why does Target make their AP TMS cleaarly visible, while other stores don't?

[Targetking]

Alwatys wondred.

 

[RWTM]

Alwatys wondred.

What’s the difference between AP and TSS?

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

What’s the difference between AP and TSS?

Same folks.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Alwatys wondred.

Depends if the store is a high risk store.

 

[Rarejem]

(Not a high risk store.) TSS is visible in marked security jacket, AP is not. (At our store) AP is a lead and also addresses issues within the store, like securing high theft/priced merchandise, TM theft, safety, etc. TSS reports to AP and is more of an optic than anything else, deterring bad actors with their presence.

 

[Tessa120]

The lines get fuzzy though. I saw AP-ETL wear a TPS uniform from time to time. One TPS TM, more than once, grabbed a men's jacket off a rack and put it on and pretended to shop when there was suspicious activity at the FR.

 

[DBZ]

AP is the name of the work center. A TSS (formerly tps) is the uniformed one who is to provide a visible presence to prevent theft. The APL and APS are at a more of a TL level. If they put on a uniform, it is because they want a person to make a visible presence to prevent theft.

Walmart has something similar. You just don't know what you are looking for. They don't have a clearly marked uniform person because they would rather have an apprehension.

 

[Guest Avocado]

There’s two non TL/ETL AP jobs. TSS, Target Security Specialist, which is in uniform. The other one is APS, Assets Protection Specialist, which IS undercover.

 

[Fluttervale]

Because their job isn’t to catch people stealing, it’s to keep people from trying to steal. With mixed results, obviously.