Retail safety, built for United Kingdom.
Aggression on the retail floor is up 80% over five years. Duress turns every team member into a connected one, with help on the way the moment they need it.
Used by Tesco and other UK retailers to protect workers on the floor and at close.
The risks retail teams already know.
- 01 Aggression from customers and shoplifters
- 02 Lone closers and openers
- 03 Multi-store networks needing one platform
- 04 Insurance and WHS reporting requirements
- 05 Staff turnover meaning fast device handover
What retail buyers care about.
The decisions our customers in this segment tested us against before they signed.
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Silent activation.
Phoenix behind the till, hidden under a lanyard. Press once, hold for two seconds. Live audio to the monitoring centre, no alarm sound to escalate the encounter.
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Multi-site, one platform.
Hundreds of stores, one Pathfinder tenant. Role-based access per region. Per-store incident dashboards and a network-wide audit log for head office. Built for retail chains, not single sites.
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Insurance and WHS reporting.
Pre-built reports map to your insurer's claim format and to state WHS reporting requirements. Activation video and audio retained for the contractual evidence window.
Where Duress earns its place on a retail shift.
Each scenario maps to a Duress product and to an outcome we can show in the audit log.
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Phoenix ›A closer at 11pm, alone with the till.
Phoenix on a lanyard, hidden from the floor. One press without breaking eye contact and a real operator is listening, locating, and dispatching while the closer keeps the situation calm.
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App ›A confrontation at the customer service desk.
Duress App on the phone in the staff member's pocket. Slide-to-alert without a second device. Live audio to operators and a manager paged through the same workflow.
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App ›An opener arriving at 5am.
Safety Timer set on the walk in. If they don't cancel within the configured window, alerts route to the area manager and Operations Centre simultaneously. No alarm at all if the day starts normally.
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Falcon ›An aggressive incident on the shop floor.
Falcon on a supervisor's wrist captures live video to operators, audio for the incident report, and an exact in-store location accurate to the aisle. Insurance and police get a complete record, not staff recollection.
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Falcon ›A new starter on day one.
Falcon Sharing Dock lets new and casual staff sign in to a shared device. Tap your name, you're covered for the shift. Tap the dock at the end, you're signed out. No device per person, no SIM activation overhead.
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PathfinderQuarterly incident report to insurers.
Pathfinder produces the full activation log: time, store, employee, audio, video, dispatch, follow-up. Insurance and WHS reports built from real data, not retrospective notes.
An answer for every reviewer on your retail deal.
Different roles will have different questions. Pick yours.
Your primary concern is that workers are protected, incidents are documented, and your safety management system meets regulatory expectations. Duress addresses each: real-time visibility across your team, automatic incident logging, and a technology control that satisfies the hierarchy of controls under the WHS Act.
From minutes to seconds.
Buddy calls and manual check-ins leave response gaps measured in minutes. Duress triggers operator response averaging 7 seconds with live video, audio, and GPS.
Auditable due diligence.
A complete record of every safety interaction, alert, and check-in. Documented proof of a systematic, technology-based approach to lone-worker protection.
No IT project required.
Deploys via email invitation. No servers, no infrastructure changes. Your team is protected within days of signing, not months.
Real-time dashboard.
Every worker's status, location, and check-in in real time. Full incident history for quarterly WHS reviews and board reporting.
Your concern is whether this expenditure is justified and what the financial exposure looks like if you don't proceed. The math is straightforward: one preventable incident costs more than the entire platform.
Predictable total cost.
All-inclusive subscription: hardware, software, monitoring, SIM, onboarding, customer success. No hidden fees. Annual invoicing. Pricing locked for the term.
Zero upfront capital.
Hardware billed once upfront. Software per device per month. No surprise capex. Opex-friendly. NFPs stack a 5% discount on both.
Reduced liability profile.
A documented technology-based safety system demonstrates reasonable practicability under WHS legislation. Reduces incident exposure and indirectly insurance premium.
Measurable cost avoidance.
One avoided incident, one reduced workers compensation claim, two fewer resignations: the platform pays for itself within the first year.
Your concern is data sovereignty, integration complexity, and security posture. Duress is a standalone system: no integration with your infrastructure, no access to your network, no changes to your security environment.
Zero integration required.
Devices connect via 4G. App connects over TLS 1.3. No VPN, no firewall exceptions, no Active Directory integration. SAML 2.0 / SCIM available if you want SSO.
Regional data hosting.
AU on AWS Sydney. UK on AWS London. NZ data agreement under Privacy Act 2020. US on AWS Virginia. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified. No cross-region replication without consent.
99.9% uptime SLA.
Contractual SLA. Dual-redundant monitoring centre. Offline device capability: devices trigger alerts even without data connectivity.
Central device management.
Provision and manage all devices centrally. Remote wipe. RBAC. Full audit log. SAML 2.0 / Azure AD / Okta / Google Workspace SSO available.
Your concern is strategic alignment and reputational risk. Under the WHS Act, officers carry a personal duty of care. A serious incident that could have been prevented with available technology is not just a financial exposure, it is a governance failure.
Personal duty, discharged.
A documented technology-based safety system removes a foreseeable, addressable risk from your organisation's governance profile. Defensible at board level.
People first, visibly.
92% of Duress-protected workers report increased confidence and safety. A tangible commitment to your people with measurable impact on engagement and retention.
No cross-department dependencies.
No IT project. No infrastructure change. Predictable annual invoicing. Operational from week two. The procurement path is short.
20,000+ teams already on it.
Healthcare, government, retail, transport, utilities, not-for-profits across AU, NZ, UK and the US. Reference customers in every segment we serve.
Your concern is data protection, regulatory compliance, and monitoring accreditation. Duress meets the standards your auditor will check for in every region we operate.
Data security.
AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit. Per-tenant encryption keys. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified hosting. No customer data used to train AI.
Regulatory compliance.
Privacy Act 1988 (AU APPs), UK GDPR, NZ Privacy Act 2020, per-customer DPA in the US. Data retention configurable per tenant. Sub-processor list on request.
Monitoring accreditation.
ASIAL Grade A1 in Australia. BS 5979 / NSI Gold in the UK. Dual-redundant infrastructure. 7-second average pickup. Audited annually.
Access and identity.
RBAC, SSO via SAML 2.0 / Azure AD / Okta, SCIM provisioning, remote device wipe, full audit log. Security pack and DPA available under NDA.
WHS / Operations
Your primary concern is that workers are protected, incidents are documented, and your safety management system meets regulatory expectations. Duress addresses each: real-time visibility across your team, automatic incident logging, and a technology control that satisfies the hierarchy of controls under the WHS Act.
From minutes to seconds.
Buddy calls and manual check-ins leave response gaps measured in minutes. Duress triggers operator response averaging 7 seconds with live video, audio, and GPS.
Auditable due diligence.
A complete record of every safety interaction, alert, and check-in. Documented proof of a systematic, technology-based approach to lone-worker protection.
No IT project required.
Deploys via email invitation. No servers, no infrastructure changes. Your team is protected within days of signing, not months.
Real-time dashboard.
Every worker's status, location, and check-in in real time. Full incident history for quarterly WHS reviews and board reporting.
CFO / Finance
Your concern is whether this expenditure is justified and what the financial exposure looks like if you don't proceed. The math is straightforward: one preventable incident costs more than the entire platform.
Predictable total cost.
All-inclusive subscription: hardware, software, monitoring, SIM, onboarding, customer success. No hidden fees. Annual invoicing. Pricing locked for the term.
Zero upfront capital.
Hardware billed once upfront. Software per device per month. No surprise capex. Opex-friendly. NFPs stack a 5% discount on both.
Reduced liability profile.
A documented technology-based safety system demonstrates reasonable practicability under WHS legislation. Reduces incident exposure and indirectly insurance premium.
Measurable cost avoidance.
One avoided incident, one reduced workers compensation claim, two fewer resignations: the platform pays for itself within the first year.
IT / Security
Your concern is data sovereignty, integration complexity, and security posture. Duress is a standalone system: no integration with your infrastructure, no access to your network, no changes to your security environment.
Zero integration required.
Devices connect via 4G. App connects over TLS 1.3. No VPN, no firewall exceptions, no Active Directory integration. SAML 2.0 / SCIM available if you want SSO.
Regional data hosting.
AU on AWS Sydney. UK on AWS London. NZ data agreement under Privacy Act 2020. US on AWS Virginia. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified. No cross-region replication without consent.
99.9% uptime SLA.
Contractual SLA. Dual-redundant monitoring centre. Offline device capability: devices trigger alerts even without data connectivity.
Central device management.
Provision and manage all devices centrally. Remote wipe. RBAC. Full audit log. SAML 2.0 / Azure AD / Okta / Google Workspace SSO available.
Executive
Your concern is strategic alignment and reputational risk. Under the WHS Act, officers carry a personal duty of care. A serious incident that could have been prevented with available technology is not just a financial exposure, it is a governance failure.
Personal duty, discharged.
A documented technology-based safety system removes a foreseeable, addressable risk from your organisation's governance profile. Defensible at board level.
People first, visibly.
92% of Duress-protected workers report increased confidence and safety. A tangible commitment to your people with measurable impact on engagement and retention.
No cross-department dependencies.
No IT project. No infrastructure change. Predictable annual invoicing. Operational from week two. The procurement path is short.
20,000+ teams already on it.
Healthcare, government, retail, transport, utilities, not-for-profits across AU, NZ, UK and the US. Reference customers in every segment we serve.
Compliance
Your concern is data protection, regulatory compliance, and monitoring accreditation. Duress meets the standards your auditor will check for in every region we operate.
Data security.
AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit. Per-tenant encryption keys. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified hosting. No customer data used to train AI.
Regulatory compliance.
Privacy Act 1988 (AU APPs), UK GDPR, NZ Privacy Act 2020, per-customer DPA in the US. Data retention configurable per tenant. Sub-processor list on request.
Monitoring accreditation.
ASIAL Grade A1 in Australia. BS 5979 / NSI Gold in the UK. Dual-redundant infrastructure. 7-second average pickup. Audited annually.
Access and identity.
RBAC, SSO via SAML 2.0 / Azure AD / Okta, SCIM provisioning, remote device wipe, full audit log. Security pack and DPA available under NDA.
Maps to the acts your auditors quote in United Kingdom.
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
UK retail employers must protect staff from violence and aggression under HSWA 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Scotland adds the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods etc) (Scotland) Act 2021, which makes assault of a retail worker a statutory aggravation. Duress aligns with the HSE's documented expectations on response and recording.
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods etc) (Scotland) Act 2021
- HSE INDG69: Violence at work. A guide for employers
The mapping above is current as of publication. Get the security pack for the full posture document your compliance team will ask for.
From contract to live in your retail team.
Three weeks is the standard. Faster paths exist for urgent deployments.
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Pilot store cohort.
Pick 3-5 representative stores. Two-week pilot. Train store managers and area managers. Two test activations per store. Baseline metrics captured.
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Network rollout.
Phased rollout in waves of 10-50 stores per fortnight. On-site training optional, video-based by default. Pathfinder admin training for area managers and loss prevention.
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Operationalise.
Monthly LP and WHS review. Quarterly board paper with network-wide trend data. Connection to your existing CCTV and ERP / WMS via Pathfinder API.
What retail buyers ask before signing.
How does Duress handle high staff turnover?
Can area managers see what's happening across multiple stores?
Does it integrate with our existing loss prevention or CCTV?
What about quick-service restaurants with very high turnover and shared devices?
How fast can we deploy across 200+ stores?
What does this cost for a 500-store network?
Pick the path that fits your team.
Self-checkout for small teams, tailored proposals for mid-size, full sales for enterprise.
Buy direct.
Live in days.
Pick any single product, standard setup. Configure your team online, pay by card, devices ship in five days.
- Falcon, Phoenix, Eagle or the Duress App
- Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay
- Self-serve setup, 30 minutes
Proposal in your
inbox today.
Mix products, add SAML, configure escalations. Tell us your team. A tailored proposal with pricing lands within four hours. Approve and pay online when ready.
- Multi-product, SAML/SCIM, custom escalations
- Reviewed by a real CSM before it lands
- Pay online when approved, no calls needed
Senior consultant,
your industry.
Government procurement, custom monitoring, multi-region rollout, or RFPs with bespoke requirements. A senior consultant matched to your industry walks you through it.
- Government, RFP, multi-region, custom SLA
- Discovery call, then bespoke quote
- PO, invoice, Net 30 / Net 60 supported
Not sure which one? Tell us your team size and we'll route you. SAML, government work, RFPs and indoor-positioning surveys always go through the enterprise path.