Quick Survey on Holiday Retail Loss Prevention Issues

Posted on Nov 4, 2011 in ReThink Retail | 0 comments

The holiday shopping season can cause considerable losses for retailers. These losses can stem from theft of items like ham and stocking stuffers, or they can be the result of cashiers mishandling common holiday promotions like “buy-one-get-one” or buy three of ‘A’ and get one ‘B for free.” What are the most common losses that you encounter during the holidays? This can include...

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New Study on the State of Retail Shows It’s All About To Change

Posted on Oct 24, 2011 in ReThink Retail | 1 comment

Download: 2011 Study on the Impact of the Zombie Apocalypse on Retail While most of us in the retail space are busy sifting through the data of two new reports this week: 2011 Global Retail Theft Barometer and 2011 National Shrink Study (from University of Florida), a new, more startling study has been released that will turn the retailing world upside down. In light of the recent events...

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Spotlight on Karen VanBrunt, LPC & Director of Professional Auditing Services

Posted on Jun 20, 2011 in ReThink Retail | 0 comments

Karen VanBrunt brings over 30 years of experience in loss prevention to her daily responsibilities as director of professional auditing services at Agilence.  Below, we learn more about Karen’s background and her work managing Agilence’s centralized auditing team. Karen’s career began with a position at the cash office in Marshall’s, located directly next to the loss prevention...

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Interview with Pedro Ramos and the History of Loss Prevention

Posted on Jun 1, 2011 in ReThink Retail | 0 comments

I thought I’d share with you all a conversation I recently had with Pedro Ramos, director of retail solutions at Agilence. Pedro emigrated from Portugal at the age of 11 with his parents to seek economic opportunities in the U.S. and went on to form over two decades of experience in retail after college. Pedro previously served as the assistant vice president for loss prevention at...

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We Stop Shrink and More – New Site Live for NRF LP

Posted on May 24, 2011 in ReThink Retail | 0 comments

As the National Retail Federation’s Loss Prevention Conference approaches (June 13-15, 2011 Dallas), we at Agilence have once again launched a website dedicated to that event.  In coordination with our partners at Cisco and IBM, we will be blogging and posting news and videos leading up to the event.  We will also be doing a few cool things live at the event and streaming to the...

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New Must Have for Retailers

Posted on May 10, 2011 in ReThink Retail | 0 comments

Retailers today are looking for new ways to attract and keep consumers.  With the growing popularity of online retail, the bricks and mortar store front is struggling to compete. So, retailers are constantly looking for new ways to entice consumers into the store and, once there, to convert them to loyal, buying customers. To that end, I think I have found the solution.  Mike Bouchet is an...

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