RECAP: Loss Prevention Furniture Alliance (LPFA) Holds
Value-Packed Meeting in Chicago

Great meeting in Chicago May 8th & 9th with the growing Loss Prevention Furniture Alliance. The mission of the Loss Prevention Furniture Alliance (LPFA) is: “A network of dynamic loss prevention professionals, building business partnerships while serving their respective home furnishings retail and ecommerce verticals in improving profitability and reducing loss related to fraud, theft and operational practices."

Many informative topics were covered during this day and a half meeting, including developing a charter for the group, financial fraud schemes and OSHA standards as well as great presentations by the vendor community. A special thank you to the vendors for their support: Greg Keen - Wells Fargo Fraud Dept.; David Zulawski - Wicklander & Zulawski; Jon Ross - ThinkLP; Jordan Rivchun & Tom Chamard - Hanwha Techwin America.

Welcome to our newest members, Kelly Murphy-Iverson and Matt Kellogg from American Freight Furniture & Mattress.

The LPFA is planning the next meeting for October 8th-10th in the Columbus, OH market. Any furniture retailers or vendors interested in this group please contact one of the group co-facilitators: Patrick Burns at Bob’s Discount Furniture (patrick.burns@mybobs.com) or Mike Case at Art Van Furniture (mcase@artvan.com).

Photo, seated left to right: Armando Martinez - Bob's Discount Furniture, Don Ward - American Signature & Value City, Joe Hlavac - Bob's Discount Furniture, Jeff Popovich - Bob's Discount Furniture.

Standing left to right: Tommy Walters - Living Spaces, Patrick Burns - Bob's Discount Furniture, Kelly Murphy-Iverson - American Freight Furniture & Mattress, Laura Donohoe - Art Van Furniture, Matt Kellogg - American Freight Furniture & Mattress, Mark Zibel - Bob's Discount Furniture, Mike Case - Art Van Furniture.
 

Thank you to Patrick Burns, VP of LP at Bob's Discount Furniture, for this article submission!