PUBLISHER’S LETTER

Special Edition

September 2001 has special meaning to those of us at the magazine for two reasons…one happy and one not.

That month ten years ago saw the publication of the premier issue of LossPrevention magazine. After introducing the concept of the magazine at the June National Retail Federation LP conference in Vancouver, we produced and printed the inaugural issue that was distributed to the industry at the beginning of September. Our excitement, of course, was quickly dashed by the tragic events of September 11th.

A lot has transpired in the past ten years. The magazine has gone on to flourish as an educational vehicle for the loss prevention industry, chronicling the evolution of LP from a single-focused corporate function to a fully integrated contributor to a wide-range of functions that significantly contribute to the health and wealth of the retail corporation.

Part of that evolution may have been spurred by the security needs post-9/11. In fact, Tina Sellers, vice president of loss prevention at GameStop, makes that exact argument in the opening article in this issue:

“The major impact of 9/11 was that, I believe, it was the trigger that began the evolution to real corporate security. Our profession is more respected and our opinions more sought after now than they were prior to that day. There was a definite shift in focus, as well as in budget allocation, from traditional shrink-reduction programs to true asset protection measures.”

Because of the significance of September 11th on our country as a whole as well as our industry, we decided to devote the majority of this issue to a retrospective of the event in the eyes of retail executives and their opinions of its impact on retail security today.

In the opening article on page 21, we’ve tried to summarize the principle changes that have taken place post-9/11. We’ve also included a great number of observations from a variety of executives starting on page 29, including a personal look at where they were that September morning.

We’ve included a heart-wrenching article on page 45 from Bobby Senn, a New York City firefighter who survived the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers and the difficulties he and fellow surviving first responders have endured these past ten years.

I would like to thank all the many people who contributed their observations for this issue, especially David McGowan of Tiffany, Rosamaria Sostilio of Saks Fifth Avenue, Gary Johnson of The Vitamin Shoppe, and Malachy Kavanagh of the International Council of Shopping Centers, who all provided a great deal of background.

While we all have seen and read a great deal of information over the past few weeks on this ten-year anniversary, we trust that our focus on the effect of September 11th on the LP industry is worthy of your time. Hopefully it will stimulate a review of your company’s programs as discussed here, or confirm your position on crisis management, employee communications, travel safety, and other areas that protect your people and facilities.

We invite you to submit your own remembrances and observations by going to our website, Facebook page, or LinkedIn group. We expect there are numerous stories among our readership that are valuable to share. We hope you take the time to provide your own personal insights.

Jack Trlica

Editor and Publisher

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