loss prevention

Enhanced Video Coverage – Perfect Gift For The Holiday Season

During the holiday season, retailers enjoy increases in store traffic but for loss prevention (LP) managers increases in shoppers and temporary employees make this time of year more challenging. Through this influx of business (and beyond), the LP managers must deal with losses stemming from organized retail crime (ORC), employee theft, and shoplifting. Retail supply chains and online retailer distribution centers also come under greater pressure as more goods are being handled and shipped.

Axis Introduces Comprehensive Store Optimization And Loss Prevention Solutions

Axis announces new solutions for retail, which can provide intelligence and drive revenue growth Axis Communications, the market leader in network video, announced that Cognimatics’ applications have been fully integrated with Axis’ network cameras, audio, and access control products. Axis acquired Cognimatics in 2016 after a long, successful partnership.

The Power Of Pixels And How To Harness Them

As the physical security / video surveillance market continues to mature, you are seeing more and more attention paid to integrated solutions. Instead of solely looking at video management software (VMS), or video analytic software, or access control systems, you are now being drawn to VMS systems that work seamlessly with a wide range of additional capabilities such as video analytics, Point-of-Sale (POS) systems, and access control – just to name a few. Over the years, end-users have come to understand —even expect— advanced technologies like video analytics being part-and-parcel of the provided solution set. Security.World caught up recently with Paul Eaton, President of Convergence To Pixel, to talk more about integrating other organizational systems into video surveillance VMS systems.

DTT Named Preferred Vendor For zpizza International

DTT announces a new partnership with zpizza International, a pizza-focused restaurant concept concentrated on high-quality ingredients inspired by a healthy lifestyle. Headquartered in Irvine, California, zpizza currently comprises 60 total franchise locations in addition to 5 self-pour Taproom sites, operated by Corporate. zpizza and zpizza Tap-room restaurants are located throughout California and in 12 other states. DTT is now the exclusive vendor for zpizza Taproom and the only preferred vendor thus far for traditional zpizza stores. In October 2016, DTT contacted zpizza to gauge interest on implementing a new, full-service loss prevention system.

A.C. Moore Achieves Million-Dollar ROI With Cloud-Based POS Plugin From Genetec

A.C. Moore opened its first arts and crafts store in 1985 in Moorestown, New Jersey, United States. Today, the national retailer sells an assortment of merchandise in over 130 locations on the Eastern coast. With over 40,000 items offered at each store at any given time, A.C. Moore prides itself on offering its customers the best product selection, value and service. As a progressive retailer, A.C. Moore is always keen on implementing processes and technologies to keep its stores up-to-date and its customers happy. So when Steve Werner, Director of Loss Prevention, was brought onboard, he went straight to work on identifying areas to improve processes and refocus resources on the customer experience. Almost immediately, the process for reviewing cashier transactions came into focus. Store managers would spend over an hour every day reviewing cash register transactions, pointing the loss prevention (LP) team to dubious behaviors or suspicious activities, if they were spotted.

DTT Solidifies Relationship With Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisee

DTT announced a strengthened partnership with First Cup LLC, a 60-store Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee based in Chandler, Arizona. With locations throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, and Nevada, DTT provides comprehensive loss prevention and managed services for 30 First Cup stores with several installations currently pending. First Cup’s introduction to DTT took place in late 2013. The company was highly impressed with the range of DTT’s services and sophisticated technology. In March 2015, DTT was added to Dunkin’ Brands US list of vendors; First Cup contacted DTT within a week to sign 60 existing locations and all new construction stores. The rollout is still underway in order to work around First Cup remodeling and ensure a smooth transition from the previous surveillance provider.

ISCON Imaging Launches Revolutionary Handheld Imager Aimed at Targeted Security Screening for Loss Prevention and Employee Safety Applications

ISCON Imaging, INC., a manufacturer of patented infrared (IR) imaging screening systems, has unveiled its new FocusScan® handheld imager for targeted personnel scanning. FocusScan is the first-ever IR-based handheld imaging technology purpose-built for use in loss prevention, security enhancement, and asset protection.

Leveraging Physical Security Information Management: PSIM for Greater Retail Success

Tyco Retail Solutions Benny Goh, Asia President, Tyco Nowadays, we operate in a global economy where businesses and consumers know no boundaries. Retailers are increasingly extending their brands beyond the web and existing stores, setting up new stores in new markets around the globe. This means it is now more critical for the Security & Loss Prevention (LP) departments of global retailers to have stricter compliance regulations and internal mandates, to deploy effective and efficient LP solutions and ensure adequate security measures to protect the safety of their global assets such as property, employees, inventory and shoppers across all locations.

Fast-Food Giant Gains on Bottom Line, Reducing Theft

Milestone Systems’ world-leading open platform IP video management technology is helping Restaurant Brands NZ to reduce theft and improve daily operations across New Zealand’s KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl’s Jr, and Starbucks locations. The parent company in New Zealand for KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl’s Jr and Starbucks, Restaurant Brands has installed Milestone XProtect® video management software (VMS) throughout their chain of restaurants.

DTT Establishes Partnership With Ellenby Technologies for Smart Safe Integration

DTT announced a partnership with Ellenby Technologies, Inc., a diverse product development and manufacturing company specializing in electronic smart safes. As the leading provider in video surveillance and loss prevention for the hospitality and retail industries, DTT will now be able to provide them with increased security measures for cash handling.

DTT Expands Partnership With Krystal Restaurants

DTT has been selected as the preferred provider of surveillance and loss prevention solutions for The Krystal Company, which operates more than 350 stores nationwide. DTT’s managed service solutions have been extensively tested in several Krystal corporate locations. After reviewing results, Krystal is delighted to be partnering with DTT and has implemented the system in […]

Planet Beauty Selects DTT As Video Surveillance & Loss Prevention Partner

DTT announced a partnership with Planet Beauty, a privately owned, upscale beauty retailer based in Southern California. As a full-service provider of digital surveillance and loss prevention solutions for both the retail and hospitality sectors, DTT supplies Planet Beauty locations with a wide variety of Managed Services, including their unique SmartAudit™ tool, as well as […]

Hikvision, Solink Enter Integration Partnership

Thanks to a new partnership announced at ISC West, Hikvision’s embedded recording solutions are now integrated with Solink’s event-based video discovery platform. The integration will allow Hikvision’s video recorders to seamlessly access Solink’s contextual analytics and business applications for loss prevention, operations, risk management, and other data-intensive fields. Retail is one of a diverse set […]

US Wine Superstore Deploys March Video Surveillance Solution

March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced that America’s largest wine and spirits superstore Total Wine & More has standardized on its next-generation retail video surveillance solution. The privately-owned chain is using the March Networks offering to maintain its strong security and loss prevention efforts across 100 outlets located in 15 […]

Retailer Paul Smith Goes IP

Video management software (VMS) with network cameras are being deployed across all of Paul Smith’s 45 stores as part of the UK-based retailer’s first company-wide IT refresh. Initially the new digital video system is being used for loss prevention but once it is fully in place worldwide by the end of 2015, Paul Smith plans to use it for business intelligence to assist retail operations management. Paul Smith has been an early adopter of IP and cloud-based services. In 2001 it migrated to IP telephony, installing a Cisco IPT network. Embracing the latest IT management approaches (including use of open-architected and Microsoft-based systems), the company has been able to maintain a relatively small network services team despite growth. Paul Smith has a retail presence in 35 countries. This approach means that when new IT challenges present themselves, Paul Smith’s Head of IT, Lee Bingham, pictured, looks for standards-based products that can be scaled up. He specifies that new systems and services must last a minimum of ten years because he simply does not have the manpower or budget to go on replacements of devices and software. Paul Smith’s legacy CCTV had grown organically as the group expanded. When the IT department was asked to take over running Paul Smith’s CCTV, Lee Bingham insisted that it must be moved to IP video and be visible on the corporate network: “If it’s not IP then it’s not IT, and therefore it made no sense to move it from our Facilities Management […]

State Of The Video Analytics Market – 2014

As more organizations realize the intrinsic value of video in a physical security system, getting more value out of that video is becoming increasingly important. And those same organizations are learning of more affordable ways to record and store surveillance video with much longer retention times. Therefore, the number of video analytic installations is significantly […]

Panasonic Highlights Retail Technology Solutions To Enhance Operations, Reduce Shrinkage And Improve The Customer Experience

Nuheat SIGNATURE Gear Diary Nuheat Launches North America’s 1st WiFi Floor Heating Thermostat photo When we bought our house, one thing the builder was proud of was radiant heating installed throughout. One downside it is slow to respond – so when the temperature here went from +50 to -30 back to +40 within 5 days our house seemed to always be too hot or too cold. The upside? The floors were never cold! Now Nuheat, a maker of electric radiant heating systems, is introducing Nuheat SIGNATURE – the first WiFi controlled floor heater thermostat. The Nuheat SIGNATURE will give homeowners full access to all thermostat settings with wireless remote access through a smartphone app (iOS or Android) or a web browser. Changing the temperature or schedule, or viewing energy usage will all be at the homeowners’ fingertips. The Nuheat SIGNATURE is like no other in our industry,” said Wally Lo, Nuheat’s Product Manager. “It has been designed and developed exclusively for Nuheat by OJ Electronics and after over a year of development, we are extremely excited to bring it to market. Extensive market research from homeowners and contractors alike confirmed the market is expecting connectivity for remote access. A myriad of household products ranging from locks to lights to heating systems offer the ease of on-the-go control. Our new thermostat allows the user to activate the floor heat for vacation properties or, to simply turn up the heat for a cozy return home.” Here are some of the features: […]

Retailer Strategies For Loss Prevention

In the increasingly competitive retail space, there is a constant need to implement, expand and improve loss prevention programs to secure assets, decrease shrinkage and increase customer safety. With that, budget cuts in the manned loss prevention (LP) staff industry in all store ranges – from mom and pop shops, to big box retailers – […]

Video Surveillance And Business Intelligence: A Growing Trend In Retail

Video footage doesn’t lie. Why do you think NFL football teams gather every Monday morning and break down game film from the previous day? They do it to learn what they did right and what they did wrong in order to ensure success for the next game. So why can’t retail stores do the same? […]

Salient Announces CompleteView Version 4.2 And POS TransactionTracker

Salient Systems Corporation, a leader in video surveillance solutions, is pleased to announce the newest version of CompleteViewTM VMS v4.2. This version offers customers a wide array of enhancements and new features, including Camera Auto Detection, Axis edge storage and light control support, Click-to-Center PTZ control, Media Pane and an improved TouchView Mobile user interface. […]