To influence a customer's shopping experience while simultaneously controlling costs, leading retailers demand the ability to regulate conditions. They are often directly involved in the design and operation of their facilities, focusing on brand experience and service delivery. Retailers fight a daily battle for innovation, delivery and share of the customer's mind. Faced with the consolidation of key retail channels, extended hours and additional amenity offerings to serve the needs of their customers, retailers of all sizes face increased competition, increased concerns over security, energy saving initiatives and demand for virtual control of facilities. Offering the convenience of contactless access control along with payment systems, time and attendance and other smart card-enabled applications, HID solutions help solve your retail center needs. With significant retail industry experience, HID provides complete solutions for retail operations. HID solutions can help address shrinkage and drive additional profitability: 1) for open-air, pedestrian-friendly “lifestyle centers” with higher-end consumers and lower common-area costs; 2) for big box retailers concerned with energy consumption and operational cost saving initiatives, along with an enhanced customer experience; 3) for larger retailers with a focus on energy efficiency, advanced security and building automation systems; and 4) for the 24/7 nature and centralized management structure of convenience stores. Whether you demand access control systems, IP-based network solutions or payment systems, HID’s scalable solutions address the needs of retailers of all sizes. Solutions for the Retail Industry HID solutions deliver a flexible product architecture that allows retailers to easily implement access control solutions as well as additional retail industry employee management services and applications.