Retailers in Canada utilize a layered approach to loss prevention that combines specialized personnel with modern security technologies. These tools are designed to work together to detect threats, deter theft, and maintain safe shopping environments.

Key technologies and security measures include:

• CCTV Surveillance: Advanced systems that provide full coverage of the store, often integrated with AI-driven video analytics to detect anomalies like loitering or the concealment of merchandise in real-time.
• Access Control Systems: Technology used to secure sensitive areas, such as stockrooms, by restricting entry and logging all access attempts.
• Intrusion Detection: Sensors and alarm systems that protect the property during after-hours.
• Electronic Article Surveillance: Security tags that trigger real-time alarms if merchandise is removed from the store without being properly deactivated at the point-of-sale.
• Monitoring and Reporting Software: Command centres use AI to flag suspicious activity, while digital checkpoint software records guard activity, patrol data, and incident logs to identify patterns of shrinkage.
• Point-of-Sale Integration: Systems that link with video analytics to flag suspicious transactions, such as excessive discounts, voided sales, or no-sale drawer openings.

These technologies are supported by professional security personnel, including uniformed guards for visible deterrence and undercover specialists tasked with observing covertly to identify internal theft or organized shoplifting.