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PARTING WORDS
How About— a Little This and a Little That
It is sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I have this major task of authoring a column called “Parting Words” for LP Magazine. Throughout the life of the magazine, I’ve bumped into colleagues who tell me they regularly read this column and occasionally like it. Well, to all of you—lower your expectations for this issue, if that’s even possible.
Peak season is a very busy time in retailing and, although I am no longer engaged in the active loss prevention activity of the season, I am “thinking about” all of you out there giving it your all. And due to all of that
thinking, I am brain tired and can’t write about things I have been thinking about writing about.
Like what, you ask? Well, how about—the three biggest lies in loss prevention. Or, how about—the three most dynamic LP executives followed by the companion column of the three biggest pains in the rear LP executives. (I wonder if the six of you know who you are, and, more importantly, which list you’re on.)
Oh, there are a couple of more I am thinking about working on. How about—what advice did Crash Davis give Ebby Calvin LaLoosh, and why is it useful in LP? And lastly, how about—what vendors spend their time on during peak season.
After the holidays I will get back to those articles. But for the present I thought I would tell you what others have challenged the magazine to write about in 2013. All of these suggestions came from our October editorial board meeting.
How about—an article on the LP iPad app and how it is being utilized at Sears for things like intelligent audits, store visits, CCTV, and training access.
How about—mobile POS and all of the challenging scenarios associated with it. How does the industry train and educate the new-wave LP associate to deal with smart technology?
How about—laser tagging products; who is doing it and what is happening?
How about—facial recognition and identifying known deviants in the store.
How about—next generation LP leaders and what exactly that means.
How about—a continuing column on international aspects of LP.
How about—the evolution of competencies to be an LP executive.
How about—a day in the life of an LP manager.
How about—a new regular column by a leading LP executive, perhaps called the “Executive Files.”
How about—more content for the younger LP associate.
How about—an ongoing column titled “Ask the Expert,” which might be written by leading vendors.
There were many more ideas that came out of the meeting, but these mentioned here are all terrific ideas we hope to deliver in 2013. By the way, you do not have to be on the editorial board to offer up a suggestion or two on content. Just send us an email stating—“How about…”
These are exciting times at the magazine, and we have a lot of expectations to fulfill in 2013. For now, let us all get through peak season safe and enjoy the holidays. How about—go be a blessing and make an impact on someone’s life.
