Retailers turn to body cameras to deter theft

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Retailers are still grappling with a surge in retail crimes and looking for new solutions.

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The latest experiment: body cameras similar to the ones police officers wear.

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Walmart employees are now wearing body cameras in some stores. Employees at TJX Companies (TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, HomeGoods) have also been using body cameras.

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Time will tell if the strategy produces the desired outcomes, but it can’t be worse than the last experiment, locking up merchandise, which caused sales of items to drop 15-25%.