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From Cart to Landfill: The Environmental Impact of Customer Returns
As ecommerce continues to thrive, customers increasingly expect seamless, often free, returns....
8 Types of Return Fraud & Abuse Every Retailer Should Know
Learn 8 common types of retail fraud, including retail returns abuse, and view retail return statistics to safeguard your business.
Generative AI Loss Prevention Tools Are Changing Retail
Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can quickly create new content, such as...
A Retailer’s Guide to Convenience Store Loss Prevention Solutions
The current state of convenience stores Convenience stores are evolving beyond fuel and snacks,...
How Return and Claims Fraud in 2024 Is Shaping Retail Strategies for 2025
Retailers face growing challenges in providing consumers with seamless merchandise return options...
Leveraging Retail Incident Reporting to Combat Workplace Violence
Retail incident reporting is the foundation for providing a safe, predictable, and profitable...
2024 Retail Loss Prevention Technology Trends, Insights, and What’s Coming in 2025
As we step into 2025, it’s clear that retailers are coming off a year filled with evolving...
Getting to the Bottom of Cash Register Discrepancies
Cash register discrepancies/cash drawer over or short cause financial damage to retailers. Identify cash overages and shortages with data-driven insights.
Organized Retail Crime 101: A Retailer’s Guide to Shrink Prevention
Organized retail crime (ORC) preys on retailers of all sizes. From retailers with thousands of...
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Strategies for Effective Retail Loss Prevention Training
Understanding the importance of retail loss prevention training Retail losses, whether through...
How Can Retailers Cut Back on Gift Card Fraud?
Gift card fraud is so ubiquitous today that Maryland recently passed sweeping legislation to help...
Top Strategies to Prevent Holiday Return Policy Abuse
The holiday season brings a surge in sales and excitement for retailers, but it also presents...
Returns and Customer Loyalty: How Much Do They Matter?
The current state of retail returns If consumer returns were depicted as an emoji, they’d be a...
7 Tips for Holiday Returns and Protecting Profits
While the holiday season delivers a bounty of revenue and customer joy to retailers, it also...
How to Prevent and Identify Inventory Shrinkage in Retail
Businesses diligently stock shelves, meticulously manage inventory, and ensure products are...
7 Loss Prevention Tips For An Effective Retail Shrink Action Plan
Inventory shrink costs retailers millions of dollars annually – in 2023 alone, shrink accounted...
4 Ways to Improve Retail Cashier Training with Data-Driven Insights
Retail employee attrition is nothing new to the industry. Regrettably, in recent years, a...
Cutting Self-Checkout Shrink with Advanced Technology
Self-checkout may seem like the latest and greatest technology to hit retail floors in the 21st...
5 Steps to Implementing a Dynamic Return Incentives Program
If you still consider returns simply a cost of doing business, it's time to rethink your...