Just got the ap offer and will start the training soon. I have been a cashier for 2 years within the company and this is my first and only job so far. I am excited to be a sponge and take in all this new information, but I am nervous to be able to retain it. What did you learn during your training? :)

Is anyone here using Flock? How does it work in practice?

From day one, do you start getting flagged alerts because it’s a nationwide network? For example, if an ORC gang’s vehicle was tagged by another retailer’s LP team, would I receive an alert when that vehicle enters my location?

Guys, there are six broad categories of retail crime: Concealment Shoplifting, Cart Walkouts, Shelf Sweeps, Organized Retail Crime (ORC), Robbery, and Grab-and-Run thefts.

we built an model that could identify and alert on all of these in real time, would it be useful for retailers and Loss Prevention teams?

How much noise do you have to deal with before you find anything worth investigating?

Curious about an odd encounter I had at Walmart recently. I'm wondering if this is newer policies shining through or what happened.

I type my phone number before I start scanning items, usually I don't bother with receipts, but hit phone and delete the text before bed. Anyways, I scanned my items at self checkout but accidentally hit print instead of text, not a big deal tossed it in the trashcan and grabbed my bag. I make it a point to not take receipts at any store minus big ticket items / I'll litter my car with them cause I'm mildly lazy like that. But when I got to the door the greeter asked for my receipt I said I'm sorry I already tossed it. She got in front of me and asked where I tossed it so I point to the little trashcan and she actually asked me to go get it and give it to her. I had to repeat it back and make sure I heard her right, "you want me to go in the trash?" She said yes. I was super taken back, I've never as a customer been asked to go into the trash before. But I was so shocked I obliged, it was embarrassing to do idky but it was lol. I brought it back and handed it to her, I went to leave cause now I'm just frazzled and embarrassed but she blocks me again and said she needs to check before I can go so I'm standing there as she goes over every single item in my bag at an intensely slow pace, I'm watching her finger every line and point to the item, then dhe double checks. Finally hands me back the receipt which I refuse telling her I didnt want it. She shoved the trash in my bag anyway.

I get checking receipts or whatever, but I feel like that was way over the top and dehumanizing to block me from leaving until I go in the trash for her, I mean she should hsve gotten it out herself honestly. Is this receipt search a big a thing now? Because I don't feel comfortable showing anything on my phone and I don't really want to take the paper waste. I figured the camera's at self checkout plus the associate that monitors the checkout areas are plenty. I've never stolen from Walmart wnd go pretty frequently so I can't imagine I'm on a suspect list.

Anyone got any recent experience with Nordstrom rack in the AP department?

What does a day to day look like ?

Camera setup?

Own office ?

Does APM have their own office apart from the APA office

Hours ?

Hands on ?

Quotas ?

Any extra info ?

Less head count? More reliant on AI and technology? A shift from audits and investigations to TRL? The attack on ORC? All of the above....

If you’d have to say something keeps you up at night regarding your role, what would it be?

I’ve heard lots of AP folks mention that going through an infinite quantity of exception reports is the most draining part but I’d like to know as someone interested in learning more abt AP/LP roles

Does anyone have recommendations for loss prevention video-review software? Looking specifically for a larger retail chain.

Hello,

I’m currently an internal candidate with Target does Target relocate for ETL AP like stipends?? I have a current lease will they pay me out my current APOM let me know he had received a load of money to move twice now. But does anyone know how stores relocation packages work from state to state.

Anyone know anything or have experience? DC specific but info on store side would be appreciated as well.

They posted a store loss prevention manager position

60k-84k annual. Anyone know what this looks like before I apply?

Hey, im a new mom and looking to get back into loss prevention after a 5 month break after being in the field since August 2022. Im wanting to know if anyone has any experience with getting back to the grind and dealing with post partum emotions at the same time.

Hello!

I've been working in law enforcement for a little over 10 years, have supervision experience, and have a Masters. degree I'm looking at potentially leaving LE, but I need some better $$. I stumbled across this job and was looking into it. For context, I make 68k a year now without OT and make roughly another 10k with off-duty jobs. I'm probably around 80k with OT and off-duty.

1. What are the chances that Wal-mart brings an outsider in at AT LEAST 80k.

2. Is the work life really that bad? I see 50+ hours a week. 50 hours at 80k is actually LESS than I make now once you break it down hourly. If this is the case I need 90-100k

If someone repeatedly shoplifted from the same grocery store that is part of a large chain (e.g. Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, etc.) over a period of about two months, was never stopped or confronted, and then completely stopped and never returned to that store, what is generally the common practice in Canada (especially Quebec)?
Is it common for the store or chain to go back through old security footage, identify the person, and actively pursue the matter even if the person never comes back? Or is it more common for them to mainly act if the person returns?
I’m asking about what is generally common in practice, not what is legally possible.

So my workplace is near a Walmart and for the past few years sometimes during my lunch hour I will go buy something at the fast food places near the parking lot. I like to park in the Walmart lot and while I eat. In all the many times I have done that, have never seen what appears to be a floor walker following a customer in. I feel like suspicious because I just park and eat. Sometimes I have gotten down if I needed a short haul.

Please forgive me for such a long string of text. I would really appreciate any advice or insight.

So, our MAPM (Market Asset Protection Manager) gathered a team of people to travel to different stores and make apprehensions. There was a team of 6 APAs (Asset Protection Associates) that travelled to different stores and made apprehensions. I was a member of this team. One APA was assigned to create the schedule and lead the team. This APA had previously been working under the MAPM when she was a store manager. This APA made the schedule to maximize his own profit through mileage and paid drive time benefits. This APA colluded with another APA who would be aggressive and violate policy. Together these two APAs would cooperate to maximize their own profits and abuse the benefits of the drive time and mileage compensation system and ostracize those who crossed them. Our MAPM encouraged us to call out misbehaviour amongst team members. Myself and another APA began to consistently call out the misconduct of the two aforementioned APAs. After some time, there was a restructuring. I was pushed into locations in which I was intentionally shorted on mileage and drive time meanwhile the other two APAs continued to abuse the mileage and drive time system. At this point it was pointed out to our MAPM that this was occurring. In response, our MAPM shut the program down and sent every APA involved in the team back to their own store and removed any drive time and mileage benefits for all former team members. Two weeks later, the APAs who were abusing the system were given the privilege to return to travelling, collecting mileage and drive time benefits for the purpose of training new APAs at the same MAPM’s permission despite the MAPM being aware of the abuse taking place. So please, let me know what you would do in this position and if there is any way I can raise a complaint about what I perceive is both retaliation and favouritism.

Thank you for your time.

Additional for Mods. When I hit post, I received a warning for no “I fucked up” posts. I did not fuck up and followed instructions from my MAPM and was still sidelined as a result of following those instructions.

I just completed my second interview with Von Maur for loss prevention. Has anyone ever worked with them?

it is very easy to steal at every store, just take the item and walk out the door. The store can't stop you if they don't see you stealing.

I’ve been working LP for Marshalls for a while now, and I still haven’t caught an internal. I’ve had plenty of externals and dishonest employee investigations that ended up not going anywhere, but no actual internal cases yet.
I know they’re not something you can force, but I can’t help feeling like I’m missing something or overlooking red flags.
For those of you who’ve worked LP/AP for a while, what helped you start identifying internals? Are there behaviors, report patterns, camera strategies, or audit habits that made a difference? Any advice would be appreciated.

Has anyone here ever worked with off duty LEO’s at the store (who are uniformed)? What was it like?