The Argus blog
Field notes on the operating system for retail: the closed loop, the five agents, and what changes when every camera and register in the store shares one real-time data layer.
A week in the life of a store running on Argus
What does an operating system for retail actually feel like day to day? A narrative week in one convenience store running on the closed loop.
ReadInventory you can trust: from shelf gaps to reorder, automatically
A count is only useful if you believe it. The Inventory agent watches every shelf in real time and reconciles what moved against what sold, then drafts the reorder.
ReadReal time theft prevention: catching register sweethearting cameras miss
Sweethearting hides in normal looking transactions. The camera sees the scan, not the intent. Argus crosses the register with the floor to catch theft as it happens.
ReadSelf checkout shrink: what the kiosk cannot see and the camera can
Retailers are scaling back self checkout as theft climbs. A kiosk records the scan, not the basket. Here is what crossing the camera with the register catches.
ReadReduce retail shrinkage with the Revenue Integrity Score
Retail metrics count what was rung up. To cut shrinkage you need what was actually paid for. The Revenue Integrity Score measures it per store, every day.
ReadBeyond loss prevention: the five agents that run your store
Loss prevention was the entry point, not the destination. Meet the five Argus agents (operations, inventory, money, team, and customer) on one shared loop.
ReadDisconnected retail systems: connect POS, cameras, and labor into one loop
Your POS, cameras, and labor data never talk, and that gap is where loss hides. Argus connects the disconnected systems into one real time loop where the facts live.
ReadRetail needs an operating system, not another camera
Stores already have cameras, registers, and a schedule. What they lack is one system that reads all of it at once. That system is Argus.
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