Top 5 Trends In Asset Protection Technology

January 2016 Innovative Retail Technologies

By Jess Dankert, CSCP, Sr. Dir. Of Retail Operations, The Retail Industry Leaders Association

The Retail Industry Leaders Association’s (RILA’s) emerging technology committee identifies five of the most futuristic trends, cutting-edge technologies, and how to create a culture of innovation in the workplace.

In the world of retail asset protection, gone are the days of the old-fashioned “cops and robbers” reputation. Today’s asset protection specialists are technology leaders, continually looking for better ways to protect people and the business, while facilitating a superlative customer experience. In fact, many of retail’s most notable advancements were driven in part from an asset protection foundation, from cash registers, to bar codes, to the humble receipt.