In the latest retail footfall analysis covering the four weeks from December 31, 2023, to January 27, 2024, BRC-Sensormatic IQ data reveals a continued decline in UK footfall. Total UK footfall decreased by 2.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, showing a slight improvement from the 5.0 percent decline in December. High Street footfall...
Feb 2, 2024
Unify diverse data and insights with the new intelligent operating platform designed to drive improved shopper experiences and retail outcomes Johnson Controls, a global leader for smart and sustainable buildings, and the architect of OpenBlue connected solutions, today announced that Sensormatic Solutions, its leading global retail solutions...
May 31, 2021
COVID-19 is having lasting impact on retailers worldwide. This global pandemic is affecting how customers shop, how retailers sell and with rising unemployment since June 2020, there has been a steady increase in shoplifting. With all of these changes, it’s becoming clear retailers should be looking to implement new technology to help fight this...
Apr 30, 2021
As retailers continue to adapt in COVID-19 world, they’re also noticing a rise in shrink. Opportunistic theft in particular is growing, as criminals seem to be taking advantage of retailers being distracted by the pressures of running stores under strict safety guidelines. New advances in video technology are helping retailers up their ante in...
Mar 30, 2021
NEUHAUSEN, Switzerland, January, 2021—Johnson Controls, a global leader for smart and sustainable buildings, and the architect of OpenBlue connected solutions, today announced that Sensormatic Solutions, its leading global retail solutions portfolio, launched Sensormatic IQ. This intelligent operating platform for retail, backed by Sensormatic...
Jan 21, 2021
Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart and sustainable buildings, announced that Sensormatic Solutions, its leading global retail solutions portfolio, released the results of its 2020 Holiday Consumer Survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers. A key finding revealed that nearly half of respondents (43%) have already started or plan to...
Nov 23, 2020
Technology is now an important part of retail business. Tapping into retail analytics data is key to ensure success. The key here is how. The Internet of things has an important contribution to make to the store of the future once retailers find suitable business cases. In the new generation of stores now emerging, retailers are increasingly...
Sep 11, 2020
What if we considered the coronavirus lockdown as retail’s ‘ramp up’ period – accelerating the process of change that ‘new retail’ and omnichannel have long promised, but been slow to deliver? Retail industry experts around the world concur that nothing will be the same again. However, there’s broad agreement that the future of retail...
Aug 17, 2020
The Case Scarpe & Scarpe is a Turin-based retailer with over 50 years of heritage in the footwear, leather goods and clothing sectors. Founded by the Pettenuzzo family, the company has witnessed great changes in the industry and led the evolution of the Italian retail distribution system since the 1960s. Scarpe & Scarpe’s brand success was built...
Aug 3, 2020
As we hear of more countries throughout the world coming out of lockdown, retailers are faced with new challenges as they cope to resume operations in this “new normal”. Supermarkets, convenience stores and other retailers of daily necessities that remained open during the outbreak have a responsibility to their both customers and employees....
Jul 20, 2020
Founded in the 1960s, Asda is one of Britain’s leading retailers serving over 18 million customers every week. In 1999 Asda joined Walmart, the world’s number one retailer, sharing a commitment to improve the experience in stores and provide great value for customers. Asda uses a number of loss prevention (LP) technologies to protect different...
Jul 9, 2020
Founded in 1982, Ardene is a family-owned Canadian fast-fashion retailer. The company started as an accessory and jewelry retailer, and today they’re on a whole new level, featuring a vast assortment of clothing, footwear, accessories, jewelry, activewear, intimates, and more. Ardene started to expand internationally, both in the U.S. and...
Jun 23, 2020