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How to Design Your Retail Space With Security in Mind

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But businesses should also take into consideration how their security comes into play in the space. Designing your retail store with security in mind ensures that your business’ security isn’t an afterthought. Maximize the Visibility and Power of Your Security Cameras. Evaluate Your Retail Store’s Location.

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Retailers Need to Close Active Directory Security Gaps

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The growth of online shopping, self-checkout systems, point-of-sale transactions and other digital processes has created numerous opportunities for attackers. Prioritize AD security gaps caused by misconfigurations and lapses. Finding the gaps in security is, of course, the first step in closing them.

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Sephora Rolls Out Mobile POS Technology to 500 Stores

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Now more than ever, it is critical for us at Sephora to be able to adapt to the quickly changing retail environment, and that’s especially important at the point of sale,” said Sree Sreedhararaj, SVP and CTO at Sephora in a statement.

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Pandemic Shifts Shine a Light on Importance of Modern Point of Sale

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Did you know that point of sale systems date back to 1879 when the first one was invented by American shopkeeper James Ritty. And the interest in virtual shopping mediums to showcase merchandise and ‘order on behalf of customer’ with secure pay by link are on the rise during COVID, as well,” explains Kamara.

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How Security Cameras Can Be Adapted to Create Checkout-Free Store Experiences

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Retail technology is continually evolving in order to boost efficiency and save money for merchants. The growth of self-checkout technology is nothing new, but the rate of implementation is gaining a lot of attention — especially among grocers. . Security Cameras Make it Happen . Security cameras and AI.

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Amazon Extends Just Walk Out Technology to Apparel and Fan Gear with RFID

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Amazon has incorporated RFID capabilities into its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to handle the sale of apparel and fan gear at two Seattle sports venues. Earlier this year, Amazon piloted the RFID-enabled Just Walk Out technology for a few games at Climate Pledge Arena, home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken.

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Lowe’s Employs RFID, Blockchain to Combat Retail Theft

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Called Project Unlock , the new technology combines low-cost RFID chips and IoT sensors to activate power tools at the point of purchase while also creating a secure, publicly accessible and anonymized record of legitimate purchases on the blockchain. Visualization of how Project Unlock RFID tags will work.

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