Research papers

Our research papers offer groundbreaking insights and actionable outcomes to help retailers and their partners better manage the many ways in which profits can be negatively impacted by all forms of retail loss. Produced by some of the leading academic experts in the field of retailing and loss prevention, they are all free to download.

Self Checkout

The Impact and Control of Losses at the Self Checkout

Written by Professor Adrian Beck

Executive Summary This study, published in 2011, aimed to contribute to the debate concerning the potential impact self-scan checkouts may have on retail shrink...

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Self Checkout

Mobile Self Scanning Technologies: Understanding the Impact on Loss

Written by Professor Adrian Beck

Executive Summary This report presents the findings of an ESRC-funded study conducted between December 2013 and February 2015. The primary focus was to identify...

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Self Checkout

Working on the ‘Front Line’ of Retail Self-checkout

A Survey of the Experiences of Self-checkout Supervisors

Working on the ‘Front Line’ of Retail Self-checkout

Written by Adrian Beck

A Survey of the Experiences of Self...

FOREWORD Welcome to the fifth report from ECR Retail Loss on the issue of Self-checkout (SCO) systems in retailing – a subject, which I’m sure you will agree, c...

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