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

Inside Retail

The big picture According to Mark Stafford, national sales director in ANZ for Checkpoint Systems, a company that specialises in loss prevention, the rise in homelessness and loitering has contributed towards aggressive behaviour and increases in theft at high-risk locations. It’s the best move they can make,” he noted.

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Retail Returns Increased to $761 Billion in 2021

VMS

Retailers expect more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year to be returned by consumers, according to a report released today by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. Now is the time to stop thinking of returns as a cost of doing business and begin to view them as a time to truly engage with your consumers.”.

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Three Design Tips for Fighting Shrink

Retail TouchPoints

How can we better integrate the latest anti-theft technologies and loss-prevention research into our store designs from the outset? The good news: Skills developed on the consumer side can be flipped around and used to fight retail crime. Here are three possible areas of focus. Identify your ‘core shoplifters.’

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14 Examples of Great Customer Experiences in Retail

Indigo 9 Digital

With the growth of DIY videos on YouTube there is a clear demand by the market for consumers to become experts by learning from other experts like you. In recognition of the company’s outstanding customer service earlier this Costco ranked number one in the American Customer Satisfaction Index in the discount and department store category.