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Retail crime case management: 7 critical lessons
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Retail loss, safety and security
11 September 2026
Retail crime case management should do more than create a digital record of an isolated incident. At its best, it connects people, vehicles, locations, evidence and outcomes across multiple events.
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RFID business case: 7 critical questions for retailers
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RFID in retail
3 September 2026
A customer is ready to buy an item that the stock file says is available, but when a colleague goes to find it, it isn’t there. Does that sound familiar?
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Chocolate theft: 4 smart ways retailers can respond
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Retail loss, safety and security
25 August 2026
Chocolate theft is no longer a minor problem hiding within a much larger grocery loss number. And it is a worldwide challenge. An ECR Retail Loss contributor with industry experience
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RFID implementation challenges: 9 real-world problems and practical fixes
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RFID in retail
18 August 2026
RFID implementation challenges rarely surface as a failed reader or a broken tag. More often, the warning is a stock figure that makes no operational sense. At our recent working
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NEW RESEARCH – Retail stock audits: 7 critical questions to ask
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Inventory accuracy
11 August 2026
You know that retail stock audits consume huge amounts of time, money and attention. Stores can be disrupted, colleagues diverted from customers, specialist counting teams mobilised and results examined by
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On-demand retail loss: The hidden cost of rapid delivery
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E-commerce loss
4 August 2026
Delivery in 30 Minutes, refunds in 30 Seconds. But who’s counting the cost? On-demand retail loss is becoming one of the most urgent unanswered questions in modern retail. Customers want
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IRI Training 2026: Registration is now open
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Inventory accuracy
29 July 2026
Registration is now open for the 2026 IRI Training, the two-day Inventory Record Inaccuracy training course run by ECR Retail Loss at Cardiff University on 9 and 10 December. The
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Rescued ingredients: 7 lessons for building a new food sourcing category
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Food waste
29 July 2026
Rescued ingredients are often presented as a clever food-waste project: a limited-edition chutney, a seasonal soup or a worthy product with a good story. However, a recent discussion hosted by
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Retail crime risk model: 5 red flags that yours needs attention
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Retail loss, safety and security
21 July 2026
Does your retail crime risk model help you stay ahead of crime, or only give you yesterday’s news? Would you confidently bet your next £10 million of security investment on
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Retail crime risk model maturity: self assessment tool
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Retail loss, safety and security
21 July 2026
How Mature Is Your Retail Crime Risk Model? Five questions that reveal whether your organisation is reacting to yesterday’s crime or preparing for tomorrow’s. Most retailers have some form of


