Tag: pos systems

The concept of the retail return is a relatively new phenomenon. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, retailers began accepting returned merchandise as an...

In the beginning, there was the cellular phone. Then arose a new kind of phone, from whence sprang generation upon furious generation of increasingly...

Here we are at the third and final installment of the first fifteen years of Loss Prevention magazine. I had indicated in the first...

Data security attacks and cyber breaches are making headlines like never before, with some of the largest and most well-known brands—LinkedIn and Yahoo among...

LP executives often preside over two operations. First, there is the one you think you have—the losses you believe you suffer, the stores you suspect are problematic, and so on. Then, there is the operation that you see after deploying an enterprise IP video solution that ties into data streams such as point-of-sale (POS) systems.

Data security has become a critical issue, and is considered a core aspect of many loss prevention programs. When it comes to protecting and...

As loss prevention and asset protection practitioners, we are often asked to describe our jobs to others. In the old days, we could get...

Much has been written over the past several years about the new connected consumer. Pressure on retailers may never be greater to deliver on...

The idea that an Internet currency could solve the credit card hacker epidemic may seem counterintuitive. After all, hacking is a product of the...

According to industry surveys as well as industry buzz, it’s one of the hottest technologies in the retail loss prevention industry, with users swearing...