Mar 16 2023

What’s Your Purchase-After-Return Metric?

Returns are an inevitable part of retail, and there’s been a lot of discussion lately about the need for retailers to create comprehensive returns strategies. But in those discussions, one metric is often ignored–the percentage of consumers who make a...

Mar 10 2021

What Is Your Real Retail Return Rate? Why Does It Matter?

Executive Overview Many retailers may never know their real return or exchange rates from store, ecommerce, or omnichannel transactions. Are you one of them?

Feb 10 2021

[Infographic] 2020 US Retail Returns

While 2020 was a year unlike any other, it didn't stop consumers from making returns. In fact, despite store closures and unpredictable times, retail returns increased compared to 2019. Store closings and re-openings, along with concerns for safety during....

Jan 22 2021

How Can I Forecast the Future After a Year Like 2020?

Executive Summary Revenue forecasting is an essential part of any retail business, and the difference between success and failure often means having a good idea of where sales will be a year down the road: Staffing, inventory, promotional planning, and the....

Dec 14 2020

Cracking the Holiday Cash-Back Scam with Analytics

How does a soft drink purchase cost a retailer hundreds? It could be happening in your stores right now if you offer cash back with a debit card purchase. We are seeing a particular cash-back scam circulate, and it is something that crops up this time of year....

Nov 23 2020

2020: The Year Ecommerce Saved Retail Operations

As the U.S. economy heads into a second wave of COVID-19, retail operations professionals are bracing for what might come next. Thus, in an effort to understand changes in retail technology and where retail might be headed, we briefly examined this sector’s....

Oct 21 2020

Build an Ironclad ORC Case and Gain Law Enforcement Support

Executive Summary Organized retail crime case preparation and presentation are essential to building trust and partnership with all levels of law enforcement.

Sep 23 2020

14 Things the Pandemic Taught Us to Prepare for Holiday 2020 Success

Holiday 2020 shopping will bring big crowds, short tempers, and long retail hours. What have we learned about store operations and loss prevention in the past nine months to help keep spirits and revenues high? Here is a list of 14 things the pandemic taught....

Aug 27 2020

COVID and Employee Fraud: What to Expect for the Remainder of 2020

2020 has brought about many changes to retail. From sneeze guards at the register to one-way aisles and floor stickers to promote distancing, stores are operating very differently than they have in the past. Employee fraud, however, is something that has been....

Aug 03 2020

The Rise in Contactless Payments During COVID-19

Executive Summary • The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the already growing adoption trajectory for contactless payments. • Contactless payments are safer, faster, and carry less risk than cash payments – in line with for today’s retail....

Jul 02 2020

#RetailRecovery and Operational Issues

As retailers begin to re-open stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, every aspect of brick-and-mortar retail will need to be re-examined. By knowing what to expect, you can jump into #RetailRecovery assured that your stores, and profits, are protected.

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