Thursday, January 21, 2016

Nettohome Discloses New Statistics for Retail Theft

The costs in product loss and security to retailers is staggering

A recent finding is that shoplifting costs US retailers $42 Billion a year. This is in product losses, and security surveillance and equipment to prevent the theft. This enormous figure gets passed down to the consumer in higher costs, and intrusions. People have to stop and wait for the electronic tags to be removed, receipts are checked at the exit, bags and backpacks are check on the way into a store. This can drive consumers to only buy online, so the cost to the retailer big and small is enormous.

This figure is mainly shoplifting and it cost the US consumer $403 per person. It also appears that the number one loss is by company employees. Globally employee theft is 28%, but in the US the figure is 39% of losses are coming from company employees. The statistics show that discount stores get pinched the most. Most retail stores have increased their video surveillance and added security personnel.

Nettohome thinks there is no substitute for real video surveillance and feet on the ground. But a dummy or fake camera can be a valuable deterrent. The company said it is also very cost effective alternative to higher priced video surveillance. Many retailers add fake or mock camera's to cover areas where current surveillance is not available, or as an addition.


Nettohome’s dummy camera doesn't have a brand label like other dummy camera. The company went onto say that thieves and employees can do searches so easy today and check if a video camera brand produces dummy camera. This add extra piece of mind to a retailer that there is a visible camera in view to employees and consumers, but no one can tell if it is a dummy. A person can find out more regarding dummy camera by typing nettohome in Amazon, Google or Bing search.

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