August2021 - 14

THEFT
Stepping Up
Security
F
Pandemic ripple
effect and police
reform prompt
operators to ramp
up surveillance
and vigilance
By Emily Jed,
Contributing Editor
14 Automatic Merchandiser * August 2021
rom wrongdoers with pry bars and bolt cutters to cybercriminals hacking
into networks, securing the assets of a vending and micro market
business can be a full-time, costly job for many operators, and especially
in the current climate.
The security-related challenges unique to vending machines, micro markets,
ATMs and other unattended points of sale are inherent, but many operators
report that they have become more pronounced as a result of COVID-19
shutdowns. Fewer people at locations and restricted access for route drivers
have meant less opportunity for watchful eyes on equipment. The sudden,
widespread unemployment resulting from the pandemic shutdown also fueled
an uptick in internal and external theft.
What's more is that dramatic changes in attitudes toward law enforcement
in many jurisdictions, heightened by the defund of police movement,
have led to a lack of resources and new restrictions on enforcing nonviolent
crimes like property theft.
This atmosphere has emboldened many criminals and left businesses more
vulnerable, making it imperative that operators take charge by stepping up
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of August2021

Editor's Note
Industry News
The RX for success
Stepping Up Security
Emerging or Rooted
A Comeback as They Come Back
St. Louis Operation uses new dining platform technology to compete
Classifieds
Social Hubs
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August2021 - Editor's Note
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August2021 - Industry News
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August2021 - Stepping Up Security
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