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Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Source Tagging: 20+ Years of Innovation
Every so often, a simple idea catches the imagination, fervor, and engagement of a group of people and is developed into a successful practice that revolutionizes a business. Electronic article surveillance (EAS) source tagging is definitely one of those.
A Lifetime of Learning
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chad McIntosh is the vice president of loss prevention and risk management for Bloomingdale's. He has more than forty years of loss...
Machine Learning and the Evolution of Exception Reporting (Appriss)
Recent years have seen an explosion of consumer products that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI). Self-driving cars, Alexa, Siri, chatbots, Google search, and smart traffic...
Retail Innovation Ideas: Dangerous When Forced
When planned, innovation is an essential part of the evolution of retail. But when retail innovation ideas are forced on an organization, they can be a toxic time burglar.
The Link Between On-Shelf Availability, Sales, and Loss
You are driving to work as a supermarket supply-chain manager. The hot weekend weather has continued, it’s a lovely Monday morning, yet you’re surprised when your boss calls so early. Agitated, he shares how he just discovered from the CEO that all stores were reporting a massive sales loss because they had sold out of strawberries.
Cash Handling Procedures in Today’s Retail Environment
Today's cash handling solutions offer a maze of options, and at the risk of being distracted by cat videos, YouTube provides useful tutorials on the range of choices and a chance to watch units in action.
March Networks Launches New Hosted Video Solution for Convenience Stores
March Networks has recently introduced a new software as a service (SaaS) offering for convenience stores. The secure, hosted service will deliver all the...
Are Your Solution Providers Following Data Security Best Practices?
There may be no better symbol of the nation’s modern, high-tech military as its fleet of predator drones. So it surely caused a few red faces at the Pentagon when it was discovered that insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq had used $26 software to intercept live video feeds from the unmanned planes.
Credit Card Fraud Detection
Employees should be taught the signs of customer who uses a stolen credit card. Credit card fraud detection signs may include the red flags listed in this post.