Veesion AI Shoplifting Detection

Veesion SAS is a French company, registered in Bordeaux per its legal notice, that sells AI video analytics against retail theft. Its website reports more than 6,000 stores equipped, with offices in Paris and Lisbon, and a EUR 38 million funding round announced in June 2025.

The software analyses existing CCTV cameras to detect body movements and concealment behaviours linked to theft, then sends a short video alert to a staff mobile device so they can intervene early. It uses no facial recognition, needs no extra hardware and goes live in days. Models are retrained monthly on retail environments. Target sectors are grocery, pharmacy and specialty retail, with customers such as Intermarche, SPAR, Nisa and 7 Eleven.

• Gesture detection: Flags concealment and theft-related body movements on existing CCTV.
• Mobile video alerts: Sends a short clip to staff phones for quick review.
• No facial recognition: Analyses behaviour rather than identity.
• Camera-only setup: No extra hardware and go-live in days.
• Monthly model training: Models are updated on retail environments each month.
• Sector fit: Built for grocery, pharmacy and specialty retail such as convenience, DIY and liquor.

A Vietnamese pharmacy chain could receive alerts on high-value cosmetics shelves. A convenience store chain could reduce losses in late-night stores with few staff. A supermarket could pilot the system in a few stores using its current CCTV.

Staff can intervene earlier, before losses escalate, and repeat theft can be reduced; Veesion says up to 60% of incidents involve repeat visitors. No extra hardware is needed because existing cameras are used. The vendor states the system uses no facial recognition, which eases privacy concerns, and deployment takes days.

Retail shrink and organised theft are pushing grocers and pharmacies toward AI video analytics that work with existing cameras. Vietnamese supermarkets, pharmacy chains and convenience stores with open-shelf formats face similar losses, while privacy rules favour tools without facial recognition.

Veesion SAS, registered office in Bordeaux (RCS Nanterre 838 664 274), offices in Paris and Lisbon. Raised EUR 38 million in June 2025. Reports 6,000+ stores in 55 to 60+ countries (the site gives both figures). Founding year not stated on fetched pages.