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"Retail shrinkage has slightly declined in Europe"

Interview with Hans-Jürgen Nausch, Global Account Manager at Checkpoint Systems

In 2014, retail shrinkage cost German retailers approximately 5 billion Euros. This is one conclusion made by the "Global Retail Theft Barometer 2014/2015", the world’s largest study on causes and costs of retail shrinkage in the retail industry.

iS AutoPeg Tag protecting Gillette razor blades at more than 3,000 retail stores

Secure protection for hanging items with a one-step, pinless tag

More than 3,000 retail stores are now protecting P&G Gillette razor blades with Checkpoint Systems innovative iS AutoPeg Tag.

C&A: RFID roll-out in France

Fashion retailer implements across all stores in France with extra software capability

Checkpoint Systems is rolling out its RFID solution to C&A’s 164 stores in France, together with full distribution center (DC) RFID integration.

Ergonomic Solutions presents ClickSafe security locking cables

A security lock for payment terminals, mobile devices and POS hardware

To protect digital information, prevent data loss and further secure hardware, Ergonomic Solutions provide SpacePole ClickSafe, a security lock for payment terminals, mobile devices and POS hardware. ClickSafe features unique SpacePole integration and the keyless installation only requires you to click the lock in place.

EuroCIS 2016: Nedap showcases stock availability solutions Groenlo,

Concealed EAS systems & effective alarm management

At the upcoming EuroCIS trade show in Düsseldorf, from 23 - 25 February 2016, Nedap presents stock availability solutions for the global retail sector. The key solutions presented by Nedap (booth 10A02) are the !Sense hardware portfolio and the !D Cloud software suite.

New bottle cap protection for retail spirits

Versa Guard’s security, ease of use and nerchandising benefits add up to fast ROI

Checkpoint Systems announced the launch of its Alpha High Theft Solutions’ 1 Alarm Versa Guard bottle cap, which is designed for the protection of high-risk spirits in retail stores throughout the world.

Tyco showcases new fitting room analytics at NRF Big Show

Retailers gain valuable inventory and shopper insights

Tyco Retail Solutions unveiled its new TrueVUE fitting room analytics at NRF Big Show 2016. New inventory, traffic intelligence and loss prevention use cases that extend data visibility into the fitting room area provide retailers with the power to better serve clients, while minimizing loss in this traditional “high risk” security zone.

Tyco mobilizes top retailers and industry experts to tackle organized retail crime

International ORC Summit examines proactive strategies and countermeasures

Over 20 leading retailers and industry experts from the U.S. and Japan convened at Tyco Retail Solutions’ Boca Raton, Florida campus on October 26 and 27 for an International Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Summit. Attendees toured Tyco’s ...

Complete spectrum of security technology for retail

EHI study reveals: € 3.9 billion inventory losses in German retail

Shop lifting continues to be the No. 1 cause of inventory discrepancies – this is also evidenced by the current study of the EHI Retail Institute “Inventurdifferenzen 2015” (Inventory Discrepancies 2015). Retailers have to invest ...

Tyco Retail Solutions launches Sensormatic Synergy Series

Intelligent, scalable and modular detection systems deliver next-generation store performance

Tyco Retail Solutions has announced the commercial availability of its leading-edge Sensormatic Synergy Series to deliver added value for its global retail customers. Tyco’s next generation portfolio of intelligent, extensible and modular ...

Nedap appoints Jerry Aldridge Vice President of Operations

Nedap announced that Jerry Aldridge has joined the company's senior US leadership team as the Vice President of Operations. Aldridge will be responsible for driving operational strategy and customer support across Nedap’s North American ...

National Retail Security Survey has been released

Retailers estimate shoplifting and fraud cost $44 billion in 2014

A new study being released from NRF PROTECT, the industry’s largest retail loss prevention event, finds that retailers lose billions of dollars to shoplifting, employee and vendor theft and administrative error – collectively known ...

Decathlon advances with global RFID implementation

First retailer worldwide to use RFID in-store in such a large geographical area

French sporting goods retailer Decathlon has selected Nedap for its RFID roll-out in Croatia. Worldwide, Croatia is the 15th country where Nedap’s RFID solution was chosen following twelve other European countries, Russia and China. ...

Obtain critical data and analytic intelligence

Wireless In-Store network icreases retail sales and improves on-shelf availability

Checkpoint Systems is launching S3i, a scalable RTLS (real time location system) wireless in-store network that works with enhanced Alpha High Theft Solutions’ alarmed devices to obtain critical data and analytic intelligence, ...

“These days, stockouts can cost you more than ever“

Interview with Hans-Jürgen Nausch, Global Account Manager for Checkpoint Systems

The combination of security systems with other solutions – for instance inventory management – is a topic that is increasingly being discussed in the retail sector. At the EuroCIS 2015, we spoke with Hans-Jürgen Nausch, Global ...

Shrink cost retailers 128 Billion Dollars worldwide

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud and administrative errors, cost the global retail industry more than $128 billion last year, $42 billion in the US alone, according to the latest Global Retail Theft Barometer. This ...

Security in retail has a name: EuroCIS 2015

Shoplifters score billions – security technology in retail is indispensible for shoplifting prevention

EuroCIS – the leading trade fair for retail technology – takes place again from 24 to 26 February 2015. Given the losses that the retail sector suffers due to inventory discrepancies, which continue at an almost unimaginable level, ...

Shrink cost retailers $128 billion worldwide, averaging 1.29 percent of sales

Cost of retail crime as percentage of revenue rose 27 percent in US

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud and administrative errors, cost the global retail industry more than $128 billion last year, $42 billion in the US alone, according to the latest Global Retail Theft Barometer. This ...

Checkpoint Systems launches next generation of EAS solutions

New EVOLVE iRange Offers Complete Solution to Retailers’ Merchandise Availability and Customer Satisfaction Challenges

Checkpoint Systems, a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, today announced the launch of the next generation of intelligent electronic article surveillance (EAS) solutions. The EVOLVE iRange , developed ...

New AMAX intrusion alarm systems from Bosch

Hybrid panels and wireless peripherals expand applications supported and improve performance

Bosch Security Systems completes its portfolio of intrusion alarm systems for residential and small to medium commercial applications with the launch of two new members of the AMAX family of control panels. This launch is further supported by the ...

No chance for intruders

Bosch launches EN Grade 3 curtain detector with superior catch performance and false alarm immunity

With the new Professional Series TriTech+ Curtain Detector with Anti-mask, Bosch Security Systems completes its range of professional grade motion detectors. This unit is ideal for monitoring long, narrow interior spaces such as hallways, ...

Nedap RFID readers chosen for rollout at Adler

One of the largest textile retailers in Germany has selected Nedap’s Store !D RFID readers

Following a successful pilot phase, Nedap has been commissioned with project planning of the RFID reading points and subsequent installation of the RFID hardware in all 170 Adler fashion outlets. The technology rollout started in the fourth ...

Visit PROTECT at the Euroshop 2014 Expo

PROTECT will be demonstrationg Security Fog at the World's Leading Retail Trade Fair. We are looking forward to seeing you in Düsseldorf. From the 16th to the 20th of february PROTECT will displaying Security Fog at the 2014 Euroshop ...

Fashion Store Stoecker is setting standards using Enso Detego's RFID solution for transparent inventory management and reliable article surveillance

Enso Detego GmbH, a leading provider of RFID software products and solutions to the fashion industry, implemented its RFID inventory management and electronic article surveillance (EAS) solution at Stoecker’s new multi-brand fashion retail ...

Checkpoint Systems introduces premium protection against theft for luxury and high-end retailers

Underfloor solution offers retailers the full protection of an EAS antenna virtually invisible to the shopper

Checkpoint Systems announced its new underfloor Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) antenna designed primarily for luxury and high-end retailers who require a discreet but high-performance security system. Hundreds of EVOLVE Exclusive F10 are ...

“Magic Ring" as a directory during shopping

Interview with Erion Elmasllari, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT

Scientists at the Fraunhofer FIT have developed a system that warns consumers through a ring on their finger that vibrates when they reach for unsuitable products. The technical requirement for this is RFID identification of the products, which the ...

Tyco sues UK retail security tag supplier

Retail security company is protecting its patents

Tyco Retail Solutions has filed a lawsuit in the United Kingdom against Algreta Solutions trading as Catalyst, an independent supplier of security tags to retailers, for patent infringement, infringement of Community trademark and passing off in ...

Nedap Retail and Kovio introduce New "Invisible" Anti-Theft Tags

Lowering shrinkage within the fashion and retail industry

Nedap Retail, a leading developer and supplier of innovative solutions for the retail market, in partnership with Kovio, Inc., a worldwide leader in breakthrough printed silicon electronics technology, today unveiled a new category of Electronic ...

Vending machines already reach ROI at their acquisition

Interview with Constantin Joannou-Römer, Managing Director Vensafe in Germany

In 2009 Vensafe from Norway sold 1,000 vending machines in Europe worth over 14 million Euros to retailers. According to Constantin Joannou-Römer there are 500 machines located in Germany at this point. The consumers do not receive their ...

Interview: The era of hard tags and wireless locks is running out

Thomas Willing, Managing Director of Avery Dennison Central Europe had every reason to smile at the EuroCIS because Gerry Weber received the Award for Innovation from the EHI (Association of the European Heating Industry) for introducing its ...

Shoplifting costs billions, prevention pays off

Shoplifting is not some force of nature, something can be done about it. Alert staff plus modern technology – only this combination reduces losses.

Doing nothing is not an option, because if competitors arm themselves, thieves will go where the risk is lowest. Small speciality stores are often the ones left holding the bag. There is no specific shoplifter type. While some customers steal ...

Interview Shoplifting: “The potential threat remains high“

Investments to prevent theft pay off, but they need to be proportionate to losses. What counts is Return on Investment (ROI).

This is why Marco Lange, Retail Sales Director for ADT Sensormatic in Ratingen, does not have a panacea in the fight against thieves. In an interview he explains, why anti-theft protection is a complex task, how technology and trained personnel ...

EuroCIS in Düsseldorf asserts itself as the leading technology fair for the retail trade

5,400 retail specialists from around 50 countries visited EuroCIS 2010

EuroCIS 2010, Europe’s leading Trade Fair for IT and Security in Retail, closed on Thursday (4 March 2010) in Düsseldorf. The exhibitors, visitors and trade fair organizers said they were extremely satisfied with the course of the event. ...

Electronic article surveillance (EAS) in the fashion retail business

As specialists in retail, the TAILORIT GmbH Düsseldorf concentrates on logistic chain related areas and process optimization regarding sales floor and branch store operations. Having experienced in numerous customers' projects the importance of ...

Catch Shoplifters - Document Incidents - Reduce Losses

Modern technology plus attentive personnel – only this combination can guarantee a reduction in losses caused by shoplifting. Item security is a complex task, for which a number of solutions exist. Nevertheless, a single 'wonder weapon' is yet to ...

Leinensicherungen

Duonell is specialised in securing displayed merchandise in the store. Consumer electronics on the shelf will have an optimal display- security against shoplifting. A hardly visible security system, allowing the customer free interaction with the ...

FR-Mono Antenna system 8.2

Digital signal processing (DSP) Excellent detection of tags and labels one electronic board can work with up to three antennas Self-adjusting electronics, SMD technology Easy to install Detects all types of tags and paper labels ...