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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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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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Planning to Prevent Workplace Violence in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

A 2022 U.S. Despite these statistics, many retailers still don’t have functional workplace violence plans. If they do have a plan, it’s likely that it hasn’t been recently updated, and many employees may not know it exists. My 35-plus years of experience in retail, most of that time being in loss prevention, has taught me a lot.

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During the Holidays, Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Feel the Impact of Retail Crime

Retail TouchPoints

According to the National Retail Security Survey, losses attributed to retail theft rose to $112.1 billion in 2022, up from $93.9 He brings more than 30 years working with the retail industry and specializes in loss prevention, safety, ecommerce fraud and supply chain security.

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Holiday Store Experience Survey: Consumers Prioritize Safety Over Immersive Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

Despite these reservations, 47% of consumers plan to shop in-store this holiday season, an 8% increase from 2020. In addition to supply chain challenges, the rise in shrink and ongoing labor shortage makes loss prevention technologies critical for retailers during the high-traffic holiday season.

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

VMS

But backrooms filled up, investment money dried up, inflation cut into consumable income, workers sought to organize and loss prevention became a top-of-mind concern. n 2022, inflation drove prices and interest rates higher. Starbucks workers organized at many locations in 2022. In 2022, everything reversed.

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More than plexiglass: Experts weigh in on rising retail crime rate in US

Inside Retail

Factoring in the roughly US$700 million of inventory shrinkage that occurred in 2022, mainly attributed to retail crime, the company is on track to lose up to a total of US$1.2 billion due to organised retail crime over the past two years alone. billion due to theft in 2023 alone. It’s the best move they can make,” he noted.

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