Retail CCTV has three jobs: deter at the door, watch the money, and eliminate the blind corners where stock walks. The entrance camera should capture an identifiable face of everyone who walks in — height, angle and backlight handling matter more than megapixels here. Till cameras need frame rates and positioning good enough to resolve a dispute about what went into a bag or a drawer. A public-view monitor at the entrance, showing shoppers themselves on camera, remains one of the cheapest deterrents in the industry.
POPIA signage and staff communication are part of the install, and footage access is locked down — shrinkage investigations go badly when everyone has the password.
What retail & shops actually lose
- Shoplifting and organised shrinkage in blind corners
- Till disputes, refund fraud and register skimming
- Staff safety at opening and closing time
- After-hours break-ins through service entrances
What we typically install
- Face-height entrance capture + public-view monitor
- Dedicated till and counter cameras
- Coverage mapped to eliminate aisle blind spots
- 30 days of recording — investigations take time to surface
- Remote viewing so owners check in from anywhere
Every property differs — the free site survey turns this into a fixed, itemised quote for yours.
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Our Retail CCTV Installation service covers this work — with standard installations completed within 48 hours of quote approval and a 12-month workmanship warranty.