The Voice of Retail The Evolving Landscape of Loss Prevention
Welcome to the The Voice of Retail , I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.
The Loss Prevention landscape is an ever-changing space. Veteran retail LP professional Rui Rodrigues, speaks to the importance of staying ahead of the industry and the need to continually learn and grow as a professional.
In this episode of The Voice of Retail, I sit down with Rui to do a top-to-bottom analysis of the state of Loss Prevention work. Together, we compare shifts in Loss Prevention both over time and between Canada and the US and talk about his new role as Executive Advisor to Retail Council of Canada . Rui offers sobering insights on contemporary security and we talk about the industry as it pertains to retailers in the pandemic.
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Rui Rodrigues
An enthusiastic and influential Executive with extensive leadership experience in Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Safety and Security. Proven record of leading improvements to the bottom line and turnaround of underperforming teams and operations. Foster a culture of operational excellence, with a special focus on talent development and curating programs tailored to each organization. My expertise includes: Strategic and Tactical Program Design; People Development; Strong Business Acumen; Threat & Risk Assessment; Problem solving.
I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company, and if you’re looking for more content, or want to chat follow me on LinkedIn, or visit my website meleblanc.co!
Until next time, stay safe and have a great week!
Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.
Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada’s Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.
Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fifth year in a row, the National Retail Federation has designated Michael as on their Top Retail Voices for 2025, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael’s cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.
Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.