Shrink happens in a few places. Watch those.
Most shrink is not shoplifting. It is voids without a customer present, returns to a card that was not used, stock that leaves through the back, and cash that never reaches the safe. Loss prevention monitoring puts operator attention on exactly those points at the times they are most exposed.
The four doors money leaves through.
Register procedures (voids, refunds, no-sales, drawer open), stockroom and receiving (what leaves with whom), back door (propping, after-hours exits with bags), and cash movement (drops, safe, bank bag). Operators watch at agreed times and on triggers from your POS exception feed where available.
- Register observation during high-exception windows
- Stockroom and back-door activity logged with time and person count
- Cash drop and safe procedures confirmed
- POS exception feed triggers (void, refund, no-sale) matched to camera
- Weekly loss-prevention summary with clips for review
LP exceptions · Store 4 · week ● REVIEW
| Day | Register | Stockroom | Back door | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 2 voids no cust. | — | Propped 9 min | OK |
| Tue | — | Bag out 21:40 | — | Drop late 40 min |
| Wed | Refund no receipt | — | — | OK |
| Thu | — | — | — | OK |
| Fri | 3 no-sales 1 clerk | Unlogged exit | Propped 22 min | OK |
What it covers
Front end
Voids, refunds, no-sales and drawer-open events with a camera look at each.
Back end
Receiving, stockroom, waste and the back door — where bulk shrink moves.
Cash handling
Drops, safe, counts and bank-bag handover confirmed on camera.
Observation and reporting — your team decides.
We report what the cameras show, with clips. Decisions on investigation, discipline or process change remain with you. Where you want independent review, we can prepare a case file for your LP lead or attorney.
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It helps: an exception feed lets operators look at the right moment. Without it we work from scheduled observation windows.
We can show you what happened on camera. Conclusions about intent are yours (and your counsel’s) to draw.
Clients typically see exceptions fall once staff know procedures are observed — and the clips settle disputes quickly.
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