According to the 2002 National Retail Security Survey – due to inventory shrinkage – the retail industry lost over $31 billion dollars, an amount that represents around 2% of total sales revenue. Well over 48% of the loss was attributed to internal employee theft, while 32% was the result of shoplifting. It is clear that having on-premises video recording alone is not enough to detect and deter in-store illegal activities.

The WebEyeAlert DVR+ digital video recording system with integrated Point-of-Sale (POS) option provides a powerful investigative tool to help business owners and loss prevention specialists manage and reduce inventory shrinkage. This powerful tool works by combining text information about each transaction (which is generated by the cash register) and overlaying it on the video being recorded by the system. In this manner, during playback, the recorded video presents both a visual and textual representation of the type of transaction, the quantity and a description of items being purchased. Moreover, the system enables easy and quick identification of questionable transactions (exceptions) that require further investigation. Such exceptions include: sweethearting, under rings, voids, no sales, refunds, and cashier mistakes. You can use the WebEyeAlert DVR with POS option to create an event list of these exceptions, which you can then remotely (and discreetly) sort, search, and playback with a single-click. The discreet, remote access is done via a standard Web browser running on a standard PC. The system is also capable of triggering a notification via e-mail, phone call or pager when one of these exceptions is detected.