Published • 8 Aug 2025
Unattended retail environments can be vulnerable to theft, making advanced loss prevention strategies essential to maintaining profitability. Operators who proactively adopt loss prevention technology see measurable improvements in safeguarding their revenue. Here are four strategic tips to enhance security and significantly reduce losses.
1. Invest in Secure Point-of-Sale Technology
Operators can effectively minimize theft by adopting innovative solutions like 365’s Vision smart stores, which use sophisticated computer vision algorithms paired with strategically positioned cameras and sensors to monitor product interactions in real-time.
When customers open a Vision-enabled cooler, freezer, or shelving unit, the system immediately detects and records items as they are removed or returned. This automatic tracking ensures accurate billing once the customer closes the door or finishes their transaction, eliminating manual input and significantly reducing opportunities for theft or errors.
By precisely monitoring inventory movements and customer interactions, Vision technology delivers unmatched reliability, security, and operational efficiency in unattended retail environments.
Vision smart stores include:
- PicoCooler Vision: a smart cooler using computer vision technology to track items customers remove, automatically billing them upon closing the door.
- PicoAmbient Vision: allows customers to self-serve ambient temperature products, from snacks to household essentials.
- PicoFreezer Vision: allows
customersoperators to offer a wide range of frozen treats, meals, and more, all while enjoying a seamless, secure, and highly profitable operation. - Stockwell: a sleek, stylish cabinet that offers both ambient and refrigerated items.
- PicoCooler Vision with Ambient Cabinet Standard or Ambient Cabinet Wide: double your selling footprint while using one payment terminal. Combines the PicoCooler Vision with the Vision enabled Ambient Cabinet. .
- 3-Bay PicoCooler Vision w/ Ambient Cabinets: triple your selling footprint with this layout that features a centrally positioned PicoCooler Vision flanked by two matching ambient cabinets, either Standard or Wide body.
Operators using the Vision line consistently report significant reductions in theft, with many noting incidents decreasing to virtually zero.
2. MarketSight Attachment for MM6 Mini
The MarketSight attachment for MM6 Mini effortlessly enhances unattended retail theft detection capabilities. MarketSight is a targeted surveillance camera attachment specifically designed to integrate with the MM6 Mini kiosk, capturing real-time footage during transactions, helping operators quickly identify and deter suspicious activities.
Already own MM6 Minis? MarketSight integrates seamlessly with existing MM6 Mini setups, enabling operators to enhance security swiftly without significant installation effort.
3. Leverage ADM Reports to Identify Theft Patterns
Operators frequently face subtle theft tactics, such as canceled transactions—situations where customers initiate a purchase but ultimately walk away without paying. ADM’s Cancel Reports provide valuable insights into unattended retail theft detection, clearly identifying these suspicious transaction patterns. Operators can swiftly pinpoint repeat offenders, reducing potential losses.
ADM’s Asset Recovery tool further strengthens theft management by providing operators a streamlined way to track incidents and recover stolen funds. This structured approach enables proactive theft management and effectively protects profits.
4. Enhance Market Surveillance with Panoptyc
Panoptyc offers comprehensive surveillance solutions that pair effectively with ADM’s backend reports. Integrating Panoptyc’s real-time monitoring footage with ADM’s analytical data provides operators with clear, evidence-based documentation to combat theft. This combined approach simplifies the identification of perpetrators and rapid response to incidents.
Operators equipped with Panoptyc surveillance and ADM reporting tools are well-positioned to secure their unattended retail locations, minimizing risk and ensuring profitability.
By implementing these advanced loss prevention technology strategies, operators can significantly reduce theft, optimize operational efficiency, and sustainably protect their bottom line.
Ready to secure your locations? Reach out to our team today about our loss prevention technology.