TalkLP Webinar: Controlling Cart Push-out Thefts -- An Evaluation by Adrian Beck
Thursday, September 9, 2021 · 2:00 p.m.
Central Time (US & Canada) (GMT -5:00)
About This Webinar
Emeritus Professor Adrian Beck, with Beck Research & Consultancy Ltd., sits down with TalkLP host Amber Bradley and guest co-host Craig Greenberg, Vice President of Gatekeeper Systems to present his latest research on controlling cart push-out thefts.
Hear Adrian Beck present the below learning objectives as well as industry questions about this critical topic. Amber and Craig welcome Professor Beck into the TalkLP hot seat to get all your questions answered!
Webinar Objectives: Changing Retail Context
- Growing difficulty of differentiating between shoppers and thieves
- Limitations of existing strategies
- False Positives and offender identification
How to Scale and Extent of the Problem?
What are the Challenges of Interpreting the Shrink Number ?
Research Objectives:
- Estimate extent and value of trolley (cart) push-out thefts
- How often do they happen and what do they cost?
- Evaluate the impact of using the Gatekeeper Systems® technology – Purchek®
- Trolley wheel locking at store exit technology
Presenters
Adrian Beck
Emeritus Professor
Emeritus Professor Adrian Beck spent his academic career in the criminology department at the University of Leicester in the UK, where he primarily focused on research on retail crime and shrinkage issues. He currently serves as an academic advisor and researcher for organizations like the ECR Community's Shrinkage and On-shelf Availability Group. Beck is a frequent speaker at loss prevention conferences worldwide. Beck can be reached at bna (at) le.ac.uk.
Amber Bradley
Host, TalkLP
Amber Bradley, founder of Calibration Group, LLC, is a brand-positioning expert with extensive experience across multiple business disciplines, including marketing and public relations. Amber’s proven success in creating multi-tiered, strategic marketing and communication campaigns continues to yield unmatched results for solutions providers, as well as retail loss prevention and operations professionals.