Retailers are turning to smart technologies like RFID, real-time analytics, and AI-driven monitoring tools to fight back against rising shrink. These solutions go beyond theft detection—they enable predictive insights that help prevent loss before it happens. The article emphasizes that embracing innovation isn't optional anymore—it's a competitive necessity.
AI and cloud-based platforms are transforming retail loss prevention from reactive response to proactive intelligence. From automated alerts to centralized video access, today's tech offers scalable solutions that enhance security across every store location. The future of retail security lies in smarter systems, not just more cameras.
The 2025 CISO Benchmark Report from RH-ISAC highlights the growing concerns of cybersecurity leaders in retail and hospitality. Ransomware, phishing, and third-party risks top the list, as digital ecosystems expand and threat actors get smarter. The report urges a renewed focus on collaboration, intelligence-sharing, and long-term resilience planning
AI is reshaping every corner of the retail experience—from personalized shopping journeys to supply chain forecasting and autonomous checkout. This roundup spotlights the most impactful AI tools already revolutionizing efficiency and customer engagement. In 2025, success in retail will hinge on who’s deploying AI strategically—not just who’s experimenting with it.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed by President Trump on July 4, earned broad praise from retail, manufacturing, and logistics groups for its pro-business provisions—most notably, corporate tax rate stability, higher depreciation allowances, and the elimination of the de minimis exemption. Industry leaders across sectors highlighted how the legislation supports American competitiveness by leveling the trade playing field, fueling R&D, and encouraging reinvestment in domestic operations and jobs.
Randy Snyder Promoted to Director of Loss Prevention at Tractor Supply
RandySnyder Dir, Loss Prevention
Tractor Supply Co
Big news out of Brentwood - Randy Snyder has been promoted to Director of Loss Prevention for Tractor Supply Company, where he’ll now oversee loss prevention strategy across more than 2,300 stores. Since joining TSC as Manager of Loss Prevention Operations, Randy has been instrumental in elevating their technology, EAS, and life safety programs.
With over 27 years in retail and more than a decade leading LP for Big 5 Sporting Goods, Randy brings deep expertise in everything from exception-based reporting to alarm systems and RFID.
A successful loss prevention strategy is critical to a grocery store’s profitability. Data from 2020 shows that for grocers, retail shrink makes up 2 to 3 percent of an average grocer’s revenue, a significant share when profit margins are often very narrow.
Although margins are already slim, grocery retailers can often find sustainable, long-term profitability by improving their loss prevention efforts. In this guide to loss prevention in grocery, we will go over the unique LP landscape of a grocery store and our top strategies to reduce shrink in grocery stores.
Why Is Loss Prevention Different for Grocery Retailers?
Police search for burglars who stole $300K of clothing near Greenpoint, Williamsburg border
The NYPD is asking for help in their search for four suspects who they say stole $300,000 from a business in Brooklyn.
Security footage shows four suspects wearing all black using a crowbar to break the front door of a retail business located at 17 Kent Ave., on the border of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, early Sunday morning.
Once inside, police say they took over $300,000 in clothing.
Crime is not just retail smash-and-grabs these days. It increasingly features a highly organized effort: cargo theft.
And it’s costing the American economy tens of billions of dollars annually, driving up prices on everything from electronics to everyday household goods.
As Bob Costello, chief economist at the American Trucking Associations, recently told Congress, “Directly or indirectly, virtually all trucking companies are victims of cargo theft.
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Man stabbed victim in throat at convenience store checkout line over 'who was next'
Frank Arthur Lawson, 64, pled guilty on Monday to one count each of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, the state's Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office announced.
He was sentenced to 17 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
The charges stem from a June 2023 incident where Lawson was at a Spinx convenience store in Greenville County, South Carolina.
California Kroger, Albertsons contracts include new pension plan, self-checkout rules
The United Food and Commercial Workers union said workers at Kroger- and Albertsons-owned stores in Southern California began voting on Wednesday on new contracts that include wage increases for hourly employees, a supplemental retirement plan, and new rules for self-checkout stations.
The union bargaining committee, representing more than 45,000 workers from six UFCW locals in the region, had previously approved the new contracts and has recommended the workers vote in favor of the newly negotiated terms.
Editor’s question: How to build long-term cyber resilience for retailers
The recent spate of cyberattacks targeting prominent retailers has starkly exposed critical vulnerabilities within the sector’s digital defenses.
From data breaches to operational disruptions, these incidents underscore a pressing need for a robust and proactive approach to cybersecurity.
As retailers navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape, the challenge extends beyond simply patching immediate flaws. It demands a strategic shift towards building enduring resilience against ever-evolving cyber-risks.
Maniac bites, slashes NYC Family Dollar workers who tried to stop him from shoplifting: cops
A maniac bit a Bronx Family Dollar worker who tried to stop him from shoplifting – and then slashed another employee during a violent heist this week, cops said.
The suspect barged into the discount store on Webster Avenue near East 168th Street in Morrisania around 2:35 p.m. Monday and started swooping up unspecified items from the shelves, police said.
PA Attorney General touts organized retail crime unit’s year of achievements
I was recently discussing shoplifting with a store manager in South Philadelphia.
He was complaining about shoplifters, especially organized crews of shoplifters, who are creating havoc in his store.
He said that he has spoken to other store managers, and they too are frustrated with the way shoplifters don’t fear any kind of retribution for their crimes.
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