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The Post-COVID Surge of In-Store Violence and Evolving Loss Prevention Policies

Retail TouchPoints

This new wave of aggression is putting employees, customers and store property at risk. This trend isn’t uniform across the board — stores selling everyday goods in high-traffic urban locations are generally at higher risk than specialty retailers and those situated in suburban shopping centers.

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Capri Group Brands to Roll Out RFID in European Markets

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The initial phase of the rollout will focus on optimizing in-store operations and customer experience, followed by the implementation of loss prevention and supply chain solutions. In such a competitive and volatile environment, reliable information is always crucial to meet our international growth objectives.

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Beef Up Perimeter Security to Enhance Loss Prevention and Safety

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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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Sensormatic Solutions and MTI Add New Loss Prevention Tools for High-Value Devices

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Sensormatic Solutions has extended its partnership with MTI to offer additional loss prevention and liability offerings for high-value electronics, including smartphones, tablets and cameras. The solutions are designed to safeguard these devices while still letting customers interact freely with them.

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Harsh Returns Policies Push Retailers to Plan for New Types of Returns Fraud

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At the same time, a rigid strategy like no receipt, no returns can sour loyal customers as well as drive fraudsters toward new criminal tactics, forcing loss prevention teams to continually change strategies. New Data Highlights the Significant Challenge of Retail Returns Retail returns will always come at a cost for retailers.

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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? However, thieves are becoming savvier and continue to bypass existing measures to get out the store without paying.

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Federal Policies, AI and Supporting Law Enforcement: Retailers Fight Back Against ORC

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billion in losses, up from $93.9 billion in 2021, according to a retail security report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC). Retailers and their loss prevention teams can’t tackle the problem alone. In 2022, shrink caused retailers $112.1