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LP people on the move: October 2026. Taking the Steps To Build a Successful Loss Prevention Career October 14, 2026 News, tactics, career guidance, and technological developments for retail loss prevention professionals. Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people, and there are many different ways to evaluate our career vision and professional aspirations. But what is most important is that we find the path that fits us best. Whatever our professional goals and aspirations might be; whatever skills and experiences have helped forge our personal loss prevention career path, we have to find and seize the opportunities to learn, grow, and progress. All of us throughout the loss prevention community are proud of the accomplishments of those who have worked hard and earned a new place along the loss prevention career path. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their recent career moves and promotions. October 2026. October 1st - October 14th - Digital Partner - Kiel Paris was promoted to group security and fortification manager at Super Retail Group (Australia). Jeff Bucher, LPC was promoted to division asset protection director at Lowe's Companies. LP Solutions The transfer of keys between departing and incoming employees might seem like a straightforward process, but it's riddled with potential risks. Steven Jensen was promoted to senior director of asset protection at ID Logistics. - Digital Partner - Jackson Skidmore is now advertising sales coordinator at Loss Prevention Magazine. Michael Patterson is now a multi-site manager, field safe and secure at Carvana. Shane Davies was promoted to national internal fraud intelligence analyst at Coles Group (Australia). Kai Sandman is now a regional asset protection manager at Dollar Tree Stores. Deane Benedetti is now senior manager of loss prevention at Windsor Fashions. Michael Peixoto, CFI was promoted to district asset protection manager at Lowe's Companies. Justin Voss was promoted to director of loss prevention operations, crisis management and security at DICK's Sporting Goods. Morgan Weithman, LPQ was promoted to director of field loss prevention at DICK's Sporting Goods. Brian Cramer is now a district loss prevention manager at Ollie's Bargain Outlet. Diego Martinez is now a loss prevention supervisor at Dia (Argentina). Nicholas Vlachos is now a regional assets protection manager at Whole Foods Market. Alfredo Garcia Jr. is now a regional asset protection manager at ALO. Debra Heap is now a fraud investigator at Coles Group (Australia). Katrina Rodriguez-Luna is now a loss prevention coordinator at Lovisa Pty Ltd. Zach Ryan, LPC, CFI is now a regional asset protection manager at Abercrombie & Fitch. Parker Elgin, MBA is now a cluster security manager, data centers at Amazon Web Services. Johnny Mendoza is now a loss prevention business partner at POP MART. Amanda Shabnow was promoted to security and loss prevention cluster manager at Amazon. Kevin Palmer was promoted to director of asset protection solutions at Walgreens. Brendon Coutinho was promoted to loss prevention supervisor at Profarma (Brazil). Lisa Grear is now a loss prevention investigator at SHOE SHOW. Fabrice Francois was promoted to protective operations manager at Etsy. Tim Kicha, CFI was promoted to director of digital fraud at Macy's. Adrian Bretado is now a district loss prevention manager at Bealls. Many of the loss prevention/ asset protection career moves and promotions are reported to us by our career advisor partners. We are grateful for their collective efforts and diligence in delivering this information. If you would like to provide information pertaining to a recent promotion or career move that is not listed above, please email submissions here. News, tactics, career guidance, and technological developments for retail loss prevention professionals.

Investors who bought DICK's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) securities between September 8, 2025 and August 24, 2026 have until November 3, 2026 to seek lead plaintiff status in a securities class action. Law firm Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP is reminding shareholders of the deadline. The suit alleges DICK's misled investors about its Foot Locker business. It claims the company did not disclose that inventory clean-up was incomplete and that Foot Locker relied on legacy footwear vulnerable to heavy promotions. On August 25, 2026, DICK's reported second-quarter revenue of $1.73 billion from Foot Locker, below analysts' estimates of $1.81 billion. It cut its 2026 net sales guidance to $21.9 billion–$22.2 billion, from $22.1 billion–$22.4 billion. The stock fell $55.02, or 30.68%, to $124.31 that day.

Dick's Sporting Goods plans 55,000-square-foot store in Bastrop. The retailer is slated to anchor the second phase of Burleson Crossing East. Published Date: October 6, 2026, 7:17 PM EDT Dick's Sporting Goods is planning a new 55,000-square-foot store in Bastrop's Burleson Crossing East shopping center, at Edward Burleson Lane. Construction is scheduled to begin December 2026, with completion targeted for December 2027, which points to an opening around early 2028. The project is a privately funded, ground-up build valued at about $11 million, covering both the building shell and the full interior buildout. A store of that size is a full-format Dick's, with room for the athletic apparel, footwear and equipment the chain sells across baseball, basketball, golf, fishing and fitness. The retailer's arrival was hinted at publicly in mid-September, when Bastrop City Manager Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino referred during the city's State of the City address to "a store that rhymes with Rick's that sells baseballs and those kinds of things." Community Impact reported the teaser while covering infrastructure extensions needed for the development's second phase. Burleson Crossing East spans nearly 20 acres and builds on the original Burleson Crossing, which opened in 2008. Its first phase, developed by Durhman & Bassett Realty Group, brought in Sprouts Farmers Market, PetSmart, Longhorn Steakhouse and First Watch. The two-phase development is projected to create more than 300 jobs and contribute about $1.4 million a year to Bastrop's general fund through property and sales taxes. The center sits within a larger wave of growth along SH 71, where roughly 500 acres of mixed-use development is planned over a three-mile stretch, including projects like Sendero and Bastrop West. Dick's, which has grown to more than 800 stores nationwide, would add a major sporting goods option for a city that has been drawing a steady stream of national retailers and restaurants. Love its content? Add WhatNow as a preferred source on Google to see more of its trusted coverage when you search. Be the first to know. From new restaurant openings to exciting retail launches and real estate insights, be the first to know what's happening in Austin Juan Carlos Montoya discovered his love for storytelling through sports, creating social media content in high school before pursuing a bachelor's degree in Journalism in Costa Rica, where he graduated in 2025. Since then, his career has taken him through the halls of Teletica Radio, the biggest mass communication company in Costa Rica, and into the world of digital media as a Social Media Manager for an iGaming platform. Originally from Honduras, Juan Carlos brings a global perspective to every story he tells. He believes that every interview is an opportunity to make a genuine human connection, and that food is one of the most powerful ways to understand a culture and its roots. When he's not tracking down the next big opening in Sacramento or Portland, he's probably watching Football, or planning his next adventure. What Now is his new home, and he's just getting started.