Tag: shoplifting

Understanding and Addressing Top Security Challenges in Retail Facilities

By Tyson Johns, Interface Systems Jan 13, 2025 Safety

Updated: Jan 13, 2025

Every day, retailers across the United States contend with a staggering number of security challenges—ranging from theft and disturbances to loitering—that threaten their operations, employees, and customers. With millions of transactions and customers daily, maintaining a safe environment for employees and shoppers is a complex and critical endeavor. Interface Systems’ 2024 State of Remote Video […]

Retail Theft and Violence Incidents Jump Post-COVID

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jan 3, 2025 Safety

Updated: Jan 3, 2025

A new report finds retail facilities are facing more crime than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. Retailers reported a 93% increase in the average number of shoplifting incidents per year in 2023 versus 2019 and a 90% increase in dollar loss due to shoplifting over the same time period, according to a new study […]