Tag: pos in retail
Access Control and the Case of the Missing Camera
When I first approached this writing assignment on access controls, I brainstormed the usual items on the topic. I realized quickly that a 3,000-word...
Brick-and-Mortar Is Not Dead; Amazon Just Proved It
Brick-and-mortar didnt die, and Amazon just confirmed it with its purchase of Whole Foods. Unless you live under a rock, you have seen the...
Checkpoint Systems Debuts MicroFlex: RF Label Protection For Eyewear and Other Hard-to-Tag Retail Merchandise
Checkpoint Systems recently announced at NRF PROTECT 2017 its MicroFlex solution – a unique RF label that is designed to help retailers reduce external...
What Is Loss Prevention Today?
EDITOR'S NOTE: This interview is with three long-time loss prevention industry veterans. One is a retailer, one is a solutions provider, and one started...
Using Video Surveillance Systems to Perform Audits
Throughout my career in retail loss prevention, I’ve seen some pretty outrageous behavior captured by video surveillance systems. From performance and productivity issues –...
Mexicali Blues’ Omni-channel Strategy Pays Off
Every retailer’s dream is to grow and flourish while maintaining their initial character and a "small-store" feel. But as retailers grow, maintaining that close...
An Update on Major Subjects Affecting Retail LP
After completing the three-part series on the first fifteen years of Loss Prevention magazine, I promised to write an additional article that looks at...
Cashing In on Security
It is possible for cash to be an afterthought. Shoppers are using it less, and it doesn’t command attention like new mobile payment methods...
Emerging Technologies
In the second in a series of industry-focused benchmarking surveys, the authors present a few key findings from a new study of how some...