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Appriss Retail Unveils Sidekick: First Agentic AI Layer Built To Work for Returns and Total Retail Loss

May 29, 2026

Appriss Retail Launches The Takeback Talks, a Closed-Door Executive Community for Total Retail Loss Leaders

Apr 1, 2026

Appriss Retail Leads Charge Against Total Retail Loss With Expanded Leadership and Industry-First Benchmark Report

Dec 18, 2025

The AI Journal | High Prices, Increased Returns, & Tariffs: How AI Can Keep the Festive Season Profitable

Nov 13, 2025

Retail Rewired | Appriss Retail’s Shaun Callow on how retailers can keep pace with modern retail crime

Oct 14, 2025

Three technologies reshaping the convenience channel

Sep 16, 2025

Deep Dive: How to Tackle Return Fraud — Without Losing Customers

Sep 11, 2025

‘Keep It’ Returns: How Pet Retailers Can Stop Abuse of Store Policies

Sep 9, 2025

Send-Back Season: Managing returns post-summer deal days

Sep 3, 2025

AI Uncovers the Root Causes of Total Retail Loss

Aug 29, 2025

AI-Driven Insights: What Retailers Can Learn From Returns

Aug 15, 2025

How AI Fights $103 Billion in Retail Returns Fraud: Predictive & Generative Solutions

Jul 25, 2025

Understanding the Total Cost of Retail Returns

Jul 22, 2025

Trained and Protected: Ways Retailers Can Step Up Loss Prevention Training for Associates

Jul 1, 2025

Break the Cycle of Bad Returns: Keep Customers Happy With an Upgrade to Your Customer Returns Policy

Jul 1, 2025

Appriss Retail Releases Exception Analytics App for Shopify, Expanding Coverage of Fraud and Theft

Jun 17, 2025

Greener Returns: How AI Cuts Costs and Carbon in Reverse Logistics

Jun 6, 2025

Appriss Retail Helps Retailers Optimize Cash Flow in the Face of Global Tariffs

Jun 5, 2025

Do This Too Much at Costco and You Might Get Banned for Life

May 29, 2025

Appriss Retail Promotes Industry Veteran and Technology Innovator Vishal Patel to Chief Product and Technology Officer

May 29, 2025

Super Sleuths: Some have turned to AI to combat theft and fraud both in-store and online

May 28, 2025

How Machine Learning and AI Can Optimize Cash Flow

May 11, 2025

Self-Checkout is on the Rise: So is Self-Checkout Fraud and Retail Crime

May 9, 2025

Retail returns processes leverage AI to lessen the landfill

Apr 25, 2025

Appriss Retail Receives 2025 RetailTech Breakthrough Award For “Fraud Prevention Solution Provider of the Year”

Apr 24, 2025

Harsh Returns Policies Push Retailers to Plan for New Types of Returns Fraud

Apr 23, 2025

How to Gain More Visibility into Retail Returns

Apr 14, 2025

Appriss Retail Introduces AI-Enabled Returns Fraud Solution for Shopify

Apr 7, 2025

Fraudsters target online returns

Mar 31, 2025

C-stores Need a Comprehensive Approach to Shrink

Mar 17, 2025

Q&A: How Can AI Systems Prevent and Record Retail Theft and Fraud?

Mar 14, 2025

Gemspring Capital Acquires Loss Prevention Tech Provider Appriss Retail

Mar 13, 2025

Appriss Retail Eyes New Growth Opportunities Following Acquisition by Gemspring Capital

Mar 12, 2025

Appriss Retail and Myer Department Stores Win Best Collaboration at 2025 Australian Fraud Awards

Mar 3, 2025

Safe and Secure: How AI can help chase shoplifters and protect profits

Feb 10, 2025

Appriss Retail and Optoro Strengthen Relationship To Provide Cross-Channel Protection Against Returns Fraud

Feb 6, 2025

How AI keeps an eye on rising cases of retail returns fraud

Feb 4, 2025

Retailers Flooded By Returns Need a Three-Pronged Fix

Jan 21, 2025

Generate Many Happy Returns: How One Bad Return Experience Can Hurt Retailers

Jan 7, 2025

Technology’s Role in Retail Fraud in the Year Ahead: 2024 RFIDJournal.com Year in Review

Jan 6, 2025

Riskified and Appriss Retail Announce Pioneering Omnichannel Returns Fraud Prevention Solution

Jan 6, 2025

Retailers prepare for increased threat of ‘wardrobing’, counter fraud with AI

Jan 2, 2025

Detect and Deter ORC: How GenAI Can Enhance Investigations

Dec 30, 2024

Appriss Retail Annual Research: Fraudulent Returns and Claims Cost Retailers $103B in 2024

Dec 30, 2024

Appriss Retail Unveils SecureGPT: A Generative AI Capability That Democratizes Access To Complex Transaction Data

Dec 5, 2024

Rethinking Returns

Nov 22, 2024

How RFID and Gen AI Can Unshroud the Mystery of Retail Shrink

Nov 12, 2024

The Best CEO of a Large Company – Michael Osborne of Appriss Retail Honored by Austin Business Journal

Oct 17, 2024

How AI Brings Clarity to Lost or Stolen Products From DC to Store

Oct 7, 2024

Appriss Retail Research: 55% of Consumers Have Avoided Purchasing From a Retailer Due to Return Policy Restrictions

Oct 1, 2024

Exploring the Emotional Toll of Retail Crime

Sep 25, 2024

Federal Policies, AI and Supporting Law Enforcement: Retailers Fight Back Against ORC

Sep 17, 2024

This Tool Uses Gen AI to Link Separate Instances of Organized Retail Crime

Sep 5, 2024

Not All Consumers Are the Same: Adopting a Nuanced Approach Against Retail Fraud

Sep 4, 2024

Appriss Retail Introduces Premier Solution With Generative AI and Shared Investigative Reporting Capabilities To Fight ORC

Sep 4, 2024

Retailers vs. Return Rings: How AI is Fighting Fraud

Aug 20, 2024

Self-Checkout Doesn’t Stand a Chance Against Fraud. Now What?

Jun 20, 2024

Retail Returns Horror Stories: Mitigating Fraud Through Data and Analytics

Jun 6, 2024

Appriss Retail Research: $35B Lost in Online Sales Due to Claims and Appeasements Fraud

May 30, 2024

The Future of Fraud Prevention: No More Binary Policies

May 21, 2024

Appriss Retail To Participate in Upcoming Events, Including Its U.K. Roadshow, Demonstrating a Commitment To Mitigating Fraud in Europe

May 7, 2024

Appriss Retail Names Industry Veteran and Innovator Dean Abbott Chief Data Scientist

May 2, 2024

Appriss Retail Wins “Fraud Prevention Solution Provider of the Year” in 2024 RetailTech Breakthrough Awards Program

Apr 24, 2024

Why are some luxury shoppers getting empty boxes when shopping online?

Apr 12, 2024

Assessing the risks — and rewards — of ‘keep it’ returns

Apr 3, 2024

Why retailers like Target and Dollar General are limiting self-checkout

Mar 20, 2024

Barry Clark Joins Appriss Retail As SVP of Corporate Strategy

Feb 27, 2024

Appriss Retail Expands Global Presence by Adding Australian Retailer Officeworks to Its Customer Portfolio

Feb 22, 2024

The Next Chapter of Retail Woes: Return Policies

Feb 15, 2024

Retail Brew Coworking Q&A with Michael Osborne

Feb 14, 2024

Heading through 2024, retailers strive to keep returns at bay

Feb 7, 2024

Appriss Retail Introduces Workbench To Give More Business Users Enhanced Access to Its Fraud Prevention Tools

Jan 31, 2024

Retail return fraud is rising as key holiday deadline approaches

Jan 30, 2024

Three Use Cases To Maximize the Potential of AI in 2024

Jan 23, 2024

Smash-and-Grab Is Only One Part of a Retailer’s Loss Prevention Story

Jan 8, 2024

Tackling Holiday Returns? The Secret to Success Unveiled

Jan 5, 2024

Merchandise Returns Drop 9% But Fraud Expected to Rise

Dec 29, 2023

NRF and Appriss Retail Report: $743 Billion in Merchandise Returned in 2023

Dec 26, 2023

Leadership in Focus: Dispelling Common Misconceptions

Dec 21, 2023

Appriss Retail Promotes Two Senior Executives to Its C-Suite and Brings On New VP of Marketing As the Company’s Growth Accelerates

Nov 30, 2023

Visual AI and RFID Can’t Stop Crime and Fraud Without One Key Component

Nov 20, 2023

Organized Retail Crime is on the Rise, but AI Can Stop This Troublesome Trend

Nov 7, 2023

AI Is Ushering In the End of Implicit Bias in Retail

Oct 26, 2023

Data-Driven Defense: Transforming Loss Prevention Analytics

Oct 25, 2023

How to Catch Fraud While Maintaining a Great Customer Experience

Oct 10, 2023

Target to Close 9 Stores Over Theft, Safety Concerns

Sep 27, 2023

4 Examples of Return Fraud You Might Have Missed and How To Stop Them

Aug 11, 2023

Three Ways To Win Against the Labor Shortage Using Data and Analytics

Aug 9, 2023

Saving the Sale: Building a Customized Purchase-After-Return Incentive Program

Jun 8, 2023

Powering Personalization: Unlocking Customer Data

May 23, 2023

Appriss Retail Expands Its Leadership Team With Two New Hires Focused on Customer Success and Revenue Growth

May 23, 2023

Creating Accountability for Costly Returns, One Executive at a Time

May 15, 2023

Did Internal Theft Get Better Or Did Everything Else Get Worse?

May 12, 2023

The Importance Of Privacy Compliance In Data-Driven Retail

May 2, 2023

Appriss Retail Hires Two Seasoned Product Experts, Furthering Its Commitment to Advancing Retail Loss Prevention

Apr 18, 2023

How Retail Businesses Can Take a Stand Against Employee Fraud

Apr 11, 2023

Appriss Retail Appoints Michael Osborne as Chief Executive Officer

Mar 23, 2023

How Retailers Can Minimize Returns: Focus on Convenience, Communication and Personalization

Mar 15, 2023

Incisiv Releases 2023 Omnichannel Returns Index With Best Practices for Stronger Returns Management

Feb 28, 2023

Why Companies Like Amazon, Walmart, and Target Are Letting Customers Keep Some Returns, Even After Issuing Refunds

Jan 21, 2023

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