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Retail Crime on the Rise: Expert Advice on How Retailers Can Protect Stores and Associates

Retail TouchPoints

“There’s no two ways about it,” said Gautham Vadakkepatt, Director of the Center for Retail Transformation at the George Mason University School of Business in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “I’ve It’s impossible to pinpoint exactly why retail crime is on the rise, but a number of factors are at play.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Top-line findings from a recent Sensormatic survey reveal that while in-store shopping is expected to rise through the holiday season, what consumers are looking for while they’re there is for retailers to provide insight into product availability and alternative fulfillment offerings.

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Interface Makes Physical Security Industry Predictions for 2022

VMS

The recently published 2021 NRF Retail Security Survey revealed that almost 7 in 10 (69%) retail loss prevention and asset protection professionals said the pandemic has resulted in an increase in overall risk for their organization. Send your press releases to VMSD at vmsd.com. SUBMITTING PRESS RELEASES.

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5 Key Business Challenges Behind Your Merchandising Strategy

Wiser

Often, merchandising includes things like creating a pricing strategy, display design and layout, loss prevention, and store upkeep. Visual merchandising strategies like marketing displays in-store or online can draw in customers and increase foot-traffic. Why is Merchandising Strategy Important?

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Three Design Tips for Fighting Shrink

Retail TouchPoints

That means asking questions like: What more can be done to deter theft using store layout, customer flow, shelf height, mirrors, lighting and the placement of gondolas, merchandise and security cameras? How can we better integrate the latest anti-theft technologies and loss-prevention research into our store designs from the outset?

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Benefits of People Counting and In-store Visitor Analytics for Supermarkets

V Count

Of course, the number of customers entering and exiting your store alone isn’t enough to understand customer behavior. You can dig deeper and discover all you need to know about customer behavior at your supermarket. Fancy features are important too, but at its core, your base visitor data should be clean and workable.

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Benefits of People Counting and In-store Visitor Analytics for Supermarkets

V Count

Of course, the number of customers entering and exiting your store alone isn’t enough to understand customer behavior. You can dig deeper and discover all you need to know about customer behavior at your supermarket. Fancy features are important too, but at its core, your base visitor data should be clean and workable.