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title: "Loss Prevention With Kelsey Smith"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/97d97a3e-1087-47fe-ab3b-b3efd99af5c6
source: "CStore Decisions"
original_url: https://cstoredecisions.com/loss-prevention-with-kelsey-smith/
author: "Emily Boes"
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
published: 2026-09-24T17:33:26.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:20:48.339Z
image: https://cstoredecisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/lp-graphic.jpg
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# Loss Prevention With Kelsey Smith

**TL;DR:** CStore Decisions Senior Editor Emily Boes interviews Kelsey Smith, inventory loss control specialist for Wallis Cos., about loss prevention. Smith shares her expertise on common misconceptions and overlooked sources of loss in convenience stores.

*By Emily Boes, originally published in CStore Decisions on 2026-09-24. [Read the original](https://cstoredecisions.com/loss-prevention-with-kelsey-smith/).*

## Story

CStore Decisions Senior Editor Emily Boes sat down with Kelsey Smith, inventory loss control specialist for Wallis Cos., which operates 67 stores in Missouri and Illinois. She asked Smith five key loss prevention questions:

1. What’s the biggest misconception about loss prevention?

2. What’s the most overlooked source of loss in convenience stores today?

3. What’s one thing every store operator should pay more attention to right now when it comes to preventing loss?

4. How do you know whether a loss prevention control is actually working?

5. What’s one thing store managers can do to strengthen loss prevention without adding another system or major expense?

And if you want to know more, Smith is featured in CStore Decisions’ October Industry Perspective and will share even more in an exclusively digital Part Two to her Industry Perspective Q&A.

## Entities

- Retail (sector)
- CStore Decisions (publication)
- convenience stores (topic)
- Emily Boes (person)
- loss prevention (topic)
- Kelsey Smith (person)
- Wallis Cos. (company)
- inventory control (topic)

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Originally reported by Emily Boes, CStore Decisions (https://cstoredecisions.com/loss-prevention-with-kelsey-smith/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/97d97a3e-1087-47fe-ab3b-b3efd99af5c6).