U.S. Security Associates Sponsors Annual Asset Protection Conference

Leading experts in Loss Prevention (LP) and food retail will be converging in Memphis, Tennesee on March 9th through the 12th for the annual Asset Protection Conference hosted by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI). U.S. Security Associates (USA), a national security company that holds contracts with many of the largest names in food retail, is a Bronze-level sponsor of the event. Headed by Terry Faircloth, Vice President of USA’s Loss Prevention Services division, USA loss prevention professionals will be on site hosting the USA booth.

This annual event incorporates key learnings and education from FMI’s Asset Protection, Loss Prevention, and Safety and Risk Management components. Led by industry-leading experts, interactive workshops & roundtable discussions on topics such as Asset Protection, Cyber Security, Fraud Mitigation, Operational Shrink, Safety, Risk Management, and Crisis Management educate participants on critical issues and provide tools and resources to protect their company’s bottom-line.

Discussions that begin at round tables and during workshops continue on the exhibit floor, where hundreds of exhibitors present their products and services. At the USA booth, LP experts will be available to meet with existing and prospective clients and to discuss loss prevention services and other security solutions provided by USA.

Terry Faircloth, Vice President of USA’s Retail Loss Prevention Services Division, notes the importance of USA’s participation in Loss Prevention events. "USA is excited to participate in the Asset Protection Conference each year. This type of interation with clients, both current and potential, and with industy-leading loss prevention experts gains USA valuable insight into developing theft trends and the challenges that our retail business clients face. Expanding and interpreting this knowledge is essential to ensuring that USA Loss Prevention services remain ahead of emerging trends and threats"

FMI is an organization that conducts food safety, public affairs, education, research, and industry relations programs for food retailers and wholesalers. FMI’s U.S. members operate nearly 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing a combined annual sales volume of almost $770 billion. Through programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations, FMI offers resources and provides valuable benefits to more than 1,225 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI membership covers the spectrum of diverse venues where food is sold, including single owner grocery stores, large multi-store supermarket chains and mixed retail stores. For more information, visit www.fmi.org.

U.S. Security Associates (USA) is North America’s security solutions leader, with 160 locally-responsive offices providing premier national security services and global consulting and investigations. The company provides career paths for over 46,000 security professionals serving several thousand clients and a range of industries. Innovative applications of leading-edge, proprietary technology enable USA to rank annually among the world’s best training companies, meet the globally recognized ISO standard for quality management, and underscore world-class customer service with unparalleled accountability. USA’s rise as one of today’s largest security companies is a natural byproduct of these differentiators together with a commitment to investing in employee reward and development, giving back to local communities, and relentlessly striving to be the best: Safe. Secure. Friendly.SM. For more information, visit www.ussecurityassociates.com.