How Parker’s Kitchen Scaled Loss Prevention to More Than 70 Stores

01 · The Problem

The Problem

Parker’s Kitchen offers freshly prepared Southern-inspired food, quality products, and customer service at retail stores throughout coastal Georgia and South Carolina.

As one of the fastest-growing companies in America, its loss prevention challenges grew along with its store count. With its previous camera supplier, the main obstacle was upfront cost: around $25k per new store.

Kenneth Labadie, Head of Loss Prevention, wanted an alternative to a camera-only provider that would reduce the cost of outfitting new locations so the company could grow even faster.

SCW was chosen for its track record of delivering scalable solutions with no surprises in upfront costs. With multiple locations on one platform, Parker’s could speed up its expansion plans.

02 · The Solution

The Solution

With a focus on a cost-effective, scalable system, Parker’s started with camera equipment only, for a DIY install, testing the system in one store.

The solution was then rolled out across several new stores, with the number of cameras based on each store’s footprint. The average store has 32 cameras. Stores moved from Sheriff 4.0 to Sheriff 8.0 cameras when the 8.0 was released.

Where a store needed more specialized monitoring, cameras with microphones and greater zoom, such as the Informant and the Detective, were used.