The retail sector wants changes to the justice system, after a concerning report.
The latest Retail NZ report shows the sector has suffered just under $2.6 billion in losses from crime in the year to June.
It also found 92 percent of retailers have suffered a crime in the past year.
Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says more businesses are expecting to incorporate AI facial recognition to identify offenders, with Foodstuffs running a trial next month.
"Technology is going to be a tool that's part of the next wave of protection businesses are going to look to combat crime. Some businesses are undertaking use of number plate recognition and using that to solve crime."
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