In the news: Convenience Store News on how c-stores use AI to deter loss
Convenience Store News looked at how convenience and fuel retailers are using AI, analytics and exception-based reporting to deter and discover internal and external loss (June 22, 2026, by Tammy Mastroberte). Spot AI co-founder Sud Bhatija explains how AI turns store cameras that used to go unwatched into an AI Security Guard that watches every camera and acts in the moment.
"The cameras were always there capturing information, but they often went unwatched unless someone went through all the footage. Now, you can have an AI security guard watching with proactive, real-time alerts and active deterrents in the moment."
Sud Bhatija, co-founder, Spot AI, in Convenience Store News
Kelsey Blackmon, Marketing & Technology VP at Blackmon Oil Co., also describes how her stores use Spot AI on their existing camera networks, with Smart Search as the feature her team uses most day to day.
Read the full story on Convenience Store News: Exploring Ways to Stop Crime on the Spot.
For more on what this looks like in a store, see how The Neighborly measures store traffic with Spot AI and the convenience store loss prevention guide.
