Next Up for Retailers: Automatic Identification of Inventory Issues
When considering the problem of loss in a retail environment, it’s natural to first think about the register. After all, it’s where money changes...
The Importance of Loss Prevention in Driving Retail Success
“The global IoT (Internet of Things) in retail market is expected to grow from US $14.3 billion in 2015 to US $35.6 billion by...
How COVID-19 Will Change the Way Retailers Do Business
While some companies had to shut their doors either by choice or by mandate, every retailer is affected by this unprecedented global event. There are a number of steps retailers can take, however, to prepare for the unknown as well as protect themselves, their associates, customers, and communities during an emergency event.
What Danger Lurks? Retailers Need a Process to Promote Good Cyber-Hygiene
Imagine an after-hours store burglary. But instead of the perpetrator escaping into the night with whatever merchandise he can fit in his backpack, he...
Using Stores to Enhance the Customer Experience Is an Opportunity—But Online Transactions Come with...
"There has been a measure of handwringing over the challenge of having retail stores act as fulfillment and processing centers for online transactions, but...
Customization, Cooperation, and Culture: 3 Keys to Successful Retail Innovation
It seems increasingly clear that innovation is the difference maker in today’s great retail shakeout. Success—and perhaps even survival—rests squarely upon it. But innovation in today’s world of retail is not a singular thing. One requirement is custom configuration of the business tools that retailers use to drive their businesses forward.
GPS Technology Takes Asset Protection to the Next Level
As violent retail robberies go, it was fairly typical. Three individuals entered a Memphis, Tennessee, pawn shop in June and robbed it, making off...
Aligning Theft Prevention with Changes in Criminal Behavior and Business Needs
Today’s shoplifters are becoming more brazen than in the past, according to a recent survey by the National Retail Federation. This disturbing trend is...
The New Math of Theft Deterrent ID Labels
Identification is at the heart of security. For cybersecurity, for example, you must distinguish between legitimate and nefarious network traffic. For access control, you...
A Fresh Approach to Fraud Prevention May Allow Self-Checkout to Finally Meet Its Promise
While it's certainly the future, self-checkout is also a mature technology with persistent, unaddressed problems in need of a fresh fraud prevention approach. [Sponsored]