From NRF to Now: Real Challenges,
Smarter Solutions
Organized Retail Crime remains a major threat, with theft levels still
significantly above pre-COVID baselines. 73% of retailers report increased
violence against staff, underscoring rising risks to both safety and
profitability.
As a community, we know that theft is a reality. With offenders becoming
increasingly aggressive in their tactics, we must respond with innovation and
resilience.
We're seeing a shift in LP demands from retailers, focusing on the integration
of physical and digital defenses. While traditional EAS tags remain essential,
smarter tagging solutions such as
RFID-enabled
EAS tags are being utilized more frequently. These Smart Tags can
support data driven solutions, helping to detect fraud patterns and flag repeat
offenders, making them invaluable in the current epidemic of violent theft.
Why anti-sweep shelf protection matters and
what solutions work.
At NRF Protect, through conversations with some of the world's leading retailers
and brands, we identified a common but often overlooked threat. Retailers have
noted a shift in focus toward low-value, high-volume shelf items. Unlike
high-value inventory, low-value stock is easier for thieves to resell. Because
these items often fall below the value threshold for individual tagging they are
often unprotected, making them an easy target for theft.
Sekura's shelf-edge solutions tackle two key challenges: preventing shelf
sweeping while maintaining store efficiency and product availability. They're
labor-efficient, deliver a fast ROI, and build retailer confidence by keeping
shelves stocked and secure. Innovations like
GravityShield and
OneCan demonstrate effective LP in action, protecting a wide range of
inventory and solving the shrink vs. spend dilemma.
You can learn more on these solutions through our
website
here or get in contact today to see what a partnership with Sekura can look
like: sales@sekura-gobal.com.
Season 3 of the Retail Crime Uncovered podcast
is officially live and ready for your attention!
Kicking
off with a bang in our first episode, 'Return to Offender'. We're focusing in on
how the Metropolitan Police are zeroing in on high-harm retail offenders and it
seems to be working; real results, smart tactics, and big wins – but is it
sustainable? Insights meet action as Professor Emmeline Taylor is joined in the
Spotlight by Superintendent Luke Baldock from the Met Police and retail legend
Paul Gerrard from the Co-op. In Newscast, return fraud gets interesting!
Emmeline is in conversation with none other than Sinead Garvan (from Virgin,
Talk Sport and BBC radio fame!), our brand new news correspondent, to unpack the
growing problem of 'wardrobing' – if you don't know what that is it's a must
listen and for those of you that do, the title of this episode just got even
smarter!
Tune in – it's bold, it's smart, and it's just the beginning.
