I want to buy from you, but your prices are too high.

July 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment

We are all frustrated with the worthless, freeloading bums that are shoplifting. Not just retailers but the general public. I am personally sick of paying higher prices to compensate for my favorite stores theft problems. How are you as retailer going to solve this problem? I want to shop in your store, but if you aren’t using retail anti theft devices I’m paying more to buy from you than your competitor and I’m forced to go to them.

 Retail anti theft devices, such as Checkpoint Systems Checkpoint security tags and Checkpoint labels are proven to work! Retailers using these anti shoplifting tools see immediate results. When a thief sees Checkpoint Security Tags and Checkpoint labels in a store they know they aren’t getting out with any products without being caught. Checkpoint Security Systems only use the highest quality products. Their security tags are nearly impossible to remove without the use of a special key, which is kept behind the cash register. If a thief tries to leave the store with an item carrying one of these tags an alarm will sound.

If you want to stop shoplifting within your business you need to implement Checkpoint Systems. For a small investment you can stop shoplifting costing you less money and in turn, your customers. You may be worried that , as a customer, my shopping experience is hindered by these anti shoplifting devices, I hardly notice them. Trust me, if you want to stop shoplifting in your store and bring your customers back through low prices get Checkpoint Security Systems installed today!

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You Can Reduce Theft with Bottle Security

July 7, 2011 by

When you watch the news these days, it all seems to be bad. Thefts, robberies, and other crimes dominate the happenings around the nation. You as business owners definitely do not want to make the news in that manner. Bottle security can help out with that and keep you out of the “bad” news.

Bottle locks, such as the EASy bottle cap from Alpha Security, fit securely over the tops of your high end and high theft liquors and wines. The bottle lock does not allow the bottle to be opened, and it is removed by your employees when it is purchased. The bottle lock is then reusable, so you can continue to display your products knowing that they are going to be safe from theft.

For minimal investment, liquor bottle security can create good news for you business. Good news such as increased profits, decreased loss, and a better supply of liquors and wines for your customers. That type of news might not make it on TV, but for you, it is well worth the investment.

Bottle locks also offer a visual deterrent. Those that may choose to come into your business and try to shoplift your wines and liquors are not going to want to have to spend hours trying to open up the bottle once they get out of your store with it. It is motivation enough for shoplifters to reconsider and move on to the next business that does not have bottle locks.

Good news is that your merchandise is secure, your profits are increased, and your losses are decreased. Bottle security, like bottle locks from Alpha Security, allow your merchandise to be displayed for your honest customers to shop and to purchase. There is not much better news than that.

Visit the Retail Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy bottle bottle locks from Alpha Security and other liquor bottle security.

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The Clothing Alarm versus No Clothing Alarm

July 7, 2011 by

Kind of an age old question, do I use a Clothing Alarm, or can I go with no Clothing alarm. If you’re a clothing retailer, I can give you some insight of the benefits of utilizing clothing security in your business.

Particularly for smaller clothing retailers, the benefits of using a clothing alarm far exceed the costs of the initial purchase. Sure it may sound like a lot of money, but you need to look at clothing security as a long term investment into your business.

I worked for a chain of stores, 6 stores in the entire chain. This private business was selling clothing and fast. However, growing just as fast as their business was shrink or inventory loss.  As most business owners and managers know, nothing kills sales and profitability faster than shrink. Hired as a consultant, I observed the operations of each store. I also monitored the customer traffic and crime statistics for each specific neighborhood. Reports from employees helped me build recommendations on clothing security that would be most beneficial.

As a demonstration, I showed the owners a clothing alarm, and attached it to merchandise. I recommended at least one store try on this clothing alarm on high risk/theft merchandise. Initially, the store was somewhat reluctant to spend any money for security tags on clothes and wondered if this was the right idea. Soon, their worries about clothing security tags went away. In one particular department and one line of high risk merchandise, in the 30 day trial period, the store had a 95% decrease in the merchandise lost or stolen. Look at this success, the owners gave the managers direction to put clothing security merchandise on items in other parts of the store. As time went on, the business owners were sold on security tags on clothes. Infact, they purchase enough of a supply to properly outfit each of their stores and each of their departments clothing security tags.

If you are a business owner or manager looking to enhance sales and boost profits, make clothing security a priority.

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Ways To Prevent Shoplifting

July 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment

In these days and times there are many different kinds of shoplifters, so it makes sense that there would be many different ways to prevent shoplifting. Some companies prefer to use a visible deterrent such as armed or unarmed security guards at the exits and valuable merchandise kept inside of cages or behind heavy glass guarded by lock and key to ensure that they don’t fall prey to any sticky fingers. Other company’s prefer a more covert security force, utilizing loss prevention agents in plain clothes who blend in with the customers and perform more discreet surveillance. They may also utilize an EAS system by Checkpoint Systems.

 Depending on the individual environment and needs of your business the latter may be a better fit for you. It has been proven that many customers tend to be put off by stores with such a menacing security presence. After all, nobody wants to feel like they’ve stepped into cellblock D of their local penitentiary when they come shopping for their next outfit. So it’s necessary to keep that in mind when you’re devising a plan to prevent shoplifting in your store.

 It has been said that when used in conjunction with one another a good CCTV system and a good EAS system are nearly unbeatable. Checkpoint Systems is, and has been the leader in EAS devices for some time now. They provide an option which allows the business owner to protect their more valuable, high-risk items without putting them out of the reach of customers who which to pay for them. At the same time, the Checkpoint System solutions make that same merchandise extremely unattractive to crooks enabling you to protect your bottom line while you simultaneously prevent shoplifting.

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Me and my friends steal from you.

July 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Hi, I’m a 15-year-old girl and my friends and I steal from the mall all the time!

We don’t steal because we have no money; our parents give us shopping money. We don’t steal because we need anything; our parents feed and clothe us. We steal because we want to see what we can get away with.

We usually target stores that sell clothing. Usually it isn’t expensive clothing either, we go for whatever we like. It can be a $20 skirt or a $10 tank top. Whatever catches our eyes goes in our bags or on under our clothes. We often work in teams with a look out and someone to distract the staff. We’re young so we really don’t care about what it costs the store owners when we do this.

The one thing that stops us is Clothing Security!!! The worst is when you’ve taken clothes into a fitting room to put on under what you’re wearing and you can’t get clothing security tags off. I even go through the trouble of hiding clothes from the fitting room attendant so I come out with the same number as I went in with but if the store has security tags on clothes and a clothing alarm I’m not taking that chance! The last thing I want is to get busted by clothing security and a clothing alarm going off and get the cops called. How embarrassing would it be for everyone in the mall to see me carted off in hand cuffs?

Chances are if I go in your store and pass a clothing alarm at the front and see clothing security tags on everything, me and my friends won’t steal from you. But if we don’t see a chance of getting caught, it’s totally fair game!

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase clothing security, a clothing alarm, and security tags on clothes.

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No Reason to Blow Your Top – Bottle Locks Keeps the Lid On

July 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Bottle locks by Alpha Security give liquor and wine retailers reason not to blow their tops over shoplifting losses.

Would a car thief steal a car if he knew he couldn’t get the doors open or a shoplifter steal a TV if he knew he had no way to turn it on?  They would not, and for the same reason that bottle locks make bottle security such that shoplifters will go after another target: they won’t be able to use the product.

Alpha Security makes several models of bottle lock, all designed to keep product from being stolen.

One model of bottle lock fits over the cap of the bottle and locks on tight.  Then the potential thief, even if he were able to remove the bottle from the store would be unable to remove the lock, an excellent deterrent.  Bottle locks are designed so that only a proprietary key that is kept by the cashier at the point of sale can open them.  The bottle security cap can be reused after removal over and over again.

But benefit denial is only half the solution offered by Alpha Security and it’s liquor bottle security.

For retailers who have an EAS theft prevention system installed, (they’re the things that occasionally beep near the exit), the bottle lock has a device installed in that the EAS system senses as the merchandise passes by it.  If the EASy bottle lock hasn’t been removed, the alarm sounds and the staff is alerted to the fact that the situation needs attention.

EASy bottle liquor bottle security is an ideal way for spirits retailers to not blow their top losing merchandise to customer theft.

Openly display even high value wines and liquors, allowing customers the opportunity to inspect, compare, and purchase their selections.

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Shoplifting: Like taking candy from a Baby…

July 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Are shoplifters picking on you? Do you want people to stop shoplifting from your store? It’s time you got Checkpoint Security Systems installed. Shoplifters are no better than a schoolyard bully. They pick on stores that are too naïve to use retail anti shoplifting devices and steal their products like lunch money. Everyone knows the only way to get rid of a bully is to stand up to them, right? It’s time for you to stand up to shoplifters.

Checkpoint Security Systems, a leading manufacturer of retail anti theft devices can give you the tools to stand up to shoplifters. Checkpoint Tags and Checkpoint labels are small sensors that can be affixed to your goods to stop shoplifting in your store. Checkpoint tags are tough plastic tags that are usually used on clothing and accessories. They are attached with a metal pin and cannot be removed without a key at your register. These checkpoint tags sound an alarm at the front of your store if someone tries to leave with one still attached to the items they have taken. Checkpoint Labels are small, postage stamp sized, labels that can be affixed to product packaging and will also sound an alarm if they leave the store without having been deactivated at the register.

When shoplifting bullys see you utilize a Checkpoint Security System they won’t want to mess with you anymore! With a Checkpoint security system you can effectively stop shoplifting in your store. Checkpoint systems show that you aren’t putting up with them anymore. They will get caught if they even try to steal from you anymore.

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Is It Possible to Prevent Shoplifting?

July 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Yes, it is very possible to prevent shoplifting. In fact, some of the best ways to prevent shoplifting can be done by using Checkpoint systems.

Checkpoint systems operate in your stores by recognizing merchandise with an attached label or tag. As the merchandise is passed through the checkpoint systems, the checkpoint systems antenna activates setting off an audible alarm.

One of the first times I had seen checkpoint systems, I was working to prevent shoplifting as a loss prevention agent with a small grocery chain. The store had a huge problem in the health and beauty section. Boxes of aspirin, high end shampoos, razor blades and more, were very high theft, easily resalable merchandise. In order for me to prevent shoplifting, I had to know what to look for and where to spend most of my time. Of course, this required me to spend the majority of surveillance on health and beauty. Sure enough, in an 8 hour shift, I would catch several people throughout the day stealing merchandise. Whether it was the single mother pushing an empty baby stroller, clearing the shelf or the drug addict pocketing as many eye drops as he could fit in his pockets, I caught them.

Working in the loss prevention field can be very fulfilling, and rewarding. Especially when you are working for a company you enjoy and are given the freedom to utilize your professional capabilities. If you are a business looking to stop losses, look in to hiring loss prevention professionals. They’ll give your business a thorough assessment and make the appropriate recommendations to stop losses and boost your profits and no doubt most will recommend checkpoint systems.

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Employee Theft – Stop It Before It Stops You in Atlanta Georgia

July 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment

How big is the problem of employee theft?

 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that over 30% of all corporate bankruptcies are caused by employee theft.  The U.S. Small Business Administration says that 60% of small business failures are attributed to internal theft.

 My estimate is that with many businesses struggling to survive in the current economy that the figures can only go higher.

 What can a business owner do to avoid becoming a statistic?

 The first thing to do is to try to prevent employee theft from becoming a problem in the first place.  When formulating policies and procedures, think like a corporate fraud investigator.  Identify any vulnerability in the systems and eliminate them through a system of chain of command, supervision, and delegation of duties.

 One of the most common scenarios in corporate fraud investigation concerning the theft of money occurs when one employee (usually the accountant or the bookkeeper, unfortunately) has the responsibility for receiving the money, depositing the money, and disbursing the money in cash or by check.  And there are so many ways to steal and get away with it for years:  payroll, vendor payments, petty cash disbursements, expense checks can all be falsified if there is no oversight.  If the same employee has access to the company credit card, look out.

 That’s just the cash end.  There is also merchandise or product to consider if you are a retailer or manufacturer, raw materials used in production, and samples are all company assets.  A corporate fraud investigator look at all the ways company assets like these can be removed from the premises, and devises methods to prevent employee theft from becoming a fact.  Business owners and managers should learn to think in this mindset.

 Then there is company property like office supplies, tools, vehicle supplies, computers, peripherals and software that is subject to internal theft and fraud.

 Finally there is time theft that can become a problem through falsified time records and employees working on personal projects while being paid by the company, which is fraud that can be corrected through a corporate fraud investigation.

 When considering ways to eliminate employee theft, there is no need to reinvent the wheel, only to adapt it to your own use, if you are a business owner or a concerned manager.  An experienced corporate fraud investigator can be a huge benefit in ways other than looking into isolated instances of internal theft after the fact and conducting an employee theft investigation.  There is no reason to wait until workplace theft becomes such an issue that it puts the business in jeopardy.  He or she can take an overview of your business and recommend steps to be taken to correct deficiencies and vulnerabilities in the operations of almost any category of business, small or large.

 If an employee theft investigation is warranted to a specific incident or just a suspicion, the corporate fraud investigator has the experience and knowledge to bring the situation to a successful conclusion and how to obtain restitution in full.

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Bottle Lock Stops Thief Cold

July 2, 2011 by

Stores that sell liquor should be using some form of bottle security to protect their merchandise from theft. Liquor bottle security is hard because liquor is one of those tricky items to protect. It is very highly desirable and will be stolen by both employees and shoplifters. So what kind of liquor bottle security is available to you?

Traditionally, bottle security was locking up was alcohol in a cage on the salesfloor, behind the registers or stock was minimized on the salesfloor… plus a few other ways. However, these methods proved relatively ineffective because most cut into the sales of the department. Locking merchandise in a cage is a customer service nightmare, but leaving the merchandise on the shelf unprotected is dangerous. Well, with the creation of the EASy Bottle bottle lock by Alpha Security, alcohol can be left on the shelf with very minimal loss.

Recently, I had a store with a huge bottle security problem they had no form of bottle locks and were basically giving away the merchandise. The store was somewhat new, had only been through one inventory cycle, and really hadn’t experience liquor loss. However, taking a quick snap shot of the merchandise in stock, bottle security was clearly a problem. I spoke with the management and recommended some form of bottle locks. Their solution initially was to restrict the stock on the salesfloor and the put the overstock in the manager’s office. If customers wanted a bottle at a particular price point, they could simply ask the manager for it. Um, not the best idea, unless they had the manager available the entire time the store was open.

Liquor bottle security does not have to be complicated. Attach a simple EASy bottle bottle lock from Alpha Security to your merchandise and monitor what you have in stock. Look at your sales regularly and make sure you have the right employees working the liquor department. Let the bottle lock do what it was designed to do, boost your sales, a provide liquor bottle security.

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