The Argus Team
Field notes and research from the team building the operating system for retail.
- OperationsARGUSOperations·July 20, 2026·7 min read
Vendor and receiving shrink: the shortage that arrives at the back door
Short deliveries, direct store delivery discrepancies, and receiving fraud: what the invoice claims arrived is not always what came off the truck.
Read - Loss PreventionARGUSLoss Prevention·July 16, 2026·6 min read
Gas station drive offs and pump skimmers: the loss outside your doors
The theft that happens outside the doors: gas drive offs and pump skimmers, and what a store catches when the loop watches the forecourt, not just the register.
Read - Loss PreventionARGUSLoss Prevention·July 13, 2026·8 min read
Refund fraud: the refund with no customer and no merchandise coming back
A refund moves cash out of the drawer. A refund report cannot tell a real return from a fake one. Here is what crossing the camera with the register catches.
Read - Loss PreventionARGUSLoss Prevention·July 12, 2026·8 min read
High theft categories: why the beer cave and tobacco wall drive most of your shrink
The beer cave, the tobacco wall, and the energy drink cooler drive most of a store's shrink. Here is what crossing the camera with the register catches.
Read - Loss PreventionARGUSLoss Prevention·July 6, 2026·8 min read
Self 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.
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