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Ask the Expert is a question-and-answer style, thought-leadership editorial that is submitted by industry experts on specified topics. These Q&A-style articles allow marketers within the industry an opportunity to show their expertise on a particular subject or solution without specifically referencing their company’s products or services. Often, industry vendors have a deeper knowledge on particular topics and can share added insights to better educate and keep LPM readers informed. Ask the Expert articles are first published as a special column within a printed issue of Loss Prevention Magazine.

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Getting Smarter About Retail and Risk

In this Ask the Expert, Jason Swanson emphasizes the need for surveillance technology manufacturers to evolve alongside retail needs, focusing on safety, efficiency, and risk management through AI-driven solutions and customer feedback.

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Top Retailers Rely on Artificial Intelligence for Loss Prevention

We invited two retail industry leaders to share their experiences with face-matching software. Here are their thoughtful, insightful responses about their considerations and reasons for deploying the technology.

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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Loss Prevention

James Stark is the segment development manager for retail at Axis Communications. In this capacity, he is responsible for developing strategies and building channel relationships to expand Axis’ presence in the Americas retail market.

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Holidays in Retail: How Shifts in Daily Routines Join Time and Place to Impact Crime Risk

This is part four of our conversation with Walter Palmer and Dr. Grant Drawve, PhD, of CAP Index. In this discussion, we examine how the holidays impact crime risk in retail.

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How Can Intelligence-Led Loss Prevention Empower Retailers to Fight ORC?

In this Ask the Expert column, learn from Tony D'onofrio about how intelligence-led loss prevention can empower retailers to fight ORC.

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Cutting Through the Hype of Crime Data Part 2

In this discussion, we delve deeper into the impact that "place" has when analyzing crime risk and crime trends.

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Cutting Through the Hype of Crime Data

This discussion will be the first in a series about how to use crime data, evaluate trends, view headlines and statistics in the mainstream media with healthy skepticism, and, most importantly, use data and modeling to improve operations, lower risks, and properly allocate resources.

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Observations of a Loss Prevention Warhorse

In this article, learn from the experienced Kevin E. Lynch on where retail LP stands today, what's in store for the future, and the risks that retailers face each day.

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What’s on the Horizon for Sensormatic?

Stefanie Hoover interviews Sensormatic's Dan Mahoney about what's next for the company.

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Ask the Expert: Overcoming Challenges to Effectively Combat Retail Crime

Robert Parks is a commercial solutions consultant for Flock Safety with over fifteen years of experience. Read to learn how he recommends overcoming ORC challenges.

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