In today’s fast-moving retail and shopping centre environment, creating a seamless balance between security, analytics, and customer experience is no longer optional – it’s essential.
Videcon, a trusted UK distributor, brings retailers and mall operators a strong portfolio of AI-driven video surveillance and access control technologies. With Uniview solutions, businesses can safeguard assets, optimise store layouts, and enhance customer satisfaction.
In this blog post, we’ll explore how Uniview transforms retail environments, showcase select products available on our website and highlight how Videcon supports installers to deliver these solutions effectively.
Retail & Shopping
Uniview’s retail chain store solution is tailor-made to address the complex security and operational challenges faced by single or multi-location retailers.
For larger retail environments such as shopping centres, Uniview extends these benefits at scale, integrating security and management functions across entrances, corridors and shared spaces.
- Tri-Guard technology: Intertwining ColorHunter imaging, Smart Intrusion Prevention and Active Deterrence, offering daytime visitor engagement and nighttime deterrence via audio-visual alarms.
- POS-linked video: Supported NVRs can overlay transaction data onto live and recorded footage, making it easier to investigate disputes or fraudulent activity.
- Analytical Tools: Include customer traffic counts, heat maps and layout optimisation to enhance staffing, merchandising and store performance.
- OwlView: Captures vivid colour imagery even in low-light conditions, delivering clearer detail for accurate identification without the need for extra lighting.
Unified Management and Monitoring | UNV Guard
UNV Guard is Uniview’s unified security management platform, integrating video surveillance, personnel and access control and data search into one interface. It supports live and playback video, alarm dashboards, customisable permissions and flexible third-party integration. This ensures streamlined operations from small shops to large malls.
Product Spotlights for Retail and Shopping Solutions
Here are some standout Uniview products available via Videcon, each tailored to retail and shopping scenarios:
- Uniview Prime 1 5MP IP Fixed Turret Camera – Offers Intelligent Perimeter Protection (cross-line, intrusion, enter/leave detection), Target Classification to minimise false alerts, LightHunter for low-light clarity, and wide dynamic range (WDR).
- Uniview Easy 4MP 16× Zoom PTZ Dome Camera – A rugged PTZ with 4 MP HD resolution, 16× optical zoom, Ultra265 compression, and LightHunter with 100 m IR range. Ideal for wide-area monitoring in retail hallways or mall atriums.
- Uniview Prime 3 Dual-Sensor ColourHunter Bullet Camera – Uses dual-lens splicing for panoramic view, full-colour 24/7 imaging via ColourHunter, intelligent analytics like people-flow counting, crowd-density measurement, and smart intrusion prevention.
How Videcon Supports the Installer
Videcon's role is not only about product supply; we pride ourselves on having a comprehensive partnership with you, the installer, so you are equipped for every scenario.
Extensive UK Stock & Fast DeliveryAs the largest UNV stockist in the UK, Videcon offers speedy next-day delivery, and offices across the UK where you can pick up stock Mon-Fri. |
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Technical Training & DemosVidecon provides in-person product demos and training, helping installers at every stage, from product features to installation workflows. |
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UK-Based Technical SupportContinuous assistance is available from Videcon’s in-house technical team to troubleshoot and guide installations effectively. |
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Uniview Loyalty SchemeEarn 1 point for every £1 spent on Uniview products through Videcon, and start collecting towards incredible rewards, from branded Uniview merchandise to Premier League hospitality or even a trip for two to New York City! |
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Conclusion
Uniview offers a compelling suite of AI-empowered surveillance and analytics tools designed to meet the evolving demands of retail chains and shopping malls. From mart cameras capable of mapping crowd flows, to powerful unified monitoring platforms like UNV Guard, the technology delivers security, insight and operational edge.