AI is much more than ChatGPT! In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, we hear more about applications to help LP (and other retail teams) become more efficient and solve problems quickly. Caleb Popow and Scott Pethuyne chatted with Stefanie about what Zebra is working on in the AI space.  

How might KPIs and risk modeling be improved? What are the challenges of businesses adopting AI in day-to-day practice? In this episode, we hear about solutions that are moving at the speed of light, including the state of the art
Zebra Workcloud Actionable Intelligence platform. Learn more in this podcast!

Listen in as McLane Head of AP, Security, and Crisis Management Glenn Master, UPS VP of Public Affairs Jessica Lowrance, and Travelers Inland Marine National Practice Leader and Transportation and Crime and Theft Specialist Scott Cornel discuss the efforts of the International Supply Chain Protection Organization (ISCPO) and the Supply Chain Coalition to combat the newest strategic theft in retail: fictitious pick-ups. They also cover current trends, amazing cases, and local and national legislative efforts.

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, Stefanie Hoover chats with Jamie Kress from Sensormatic about their recent meeting at Auburn University. In the third year of this event, retailers gathered to learn more about RFID, Smart Exits, pilots, rollouts, how to sell the program internally, partnering with and educating law enforcement on RFID, and many other topics. They went hands-on in the RFID lab at Auburn as well! Check out this podcast to learn what you missed at this event.

Some things go great together. In this episode, Rhett Asher and Tony Sheppard discuss the partnership between ALTO and ThinkLP. We hear how getting better data from retailers helps ALTO react quickly and gets cases through the "red zone" and into the "end zone." How will this new integration increase store safety? Learn more here!

In this continuing podcast series with the Loss Prevention Research Council's (LPRC) Cory Lowe, PhD, we hear why felony thresholds have become an easy target for politicians. Retail crime is a complicated issue that is affected by many factors, including joblessness, ease of reselling stolen goods, and the drug epidemic. Felony thresholds have become an easy target for politicians, but when those thresholds aren't enforced through prosecution, does it really matter what the limits are? Listen in as Cory and Stefanie discuss what the data shows.

Dr. Cory Lowe of the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) tells it like it is in this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast. Stefanie and Cory chat about the importance of "real" data to help make informed decisions in LP. We hear about new research underway (including on facial recognition) and how their research helps to explain ROI on new technology retailers are considering. Listen to hear what to expect at this year's IMPACT conference in Gainesville, and much more!

In this episode of the Inside Scoop Podcast, Oakbrook, Illinois Chief of Police Brian Strockis has an unfiltered discussion with LPM's Stefanie Hoover about the department's effect on ORC in their community, specifically at the Oakbrook Mall.

As a part of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's grant program to fight ORC, Oakbrook PD was an early adopter and led the way in technology use and retail partnerships—and they are seeing the results. Listen to all the details here!

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, we hear from Doug Baker, FMI's VP of Industry Relations. Stefanie and Doug discuss what's new at FMI, their AP & Grocery Resilience conference, and the results of their survey, Key Strategies for 2024 and Beyond. Hear about the focus for LP leaders in the grocery space and what's keeping them up at night. These leaders continue juggling it all in this important sector of our economy.

In this Inside Scoop episode, we dive into the results of a recent survey commissioned by Sensormatic and conducted by LPM. Retail LP practitioners from around the country completed a survey to determine what the current attitude towards EAS tags is. Are they a thing of the past? Or do they remain part of an effective overall shrink program? Listen in as Kelly Brooks and Jamie Kress from Sensormatic discuss why they wanted to conduct the survey and its results with Stefanie Hoover and Jacque Brittain of LPM.

In this episode of LPM's Inside Scoop Podcast, Stefanie Hoover chats with industry veteran Mike Marquis. Mike spent many years in senior leadership positions in retail LP and always knew it was a numbers game. In fact, he became adept at pulling the numbers together to support programs and SOPs. If you're curious about why cost vs. retail is important, how shrink can be hidden, or why investigators need to dig into the numbers, you won't want to miss this one!