May21
In the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, the United States scored a D+ average. Not exactly “hang-on-the-refrigerator” type grades. In a Tuesday presentation at NRF’s Global Supply Chain Summit, the society’s Brian T. Pallasch presented a somewhat grim portrait of the nation’s roads, railways, airports and other infrastructure. Although [...]
May21
Retailers at NRF’s Global Supply Chain Summit are learning about how to make their supply chains more effective and serve their businesses better. And, as they learned at one session, that sometimes includes giving stuff away. Charles Johnston, director of the repair and liquidation center at The Home Depot, joined Good360 Vice President of donor Relations Doyle [...]
May20
In this morning’s opening keynote at NRF’s Global Supply Chain Summit, Jim Tompkins, CEO of Tompkins International, told retail supply chain executives what a wild ride they’re in for: Retail is at a crossroads, with a transformation occurring as supply chain leaders gain the ear of the CEO. The supply chain is becoming even more [...]
May13
Not long ago, retail loss prevention was focused on catching shoplifters. But over the course of the last couple decades, the profession has evolved along with the entire industry. Effectively countering cyber crime, organized retail crime, workplace violence and other increasingly complex threats means loss prevention executives are more than a physical presence in a [...]
Apr29
Earlier this month, we introduced our series on the evolving careers of retail loss prevention leaders, asking Dan Faketty of Winn-Dixie to share his career story. To get another perspective for our second installment, we asked the same of another stand-out leader from our LP Advisory Council, Keith White. White is the senior vice president of loss [...]
Apr25
Earlier this week, we highlighted a few retailers who are working to find greener and more sustainable ways to run their businesses. And for retailers looking to reduce their total carbon footprint, the supply chain – a big piece of the carbon footprint pie – can’t be ignored. As Forbes recently illustrated in an article highlighting [...]
Apr18
As we’ve been talking about all week here on the blog, the retail industry offers some unique and fascinating careers. With our Loss Prevention Conference and EXPO coming up in June, we decided to talk to some of our Loss Prevention Advisory Council leaders for a three-part blog series on the evolving careers of LP leaders. We’ll cover three [...]
Apr15
Earlier this year at Retail’s BIG Show, the program filled to capacity session after session wasn’t the one with biggest retail names; it was the one with the smallest—The Main Street Retailing Forum. That’s why we’re bringing the Main Street Retailing Forum back this May with a complimentary program at the Washington Leadership Conference. Small [...]
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Mar20
Though the threat of a major port strike was recently averted, retail executives continue to face mounting challenges in managing increasingly complex global supply chains. To explore what’s next for the retail supply chain executive after a tense few months of port strike talk, we consulted with Larry Bergman, senior vice president of supply chain [...]
Mar12
Dealing with everything from shoplifting to extreme weather, the retail loss prevention profession requires constant vigilance in order to protect employees, customers and assets. While the range of threats is far-reaching, a few continuing and evolving trends are shaping the industry in profound ways. To explain the retail loss prevention landscape, we asked Rosamaria Sostilio, [...]
