Why CCTV Cameras are not Effective in Preventing Shoplifting?

Most CCTV systems are used for recording rather than real-time monitoring or alerts. In many cases, no one is actively watching the CCTV screens. If a store suspects theft, staff must rewind and review hours of video to find clues, which is time-consuming and reactive rather than preventive.

Shoplifters can easily steal and leave before anyone notices. Even when repeat offenders return, there’s no effective way to identify or stop them in real time.

Some stores try to deter theft by posting images of known shoplifters on a wall, but this approach is ineffective. Employees aren’t constantly watching every person who enters, making it nearly impossible to recognize suspects as they walk in. Ultimately, traditional CCTV alone is not a reliable solution for preventing theft.

Traditional CCTV Camera Setup

The Solution: XVeillance Mobile App to Prevent Retail Theft

Why XVeillance Mobile App Shoplifting Prevention Solution?

XVeillance’s AI-powered solution upgrades your existing store cameras, transforming them from passive recording devices into a smart, real-time notification system. Instead of just capturing footage, our AI actively analyzes video streams to detect and extract valuable insights about visitors, potential security threats, or persons of interest.

The system instantly sends real-time notifications to your staff via mobile alerts, ensuring they can take immediate action when needed. Whether it’s identifying repeat customers, detecting suspicious behavior, or improving response times to in-store incidents, XVeillance helps enhance security, customer experience, and operational efficiency.

By leveraging AI, XVeillance maximizes the value of your current CCTV setup without requiring expensive hardware upgrades. It seamlessly integrates with your existing infrastructure, transforming your cameras into an intelligent surveillance system that works proactively rather than passively.

Importantly, XVeillance is an enterprise-grade solution designed for multi-store corporations, enabling centralized monitoring and real-time insights across all locations. It standardizes security, tracks visitor patterns, and delivers instant alerts, ensuring seamless surveillance and operational efficiency at scale.

Here are some of the key features:

1) Person of Interest Recognition upon Entry: Stores can compile a watchlist of individuals, enabling swift identification when a suspicious person enters. Their photo and pertinent information are promptly relayed to the store manager's cell phone, ensuring immediate awareness.

2) Searchable Store Visitors: By time stamping events, searches can be done more easily and faster. Time stamping and facial recognition search tools eliminate hours of searching camera videos and reviewing faces from the start of the day.  

With these robust shoplifting deterrence functionalities seamlessly integrated into the store environment, XVeillance consistently achieves remarkable reductions in shoplifting incidents, often exceeding 80%

A person who believes they're being observed is less inclined to engage in theft. It's more practical and secure to deter shoplifting proactively rather than handling it reactively. XVeillance is designed for this reason—it recognizes individuals in the store.

If a person of interest is identified, the system sends an alert to the store staff via mobile application alert notification.

3) Enterprise Solution: XVeillance Mobile App is an enterprise-grade solution allowing store or location staff to access their store’s alerts, visitor logs, and persons of interest lists. At the corporate admin level, users can seamlessly access and manage data across all their stores in a coordinated manner.

The app also enables the generation of detailed analysis reports, whether for a specific region or the entire corporation.

Read here: XVeillance Enhancing Store Security and Preventing Shoplifting

Plug and Play

Xveillance plugs into your existing camera systems without the need of additional hardware. Simply install app, setup and start receiving shoplifting notifications within hours.

The XVeillance solution is designed for easy integration with your existing store network. Plug in the compact XVeillance station, which will instantly connect with your current CCTV cameras, supporting a wide range of popular models. This plug-and-play functionality means you don’t need to worry about complex setup procedures. Additionally, all surveillance data remains within your network, ensuring no security risks are associated with transmitting data externally. This setup provides a seamless and secure upgrade to enhance your store’s surveillance system.

Users have the capability to register persons of interest (POI) in XVeillance. The system provides an automated watchlist alerting feature that effectively identifies these individuals. XVeillance is designed to maintain high accuracy even when the person of interest is not directly looking at the camera or is situated within a crowd, enhancing the effectiveness of the surveillance system.

The XVeillance Mobile Application enables the store manager to track and review visitor activity in real time. With a searchable database, they can directly access a list of customers, timestamps, and past events from their phones. The app provides detailed records and monitoring capabilities, enhancing security and operational oversight for better theft prevention and customer management.