Anti-theft shopping cart systems use sensors and smart wheels to lock carts when theft is detected. This solution helps stores reduce loss and improve security.
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Gate keeper systems
Retail theft costs businesses billions each year, and one of the most common methods—pushout theft—involves walking straight out the door with a full cart of unpaid goods. The response from Gatekeeper Systems is Purchek®, a high-tech solution that takes the confrontation out of loss prevention.
Purchek® is an AI-enabled, cart-based security system that uses SmartWheel® technology to detect and stop pushout theft in real time. Rather than monitoring shoppers, it tracks the behavior of shopping carts—immobilizing those that try to exit without completing a purchase.
The system avoids profiling or escalation. Instead, it silently enforces checkout compliance, protecting stores while keeping the customer experience intact.
Pushout theft is not only common, but often dangerous—leading to confrontations between staff and offenders. Purchek® neutralizes the risk by making theft physically impossible, removing the need for store employees to act as enforcers.
Up to 80% reduction in pushout theft reported by retail partners.
Improved employee safety, thanks to non-confrontational enforcement.
Smooth customer experience remains uninterrupted for legitimate shoppers.
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