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Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 146 - ChatGPT, Retail Tech Priorities and Australia Retail Shrink
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 146 - ChatGPT, Retail Tech Priorities and Australia Retail Shrink

Within five days of its release to the public in November 2022, ChatGPT had amassed a user base of over a million people. The top 5 tech driven strategies for retailers for the next 18 months are improving network and IT security (28%), new payment tech / capabilities (27%), advanced analytic tools and capabilities (25%). The retail sector in Australia and New Zealand lost about $4.3 billion a year through theft, a 28 per cent increase on four years ago when the last study was done.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 144 - Interview with Kroger's Kevin Larson
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 144 - Interview with Kroger's Kevin Larson

Kevin's perspective on his career, surprises, asset protection & its evolution, data analytics, his work at LPRC, working across boundaries, integration, and the future of loss prevention.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 143 - Inflation, Retailer Returns, and More Shoplifting News
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 143 - Inflation, Retailer Returns, and More Shoplifting News

Due to inflation, the UK English Breakfast was up an astounding 22% in February. Worldwide retailer returns have grown from $643 billion in 2015 to an amazing $1.8 trillion in 2022. Women’s dresses purchased online have a return rate as high as 90%. For the United States, the top three products with highest inflation are eggs at over 55%, butter and margarine at nearly 27%, and airfare at 26.5%. Retailers are relying on loss prevention tech to curb shoplifting.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 142 - Happiest Countries and LP Inspired Retail Ad Revenue
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 142 - Happiest Countries and LP Inspired Retail Ad Revenue

RILA AP Conference amazing turnout! Open House at our Labs a great success! Happiest countries, Roe v. Wade leak and potential protests, ORC data for 2021, Apple lawsuit over NFC use, and increased digitization of retail. Global retailers had $88 billion in ad revenue and in 2023 it will reach $101 billion. LP can have a major role in growing ad revenue. Amazon had 76.9% of the total retail media spend in 2022. Big opportunity for Walmart.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 141 - 2023 IT Tech Investments & Retail Crime Epidemic
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series - Episode 141 - 2023 IT Tech Investments & Retail Crime Epidemic

Potential Trump indictment, new Chat GPT 4 & its capabilities. The 2023 retail forecast is for 6.9% sales growth. Store IT spend is expected to increase by 4.0%, store counts up 3.5% in 2023 and 3.7% more store remodels. Topping the list of IT priorities is Personalizing the Customer Experience. Inventory visibility was a close second. America’s biggest companies say retail crime is an epidemic, but just big of a problem is it?

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 140 - USA Retail Crime Trends and Shopping While Drunk

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 140 - USA Retail Crime Trends and Shopping While Drunk

ICSC Summit for Organized and Violent Crime. AI in retail including text to video and generative video AI, and USA banking issues. Major retailers such as Macy's, Target, and TJX report higher shrink in WSJ article. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said some store customers who wear masks are more likely trying not to get caught shoplifting than stopping the spread of COVID. USA consumers spent $14 billion while drunk.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 139 - The Top 250 Global Retailers, Amazon No-Go, and Retail Fatalities 2022
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 139 - The Top 250 Global Retailers, Amazon No-Go, and Retail Fatalities 2022

Predictions from Chief Economist of Deloitte Global on what to expect in 2023. The top 10 retailers represent 34% of the total revenue of all top 250 global retailers. Apparel was fastest growing sector with highest profit margin at 9.8%. Amazon closing 8 Amazon Go stores. For 2022, retail violence incidents were up 17% and alarmingly fatalities were also up 17%. Parking lots at 53% had the highest fatalities.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 138 - USA Economic Signals and Growth of RFID
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 138 - USA Economic Signals and Growth of RFID

Quantum computing breakthrough, ChatGPT in Bing gets a little crazy on Valentine’s Day. More Chinese spy balloons. Walmart & Home Depot results forecast USA economy. In 2022, the problem of inventory distortion worldwide totaled an astounding $1.993 trillion. Retailers already using RFID in 2022, 83% had higher sales growth and 80% had higher profits.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 137 - Valentine fun facts and New ATF Gun Crime Report
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 137 - Valentine fun facts and New ATF Gun Crime Report

More unidentified objects shot down over US and Canada. US government was tracking ballon from take off, and train derailments. Thank Henry VIII for Valentine holiday. 67% of Americans said they plan to spend either the same or more in 2023 as they did last year on retail purchases. More than 1 million guns were stolen from private owners from 2017 to 2021. Number of suspected ghost guns recovered by law enforcement agencies & sent to ATF for tracing increased by 1,083% from 2017 to 2021.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 136 - Amazon halts Fresh Stores and US Secret Service Mass Attacks Research
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 136 - Amazon halts Fresh Stores and US Secret Service Mass Attacks Research

Amazon currently has 44 Amazon Fresh locations and 28 Amazon Go stores in the U.S. The company also took a $720 million impairment charge in the fourth quarter related to property, equipment, and operating leases at its physical stores. The common places for mass attacks were businesses, including restaurants and retail. 96% of the attackers in the study were male. 72% of the attackers experienced a financial stressor some time before the attack.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 135 - Perspectives from the National Retail Federation
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, Tom Meehan, and Guest David Johnston, NRF VP of Asset Protection and Retail Operations

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 135 - Perspectives from the National Retail Federation

David answers questions about NRF priorities, 2023 LP predictions, Big Show takeaways, NRF LP Council, value of industry groups, retail violence trends, and the increased importance of retail loss prevention.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 134 - NRF 2023 Review: Two Big Hits and Two Misses
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 134 - NRF 2023 Review: Two Big Hits and Two Misses

The top 5 technologies for 2023. In “2023, AI shifts from singles and doubles to home runs. The buzzwords that abounded at NRF 2023 include of course AI, plus lots of variations of everything being smarter, more intelligent, connected, and moving to real time. Eight in 10 retailers surveyed report that the violence and aggression associated with ORC incidents.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 133 - Retail, Economic, and Technology Predictions for 2023
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 133 - Retail, Economic, and Technology Predictions for 2023

Energy will remain expensive. Value will trump hypergrowth. The crypto winter will continue. More retail brands will launch recycling programs. More manufacturing will shift away from China. Frictionless trends in retail will accelerate. Investments in the metaverse would be best described as a hard maybe. Retailers have been sounding the alarm on theft for years; 2023 could generate a collective response on the federal and state level.

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 132 - Top 5 Strategies and Top 3 Technologies for 2023
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 132 - Top 5 Strategies and Top 3 Technologies for 2023

The 2023 Top 5 Strategies and Top 3 Retail Technologies for Retail Success

 

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 131 - Retail Crimes, Rising Returns, and Cost of the 12 days of Christmas
With Dr. Read Hayes, Tony D'Onofrio, and Tom Meehan

Loss Prevention Research Council Weekly Series Episode 131 - Retail Crimes, Rising Returns, and Cost of the 12 days of Christmas

As Walmart CEO warns of crime’s wave impact on retail, reports show how thieves brazenly rip off stores. San Francisco police secretly stake out retail stores, pharmacies to curb rampant shoplifting. 2022 Retail Returns Rate Remains Flat at $816 Billion. What the 12 Day of Christmas will cost you with 2022’s inflation.