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Beef Up Perimeter Security to Enhance Loss Prevention and Safety

Retail TouchPoints

That prevention begins as far out as the parking lot of the store, because effective deterrence begins the moment the would-be thief arrives at the perimeter of your property. If implemented properly, these preventive measures can also provide detectives with leads in the event a crime does take place.

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NRF recognizes loss prevention professionals

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation on Tuesday announced the recipients of its 2023 NRF PROTECT Awards, which the trade group calls the highest loss prevention and asset protection recognitions in the retail industry. Joan Manson, a leader in the loss prevention space for over 40 years.

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Lost Goods or Lost Sales? How Connected Systems can Help Solve Retail’s Most Persistent Dilemma

Retail TouchPoints

As such, there are many factors to consider when implementing new loss prevention tactics. At the top of that list is the effect locks and cases can have on well-intentioned shoppers when not deployed as part of a holistic, data-led loss prevention strategy.

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AI Isn’t Going Anywhere: How Retailers Plan to Deploy the Tech in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Artificial intelligence dominated headlines and water cooler conversations in 2023, and 2024 is looking to be no different (if the conversations and showcases at CES and NRF’s Big Show are any indication). But many of these tasks may just represent the low-hanging AI fruit.

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Planning to Prevent Workplace Violence in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

My 35-plus years of experience in retail, most of that time being in loss prevention, has taught me a lot. Now, as the retail consultant at Acuity Insurance, I work with retail customers – from large multilocation retailers to small mom-and-pop shops – to help manage risks like this. Additionally, the U.S.

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Facilities Management CEO: ‘Cleanliness Will Be Looked At In An Entirely Different Lens’

Retail TouchPoints

Rob Almond, CEO of facilities management firm NEST , spoke to Retail TouchPoints about the combined impact on brick-and-mortar stores from COVID-19 closures and the property destruction accompanying some of the initial Black Lives Matter protests, as well as new technologies designed to promote customer and employee safety and peace of mind.

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Exclusive: How Daniel’s Jewelers is Using Vision AI to Better Serve its Customers

Retail TouchPoints

Daniel’s Jewelers has been at the center of it all, although from the perspective of Sherwood’s grandson David, who now runs the company, the things that matter most have changed very little over the decades. His father and uncle, who were running the company at that time, were ready to retire, so David was brought in to help find a buyer.