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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

Retail TouchPoints

That’s why it’s important to understand the most common forms of theft and the measures you can take to prevent loss without deterring valued customers. External Theft According to the NRF, shoplifting and other forms of external theft, including burglary, accounted for 37% of reported shrink in 2022.

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How Edge Computing Enables the Retail Store of the Future

Retail TouchPoints

Technology — specifically edge computing — provides the foundation for a better customer experience, real-time inventory management, enhanced security and loss prevention and in-store analytics. At the top of the list is computer vision — a field of artificial intelligence that enables computers to interpret digital images or video.

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Computer Vision and AI: the new weapon against shoplifters

365 Retail

Inferring meaningful information from digital images and videos: retailers’ hopes to have a new, highly efficient tool against shoplifting, loss and organised crime in future are based on Computer Vision, a sub-segment of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The camera points at the scan area of the self-checkout terminal.

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10 Finance Tips All Retailers Should Follow

Retail Next

Conversely, if you pay bills late, you are likely to get hit with late fees, which could have a negative impact on your bank account, and potentially cause you to fall behind with other vendors. Make it a point to pay on time (or even early) every time, as cash flow allows. Invest in a Point-of-Sale (POS) System.

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