Leading home improvement retailer

Centific helped the client achieve a $180 million reduction in shrink at point of sale by integrating a custom computer vision platform.

Summary

Centific helped the client achieve a $180 million reduction in shrink at point of sale by integrating a custom computer vision platform.

  • 175 stores participated
  • 75 labor hours per week saved
  • $180M shrink reduction per year

Challenge

Inventory shrinkage at point of sale was a $300M problem. The client needed a way to recognize, define, and reduce how and where that shrink happens.

Solution

Centific deployed one IP camera per lane, NVIDIA Edge computing for real-time communications, and a platform requiring minimal training.

Results

Automated early detection of potential inventory shrinkage during transactions resulted in reduced inventory loss and substantial savings.