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By Rodney Taylor, Managing Director at Guardian Eye, a Vivica Group company From a smart retail perspective, it is crucial to understand that monitoring stock and other assets through camera surveillance and a variety of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors stretches further than the stores themselves. Greater importance is being placed on protecting the entire value chain, which starts at distribution. Beyond just security, this technology is also being used to enhance operations and reduce costs.   Distribution Centres, many of which may feature 24/7 operations, are a vital cog in the chain for retailers, helping them ensure that their stores can be stocked with the right products as quickly as possible. However, these high-value centres - while a store might contain R3 million or R4 million of stock, a distribution centre might hold R50 million in merchandise - are the target of criminal activity as well, as seen during the July 2021 riots. As such, it is no surprise that retailers ...

  Samsung And Moving Tactics showcase the power of Smart Signage to adapt to the current challengers facing the retail  sector The power of technology has recently come to the fore in a big way as the retail sector rises to the challenge of social distancing and the restrictions in place to curb the spread of the pandemic. The innovation and creativity of Samsung and Moving Tactics has therefore been brought into sharp focus. Considering the challenges of the New Normal across the world, the use of digital signage solutions to provide crucial information to the end-user quickly, accurately and adapt to a socially distanced format has never been more important. Even as economies starts to gradually open up for business several experts are predicting that societies will need to social distance until 2022. Moving Tactics and Samsung is therefore using technology, such as digital signage, to overcome the difficulties. This includes:   Controlling the Number of Shoppers In-Sto...