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Priorities for retail security heading into 2022

Cisco Retail

In the past year, loss prevention teams have had to adapt to new priority concern areas while 44% of retailers allocated more budget to loss prevention. As the consumer shift towards multichannel shopping has continued, more instances of loss have resulted from such avenues as BOPIS or curbside pickup.

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How Edge Computing Enables the Retail Store of the Future

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers cited rising costs, declining consumer spending and supply chain volatility as their top concerns. 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.

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Facial Recognition: Will Consumers Welcome the Technology?

Wiser

Perhaps more importantly, will consumers welcome the technology? Security and Loss Prevention. In retail, facial recognition can be leveraged by loss prevention teams to monitor shoppers for possible criminal behavior. Better Consumer Data. Consumer Sentiment on Facial Recognition.

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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. And how can that not have an effect on consumers’ minds? Retail prices have inflated and consumer demand has softened. Happy New Year. INFLATION ON.

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Perspectives on the Future of Service Provider Networking: Distributed Data Centers and Edge Services

Cisco Retail

Another is the new and emerging types of digital experiences such as cloud gaming, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), telesurgery using robotic assistance, autonomous vehicles, intelligent kiosks, and Internet of Things (IoT)-based smart cities/communities/homes.

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Retail x Fintech: The Importance of Security in Retail’s Adoption of BOPIS and Payment Installment Plans

Retail TouchPoints

Even before the pandemic completely upended the world economy, how consumers shopped had been changing — and mobile devices were at the forefront of that change. Prior to the pandemic, retailers and financial institutions had been reimagining experiences for consumers to enable quick, seamless transactions.