Anti-theft pusher with incremental distance detection

A retail merchandise display system for self- facing retail merchandise, the retail merchandise display comprising:

• a shelf;
• at least one pusher assembly mounted to the shelf, the at least one pusher assembly comprising:
• a track;
• a pusher slidable along the track, the pusher assembly comprising a controller coupled to a sensor arrangement, the controller configured to calculate, based on data from the sensor arrangement, a large- scale movement of the pusher, and an incremental movement by the pusher, wherein the controller is configured to generate a local alarm when a total distance traveled by the pusher, the total distance being equal to a sum of the large-scale movement and the incremental movement, is greater or equal to a predefined distance;
• and
• the pusher including a transmitter operable to wirelessly communicate the total distance traveled by the pusher, the pusher further including a reset control disposed within a housing of the pusher and operable to set a zero position for the controller, wherein the reset control is a button or a switch, and the zero position indicating that no merchandise is contained in the pusher assembly;
• and
• a receiver, remotely located from the pusher, is configured to receive a wireless signal from the transmitter, and configured to generate a remote alarm in concert with the local alarm.