
Checkout is where shrink is hardest to see and easiest to miss. Most detection platforms cover one or two loss vectors well and leave gaps in the rest. Those gaps are where loss compounds quietly over time.
SAI monitors every transaction across every lane type, manned, self-checkout, and back-office, within a single platform. The same visual-to-POS correlation engine runs across all three, so coverage is consistent and the data is comparable across your operation.
Manned lane loss
Sweethearting, skip-scanning, and coupon misuse. SAI compares physical item handling at the belt with scan events at the register, frame by frame, on every transaction.
Self-checkout loss
Pass-throughs, item substitution, and partial scanning. Detection logic is adapted for unassisted transactions, where the behaviour pattern and the risk profile are fundamentally different from staffed lanes
Customer-not-present transactions
Refund fraud, void abuse, and post-void activity occurring after the customer has left the lane. This is one of the most consistently overlooked loss types in checkout operations, and one of the most straightforward to exploit without detection.
Every flagged event is delivered with video evidence and the correlated POS record. Your LP team reviews confirmed events, not hours of raw footage.
SAI connects to your existing IP camera streams and your current POS system. There is no requirement to replace hardware or modify your register infrastructure.
The process:
No. SAI works with existing IP cameras via RTSP stream. Camera compatibility is confirmed during technical discovery before any commitment is made.
At minimum: transaction ID, operator ID, item-level scan data, timestamps, and void and refund records. We provide a full data requirements document at the start of onboarding.
Common and expected. We identify data quality issues during discovery and work with your IT team to resolve them before calibration begins. Data integrity is a deployment dependency we take seriously.
The model is trained against your specific store environment — camera angles, lane layouts, transaction patterns. Detection does not go live until output quality meets a threshold agreed with your LP team.
Pilots are structured as a fixed monthly fee per store, scoped to your lane count, camera infrastructure, and priority loss vectors. Contract length is agreed per retailer.
Yes. Flagged events can route through the SAI dashboard or integrate directly with platforms your LP team already uses.