Did New Zealand’s post-COVID retail crime wave actually happen, asks chief editor Nicholas Dynon, or was it just a statistical error? Over the past few years, retail crime statistics in New Zealand have demonstrated a […]
The Privacy Commissioner has concluded that the live FRT model trialled by Foodstuffs North Island is compliant with the Privacy Act, but New Zealanders remain uncomfortable with the use of the technology by retailers, writes […]
A recent survey conducted on behalf of Foodstuffs North Island suggests that the New Zealand public is accepting of facial recognition cameras in retail, but something’s not adding up, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. Foodstuffs […]
The coalition Government is establishing a Ministerial Advisory Group for the victims of retail crime, as part of its plan to restore law and order, writes Nicholas Dynon. “New Zealand has seen an exponential growth […]
The Sydney tragedy leaves us with the question of how to react to extremely low probability events with potential catastrophic consequences, writes Dr John Battersby of Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies. On […]
The Privacy Commissioner will be keeping a close eye on Foodstuffs North Island’s facial recognition camera trial, and with good reason, writes Chief Editor Nicholas Dynon. But is that anywhere near enough? The trial, which […]
It’s a year since Foodstuffs announced it would trial facial recognition in 30 stores. Since then, writes Nicholas Dynon, increasing retail crime – and recidivism in particular – is advancing the facial recognition business case. […]
When European food retailer Lidl began planning the construction of more than 50,000 m2 of new distribution centres across the UK, they needed a centralised access control system that could meet the demands of 24-hour […]
Organised retail crime and other security concerns evolved in 2020, and most retailers attribute increases in criminal activity to the pandemic, according to the US National Retail Federation 2021 Retail Security Survey. “Retailers have continuously […]
The just-published December-January issue of NZSM focuses on the issues of security training and retail security, with the magazine also profiling the winners of the Women in Security Awards Aotearoa! Click here to view or download […]
In their 2018-published chapter in the edited volume Retail Crime, Crime Prevention and Security Management, Vania Ceccato and Sanda Tcacencu of Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology go direct to customers to find out where […]
How can loss prevention and profit protection managers ensure measures are proportionate to the risks, across multiple products and stores? Ben Macdonald, CTO of Lodge Service, a UK-based security company, provides insight. It’s important to […]
Delivering more than just security, Smart Solution 2.0 by Hikvision packs the most advanced technologies into end-to-end solutions that provide retail operators with the information they need to continually improve businesses. Collecting business intelligence in the […]
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