Entries by Lauretta Rapley

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Alex Kapadia reduces shop theft by 90% at Morrisons Daily store thanks to Facewatch

Alex Kapadia spoke to The Grocer recently about his experience of installing Facewatch in his Morrison’s Daily store last January Click the image below to read the full article: “Since introducing Facewatch – which uses facial recognition technology to alert retailers when a repeat offender enters the premises – in January 2023, Kapadia said shop theft had […]

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Facewatch appoint former UK Biometrics Commissioner

FACEWATCH APPOINT FORMER UK BIOMETRICS COMMISSIONER   Facewatch, the UK’s leading facial recognition retail security company, has appointed former UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Professor Fraser Sampson to their board of directors.   Facewatch Chairman Nick Fisher said “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Fraser Sampson as a non-executive director to […]

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Shoplifting: The Battle On The High Street?

“Shoplifting: The Battle On The High Street?” Facewatch customer Danyal Shoaib and Facewatch Founder Simon Gordon both feature in Thursday night’s ‘ITV Tonight’ programme on shoplifting in the UK. The report highlights the out-of-control and frightening shoplifting epidemic that frontline retail workers have to face on a daily basis. Focusing on the lengths that retailers […]

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Protecting our staff and our business with Facewatch

Testimonial from Brookfield Retail – Umar Patel, Operations Director    At Brookfield Retail, we made the strategic decision to implement Facewatch with a clear aim in mind: to ensure the safety and well-being of our dedicated staff who had been enduring ongoing incidents of abuse. Since the integration of Facewatch, it has swiftly brought to […]

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Facewatch customers speak to BBC News about the rise in shoplifting and abuse

Facewatch customers speak to BBC News about their motivation to install Facewatch. Danyal Shoaib made the decision to install Facewatch in his Surrey service station last month after increasing incidents of racial abuse, threatening behaviour and assaults on staff. He told the BBC “When we started to get physical assaults on staff, that’s when we […]