers, employees and...
COMBINING SAFETY AND SECURITY
Delayed exit devices and electronic strikes play a key role in maintaining building security without compromising life safety at the world headquarters...
Comparing digital certificates and credit cards
Yuriy Dzambasow
Let's draw a comparison between digital certificates and credit cards. Typical PKI implementation is roughly equivalent to a mom-and-pop grocery store...
THE EVOLVING ROLE OF PROTECTION OFFICERS
By CHRISTOPHER A. HERTIG
The events of Sept. 11 will add another layer of public scrutiny to security personnel. Regulatory agencies are tightening requirements, and the media...
System discourages dishonesty for fine collectibles retailer
Aldeman's, a fine antique and estate jewelry specialty retailer with two stores in San Antonio, combats retail theft by incorporating a custom-fit CCTV...
SECURITY BUILT-IN
By CAROL CAREY
Preventing incidents aimed at tourists, such as those by purse-snatchers or pick-pockets, is a concern here. While there has not been a significant crime...
Background checks provide means to combat employee theft
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Security departments across the country have their hands full. Not only do they have to combat breaches of security from non-employees, but also they...
Soapbox at the mall
MICHAEL FICKES
As privately owned places where the public gathers, shopping centers face a delicate balance in trying to manage free speech activities without violating...
Protected against the enemy within
Randy Southerland
With more than 4,500 locations throughout the Southeast and an additional 500-700 opening each year, Dollar General still likes to be regarded as a little...
Renovating mall security
Michael Fickes
Architectural design can help minimize the likelihood of a shopping center crime. In an era when many shopping malls and older neighborhood centers are...
Keeping Customers Safe While Protecting Company Assests
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Retail security professionals today have to deal with a dizzying climate of change. High-profile news coverage about random acts of violence is raising...
A sense of security
BETH MATTSON
It's no surprise that security is a top issue for Security Square Mall in Baltimore. Although the center is actually named after the boulevard that borders...
Shopping with peace of mind
Michael Fickes
In retail shopping environments, security comes largely from peopleprotecting people. More and more, however, security tools back up securitypeople.The...
Upscale security
Access Control & Security Systems Integration Staff
As a leading tourist destination, Orlando, Fla., offers something forpeople of all ages. With its convention facilities, resorts and hotels, itis also...
Retail SecurityDigital video system eases the burdens of surveillance
George Partington
More and more, companies are turning to digital video surveillance as an effective and efficient means of deterring crime and gathering evidence for criminal...
Mega-mall requires mega-security
Carol Carey
Complex system - woven into a colorful landscape - provides state-of-the-art protection.A security director would need eyes and ears everywhere to succeed...
Remote video monitoring on the job
Michael Fickes
A national jewelry store chain and a luxury car dealership enhance CCTV using interactive remote monitoring systems.Burglars last summer attempted to...
Retail security gets EASier
GEORGE PARTINGTON
Retailers find electronic article surveillance a sure way to reduce shrinkage and increase profits. Retail outlets are adding a new item near their glass-front...
Retail Security Security not child's play
Don Garbera
FAO Schwarz enhances its upscale security system to accommodate store expansion and higher potential for theft. Security staff at the famous New York...
Retail Security Camelot music stores at top of retail charts for security measures
WILL POLLOCK
To prevent shrinkage, the $600 million retailer uses EAS, keeper boxes and point-of-sale exception reporting software. Today's retailers use security...
Asset tracking: Not just for retail
TINA D'AVERSA-WILLIAMS
Asset protection- including electronic article surveillance (EAS), identification, tracking, and protection from theft - is a major concern of security...
Digital is the answer at Dayton Hudson
GEORGE PARTINGTON
Mike Anderson and Sam Hildebrandt, asset protection professionals for retailer Dayton Hudson Corp., arrived in St. Louis for the American Society for...
Who's watching the till?--Given the opportunity, employees may steal
George Partington
American workers steal approximately $1 billion from their employers per week, according to the report "Employee Theft - The Profit Killer."Other estimates...
