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The Impact of Returns on Profitability: Smarter Ways to Protect Margins
Unlock secrets to improve cash flow by optimizing retail returns and reducing shrink.
Retail Return Rate Calculation Guide
Transform your retail strategy with our retail return rate calculation guide. Learn to manage returns effectively and improve your operations.
Total Retail Loss: Focusing on Revenue Loss Beyond Shrink
Explore total retail loss examples and learn effective strategies to reduce shrink, fraud, and inefficiencies to enhance profitability in this new playbook.
From Cart to Landfill: The Environmental Impact of Customer Returns
Explore the environmental impact on retail returns and find strategies to promote sustainable returns.
What Is Return Fraud: 8 Types Retailers 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 Overview
Discover how generative AI loss prevention tools can transform your security protocols and provide superior protection against potential threats.
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...
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Strategies for Effective Retail Loss Prevention Training
Boost your team’s loss prevention strategy with targeted loss prevention training. Explore essential tips to safeguard your store from retail theft and retail shrinkage.
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 & Identify Inventory Shrinkage in Retail
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7 Loss Prevention Tips For An Effective Retail Shrink Action Plan
Get the latest retail loss prevention tips and examples of a retail shrink action plan. Discover retail loss prevention strategies to reduce shrink.
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 Retail Returns 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.