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Remote CCTV monitoring for liquor stores
High-value bottles, quick hands and late closing times. Our operators watch your spirits aisle, register and doors live, and call you when someone is filling a bag or forcing the door after hours.
The risk
What goes wrong at liquor stores
Premium spirits are small, valuable and easy to resell, which makes them a favorite for shelf sweeps and grab-and-run theft. After closing, the same shelves attract break-ins.
worth of bottles, more than 14,000 of them, stolen from Virginia's state-run ABC stores in the first half of 2024.
Source: WTVR CBS 6thefts from ABC stores in Alexandria, Virginia, from 2022 to 2023.
Source: ALXnowof retailers reported more organized retail crime incidents in 2025.
Source: National Retail FederationThere is no national count of liquor store theft. The Virginia figures come from the state-run ABC stores and are an example, not a national rate.
The camera views that matter most
During setup we agree which of your existing views get the closest attention. These are the ones we usually start with.
- Premium spirits shelvesAnd any locked cases
- Front door at face heightEntry and exit
- RegisterSales, voids and giveaways
- Stockroom and back doorAfter-hours entry
- Delivery areaCases in, cases out
- Parking lotGetaway vehicles and plates
What we see, and call you about
- Concealment and bag-stuffing in the spirits aisle
- Grab-and-run at the door
- Repeat offenders, compared with clips you have already shared with us
- After-hours glass breaks and forced doors
- Bottles handed over at the register without a sale
- Young-looking customers hanging around the door. ID checks stay with your clerk
From your camera to your phone
The same four steps, every time something goes wrong.
Seen live
The operator spots the problem on your camera as it happens.
You get a call
We call you or the first person on your list, right away.
We keep watching
We stay on the cameras and follow the instructions you set.
Clip and report
You get the clip, snapshots and a short report.
Answers
What live monitoring can and can’t do
We can
- Call you during a theft and keep watching
- Keep evidence for organized retail theft cases
- Check your closing routine every night
We can’t
- Check IDs or verify a customer's age
- Stop a shoplifter physically
- See into areas your cameras don't cover
Privacy and compliance
Not legal advice. Have your counsel confirm the rules that apply to your site.
- Audio stays off by default. About a dozen states require every party to consent to audio recording, so we only listen where your state allows it and your signs say so.
- No cameras in restrooms, changing areas or break and locker rooms, and we never monitor them.
- Your state's alcohol board may have its own record-keeping or camera rules for licensees. Check with them; we have not found a federal camera rule for liquor stores.
Recommended hours for liquor stores
Night Watch covers the break-in risk after closing. Extended Watch adds the busy evening hours, when most shelf theft happens.
Night Watch
Night only
$199/ month
Per location, after a 7-day free trial
Overnight coverage, set around your closing time. For sites that are busy and staffed by day.
- Live operator on your cameras
- Alarm response calls to your contacts
- Cash office monitoring in covered hours
- Clips and hourly reports on request
- Works with your existing DVR/NVR
Extended Watch
18 hours a day
$249/ month
Per location, after a 7-day free trial
Your riskiest 18 hours, usually late afternoon through early morning. You choose the window.
- Live operator on your cameras
- Alarm response calls to your contacts
- Cash office monitoring in covered hours
- Clips and hourly reports on request
- Works with your existing DVR/NVR
Compared with a guard: a 12-hour guard post at a typical $25 an hour costs about $9,125 a month. Night Watch is $199. Run your own numbers
All three plans are available for every site. Compare Night, Extended and Full Watch
Liquor stores: common questions
Can you stop shoplifters?
We see them and alert you live, and the clip supports a police report. We don't physically intervene.
Can you watch my high-value bottles?
Yes, if a camera covers them. During setup we tell you which of your existing views matter most and where a camera angle could be better.
Do you work with my Lorex or Hikvision-type system?
Yes. We connect through the apps these recorders already use, such as Lorex Cloud, iVMS, Guarding Vision and SmartPSS.
What do you do at 2 a.m. if someone breaks in?
We call the people on your call list right away, keep watching while they decide the next step, and save the footage.
How much does it cost?
$199 to $299 a month per store, depending on the hours you want covered, with a 7-day free trial.
Sources (4)
- WTVR CBS 6 (Aug 2, 2024), Virginia ABC shoplifting figures. wtvr.com/news/local-news/virginia-abc-shoplifting-increases-aug-2-2…
- ALXnow (Jan 25, 2024), thefts from Alexandria’s Virginia ABC stores. alxnow.com/2024/01/25/theft-from-alexandrias-virginia-abc-stores-ju…
- National Retail Federation (Jul 30, 2026), The Impact of Retail Theft and Violence 2026. nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/retailers-see-fraud-schemes-evo…
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, recording laws by state. rcfp.org/introduction-to-reporters-recording-guide/
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