● Prepared for Newco · Shoprite · South Africa

We don't just detect theft.
We point to the person — with proof, for a human to confirm.

RetaliQ turns ordinary store cameras into an intelligent loss-prevention layer. Every alert names one individual, carries an image and a clip, and waits for a guard to validate — so real theft is caught and innocent shoppers are left alone.

Edge-first. Runs in-store, works offline Human-in-the-loop. No auto-accusations POPIA-aware. Privacy by design
The problem with today's tools

A face in the crowd shouldn't be a mystery

Most systems raise a flag on the whole scene — "something suspicious happened here" — and leave the guard to guess who, chase false alarms, and risk confronting the wrong customer. That erodes trust and wastes staff.

◐ Typical detection tools

  • Flag the frame, not the person — can't tell who in a busy aisle
  • Flood guards with false alarms, no way to triage
  • Little evidence — a guard acts on a hunch
  • Risk of confronting innocent shoppers
  • ● RetaliQ

  • Binds every alert to one tracked individual — highlighted in the crowd
  • Two-stage verification cuts false alarms before they reach a guard
  • Every alert carries a cropped image, a clip and the camera location
  • A human confirms before anyone acts — dignity by design
  • How it works

    Two stages of intelligence, one clear decision

    Detection happens at the edge, in the store. A second, heavier check confirms it. Only what survives reaches a person — as an actionable, evidence-backed alert.

    1

    Watch

    In-store cameras feed the RetaliQ edge unit — tracking every shopper as a distinct individual, even in a crowd.

    Stage 1 · Edge (in-store)
    2

    Flag

    Concealment behaviour or a watchlist face raises a candidate — tied to that specific person's track.

    Stage 1 · High recall
    3

    Verify

    A second high-accuracy stage double-checks the face and the behaviour, discarding false alarms.

    Stage 2 · Precision check
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    Decide

    The guard gets one clear alert — image, clip, location — and confirms or dismisses in a tap.

    Human · Guard app
    The difference

    The suspect, singled out of the crowd

    Person #47 flagged for concealment — highlighted while two other shoppers in frame are ruled out. Vision-only tools would just say "activity in aisle 7."

    Per-person attribution

    Every event is bound to a tracked individual — not the frame. Head-level detection separates people where bodies overlap, so the right person is highlighted even in a busy aisle.

    Evidence, not hunches

    Each alert opens with a cropped image, a short clip and the exact camera and zone — pinned on the store floor plan.

    A human always decides

    Nothing is automatic. The guard confirms or dismisses; every dismissal teaches the system to bother them less. That's how you protect stock without harassing customers.

    Live operations console

    See the whole floor at a glance

    A manager's view of the store in real time — detections, camera health, and how busy the floor is. (Demonstration data.)

    LIVE Shoprite — Sea Point 6 cameras · edge unit healthy · last sync just now
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    Floor occupancy · last 60 min

    Alert feed

    Governance & trust

    Built to be defensible

    Facial recognition is powerful and regulated. RetaliQ is designed around POPIA from the ground up.

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    Human-in-the-loop

    No customer is ever accused automatically. A trained guard reviews the evidence and makes the call — the system only prioritises.

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    Data minimisation

    Watchlist faces and biometric templates stay on the in-store edge. Only alert metadata and short clips leave the store, encrypted, with short retention.

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    Lawful & auditable

    Every decision is logged. Watchlists require a lawful basis and a removal process. You can prove exactly what happened, and why.

    Ready to see it in your store

    Open the guard app to feel the workflow, or let's wire it to a live aisle in a pilot store.

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