In a word, no. And, in fact, this is one of the most important issues for retailers considering advanced video analytics as a means to capture important information that they will use to optimize their stores. Consider this scenario: a video analytics system is installed into a store that receives 1000 customers a day, and [...]
Author Archives: Adam Rodnitzky
Can retail video analytics tell the difference between customers and employees?
04/13/2012 – 1:57 pm
Introducing Advanced People Counting From ReTel Technologies
09/28/2011 – 5:29 pm
We’re pleased to announce the official launch of a new addition to our ReView Retail Insights Suite. With ReView Counter, ReTel now lets our retail and CPG manufacturer clients benefit from the most advanced people counting system available today. Whereas other people counters and traffic counting systems only track incoming/outgoing door or choke point traffic [...]
Despite The Economy, Retailers Are Doing Well
08/05/2011 – 6:48 pm
It’s been a while since we added a new post to the ReTel blog, and for good reason. Regardless of what is happening with the world economy, the retail and CPG manufacturing sectors have been healthy and growing. For ReTel, that has meant that our core customer base has been keeping us very busy indeed [...]
Advancing The Art of In-Store Analytics Reporting
03/15/2011 – 4:40 pm
You’ve seen it before. The initially impressive looking analytics dashboard that presents a plethora of charts, graphs and figures that summarize days or even months worth of data into one digestible view. But dig a little deeper with the people who are supposed to use these dashboards on a day to day basis, and you’ll [...]
Meet ReTel at the 2011 NRF Big Show
12/28/2010 – 4:09 pm
Interested in seeing first hand how ReTel’s advanced in-store insights platform can reveal actionable intelligence from your bricks and mortar retail stores? ReTel will be at the 2011 NRF Big Show from January 10th through January 12th in New York. You can contact us today to set up time for a brief demonstration of our [...]
ReTel Announces Partnership With Envysion, Inc.
11/15/2010 – 12:18 pm
We’re pleased to announce our new partnership with Envysion, Inc., one of the most innovative surveillance technology providers and the leaders in establishing managed video as a service (MVAAS) as the preferred format for surveillance now and in the future. At ReTel, we have developed a new set of services for Envysion’s Insight Marketplace, where [...]
Congratulations to our NACS iPad Sweepstakes Winner!
10/26/2010 – 12:54 pm
On behalf of ourselves and our partner TecPro Solutions, we’d like to congratulate Jeff Creel of McPherson Oil, who recently won a new Apple iPad during this year’s NACS show. ReTel and TecPro had a very strong showing at this year’s NACS convenience store show, where we presented the industry’s most advanced surveillance solutions to [...]
Taking Exception To Exception-Based Reporting
10/12/2010 – 3:02 pm
Without a doubt, cash and product theft is one of the most damaging sources of shrink faced by retailers and restaurant chains. As such, many now employ POS systems that offer robust exceptions-based reporting (XBR) to flag events that might suggest theft or shrink. And, while these systems can often capture a decent number of [...]
The Impact Of High Turnover On Employees Understanding Expectations
09/14/2010 – 9:34 pm
Does it seem like you’re always hiring new employees? If you manage a retail or restaurant establishment, then you’re familiar with rapid and constant employee turnover. The reasons for such rapid turnover are varied, but there are a number of common factors from business to business: general job dissatisfaction, a lack of opportunities for advancement, [...]
ReTel Launches Updated Reporting Engine
08/25/2010 – 5:35 pm
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our second generation reporting engine. Our new engine brings added flexibility to our system’s reporting capabilities, allowing for easier customization of reports for customers’ specific needs, as well as capabilities for simple integration into 3rd party surveillance DVRs and video management systems (VMS). At a glance, the most [...]
