RILA Report: Asset Protection 

Letter From Paul

Letter From Paul Paul Jones, Vice President, Asset Protection, Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) The last six months seem like an episode from The Twilight Zone. So much has happened in such a quick period of time and it adds complexities to our personal lives, our profession, our country and the entire retail sector. More >>

Asset Protection

Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) Liz Benson, Retail Operations Coordinator, Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) The Loss Prevention Research Council is hosting a session at RILA's Loss Prevention, Auditing & Safety Conference. More >>

Will Consumer Shoplifting Slow as the Economy Improves? Caroline Kochman, Executive Director, Natioannl Association for Shoplifting Prevention There are three kinds of consumers: those who will never shoplift; those who will always shoplift; and those who, given the right opportunity, environment and justification will try their hand at shoplifting. More >>

Importance of Partnerships Today Gene Smith, President, The Loss Prevention Foundation We all know that we are now in challenging times. Cutting budgets and re-evaluating our expenditures occupies more of our time than ever before. More >>

Executive Profile

Executive Profile: Claude Verville Claude Verville, Vice President, Asset Protection, Lowe's Companies Claude Verville is vice president of loss prevention & safety at Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Discover more about Claude's thoughts on the loss prevention field in the interview below. More >>

Feature Articles

Focusing on Deterrence Read Hayes, Ph.D, Director,, Loss Prevention Research Council One thing is certain: LP is a critical part of retail success. I also believe the key to LP success is deterrence. More >>

Loss Prevention: Managing through the “Perfect Storm” Rohit, Agarwal, Digital Harbor (Norkom Technologies) Retail loss prevention is potentially facing a “perfect storm.” How can LP executives manage to this impending crisis? More >>

Loss Prevention Impact on Shareholder Value King Rogers, Principal, King Rogers Group We all know intuitively that when loss prevention is successful in preventing and recovering losses for our employers, we can impact our company’s bottom line. Of More >>

Coach's Corner: "Plan C" Steve Lundeen, , Dream Engineering Growing up and to this day, my mother and now my mother-in-law have continually and regularly told me “save for a rainy day.” Well, my friends, we seem to be in a torrential downpour. More >>

Alignment: Is it Time to Visit the Chiropractor? Walter E. Palmer, Chief Executive Officer & President, PCG Solutions, Inc. In this month’s column we are going to look at the issue of alignment. Frederick W. Smith, chairman of FedEx Corp., has said, “Alignment is the essence of management.” More >>

A Year for Innovation David Johnston, Director, Business Development, LP Innovations Rather than become victims of change, we as loss prevention professionals must not only accept change, but look forward to how we can work beyond the challenges, limitations and uncertainties of tomorrow. More >>

Investigator’s Corner: Does Prosecution Make Good Cents? David E. Zulawski and Shane G. Sturman, , Many organizations feel that a dishonest employee should be prosecuted to deter other employees from theft, but is prosecution really a deterrent? More >>

RILA Update

3 ORC Bills Filed Tomorrow; RILA Grassroots Website Launched Dave Garriepy, Manager, Public Affairs, Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) On Wednesday, three pieces of legislation are expected to be filed to combat organized retail crime (ORC). More >>

Inaugural Horizons Subcommittee Meeting Liz Benson, Retail Operations Coordinator, Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) On February 17 and 18, leading retail loss prevention leaders, global think tanks, and solution providers met at RILA headquarters to begin a complex process of discovery and innovation. More >>