Skip to main content

Tag: retail security

2 articles

Sainsbury's supermarket interior with shoppers and a discreet security camera.

Sainsbury's Expands Facial Recognition to Combat Shoplifting

Sainsbury's is taking a bold stance against shoplifting by expanding its facial recognition technology to nearly 200 stores by 2026, but is this move a step too far for customer privacy? The supermarket giant's system has already shown promising results, with 90 percent of identified individuals choosing not to return.

Analyst 207
Security camera watches over dimly lit London shopping street with blurred figure of shoplifter in background.

Met Police Deploys Surveillance Tech to Tackle London Shoplifting

The Metropolitan Police are testing a cutting-edge retail technology to combat London's shoplifting epidemic, and it doesn't rely on live facial recognition - but what does that mean for citizen privacy?

Analyst 207