Innovative Retail Technologies caught up with Douglas Wong, vertical software applications product manager at March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, to identify the key considerations when using video for operations auditing purposes...
Innovative Retail Technologies caught up with Hedgie Bartol, business development manager for retail at Axis Communications, about Security-as-a-Service and whether it is beneficial to retailers of all sizes. Bartol addresses cloud-based security and how secure it really is.
Dan Cremins, global leader of product management at March Networks, talks to Innovative Retail Technologies about the importance of video-based business intelligence on the retail industry. He also provides tips on how to determine whether cloud is best for video surveillance.
Modern business intelligence apps are extending a glut of data from server rooms to the sales floor. How should merchants manage the mega data that’s now at their fingertips?
In a post-EMV world, retail security experts are bracing for malice, menace, and misfortune to go digital. Here, CISOs from four of the world’s best retail brands share best practices for securing your cyber sanctuaries.
The Retail Industry Leaders Association’s (RILA’s) emerging technology committee identifies five of the most futuristic trends, cutting-edge technologies, and how to create a culture of innovation in the workplace.
As the groundwork for enterprisewide data visibility falls into place, a game of connect-the-data dots is playing out in stores.
From heartbreak to hope: The remarkable journey forward of a community in crisis and the volunteers who are helping to pave the way.
Listen in as Matt Pillar and Erin Harris discuss the exciting changes coming to Integrated Solutions For Retailers.
Integrated Solutions speaks with Steve Sell, director of marketing North America, Tyco Integrated Security, about how retailers can juggle the installation, support, and management of all the various security systems they need today.
There are so many things to consider when protecting your business — from article security to access control and many other things. They all impact the retailer’s bottom line. Starting with intrusion, access control and fire detection, many retailers face fines due to false alarms, and not to mention the fact that manpower is wasted brining in managers to check on the alarms.
Retailers are notoriously slow in migrating to new technology, but there has been a huge push towards IP Video lately. This is evident in a recent case study with Saks Fifth Avenue in the June issue of Integrated Solutions for Retailers Magazine.
Planet Retail details how mobile technologies enable meaningful customer experiences and how retailers must evolve to keep pace.
SMRs must tout that they are on par with Tier 1 retailers regarding cost and innovation so they can adapt as the customer evolves.
Retailers must put the shopping journey and its delivery via mobile at the forefront of customer-facing strategic initiatives.
Loss prevention solutions for retailers include alarm monitoring, cash management, data security, EAS and RFID solutions, exception reporting, video analytics, and video surveillance. Alarm monitoring includes services and solutions that allow retailers to monitor and control different alarms that may be triggered by their security systems.
Cash management solutions encompass all available technologies that allow retailers to better manage cash in their stores including bill counters, safes, cash drawers, deposit solutions, and more. Data security solutions are systems designed to prevent unauthorized access to data retailers transmit both internally and externally.
EAS and RFID solutions include RFID tags, RFID readers, automated solutions, and more. Exception reporting solutions encompasses solutions that select and highlight events or objects that are different from what is expected or critical.
Video Analytics solutions provide automated and manual analysis of video streams to detect and prevent unwanted behavior in retail environments. This can include abnormal employee activates, theft, unauthorized access, and more. Video analytics can also be used to analyze customer movements and actions inside a store to better control traffic flow and determine store layouts. Video surveillance is an integral part of video analytics and consists of the physical cameras and control systems required to capture video in a retail environment. Solutions include CCTV cameras, IP / network cameras, DVRs, data storage systems, camera control software, servers, and more.
Agilence, Inc., the leader in cloud-based data analytics and loss prevention solutions for retail and restaurant operations, today announced 20/20 Data Analytics™, a new, unified analytics platform that brings an unprecedented level of actionable business insight to a growing number of industries. Built on the foundation of Agilence’s industry leading Retail 20/20™ exception reporting software, 20/20 Data Analytics™ goes beyond loss prevention to allow any manager the ability to gain meaningful, data driven, operational insights to improve profits and margins, better serve customers, and ensure policy compliance.
