Tag: self-checkout
5 Ways to Take Aim at Moving LP Targets: BOPIS and Cashier-less Checkout
Loss prevention is a moving target. Every time a new retail strategy is put in place, such as buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS), it’s up to loss prevention professionals to devise countermeasures to combat the new theft opportunities that arise. Best Buy, Acme Markets, and Wegmans loss prevention executives give their recommendations.
2020 Crystal Ball: 3 Predictions for the Retail Industry
The last decade saw a remarkable amount of innovation in the LP and AP space. Numerous teams found themselves asked to do “more with less,” including increasing productivity with the same resources. Various technology solutions emerged to help labor-strapped LP teams do so, and we will continue to see their adoption throughout the next decade.
Unexpected Loss in the Bagging Area: Managing Losses Associated with Self-Checkout
A recent report from the ECR Community Shrinkage and On-shelf Availability Group charts the scale and extent of the losses retailers are experiencing from a range of self-scan and checkout technologies. The research also provides a detailed review of the ways in which these losses might best be controlled.
What’s in the Mind of a Retail Shoplifter? How Do We Scientifically Change It?
The Loss Prevention Retail Council recently launched it's latest initiate called LPRC Innovate. LPM contributor Tony D'Onofrio was there and provides details on his latest blog post. He also summaries two LPRC research surveys. One on self-checkout theft and a second on theft by opioid-abuse offenders.