$LOW · Lowe's shrink reduced by an order of magnitude after deploying Flock Safety platform across distribution and retail footprint

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Lowe's shrink reduced by an order of magnitude after deploying Flock Safety platform across distribution and retail footprint

2026-03-05 · 6 company · 7 thematic

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garrett langley

Electrical engineer from Georgia Tech who started Flock Safety in 2017 after a neighborhood crime went unsolved. Grew the company to 6,000+ city contracts, ~$500M ARR, and profitability by building an integrated camera, drone, and software platform for law enforcement and enterprise security.

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“Now, Flock customers are doing really well. And Walmart aren't neophytes at this stuff. Yeah, we'll get there with Walmart. But you look at some of our partners like Lowe's, their shrink has gone down order of magnitude. It's not really a…”

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