ARLINGTON, Va.—The Retail Industry Leaders Association last week announced a new initiative to examine the loss prevention risks of emerging technologies in the retail sector.
At the National Retail Federation's Loss Prevention Conference & Expo last week in New Orleans, Joe LaRocca, NRF's senior asset protection advisor, gave a keynote address titled, "The ETs of Retail: Emerging Technologies and Emerging Threats."
LaRocca argued that while many emerging technologies—near-field communication, mobile POS, touchless payments, RFID, e-receipts, etc.—will help drive retail sales, improve efficiencies and increase customer satisfaction, they will also pose challenges for loss prevention professionals.
Here's a clip posted by the NRF of LaRocca discussing the challenges associated with e-receipts.
