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Smash-and-Grab Is Only One Part of a Retailer’s Loss Prevention Story

Retail TouchPoints

Yet despite the growing frequency of ORC, retailers would be remiss to focus their loss prevention efforts solely on these brazen, smash-and-grab scenarios. In fact, according to the 2023 National Retail Security Survey conducted by NRF, Appriss Retail and the Loss Prevention Research Council, 68.8% Similarly, 57.8%

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Beef Up Perimeter Security to Enhance Loss Prevention and Safety

Retail TouchPoints

If implemented properly, these preventive measures can also provide detectives with leads in the event a crime does take place. According to the NRF’s 2022 National Retail Security Survey , in addition to the astonishing 26.5% Loss Prevention Technology is Key. The Benefits of a Strong Perimeter Security Strategy.

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What to do about loss prevention in retail

Retail Focus

While perhaps not the nicest of subjects to talk about, loss prevention is one of the most important topics when it comes to retail environments. So, what else can retailers do to combat loss prevention? However, thieves are becoming savvier and continue to bypass existing measures to get out the store without paying.

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Federal Policies, AI and Supporting Law Enforcement: Retailers Fight Back Against ORC

Retail TouchPoints

In 2022, shrink caused retailers $112.1 billion in losses, up from $93.9 billion in 2021, according to a retail security report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC). Retailers and their loss prevention teams can’t tackle the problem alone.

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Rethinking Hard Tag Removal: How RFID Technologies are Complementary to EAS Hard Tags

Retail TouchPoints

According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), retailers lost $112 billion due to shrink in 2022, up from nearly $94 billion in 2021. Craig Szklany serves as VP and Product General Manager, Loss Prevention and Liability at Sensormatic Solutions.

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Priorities for retail security heading into 2022

Cisco Retail

In the past year, loss prevention teams have had to adapt to new priority concern areas while 44% of retailers allocated more budget to loss prevention. This is the second blog in a five-part blog series highlighting the solutions to be featured in Cisco’s booth at NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show taking place January 16-18.

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AI-Powered Store Intelligence Shines a Light on Shrink

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, in the 2022 National Retailer Security Survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF), nearly nine in 10 respondents said analytics, and store and business intelligence, are what’s needed most to help fight shrink and bolster loss prevention teams.