LPRC’s Working Group Awards are given to leaders and co-leaders who demonstrate strong participation, maintain a positive and interesting call environment, and whose deliverables affect a cross-section of retail formats. Their commitment and dedication improves our research and results community, and for that we are grateful. The LPRC is pleased to announce the 2019 Working Group Award Recipients:
Retail Fraud Working Group
Leader(s): Trish Svebek, Dollar General
Co-leader(s): Sean O’Brien, Target / James Kendall, Target
Organized Retail Crime Working Group
Leader(s): Jessica Zwart, Target / Bobby Haskins, Auror
Co –Leader(s): Ben Dugan, CVS / Abe Gonzalez, Bloomingdale’s
Product Protection Working Group:
Leader(s): Adam Hartway, InComm/ Scott Ziter, Price Chopper
Co –Leader(s): Andrea Guthrie, Dick’s/ Jeremy Henderson, TJX
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The LPRC Fellowship Award is given to those that exceed expectations through high-level performance and dedication on working groups or projects. We are proud to recognize these individuals for their participation in the LPRC. Our research and results community is made better by their contributions.
The LPRC is proud to announce its newest Board Members. The LPRC’s Board of Advisors champions the longevity of research-based decision-making through collaboration, advice and support to the Loss Prevention Research Council’s Director’s mission. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals:
LPRC Board of Advisors
Peter Chie
Peter Chie is the Operating Vice President of Asset Protection and Risk Management for Bloomingdale’s based in NYC. He is responsible for all physical security, crisis management, business resiliency and investigations for the organization. His experience in the retail loss prevention industry spans over 30 years in field, corporate and distribution positions at several Fortune 500 companies, both big box and specialty. He is a former Chair for the Lehigh Valley Chapter of ASIS, a member of the ASIS Retail Asset Protection Council, and a member of the NRF Loss Prevention Advisory Council.
Tim Hall
Tim Hall is the Director of Asset Protection at 7-Eleven. In his 20 year career at 7-Eleven, Tim has held various leadership roles in Operations and Asset Protection. Tim is a highly experienced Asset Protection professional who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals in 12 regions across US and Canada. Tim has strong technical and business qualifications with a proven track record of hands-on experience in strategic planning, business unit development, team development and project management. Tim is currently working towards earning his Bachelor degree in Business at the University of Phoenix.
Chris Hackler
Chris Hackler is the Vice President of Global Asset Protection for Signet Jewelers. Chris has over 30 years of experience in Loss Prevention. She has held a variety of positions including Store Manager, Regional Inventory Analyst, Director of Asset Protection, Director of Physical Inventory and Risk Management, Senior Director of Physical Security and Senior Director of Loss Prevention. Chris holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with Minors in Accounting and Psychology.
Tony D’Onofrio
Tony D’Onofrio is currently CEO of TD Insights, a consultancy focused on working with private equity companies, board of directors, public speaking, industry groups, and advanced technologies companies. Previously, Tony was Chief Customer Officer (CCO) at Tyco Retail Solutions (now Sensormatic), part of Johnson Controls. At Sensormatic, he managed global customer relationships, marketing, source tagging, and transitioning key security solutions into “as a service” models. Tony is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University (BA) and Cleveland State University (MBA).
Eric Williams
Eric Williams, CFI, CORCI, is the Senior Manager of Loss Prevention with City Gear. Based in Memphis, TN, Eric has the responsibility of managing all aspects of Loss Prevention for over 140 stores. He is a Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI) and a Certified Organized Retail Crime Investigator (CORCI). Eric is also certified in Wicklander-Zulaski and Reid and Associates. He’s been an active member of LPRC since 2016, particularly in the Violent Crime Working Group.
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What is the significance of IMPACT to Hedgie and his team? Find out in our latest video! Everyone experiences IMPACT differently: each attendee carries their own unique goals and objectives to our two-day event. But the unifying factor of collaboration ties our research & results community together each year. Register for IMPACT 2019.
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Mike currently leads the LPRC Research team, working with Director Dr. Read Hayes to shape, manage, and execute the LPRC’s yearly research load. He writes a monthly column for LP Magazine, and has been featured on Fox News, ABC News, and in depth on Fox Network.
We would love some background on your education. What did you study in college (what was your major)?
Sure! I was a psych major in undergrad at SUNY Buffalo, which it turns out means grad school is almost mandatory to land a great job. My sister was at Cornell 2 hours away working with some awesome professors studying marketing and consumer behavior. I got an internship there, and I haven’t left a research lab since!
When did you discover you had an interest in research?
I think future research scientists make the most annoying children on earth. “Why is that the way it is? Yeah but how does it work? Yeah but what if you took this part away, would it still work? Yeah but? Yeah but?” Sorry mom and dad.
How have your previous work experiences shaped you and your transition into your current role?
A typical academic research lab does a fantastic job of training you to form great research questions, come up with great plans for studying those questions, and analyze and interpret the results. The business world, including retail, does a fantastic job of challenging you to make sure your research questions matter to more than a handful of people, and to transform your results in to actionable insights.
Loss prevention is a hot topic largely because theft is so prominent, especially for large retailers. How would you say you approach your research with this in mind?
It’s actually really interesting how the general public views shoplifting. If I ask people to close their eyes and picture someone stealing from a store, they’ll probably picture a poor person stealing a loaf of bread, or a young kid stealing a pack of gum. What’s the big deal, right? Why are retailers getting so worked up? They picture Aladdin, not Tony Soprano. Understanding and reacting to that public perception is hugely important for our retailers.
What do you love most about your job?
I see a lot of people my age that are doing cool things, but what they’re working on doesn’t have anywhere near the amount of exposure that my ideas do. If I come up with an interesting study, I get to run it and share the results with hundreds of people. It’s really cool to know that my ideas and contributions are being put to real world use.
Have you ever had a surprising finding? If so, how did it change the way you approached data and future research strategies?
All the time. One of the most important reasons that research is so vital to AP is because we’re trying to understand the behavior of a population we don’t belong to. Offenders will routinely share a perspective on an LP deterrent with me that I wouldn’t have thought of in 1000 years. They’ll think a hole in a tag is a camera. They’ll show me how to pop a so-called “unbreakable” clasp open in seconds. There’s an incredible wealth of information that they have to offer us, albeit often hidden in a sea of not-so-useful ramblings, brags, and curse-word-laiden hot takes on global politics and economics
Where do you think the loss prevention industry is headed? What factors do you believe are/ will be influencing those changes?
I think big data and smarter analytics are going to completely change the game on us knowing when a bad person walks in to a store and is up to no good. However, I also think retailers will increasingly value customer experience over preventing theft, effectively handcuffing the LP team. Benefit denial technologies and technologies that serve the overall business as well as LP (i.e. inventory control, personal data for customer experience) have the surest future in our field.
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Building a C.O.E. to help retailers prepare for the LP consequences of self checkout, scan and go, and other checkout trends
Working Group: LP Innovation Working Group (LPIWG) Zones of Influence: 3
AP LP Store Survey Metrics R&D
Identifying general capabilities and loss prevention procedures across Goodwill stores
Working Group: Data Analytics Working Group (DAWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Gait Analysis/Biometric Analysis Project
Identifying how Gait can be used to identify crime.
Working Group: LP Innovation Working Group (LPIWG) Zones of Influence: 3
Conceal and Carry Policy Project
Examine the effect of conceal and carry practices on instances of violence in the supply chain.
Working Group: Supply Chain Protection Working Group (SCPWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Burglar Alarm Integration Project
In-store test of burglar alarm integration on loss
Working Group: LP Innovation Working Group (LPIWG) Zones of Influence: 3
TEB Track Camera TJX Proposal
Testing the effect of Track Cameras in 2 US retailer distribution centers
Working Group: Supply Chain Protection Working Group (SCPWG) Zones of Influence: 3
Benchmarking Partnerships with Retail Coalitions Project
Exploring the concept of the LPRC serving as the research arm of other retail coalitions, furnishing surveys and helping design studies
Working Group: Product Protection Working Group (PPWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Key System ROI Analysis
Measuring the ROI impact of a key system that doesn’t require a full rekey when a single key is lost
Innovation Chain: RFID Innovation Chain (RFIDiC) Zones of Influence: 3
Cash Drawer Monitoring ROI Analysis
Time and motion study to identify return on investment (ROI) of APG SmartTill
Working Group: LP Innovation Working Group (LPIWG) Zones of Influence: 3
Self-Checkout Training Delivery Method Study
Testing the effectiveness of various SCO training delivery methods/content
Working Group: LP Innovation Working Group (LPIWG) Zones of Influence: 3
Return Loss Project
Using survey research to identify the relationship between return policies and return loss
Working Group: Supply Chain Protection Working Group (SCPWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Fulfillment Fraud Project
Identify ways to limit fulfillment fraud in Supply Chain
Working Group: Supply Chain Protection Working Group (SCPWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Impact of Return Fraud on Shortage Study
Studying the impact of return fraud on shortage
Working Group: Retail Fraud Working Group (RFWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Buy Online and Pickup in Store Best Practices R&D
Exploring the best practices available to mitigate buy online and pickup in store fraud
Working Group: Retail Fraud Working Group (RFWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Manufacturer Coupon Anti-Fraud Project
Exploring best practices to combat paper and digital counterfeit coupon fraud
Working Group: Retail Fraud Working Group (RFWG) Zones of Influence: 3
Gift card Activation Cost Benefit Analysis
Explore the existing control process in place to delay gift card redemption for dishonest customers.
Working Group: Retail Fraud Working Group (RFWG) Zones of Influence: 3
Merchandise Credit Benchmark Project
Studying the impact of merchandise credit on non-receipted returns and shrink
Working Group: Retail Fraud Working Group (RFWG) Zones of Influence: 3
Return Fraud Offender Interview Project
Exploring why offenders specifically target certain retail stores for fraudulent returns, how they circumvent store’s return policy, and recommendation to mitigate fraudulently returns.
Working Group: Retail Fraud Working Group (RFWG) Zones of Influence: 3
Cap Index Robbery Industry Survey Project
Industry survey to better understand, reduce, and prevent crime and optimize the safety and secuirty of employees and customers.
Working Group: Violent Crime Working Group (VCWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Violence Associated to Merchandise Theft Project
Exploring opportunities within the incidence reporting platform and best methods to descalte violence associated with merchandise theft from a trianing perspective.
Working Group: Violent Crime Working Group (VCWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Workplace Violence Assessment Tool R&D
Assisting retailers to consider factors to provide suggestions when assessing workplace violence from a known individual.
Working Group: Violent Crime Working Group (VCWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Anti-Robbery iChain Tech/Mapping Retailer Survey
Working with several Crime Mapping entities to develop techniques in the Baltimore Area
Working Group: Violent Crime Working Group (VCWG) Zones of Influence: 5
LiveView Parking Lot Protection/Safe-Zone Extension R&D
Studying the effectiveness of the unit on customer’s perception of safety during the day and at night
Working Group: Violent Crime Working Group (VCWG) Zones of Influence: 4
Perimeter Camera Project
Studying the effects of DC perimeter cam placement on loitering, fence cutting, and deviant driver behavior at depot
Working Group: Supply Chain Protection Working Group (SCPWG) Zones of Influence: 4
CSI SelectaDNA PR/Deterrent Value Test
Measuring the Offender impact of DNA signage and solutions
Working Group: Violent Crime Working Group (VCWG) Zones of Influence: 3
Robbery Deterrence R&D Program
Testing the impact of robbery deterrents such as time delay safes, signage, etc.
Working Group: Violent Crime Working Group (VCWG) Zones of Influence: 3
FaceFirst Facial Recognition Database R&D
Studying current retailer facial recognition database entry criteria and establishing standards to facilitate inter-retailer warning functionality
Working Group: LP Innovation Working Group (LPIWG) Zones of Influence: 3
EAS Tracking of Convicted Offenders R&D
Testing the effects of EAS tagging of convicted offenders in Seminole County, Florida.
Working Group: ORC Working Group (ORCWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Felony Threshold Project
Using time-series analyses to identify the effect of higher felony thresholds on retail theft.
Working Group: ORC Working Group (ORCWG) Zones of Influence: 5
ORC Legislation Project
Using time-series analyses to identify the effect of new state ORC legislation on ORC activity by state.
Working Group: ORC Working Group (ORCWG) Zones of Influence: 5
ORC Trends Big-Data Analysis Project
Identifying temporal and geographic trends in ORC, as well as products most targeted by ORC.
Working Group: ORC Working Group (ORCWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Opioid Offender Interview ORC Project
Studying the relationship between the opioid crisis and organized retail crime (ORC) through in-depth offender interviews.
Working Group: ORC Working Group (ORCWG) Zones of Influence: 5
Avery Dennison Anti-ORC Label R&D
Customer, Offender, and Associate feedback on Anti-ORC labels, along with a 10 store test
Working Group: ORC Working Group (ORCWG) Zones of Influence: 1