It’s hard to imagine trusted employees might be stealing from your store, but a raft of statistics indicate that’s the case with the latest revealing employee theft could account for…
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The best protection for your store -Part 2
Opening a new retail outlet requires a lot of decision making – from store fit out and staffing to the range of products on offer and how they will be…
The best protection for your new store – Part 1
Regardless of whether you intend on selling high-end clothing, funky stationery or the latest line-up of high-tech gadgets, every new shopfront should look at their security systems as an integral…
Technology targets fitting room theft
As any retailer with a focus on attire will attest, the fitting room presents a real opportunity for would-be thieves to conceal and steal retail items. Even stores with the…
Big retailers feeling the effects of shoplifting
Big retailers feeling the effects of theft A recent report by the Australian notes the “five-finger” discount is alive and well, now costing retailers $9.5 billion in lost revenue each…
What’s happening at the coalface of retail loss
Cold hard statistics* may indicate global retail loss costs US$123.4 billion annually but Google presents an even grimmer picture, offering a host of insight into how shoplifters are attempting to…
“Physical retail is not dead – What’s dead is boring retail”
As retailers across Australia converged on Melbourne for the Inside Retail Festival of Ideas last week, a key message was clear – retail is not just about the products, industry…
Secure Displays eliminate theft of high valued handsets
Wolf – Telstra Partner: Wolf is a leading retailer of mobile devices and small electronics. THE SITUATION In Wolf’s retail locations they display a wide variety of today’s mobile devices.…
Vitag retail roundup
Facebook is one step closer to linking consumers online and offline retail behaviour, Australian clothing retailers are working together to target three-hour product delivery, and voice payments are gaining traction.…
Shoplifting in fitting rooms
When it comes to store security, the fitting room remains one of the most challenging areas for retail outlets to monitor and guard against shoplifting. By nature, fitting rooms are…
Shopping experience to get mobile, personal and social
Mobile retail is set to rise, shopping is about to get a whole lot more personal and social media is set to enter a new phase as a real retail…
Eight retail loss predictions for 2018
2018 heralds a new year for retailers combatting the ongoing onslaught of theft, but they will have a host of advanced tools at their disposal as fresh technology and improved…