Research papers

Our research papers offer groundbreaking insights and actionable outcomes to help retailers and their partners better manage the many ways in which profits can be negatively impacted by all forms of retail loss. Produced by some of the leading academic experts in the field of retailing and loss prevention, they are all free to download.

E-commerce Loss

Developing a Framework for Understanding and Measuring E-commerce Losses in Retailing

Developing a Framework for Understanding and Measuring E-commerce Losses in Retailing

Written by Professor Adrian Beck

Foreword Shopping online is now a big and ever-growing part of our retail world, and certainly a trend that was massively accelerated by the recent COVID pandem...

Self Checkout

Working on the ‘Front Line’ of Retail Self-checkout

A Survey of the Experiences of Self-checkout Supervisors

Working on the ‘Front Line’ of Retail Self-checkout

Written by Adrian Beck

A Survey of the Experiences of Self...

FOREWORD Welcome to the fifth report from ECR Retail Loss on the issue of Self-checkout (SCO) systems in retailing – a subject, which I’m sure you will agree, c...

Self Checkout

Global Study on Self-checkout in Retail

Use, Impact and Control

Global Study on Self-checkout in Retail

Written by Professor Adrian Beck

Use, Impact and Control

Abstract This report, published in 2022, provides a summary of the findings from an online survey of retailers from around the world focussed upon their use of ...