Tag: National Retail Federation (NRF)
Cheddar
June 25, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
This week the security industry showcases the latest in theft protection and prevention at NRF Protect 2025.
Judging by how eye watering my last grocery bill was I’d say retail entities attending the National Retail Federation's (NRF) conference have a lot of expensive merchandise to protect. The battle to deter theft has two front lines as well now, thanks to the explosion of online retail. We should also consider that the rise of AI-assisted tools has...
Flock launches Business Network
June 23, 2025SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Flock Safety has announced the launch of the Flock Business Network, a secure, collaborative hub designed to help private sector organizations work together to solve and prevent crime.
The announcement comes ahead of NRF Protect, taking place June 23-25 in Long Beach, CA, where Flock will showcase the platform and its capabilities.
“For years, our law enforcement customers have used the power of a shared network to identify threats, connect cases, and reduce crime,”...
2024 ends with rising trend of retail crime
December 31, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — The close of the year has revealed some disturbing trends with the rise of retail crime, according to research by the National Retail Federation (NRF).
Released on December 17, “The Impact of Retail Theft & Violence” details a trend of evolving retail crime with skyrocketing amounts of organized retail crime (ORC), shoplifting, and e-commerce fraud that’s been half a decade in the making. Between 2019 and 2023, the NRF said that retailers experienced...
Commercial real estate investment firm contracts with Knightscope
December 28, 2023SSN Staff
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Knightscope, a developer of autonomous security robots and blue light emergency communication systems, announced a new contract for its 5th Generation K5 Autonomous Security Robot (ASR).
The contract comes from an undisclosed privately owned, Miami-based real estate investment company. As a result, the K5 ASR will patrol a retail shopping center in Kansas City, Mo.
“Ensuring adequate physical security in a commercial real estate setting is not only a key...
ADT Commercial launches Everon at NRF PROTECT
June 5, 2023SSN Staff
GRAPEVINE, Texas – ADT Commercial launched the rebrand and redesign of its customer engagement platform, Everon, on June 5 at the National Retail Federation (NRF) PROTECT event.
The modernization of Everon, formerly known as eSuite, has been driven by years of direct customer feedback according to ADT, as a result Everon touts having a more intuitive, user-friendly experience that boasts a host of new features, system efficiencies, mobile responsiveness and supportive, self-service functions.
“Everything...