Organized Retail Crime (ORC) has been a serious issue for large and small retailers alike—at some point or another, most retailers have been victims of organized crime gangs. ORC is different than the traditional forms of shoplifting, in the sense that although theft methods are the same, the scale, frequency, and losses of each incident are much greater. “The rise in retail theft, responsible for swiftly sinking store's profits, is in part due to the significant payoffs shoplifting can bring in,” says Brett Osterfeld, President, Gatekeeper Systems®. Retailers with avoidable loss prevention components increase their chances of being viewed as an easy or profitable target by the thieves. In addition to driving profitability, retail companies are taking additional measures to prevent unwarranted losses from theft and poor inventory management. Well positioned to cater to this situation, Gatekeeper delivers solutions to help retailers minimize merchandise loss and reduce asset and labor expenditures with their innovative technology for stores.

For retailers, the loss of shopping carts can pose significant threat to their organization’s profit as the repair, retrieval, and replacement cost add a substantial drain on revenue. Gatekeeper Systems®’ robust cart containment solution is designed to prevent theft and loss of shopping carts. In order to keep the shopping cart fleet where it belongs, the CartControl® cart retention system combines patented self-braking wheels, embedded perimeter antenna, and digitally encoded radio frequency (RF) locking signal.