Retail Security
Protect your store, your inventory, and your team
Retail businesses face unique security challenges—from shoplifting and employee theft to after-hours break-ins. Surety Business gives you Alarm.com's proven retail security tools without the markup or long-term contracts.
Why retailers choose Surety
Loss prevention
Video surveillance with person detection helps identify suspicious activity. Review footage instantly when incidents occur and share clips with law enforcement.
After-hours protection
Professional monitoring responds to break-ins 24/7. Get alerts when doors open unexpectedly and verify alarms with live video before dispatch.
Employee accountability
Track who opens and closes the store with user codes. Set schedules to ensure the alarm is armed on time every night.
Solutions for retail
Intrusion detection
- Door and window sensors on all entry points
- Motion detectors for after-hours coverage
- Glass break sensors for storefront protection
- Scheduled arming ensures the store is secured every night
Video surveillance
- Cover POS areas, entrances, and stockrooms
- Person and vehicle detection reduces false alerts
- Cloud storage for easy clip retrieval
- Share video with police directly from the app
Access control
- Control back room and office access
- Manage employee credentials from your phone
- Audit trail shows who accessed restricted areas
- Instantly revoke access when employees leave
Multi-location management
- Single dashboard for all your stores
- Compare activity across locations
- Standardize security policies chain-wide
- Regional managers get location-specific access
Ideal for self-managing retailers
If you or your team can mount cameras, install door sensors, and follow setup instructions, you can save thousands compared to traditional security companies. Surety provides the same Alarm.com platform used by national retailers—without the installer markup or multi-year contracts.