Audio/Visual (AV)

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Inventory shrinkage from employee theft, shoplifting, vendor fraud and administrative error cost the nation's retailers $31.3 billion last year, according to the new National Retail Security Survey, which analyzed theft incidents from 118 of the largest U.S. retail chains.

NEW STANTON, Pa. - Shop 'n Save Supermarkets has partnered with DMR Networks to create the Shop 'n Save Television Network (SNSTVN) in an effort to address long waits at the checkout line.

NEW YORK - ConAgra plans to revive the "talking tub" pitch for its Parkay spread next month with the help of a motion sensor and voice chip, Reuters reports.

WEST YORKSHIRE, UK - The U.K.'s ASDA has completed the initial roll-out of its Sky Active home shopping service, allowing customers to place grocery orders via their digital TV.

PITTSBURGH - Grocer Dan Serafin is trying a new method to deter shoplifters at his Food Market in Erie, Penn. - digital "wanted" posters.

In-store signage evolves in the supermarket industry.

While some retailers have yet to embrace 3-D CAD technology, others are quickly becoming dependent on its ability to review colors, materials, fixtures, lighting programs, and even merchandising plans.