Gartner has made a bold prediction: the global research and advisory firm has predicted that the number of businesses using biometric authentication on smartphone apps for workforce access will grow to 70 percent.
According to Appriss Retail, U.S. retailers saw more than $369B worth of returned products, and $18-24 billion of those returns were fraudulent. There are lots of ways that return fraud is being perpetrated ranging from fake receipts to cloned gift cards. But one of the most common schemes involves...
Unfortunately since 2016, retail robberies have only increased. According to recent data released by The D&D Daily, retail robberies are up 20% since 2016.
Face recognition has gone mainstream, and is used to power a wide range of use cases. Developers have integrated face recognition into phones, laptops and a growing number of apps that use face recognition to protect personal data. Retailers use face recognition to prevent crime and fraud. Banks are...
Organized retail crime continues to be an epidemic, with serial offenders hitting stores repeatedly. During a presentation at this year’s NRF Protect in Anaheim, an executive from a large retailer said he had used facial recognition analytics to discover that the worst offenders entered the same stores repeatedly 3-4...
The D&D Daily released their Q1 Retail Fatalities Report, and there’s some alarming news: retail crime deaths during Q1 have increased 22% over 2016. And while the percentage of retail deaths due to homicide has decreased, the percentage of retail deaths due to violent crime has increased by 12%.
The death of proximity marketing, and in particular beacon marketing, has been foretold a thousand times in just a few years. But having spoken with hundreds of retailers and technologists at industry conferences over the past few months, it’s clear to me that the desire for in-store engagement is...
Not long ago, facial recognition technology seemed more like something out of a science fiction movie than technology you could use from your mobile device. But we’re now seeing a widening landscape of apps that employ facial recognition for a variety of use cases. As this technology gains prevalence...
Over the next several years, face recognition, along with other biometric identifiers, will completely revolutionize personal identity management.
By integrating facial recognition technology with a smart city initiative, it is possible to prevent crime, accelerate investigations and ensure that public spaces are safer than ever.
One of the best things about law enforcement is that methodologies and technology are constantly being reevaluated to ensure that officers can best serve and protect their communities. Law enforcement conferences offer unprecedented opportunities to network with colleagues, learn from leaders and explore the latest and greatest technological innovations...
Here's your ultimate list of 2017s top retail loss prevention, asset protection and security conferences to network and learn about the latest retail tech.
Back in 2014, tech websites were awash with headlines like “Why Beacons are the Future of Customer Engagement.” In case you missed it, beacons are tiny, wireless devices that run on batteries and transmit Bluetooth signals to smartphones in the vicinity. At last, thought retail marketers, we’ve found the...
What is the future of retail? The closure of major chains like Toys R Us and Sport Chalet have led some to claim brick-and-mortar chains are experiencing a retail apocalypse. But in truth, retail chains are simply in the process of adapting to changing buyer behavior and customer demands....
Facial recognition has the potential to end organized retail crime, protect public spaces and transform every customer into a VIP. But not all facial recognition systems are the same. When it comes to a successful facial recognition deployment, one of the most important factors is speed.
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