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Saks Fifth Avenue Fights Shrink With IP Cameras

The luxury retailer leverages improved visibility and access with IP surveillance cameras to combat internal and external shrink.

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Solving The Omni-Channel Puzzle	The Future Of The Retail Supply Chain	The 2013 Annual Resource Guide To Loss Prevention

Retailers are struggling to create a seamless customer experience across all channels, needing to align brand, product assortment, and messaging in an omni-channel word.	The retail supply chain has gone global, and now it is going mobile with new technologies to benefit the supply chain from end-to-end.	In this annual guide Integrated Solutions For Retailers takes a look at how loss prevention and asset protection are leveraging big data.

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Complete And On-Time: The Key To Mitigating Retail Margin Risk And Ensuring Brand Protection
On-time and complete is one of the best KPIs for measuring merchandise plan execution success. See how your company can increase your percentage of on-time and complete fulfillment.
An Introduction To The ASIS Retail Council
ASIS International was founded in 1955 and currently is worldwide leader among security organizations for security professionals, with over 38,000 active members worldwide.
Workforce Management Needs Managing
Until a few years ago when a company was ready to progress from paper-based time sheets to an automated system the only practical option was a fixed, wall-mounted punch clock. Today, there are dozens of options available to replace paper-based systems. Those include digital and electro-mechanical punch clocks, smartphone applications, texting, tablets, point-of-sale systems, telephony, PC- and SaaS-based applications, battery-powered field time clocks, and biometric devices.
Shrinking The LP Gap In Mobile POS With Video
The traditional cash wrap counter is an operational model that’s surely destined for obsolescence. Mobile point of sale (POS), mobile apps and mobile wallet technologies are gaining traction among consumers faster than anyone anticipated. And loss prevention (LP) professionals really need to be proactive about creating comprehensive retail programs and strategies to address the inherent risks posed by this self-checkout model.
Retailers: Compliance With the Affordable Care Act And Engagement With Employees Both Benefit From Straightforward HCM Technology
This is the final installment in a four-part series on human capital management (HCM) for retailers. The past three installments have explored the many ways retail organizations can employ HCM technology to help carry out best-practices in improving, for instance, employee engagement and the efficiency of their human resource processes.
How to Evaluate an In-Store Merchandising Partner - Part 2
The greater the array of in-house capabilities, the more responsive an in-store merchandising partner can be. Look for an environment of tightly integrated resources for complete project management from creative design through store delivery. A broad scope of resources will provide you with the greatest flexibility in accommodating program changes, compressing time frames, and delivering a product that is on pace and on budget.

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Complete And On-Time: The Key To Mitigating Retail Margin Risk And Ensuring Brand Protection
On-time and complete is one of the best KPIs for measuring merchandise plan execution success. See how your company can increase your percentage of on-time and complete fulfillment.
An Introduction To The ASIS Retail Council
ASIS International was founded in 1955 and currently is worldwide leader among security organizations for security professionals, with over 38,000 active members worldwide.
Workforce Management Needs Managing
Until a few years ago when a company was ready to progress from paper-based time sheets to an automated system the only practical option was a fixed, wall-mounted punch clock. Today, there are dozens of options available to replace paper-based systems. Those include digital and electro-mechanical punch clocks, smartphone applications, texting, tablets, point-of-sale systems, telephony, PC- and SaaS-based applications, battery-powered field time clocks, and biometric devices.
Google Glass – Spare the Hate And Spoil The Promise
It’s human nature to fear the unknown. While a few brave pioneers will valiantly traverse unchartered waters, as a whole our species will pick up pitchforks versus embracing that which is new and different. Case in point; Google Glass. The wearers already have derogatory terms in place, Tumblr sites are already showcasing demographic disparities in its wearers, and everyone has written off this moonshot project before it has even hit the Launchpad.
Do You Need To Replace Your Current POS Platform To Perform In Today’s Mobile Era?
There’s no question that today’s retailers are embracing mobility to enhance existing workflows and to add new workflows. The question is: what is the best way to go mobile? Add on to existing systems or replace them entirely?

Accu-Time Systems, Inc.
ATS, an Amano company, is an innovative global provider of industrial time and attendance terminals for biometric and non-biometric workforce management requirements. The high quality, durable and user-friendly product line extends from entry-level time and attendance terminals to state-of-the-art programmable and best performing biometric workforce management and employee self-service systems. Visit www.accu-time.com.
EarthLink
A wave of innovation in retail technology provides opportunities to enhance the way your customers engage while increasing employee productivity and strengthening PCI compliance. But how do you upgrade your stores without driving up costs? EarthLink Business® can help you get more from your IT and communications infrastructure with solutions tailored to store size, application needs and seasonal changes.
Axis Communications
Axis is recognized as one of the most trust worthy brands within the new IP-based surveillance industry.

Bridgeline Digital

Bridgeline Digital (NASDAQ:BLIN), The Digital Engagement Company™, enables its customers to maximize the performance of their mission critical websites, intranets, and online stores. Bridgeline’s iAPPS® platform deeply integrates Web Content Management, eCommerce, eMarketing, and Web Analytics to help marketers deliver online experiences that attract, engage and convert their customers across all digital channels.

Motion Computing, Inc.

Motion Computing is a global leader in integrated mobile computing solutions, combining world-class products with services customized for the unique needs of target vertical markets.

Acuative
Acuative's commitment to delivering customer-focused solutions using best practices within an environment that fosters collaboration, ongoing learning and continuous improvement.

How To Avoid Self-Checkout Theft
When it comes to loss prevention (LP), retailers approach it from many different directions. One of the fastest-growing ways has to do with analytics and video at the checkout. I recently had the chance to speak with Malay Kundu, founder and CEO of StopLift, to discuss a little of what is going on in the industry.

LP/Security: ASIS Enables Cross-Industry Collaboration

Leading retail LP/security execs are on deck to share insight on the value of networking with security pros in other industries, the next big ideas in retail, and their membership on the ASIS Retail Loss Prevention Council.

Does Mobile POS Kill The Benefits Of Exception Reporting?

Well, NRF-LP 2013 just wrapped up in San Diego, and it is interesting to see how things are changing in the world of retail. Analytics was again a huge topic for LP executives trying to secure budgets by showing the cross-operational benefits. Aside from analytics, the other major area of interest is mobility. From developing a strategy for BYOD to tracking purchases made via mobile POS (mPOS), mobility is a major concern for retailers.

Omni-Channel Demand Means Retail Job Growth

In an article published by The Atlantic a few weeks back (Death of the Salesmen: Technology's Threat to Retail Jobs), writer Derek Thompson posited that technology bears much of the blame for retail job cuts in recent years. Thompson’s article draws parallels between the retail industry and agriculture; the tractor, he says, contributed to the drawdown of U.S. agricultural workers from 38% of the working population in 1900 to 2.6% today. His assertion, boiled down: e-commerce is to modern retailing what the tractor was to turn-of-the-century farming. Feet on the floor will give way to automated DCs as more shoppers choose digital channels for order fulfillment.

Workplace Tragedies — Are We Willing To Pay To Fix The Problems?

Once again, apparel manufacturing workplace safety was in the news with a break-shelter collapse in Cambodia. Luckily no one was killed in this latest incident, however, 23 people were injured. Earlier in May, a Cambodian shoe factory had a ceiling collapse that killed two workers and injured another seven. Last September saw a fire in a Pakistani garment factory that killed 289 people.