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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 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...
Transforming Returns into Opportunities: 5 Steps to Implementing a Dynamic Retail Incentive Program
If you still consider returns simply a cost of doing business, it's time to rethink your...
Navigating ‘Good’ vs. ‘Bad’ Customers for Returns Fraud Prevention in Retail
Understand nuanced consumer behavior to prevent fraud and protect profits. Learn how AI can help retailers differentiate between good and bad returns.
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Supercharging Organized Retail Crime Cases for Stronger Law Enforcement Collaboration
Combat the billion-dollar problem of Organized Retail Crime by supercharging your case preparation and collaboration with law enforcement agencies.
Whose Responsibility Is It To Control Shrink in Retail?
Discover whose responsibility it is to control retail shrink and explore how innovative technology can mitigate losses and safeguard profits.
3 Things to Know About Combatting Claims and Appeasements Fraud
Explore effective strategies utilizing AI and analytics to combat customer appeasements, claims, and appeasements fraud, including addressing order adjustments and tackling INR fraud.
How Today’s Organized Retail Crime Groups Evade Yesterday’s Technology
Learn about the growing challenge of ORC, organized retail crime methods, and how fraudsters exploit traditional security strategies to commit retail fraud.
Learn Comprehensive Ways To Calculate Retail Return Rates
Learn how to calculate retail return rates and uncover the financial impact of returns on businesses. Explore methods to analyze online vs. in-store return rates for smarter decision-making.
How a Positive Customer Experience Leads to Loyal Shoppers
A great retail customer experience can lead to loyal shoppers, but it requires the help of artificial intelligence and retail technology.
Keeping It Real With Keep-It Returns: How the Strategy Boosts Profits & Helps Loss Prevention
Discover how keep-it return policies are revolutionizing the retail industry by boosting profits and enhancing loss prevention strategies.
Analyzing Retail Returns: The 20% Year-Over-Year Surge in Return Fraud and Abuse
Discover strategies to mitigate return fraud and abuse challenges & enhance the return experience. Read: Consumer Returns Report from Appriss Retail & NRF.
Research Shows Return Rates Are Nearly Double Online Versus In-Store
Explore ecommerce vs. in-store retail return rates. Gain insights to optimization strategies for retail returns and learn return rate equation.
Exposing Common Examples of Holiday Gift Card Fraud
Protect your retail business from common gift card scams during the holidays, including gift card fraud. Learn common examples of holiday gift card fraud.