In a context where losses due to theft heavily impact store profitability, it is essential to adopt security solutions that are both preventive, intelligent, and predictive . For a long time, security gates have been the main barrier against unauthorized removal of merchandise. But today, artificial intelligence brings a new dimension to loss prevention.
🚪 Security Gates: Reactive but Limited Protection
Security gates play an important role: they detect items that have not been deactivated or have been stolen at the exit . They are visible, easy for customers to understand, and serve as an effective deterrent. However, their effectiveness depends on having properly placed tags or security devices, and they only intervene at the end of the process , once the theft has already occurred.
In other words, gates are useful, but act as a last resort. They cannot detect suspicious behaviors in advance or prevent in-store losses.
AI: A Proactive Approach to Security
Artificial intelligence, especially video-assisted suspicious gesture detection , enables a radically different approach. Thanks to real-time analysis algorithms, AI can identify atypical or suspicious behaviors (such as concealment gestures, unusual movements, or abnormal interactions with products) well before the customer reaches the exit.
This type of technology, such as the one offered by Oxania , provides several advantages:
- ✅ Upstream prevention : incidents can be detected before they actually occur.
- 🎯 Fewer unnecessary interventions : AI reduces false alarms by focusing on significant gestures.
- 👥 Customer experience preserved : no feeling of intrusion, as the technology is discreet and non-invasive.
- 📊 Advanced analytics : the collected data allows continuous optimization of the systems.
🔗 Smart Complementarity for 360° Protection
Rather than choosing between gates and AI, stores have every interest in combining these two solutions . AI acts as a radar for suspicious gestures inside the store, able to spot abnormal situations in real time, while gates provide a last line of defense at the exit.
Together, they form a comprehensive and consistent strategy:
- 🛒 In a supermarket, AI can detect suspicious behavior in the aisles while the gate validates the exit.
- 🧴 In a pharmacy, AI monitors sensitive areas (cosmetics, medications), where gates are ineffective.
- 🔧 In a hardware store, AI tracks movements in high-value aisles, while gates filter items equipped with RFID tags.
🚀 Conclusion: For Modern Security, Let’s Bet on Intelligence
Gates have proven their effectiveness, but the future of in-store security relies on an intelligent, proactive, and complementary approach . Integrating AI enables stores to significantly reduce losses , while providing a smooth and respectful customer experience .
Oxania supports stores in this transition toward enhanced security, combining the power of artificial intelligence with existing systems. A modern, balanced, and effective vision to meet tomorrow’s challenges.
