Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Into-the-Mind-of-a-Shoplifter.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Into-the-Mind-of-a-Shoplifter.html To better understand shoplifting and to minimize theft we not only worked with law enforcement agencies, the security industry and retail organizations but we also interviewed approximately 300 shoplifters to better learn the some of the tricks of their trade. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Violence-in-Shoplifting.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Violence-in-Shoplifting.html You will often hear the term “Shoplifting is a Victimless Crime”, this certainly is not necessarily always the case. With the rise in shoplifting there has become an increase in violence towards retailers and their employees. In some cases these are verbal assaults but in a growing number of cases it has become physical. Retailers need to recognize a potential danger to personal safety and take the appropriate action. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/In-Business-to-Sell-Shoplifted-Items.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/In-Business-to-Sell-Shoplifted-Items.html Shoplifting along with employee theft has become big business. In a number of cases, storefronts have been set up for the sole purpose of reselling shoplifted items for huge profits. In other cases shoplifters as well as grocery store employees have made arrangements with unscrupulous restaurants to supply them with stolen merchandise, primarily meat products for a cut rate price. Meanwhile other shoplifters have gone into business for themselves selling a variety of shoplifted items on one of the many online auction sites. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Grocery-industry-at-high-risk-of-theft.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Grocery-industry-at-high-risk-of-theft.html Shoplifting is very common in the grocery stores, especially now that most stores have expanded to carry much more than just your stable grocery items. The combination of higher end consumer items combined with relatively low levels of security make it an ideal target for shoplifters. With tougher economic times it is projected that theft both internal as well as external is expected to dramatically increase. With small profit margins grocery stores need to seriously consider the prevention of shoplifting as a key component in reducing losses. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/To-Catch-a-Thief.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/To-Catch-a-Thief.html I challenged a friend who owned a Health Food / Vitamin Store to an experiment. Over a three day period an accomplice and I would try to rob his store blind. The owner was confident that his staff was alert and he had some good anti-theft devices. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Retail-Loss-Growing-Problem.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Retail-Loss-Growing-Problem.html In today's highly competitive environment keeping retail loss, which includes shoplifting, internal theft, fraud, etc. to the utmost minimum is mandatory for the ongoing success of your retail business http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Calculate-the-Cost-of-Shoplifting-and-Employee-Theft.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Calculate-the-Cost-of-Shoplifting-and-Employee-Theft.html Shoplifting and employee theft cost the retailer a great deal in lost profits and everyone and everyone including the consumer pays for this crime. Unfortunately retailers often underestimate the actual figure in terms of losses. Unless a business has strict inventory control it is simple to come up short getting a good sense of overall losses. There is a basic formula for calculating total annual retail losses in your business, which will give you a fairly accurate idea of how much profits are actually walking out your door. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Reducing-the-Employee-Theft-Epidemic.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Retail/3869/Reducing-the-Employee-Theft-Epidemic.html The FBI calls employee theft “the fastest growing crime in America!” and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that 75% of employees steal from the workplace. But it possible to reduce the incidence of employee theft by following some simple tips.