7 Must-Haves For Retail IP Video Solutions

By Charlie Erickson, EVP, Product Development, 3xLogic

In today’s retail universe, fully one-third of employees are estimated to commit theft against their employers. As companies cut employee hours, loyalty seems to suffer, and 27 percent of retailers say they are seeing increased levels of employee theft. Amazingly, 37 percent of theft is attributed to managers.

Every day, all day, loss prevention specialists, and retail management in general, are facing some very expensive “inside jobs.” Retailers from the massive kind right on down to your one-off corner gas station snack n’ go are employing video solutions ranging from two cameras bought at Best Buy all the way up to highly sophisticated business intelligence solutions. How can you help your clients’ improve their systems’ effectiveness and reduce that highly troublesome “shrink”?

There are a number of “must-haves” end users should be looking for when it comes to IP Video solutions for the retail industry. Here are a seven that top our list:

1. POS Integration. For the retail establishment, there is no place where the action is heavier than at the register. Point of sale integration with the video application is crucial and the deeper the integration, the better.

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