Public View Monitors to Reduce Shrinkage within Retail
How the use of Concept Pro PVM's aids the reduction of shrinkage in retail environments and contributes to the decrease in crime, along side increasing opportunity for placement of branding and marketing.
Aug 16, 2023 • min read
The Concept Pro Public View Monitor (PVM) range features a high quality LED screen with build in high resolution cameras. The monitors are designed to act as a visual deterrent primarily focused on shrinkage and theft reduction within retail. The PVM range is available in a range of slimline metal housing designs and sizes to suit the needs of multiple scenarios such as self checkouts, store entrances and areas with a higher risk of theft.
Retailers are reporting significant increases in shoplifting. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said retail thefts across the sector in England and Wales rose by 26% in 2022 with almost 33,000 incidents in shoplifting reported in one month alone.
With this in mind it is critical for retailers to take a broad approach to tackle the rise in shrinkage with security systems vital to supporting their anti crime efforts.
The high levels of theft across the UK are costing retailers almost £1bn a year.
Public View Monitors are a great visual deterrent to prevent theft and reduce criminal activity whilst promoting a secure environment. Many retailers utilise these monitors at store entrances and in high risk areas such as alcohol and high ticket items to visually show people they are being recorded. With the latest in video analytics the monitors can be programmed to detect people and put a bounding box around their face to further draw attention to the security in store.
Supermarkets are increasingly opting for Public View Monitors as part of their self service checkout systems. Whilst self service checkouts have helped reduce operating costs for retailers they have also provided an opportunity for criminal activity and have increased the amount of shrinkage supermarkets have to deal with.
The Concept Pro 10” Public Viewing Monitor is a proven solution to support the efforts in reducing shrinkage at self service checkouts. Installed in retailers across the country the monitor provides a visual deterrent to show would-be criminals they are being recorded and are a critical weapon in a supermarkets arsenal to tackle theft.
The Concept Pro Public View Monitor range comes with the option to load media onto the monitors allowing business to show customised messages, branding or advertising. The latest in video analytics technology can be used to switch the screen to the live camera view when motion from a person is detected.
