Shawn Scarlata

Pop-up shop security was never a real conversation until fairly recently. Pop-up shops are the retail trend that’s been gaining momentum in recent years, starting in the early 2000s. From their fairly modest beginnings, pop up retail shops have grown to represent about $10 billion in sales revenue.  And the five big retail trends for

Publishing trade show security is a constant need because book events and trade shows continue to be critical to the success of the publishing industry. Despite constant cries that “print is dead,” the publishing industry is doing quite well.  Though to be fair, e-books and audiobooks do bring in billions in revenue for the industry.

As the medical marijuana industry ramps up nationwide and the recreational cannabis market booms in legal states, facility owners, managers, and consultants need to be ready with cannabis facility security strategies. Thankfully, there are a growing number of online resources to help business owners achieve the cannabis security solutions needed for success. Start here with

Do you work on a construction site, material yard, utility infrastructure site, or a similar kind of environment? If so, it’s easy to assume that the premises will always be secure throughout your workday. However, this level of protectedness doesn’t happen on its own.  Rather, a security director is usually working behind the scenes to make sure that your

A construction site has hundreds, if not thousands, of moving parts. Each employee has a different idea of worksite security and a different view of the role they play in it. Having hundreds of employees with different ideas of how they play into a safe worksite doesn’t make for a safe site at all. In

3 Ways to Reduce Your Business’s Insurance Costs  Running or managing a business always comes with inherent risks and a host of expenses, in particular, insurance costs. Making a good profit requires learning to manage those risks and expenses with the right balance of safeguards and common sense. Improving your business insurance spend is one

Equipment Tracking: Best Practices & Technology Guide How much does your equipment cost you? You are bursting to life a building from raw materials that will last for years to come, so it is no doubt that construction can be quite pricey.  But did you know that $1 billion a year is lost due to