Display Fixtures for High-Loss Products in Retail Stores
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Description

This is an intervention based on the installation of security accessories on high-value products in commercial establishments. The aim is to prevent and reduce the theft of high-value, high-loss goods without having to remove the products from consumers’ reach and jeopardizing the shopping experience.
Its operation takes into account security accessories that trigger an audible alarm when breached and report theft attempts, thus embarrassing potential thieves and making it possible to stop the infraction.

Impact evaluations

An experimental impact evaluation showed that the program contributed to a statistically significant 56% decrease in shoplifting in stores that used protection devices compared to stores that did not [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Hayes, R., Downs, D. M. & Blackwood, R. (2012). Anti-theft procedures and fixtures: A randomized controlled trial of two situational crime prevention measures. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-011-9137-5

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