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Editor's Notebook
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Why Are You Wasting Video Intelligence?
By Matt Pillar, Editor In Chief, Retail Solutions Online/Integrated Solutions For Retailers
Last week I had a great conversation with King Rogers, the well-respected LP consultant and former head of LP for Target. As we talked, Rogers lamented the fact that our industry so grossly undervalues, and subsequently underutilizes, the rich volumes of data we collect by video every minute of every day.
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Featured LP Story
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Case Study: Grocer Keeps An Eye On Shrink
By Brian Albright, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
LP is a high priority for most retailers. Although outside theft is an issue, a significant source of retail shrink has always been generated by employees, either through deliberate fraud and theft, or more commonly, through mistakes at the POS: improperly managing discounts or promotions, making coupon errors, and other issues.
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An Executive Outlook On LP
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Leverage Monitoring Services To Deliver Value
By Chad Buckland, VP, Retail Division, Diebold
For many retailers, burglar and fire alarm monitoring have become the foundation of LP. Regardless of what's on your shelves, chances are you're using monitoring services to ensure there's always a timely, consistent response to alarm events.
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LP Articles
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Prevent Cash Loss With RFID
A Q&A With Phil Pitt, Sargent and Greenleaf
In the store, RFID can improve loss prevention (LP) measures by providing your organization with additional layers of intelligence. For instance, RFID can alert you to a potential problem before it even happens. To find out more on RFID's impact on LP, I talked to Phil Pitt, director of marketing at Sargent and Greenleaf. Here's what he had to say.
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IP Video: Helping Retail Do More With Less
By Scott Thomas, global director of market development, Genetec
The current economic climate has taken a severe toll on retail. Over the past year, we have seen multiple national- and regional- level companies declare bankruptcy, shutter stores, and cease operations. Even in this strained economy, LP needs to be viewed as a potential contributor to the bottom line, not just a necessary evil.
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Featured Downloads
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| White Paper: Green Surveillance |
| Rising energy costs are compelling many organizations to optimize their computing environments. In fact, energy costs have quickly become the fastest growing operating cost, propelling many corporations to embark on new conservation and "green" initiatives.
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| Case Study: Urban Outfitters Receives Immediate Cost Savings With Accertify |
| Card-not-present fraud is a significant factor that erodes e-commerce merchants' profitability. By aggressively screening orders, Urban Outfitters' three retail brands had achieved a very low, average chargeback rate significantly lower than the industry average of 1.4%.
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| Q&A: Reduce Bottom Of Basket Loss |
| BOB items are frequently overlooked or forgotten at checkout. Many factors contribute to the problem, including long lines of impatient customers, distracted cashiers, and more. BOB shrink is particularly hard on a store's margins since a single BOB item can cost $10 or more. The good news is that there are new and improved ways to combat BOB loss.
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Please send your submissions or questions to us at editor@retailsolutionsonline.com.
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