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What to do about loss prevention in retail

Retail Focus

While perhaps not the nicest of subjects to talk about, loss prevention is one of the most important topics when it comes to retail environments. So, what else can retailers do to combat loss prevention? Retail Focus casts an eye over the market to find out more.

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How retailers can combat shrink and create an enjoyable shopping experience

Inside Retail

Retail profitability can be critically impacted through stock loss with inferior or outdated protection systems. Retailers face continual challenges with increasingly sophisticated shoplifters causing in-store ‘shrinkage’. The FoxTag is a revolutionary loss prevention system that empowers retailers to take back control.

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How smart new technologies are improving sales and reducing costs for retailers

Inside Retail

These technologies are helping retailers achieve efficiencies in operational functions including staff deployment and management, customer service, shrinkage reduction and lifecycle pricing. It can spot if a cashier is discounting more than other employees, or if their level of returns or refunds is higher than the store average.

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Different Things to Consider Outsourcing in Your Retail Business (and Why)

Retail Focus

Digital Marketing and SEO To thrive in a competitive retail landscape, your business needs a strong online presence. Outsourcing digital marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tasks to specialized agencies can boost your brand’s visibility, attract more website traffic, and ultimately drive sales.

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

Inside Retail

Factoring in the roughly US$700 million of inventory shrinkage that occurred in 2022, mainly attributed to retail crime, the company is on track to lose up to a total of US$1.2 billion due to organised retail crime over the past two years alone. Walmart is cited as a prime example. It’s the best move they can make,” he noted.

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Key Takeaways from the Wiser Industry Leaders Brand Panel: Challenges and Adaptations

Wiser

The interplay between economic fluctuations and labor market trends was another dominant discussion point. Whether it’s due to macroeconomic trends or industry-specific shifts, adapting to a leaner mode of operation can safeguard against unpredictable market movements.

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Commonsense answer needed for retail crime

Mass Relators

Fueled by a surge in organized retail crime, shrinkage costs the industry almost $100 billion a year, according to National Retail Federation’s “2022 Retail Security Survey.” The study, conducted with the Loss Prevention Research Council, found that the average shrink rate in 2021 was 1.4%, resulting in losses of $94.5