Protos Whitepaper: Holiday Season Security Strategies for Retailers and Distribution

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Reducing Risk, Scaling Coverage and Securing Assets

The 2025 holiday season is expected to set new records for retail sales, but with rising consumer demand comes unprecedented security challenges for retailers, distribution centers and logistics providers. As transaction volumes surge, so do threats like organized retail crime and cargo theft, making it critical for businesses to rethink traditional security strategies.

In our latest whitepaper, Protos Security explores the latest trends shaping the risk landscape and provides actionable strategies to protect your people, products and profits. This whitepaper highlights how organized retail crime is becoming more sophisticated, with theft rings targeting both retail stores and distribution hubs at alarming rates. It also examines the financial and operational impact of rising cargo theft and explains how seasonal hiring surges introduce new vulnerabilities across stores and supply chains. Finally, we outline why a layered security approach, combining trained security officers, off-duty law enforcement and remote video monitoring is essential for reducing losses, maintaining operational continuity and strengthening customer trust during the busiest shopping period of the year.

Holiday Security for Retailers and Distribution - 3 Column (Pardot-Holiday Security for Retail and Distribution Download)
Protos
Headquarters

383 Main Ave, Suite 505
Norwalk, CT 06851, USA
Phone: 203.941.4700

Protos
Headquarters

383 Main Ave, Suite 505
Norwalk, CT 06851, USA
Phone: 203.941.4700

Mark Hjelle

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Hjelle is the CEO of Security Services Holdings, LLC as well as Protos Security and its subsidiaries. Mark is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and Board Member who has led large national business and facilities services firms for nearly 25 years delivering strong top- and bottom-line growth while building high-performing teams with strong culture. Most recently, he was CEO for CSC ServiceWorks, a B2B2C provider of technology-enabled consumer services. Prior to CSC, Mark was President of Brickman/Valleycrest a national provider of exterior landscape and snow removal services. Over the course of his 18-year tenure at Brickman, he held numerous leadership positions in operations, finance and business development. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government and a Law Degree from Case Western Reserve School of Law.