Shrink
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Reduce Shrink
With Shelf AI
Focal helps clients tackle the two biggest sources of shrink: retail theft and food waste. Focal’s Theft Spotter Module dramatically cuts the time spent detecting retail theft while dramatically increasing detection rates. And Focal’s suite of inventory solutions dramatically cuts overordering and food waste. The combined savings go straight to your bottom line.
Maximize Availability, Minimize Stockouts
In retail, availability is everything. Focal Systems’ AI-powered solutions ensure that products are always on the shelf when customers need them. Our real-time shelf monitoring and automated replenishment systems prevent out-of-stock situations, ensuring that stock gaps are identified and resolved instantly. With Focal, you can guarantee optimal product availability, reducing lost sales and enhancing the customer experience.
Availability That Drives Loyalty
The #1 reason shoppers leave without buying is out-of-stock items, with 30% going to competitors. By automating shelf monitoring, retailers can reduce stockouts, improve efficiency, and maximize revenue—ensuring customers always find what they need.
Spot Theft When It Happens
Spotting thieves is easier and faster thanks to Focal’s Theft Spotter Module. Focal Shelf AI sees when stock disappears from shelves (without a corresponding sale) and alerts your Loss Prevention team, providing data on location, time of day, and product stolen, saving them many hours of time in identifying thieves. Clients more than double their rate of theft identification in a fraction of the time.
Cut Waste: Smarter Orders, Smaller Inventory
The top cause of food waste is overordering, which is in turn caused by inaccurate inventory data. With Focal, inventory data becomes significantly more accurate and useful, going from 60-80% to 95% accuracy; low and out-of-stock events are reported in near-real time thanks to Shelf AI so there is no waiting to place a critical order. As a result, Focal clients place more precise and timely orders and reduce inventory balances by up to 60%!
Prioritized Replenishment = Minimized Spoilage
The best way to keep inventory from spoiling is to get it onto the sales floor! With Focal’s Action Tool, stores move products out of inventory and onto shelves with maximum efficiency. Out and low stock events are identified every hour, with replenishment prioritized based on retailer needs – including based on item perishability. Focal clients put hundreds more SKUs on sale every day, and reduce the time inventory is “off sale” by 10 or more hours per day.
