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10/16/2024

York Regional Police spent 4,000 hours responding to false alarms last year.

And 47.8% of property crimes have a 1+ hour wait for emergency responders to arrive. By that time, the threat could be long gone.

The cost of damages, fines, and deterrence systems can make managing a strong physical security posture difficult, especially for multi-location businesses. 💸

What if there was a way to protect your business from intruders and reduce occurrences of false alarm fines at the same time? 👀

Solink will be at the Security Canada Central event in Toronto next week to talk about how video alarms with built-in detection & verification is becoming the necessary step forward to reduce losses, ease security operations, and ultimately catch the bad guys in time. 🔒🚔

And don't forget to meet the friendly Solink team at booth #531!

06/05/2024

❗ kicks off today! The Solink team is at booth 1242 today ready to hand out Solink socks and show off our latest AI products like Spot Check and Blocked Exit Detection. 🔔📲 See how to get ahead of challenges like spills in aisles or forgotten backdoor deliveries.

05/28/2024

Want to see Solink's new AI-features up close? 🔍 Come by booth #1242 at NRF next week and our team will show you:

🔥 How AI can automatically generate insights from the existing data and cameras in your retail business (within minutes!)
📈 How to use the insights to improve associate safety, store security, and revenue at all connected locations

Don't have a pass for NRF? Talk to our team today about getting a free expo pass for the event.

01/22/2024

How can you protect a high-risk area such as ATM vestibules?

Learn why cloud video surveillance is the future in ATM security with our new step-by-step guide for fraud investigators, facility security managers, and loss prevention leaders:

⌛ See why the status quo is causing bottlenecks and slow case resolution times
📋 Understand the questions you need to ask when evaluating cloud video security systems
☁️ Look at the functionality of modern cloud video surveillance software and hardware
⚙️ Learn how cloud video surveillance can help across loss prevention, security, IT, and fraud investigation teams
🔋 Calculate the ROI of cloud video surveillance platforms, including financial costs and set-up/maintenance time

Learn more and download the guide here: https://hubs.la/Q02gsnkW0

10/27/2023

Following our podcast #6 on CCTV Programs, in this Podcast #7 of Solink in the Cloud Cathy Langley, our Senior leader of and is speaking with Anne Sullivan about how to make your CCTV cameras into a multi-million dollar profit center

Key example from Anne: "We had $53 million of workers' comp on the book. After 18 months, our standard actuarial reduction was a minimum of $1.3 million per quarter.”

Here is the full episode:

Welcome to Episode 7 of Solink in the Cloud! Today, our host is Cathy Langley, Senior Leader of Asset Protection at Solink. Cathy continues her

09/28/2023

We'll talk about CCTV program on Podcast #6 of Solink in the Cloud from Cathy Langley, our Senior leader of and .

Cathy is speaking with Anne Sullivan, the Managing Partner of Eye on your Brand. Anne brings over 30 years of asset protection experience to help businesses build, expand, and utilize their CCTV programs.

One thing Cathy and Anne talk about is how businesses find ROI in their current CCTV system to justify investing further in security infrastructure and software.

Quick peek of what topics Cathy and Anne talk about here on CCTV Use cases:
> Remote access is how you uncover fraud
> Proactive fraud prevention
> Prevent excessive false alarms
> Differentiate errors and fraud
> Energy management
> Improving your business environment
> Vendor relations

!! The next episode will also be with Anne and will cover CCTV security camera systems !!
So stay tuned.

Listen and watch the full episode here:

Welcome to Episode 6 of Solink in the Cloud! Today, our host is Cathy Langley, Senior Leader of Asset Protection at Solink. Cathy is speaking with Anne

09/14/2023

Special edition for our Podcast #4 of Solink in the Cloud from Langley, our Senior leader of and .

Cathy assembled a diverse group of women working in asset protection for a very interesting conversation, here is the panel:
- Alaina Kring, Retail Partnership Manager at Auror
- Catherine Penizotto, Founder of Penlight LLC
- Lauren Linsenbach, Manager, Investigations and Asset Protection Analytics at Retail Business Services
- Michelle Jones, LPC, Regional Asset Protection Manager at CVS Health

Here is a quick peek at the start of this episode:
“Before we get started with some questions, I want to say that this is not a them versus us conversation, male versus female versus anything. It is really women coming together to talk about changes in the industry, experiences, and ultimately our goal continues to support one another. Regardless of gender, we’re here to support every individual, but we are the minority in the AP industry, and that leads to some unique stories and unique conversations.”

More on the show here:

Episode 4 of Solink in the Cloud discusses women in asset protection, their experiences, and how this has changed over the generations.

09/14/2023

Here's another episode of our podcast Solink in the Cloud, episode #5.
Today, our host Cathy Langley, Senior Leader of Asset Protection at Solink is speaking with Larry Foster, Managing Consultant at The Store Consulting Group, LLC.
Larry is here to discuss everything operational shrink.

While many AP/LP professionals have a handle on internal and external theft, the third bucket of shrink, operational, is harder to overcome.

Here are some of the topics Cathy and Larry discuss:
> THE THREE BUCKETS OF SHRINK

> SHRINK CONSULTING
- SIGHT LINES
- POINT OF SALE (POS) AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
- SELF-CHECKOUTS
- CASH MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING
- NOTHING WILL GET BY YOU UNLESS YOU AREN’T LOOKING FOR IT
- PRICING AND RESTOCKING
- USING PLANOGRAMS AND FACING SHELVES
- HIGHER RISK INVENTORY
- ACCESS TO INVENTORY
- DIRECT STORE DELIVERY (DSD)
- 5S (SORT, STRAIGHTEN, SHINE, STANDARDIZE, AND SUSTAIN)
- WASTAGE FROM OVERPRODUCTION

> OPERATIONAL SHRINK KPIS
- RETAILERS AREN’T USING, EVEN IF THEY’RE COLLECTING, OPERATIONAL KPIS
- CONTROL THE CONTROLLABLES
- CREATE NEW KPIS
- YOU AREN’T GOING TO DO THIS OVERNIGHT

More on the show here:

Episode 5 of Solink in the Cloud discusses everything operational shrink. While many AP/LP professionals have a handle on internal and external theft, the third bucket of shrink, operational, is harder to overcome.

07/20/2023

🎙️New podcast release from Solink with Cathy Langley, Senior leader of and .
Cathy is speaking with Rhett Asher, the Senior Vice President, Partnership Development of ALTO USA, on how to build a professional network.

>> Watch the video or listen to the podcast here: https://hubs.la/Q01YdPLl0

💡The biggest tip: Whether you are an extrovert or introvert, just put yourself out there and good things will happen!

Rhett Asher, the Senior Vice President, Partnership Development of ALTO USA, joins Cathy Langley on Solink in the Cloud to discuss how to build a professional network.

07/05/2023

Solink customer 12 Baskets was battling a rapidly growing internal theft problem at their 4 health food stores in BC. They selected Solink to help get a clear picture of what was happening in their business. Here's what Christina Liu, the Operations Manager had to say:

“Solink has absolutely improved our bottom line. If there’s any discrepancies, I can zoom in on that event and figure it out quickly. Before I’d literally have to watch videos of the whole day and now I can jump to the right point in time. With Solink, internal theft is essentially gone. You help us keep everyone accountable.”

Read the full story here: https://hubs.la/Q01WKmqJ0

Solink can help you gain insight to your business too. Book a demo and see how: https://hubs.la/Q01WKv0J0

12 Baskets has expanded from one location to four locations plus an ecommerce store. As a small family-run business, it’s hard to maintain control over the entire business.