new Quail Digital Retail headset system
Co Op Bank Branch goes wireless The Co-operative Bank in Ballon Street, Manchester, one of the mutual's flag ship branches is insalling the Quail Digital wirless communication systems - QD Retail - to enable meters and greeters on the door to better communicate with cashiers behind the counters. ...
- New University of Leicester study identifies features of person prone to shoplifting
Shoplifting is a major concern within the British retail industry; according to the Centre for Retail Research, Britain tops Europe's shoplifting league, with over £1.5 billion in shop property stolen per annum, which costs each household an additional £150. A new study by psychologi ...
- BRC-KPMG LONDON RETAIL SALES MONITOR MAY 2010: LONDON SALES BOUNCE BACK
Retail sales in central London in May were 11.6% higher on a like-for-like basis than a year ago, when sales had risen only 1.7%. Stronger consumer confidence in London helped boost sales. Retail footfall in May picked up to just above its year-earlier level, after a year-on-year decline in A ...
- Jameson say "Cheers" to Intrepid Ireland
The Jameson Experience located in Midleton, Co. Cork contacted Intrepid Security to find the right product to supplement their extensive CCTV package and Mike Costello, Intrepid Ireland’s sales and service Manager, suggested a site survey. This ...
- Uk Consumers set to increase their leisure spending during World Cup
With the World Cup fast approaching, new research from Mintel reveals that 63% of Brits can be expected to increase their leisure spending as a consequence of the 2010 FIFA World Cup - rising to almost four in five hardcore football fans. In addition, 71% of UK adult population are planning to ...
- Fashion Forum comes face-to-face with a million pound shoplifter who hit all of their stores
A prolific shoplifter whose five year theft campaign cost fashion retailers in Manchester and the North-West a staggering £1.4 million has told his victims that a simple ‘hello’ or a ‘greeting’ from staff or security personnel would have made him think again or go ...
- 'Freedom from Fear' campaign gathers support to beat retail crime
Usdaw, the shopworkers union, key representatives from local and national government, police, and retail employers have agreed on a united front against retail crime and against violence and abuse to staff. The union has been running its 'Freedom from Fear' campaign against violence and abuse ...
- Intrepid Ireland has arrived
Intrepid Security has established a new company to service their growing list of customers in Ireland. Based in Dublin, Intrepid Ireland Ltd will offer new and existing clients pre and post sales support for a comprehensive range of security systems. These will include Access Control, CCTV and ...
- Downturn may be changing the face of retail crime
Employee theft has morphed with retailers increasingly concerned about workers stealing more cash and less merchandise. A new study shows the down economy may be changing the face of retail crime. The report suggests that employees are stealing less merchandise while shoplifting or theft by con ...
- Protocol flaw could allow criminals to use a genuine chip-and-PIN card to make a payment without knowing the card's PIN
protocol flaw has been discovered that could allow criminals to use a genuine chip-and-PIN card to make a payment without knowing the card’s PIN. The vulnerability allows fraudsters to remain undetected even when the merchant bank has an online connection to the banking network. Eli Jellen ...
- 02nd Sep One in three shoppers admit to taking a dress back after wearing it, ...con't
One in three shoppers admit to taking a dress back after wearing it, according to a report on Mail online. Deceitful female shoppers are saving money on outfits amid the recession - by taking new clothes back to stores AFTER wearing them. One in three women admit to having 'freestyled' - bought ...
- 17th Aug Value retailer Home Bargains has taken an innovative approach to ...con't
Value retailer Home Bargains has taken an innovative approach to in-store theft by launching an online campaign to identify suspected shoplifters, according to Nicola Harrison reporting in Retail Week. On its website, Tjmorris.co.uk the retailer has added a tab entitled ‘ crime busters&rs ...
- 21st Oct New England States Band Together to Fight Organized Retail ...con't
New England States Band Together to Fight Organized Retail Crime Rhianna Daniels in Security Director News reports that retailers, police officers, and state officials recently united to create the Law Enforcement Retailer Alliance of New England. It is the first multi-state group established t ...
- 24th Sep Intrepid Security has retained the Consultancy services of Barry Vincent. Barry is an ...con't
Intrepid Security has retained the Consultancy services of Barry Vincent. Barry is an extremely experienced security professional. A former police officer, he has previously held the position of Head of Security of the distribution and supply chain for Tesco and more recently had responsibility ...
- 18th Sep In extracts taken from an article published in The Times 1st September ...con't
In extracts taken from an article published in The Times 1st September 2008, Siobham Kennedy reports: Ministers are bracing themselves for a rise in violent crime and burglaries and a shift to far-right extremism as the effects of the economic downturn take their toll, a leaked Home Office repo ...
- 14th Jul Installing conventional CCTV equipment to monitor activity inside a building roughly ...con't
Installing conventional CCTV equipment to monitor activity inside a building roughly the size of ten football pitches, is always expensive. At Sainsbury’s 700,000 sq ft Hams Hall Distribution Centre a Sentry Technology SmartTrack™mobile robotic surveillance system is proving much mo ...
- 31st Oct Security Park ...con't
Security Park reports: A new survey by the Ponemon Institute, found that as many as 900 laptops are stolen from London's Heathrow airport every week. With 22.5 million business travellers passing through the airport's terminals annually, William Pound, vice president of international corporate ...
- 23rd Jul In an article published on FT.com on 17th July 2009, ...con't
In an article published on FT.com on 17th July 2009, Michale Peel, Legal Correspondent reports: Shoplifting, fraud and forgery rose sharply last year against a backdrop of stable or falling offences, an official report claimed on Thursday, in an early sign of likely crime trends during the rece ...
- 30th Nov Since the CCTV code of practice was first issued in ...con't
Since the CCTV code of practice was first issued in 2000, there have been substantial advances in the way CCTV is used, the technology employed and the wider legal environment in which it operates. The 2008 edition is now available and it is primarily aimed at businesses and organisations who r ...
- 07th Dec Xmas 'tempts families to ...con't
Xmas 'tempts families to steal' Cambridgeshire police chief Julie Spence has warned that the financial strain of Christmas could tempt families to steal gifts for their children. Ms Spence, who has applied to become the next Commissioner of the Metropolitan, said in a podcast on her force&rsquo ...
