loss prevention officers

Elite Protection Specialists will assist you in the design and implementation of a successful loss prevention program.

Our Services Include:

• Retail Investigators
• Mystery Shoppers
• Fraud Investigators
• Internal Investigations
• Undercover Operations


The retail industry has historically been plagued with theft but did you know that approximately 40% of the loss is due to employee theft? External theft ranks second and accounts for approximately 35%, Administrative errors accounts for approximately 18% and dishonest vendors are responsible for approximately 7% of the total losses.

17.5% of the total losses can be attributed to organized theft rings who steal for profit.

In 2002 Statistics Canada reported that total retail sales were $176.3 Billion dollars while retail losses due to inventory shrinkage were reported to be approximately $3 Billion. That's an average loss of $8 Million dollars a day.

It has been estimated that on average a retail store needs to sell $10.00 to $15.00 of merchandise to make up for every $1.00 lost to theft and/or fraud.

Elite Protection Specializes in Retail Loss Prevention and can provide you with a strong team to help decrease your losses while increasing your profits. We offer Trained Licensed Loss Prevention Investigators who will monitor store activities, Apprehend shoplifters and investigate internal theft and fraud situations. Elite Protection also provides Mystery Shoppers to covertly ascertain if employees are following various store policies.