Stopping return fraud with clothing security

March 2, 2011 by

One scenario that I have seen in the retail loss prevention world is a “buy one get one free” type of scam.  The customer comes into the business and buys items that he or she wants.  Then the customer leaves and later returns to your business.  He or she steals the exact items that they had previously purchased.  Assuming that the shoplifter gets out of the store without being caught, the shoplifter can then return again with the stolen merchandise and return it for cash, since they have a “receipt.”

Businesses that have clothing security make this type of fraud more difficult for thieves.  Clothing security tags are a deterrent for shoplifters, and this type of scam is no exception.  A shoplifter that is considering this return fraud is not going to want to have to figure out how to bypass the security tags on clothes in order to return the stolen merchandise.

Return fraud of clothing is an easy way to earn some quick money.  Clothing is easy to steal, especially if the business does not have clothing security.  By returning the clothing to the business for cash, the shoplifter gets 100% profit with no monetary investment.  Shoplifters can receive a pretty hefty payout for only a few minutes of work, so no wonder this type of scam is tempting.
You do not have to allow this to happen in your business.

Security tags on clothes are a worthwhile deterrent to shoplifters wanting to profit off of your loss.  Shoplifters know that they cannot return merchandise that has clothing security tags, and most do not want to even attempt the theft, knowing the risk of activating a clothing alarm.  The quick buck isn’t worth the risk if you have clothing security.  Especially when the thief can move on to the next, unprotected business.

Can your clothing alarm can serve you in other ways? Find out more!

For more information about clothing security tags or clothing security or security tags on clothes contact us clothing alarm or call 1.770.426.0547.

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Increase Sales – Prevent Shoplifting

March 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment

While retailers focus on selling their merchandise, which they should, they absolutely cannot ignore retail theft prevention and make efforts to prevent shoplifting.  Retail theft takes a hefty bite out of profits, which cancels out a large amount of sales. So the retailer is forced budget time and money away from what’s most productive for him – merchandising and selling – and devote it to protecting his merchandise and his business.

All retailers are familliar with the formula that $1.00 in stolen merchandise equals the profit from $20.00 of sales at a 5% margin.  A shoplifter who gets away with a jacket valued at $100.00 means the retailer has to sell the equivalent 20 more jackets ($2000.00) just to break even.  A lot of sales effort and profit leaves along with the stolen merchandise.

But instead of letting the merchandise walk out the door what if there were retail anti theft devices that would literally blow the whistle when a stolen item was taken from the store.

Checkpoint Security Systems provides exactly such a device.  In fact, there are several models of Checkpoint systems that are applicable in any retail setting.  Checkpoint tags and Checkpoint labels are available for almost any type and style of merchandise.  The relatively small investment to prevent shoplifting as a source of inventory loss is well worth it.

Checkpoint Security Systems is a leader in the manufacture and development of retail theft prevention devices, giving retailers the peace of mind to apply themselves toward the focus of the business – selling.

Retailers can free up time and get a quick return on investment by using Checkpoint Security Systems to guard the door to prevent shoplifting and grow sales and profits.

A retail theft prevention self-assessment will show the improvement in day-to-day operations of any store that initiates a program to prevent shoplifting.

Call 770-426-0547 for more information or click here: Prevent Shoplifting.  Click here to visit our Online Retail Loss Prevention Store.

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Checkpoint Systems New Checkpoint Academy

March 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Checkpoint Systems has done it again! They are on the leading edge with a new on-line training program for the Checkpoint Systems Retailer. Checkpoint Security Systems Academy is designed for any size retailer large or small. One employee or thousands.

Here is how it works: You purchase a license from us at Loss Prevention Systems. An employee then logs on to the Checkpoint Systems Academy web site and after filling out some basic information begins. There are six modules and they each take about 10 min. There is a short quiz at the end of each module. The last module is a test. Once the employee completes the test and passes they can print out a certificate that proves they took and passed.

I personally took the course and found it to be very interesting and a good learning experience. The Checkpoint Systems Academy does not just cover the use of Checkpoint Security Systems. The course also discusses how shoplifters operate and how to respond to a potential shoplifter. It does not cover state laws or the apprehension of a shoplifter but focuses on prevention and customer service.

The course is comprised of computer graphics and real video. It shows a typical store layout and discusses why the employee should be actively involved in the prevention of shoplifting. The course also discusses alarms and how to respond to them. Checkpoint Security Systems makes this simple and easy for the newest employee. They can take the course from any PC with a high-speed connection, home or work.

This helps make the job of getting a new employee up to speed on your operations quickly and consistently.

The quiz at the end of each module will show you the correct answer if the student misses it.

For more information about Checkpoint Security Systems Academy or anti shoplifting or retail anti theft devices or retail theft prevention contact us at stop shoplifting or call 1.770.426.0547

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Checkpoint Systems Tagging Compliance

March 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Consistency in tagging compliance is one of the most important factors in protecting your apparel and now Checkpoint Systems has made that easier. Gaps in your process can take place whenever the human element is involved. Maybe it’s Friday afternoon, the boss is gone and the associates in charge of tagging merchandise before it goes to the sales floor are in a rush to get out and start their weekend. Maybe you’ve got a new associate who doesn’t fully understand the tagging process. Whatever the reason the result is inconsistency in your tagged merchandise.

With Checkpoint Systems “@ Source” program you can eliminate this problem completely. Imagine a world where you don’t have to worry about associates doing a thorough job of ensuring the tagging compliance is met. Imagine how much money you can save on your bottom line because you don’t need to provide hours in your budget for this process at all. Imagine the peace of mind that comes with knowing, not just hoping, that all of your merchandise on the floor is properly protected.

When you use the @ Source Program your merchandise comes into the store already outfitted with hard tags and EAS tags on all of the appropriate merchandise. In other words you, the retailer, can simply take them out of the box and put them directly on your sales floor with no steps in between; no opportunity for screw ups and no extra payroll for associates needed to tag the merchandise. It’s a win-win situation for everyone, except of course the shoplifters. The @ Source program is just one of the reasons why Checkpoint Systems is a leader in the loss prevention industry.

For more information about anti shoplifting or checkpoint labels or checkpoint security system or checkpoint security systems or checkpoint security tags or checkpoint systems or checkpoint tags or retail anti theft devices or retail theft prevention or stop shoplifting contact us at Checkpoint Systems or call 1.770.426.0547

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“Buy me” not “steal me”: Protecting liquor with bottle locks

February 28, 2011 by

Merchandise that is in demand, such as liquor or wine, can be considered high theft, just like other in-demand merchandise at other retail outlets.  Liquor stores are not exempt from “the shoplifting factor” of lost inventory.  If you operate a liquor store and are experiencing loss of inventory, there are options available in bottle security.

Bottle security, such as Alpha Security devices, can secure your high theft wine and liquor by making the cap on the bottle difficult to remove without using a key.  The merchandise can still be on display, but you do not have to stress about whether it walks out of the door or is “tasted” by a thirsty customer.  When the bottle is purchased, the clerk easily removes the bottle lock with a key.

Many states allow liquor and wine sales within grocery stores, and often these large businesses do not have the employee coverage to closely monitor high theft items such as liquor or wine.  By using a bottle lock, such as EASy Bottle caps by Alpha Security, the liquor and wine can be protected.  A would-be shoplifter looking to steal does not want to have to deal with trying to figure out how to breach the bottle security.

Shoplifting is not just someone else’s problem if you own a store that sells liquor and wine.  Even the most attentive employee can become busy or distracted and miss a clue that a customer may be stealing.  If your inventory isn’t quite matching your books, invest in bottle security.  Alpha Security and the EASy Bottle cap will recover that loss to shoplifted liquor and wine and pay for itself in no time.

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For more information about bottle security or bottle lock or Alpha Security or EASy bottle or bottle locks contact us at liquor bottle security or call 1.770.426.0547.

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Liquor Bottle Security and the convenience store

February 28, 2011 by

Now, liquor bottle security has always been a topic of concern for many retailers in the liquor business. The task of inventorying, merchandising and securing the product for the customer and to protect profits can be overwhelming at times.
I remember seeing some stand alone liquor stores that had staff on duty just to watch or act as security for the liquor bottles. Effective? Yes, however, not cost efficient, nor does it provide a comfortable environment for the customer shopping the business.

Alpha security has been around for awhile and offers a great solution to bottle security and bottle locks. As a customer, it’s frustrating for me to have to walk into a store, and wait for a customer service associate to meet me in the liquor aisle and unlock a security cage or glass cabinet. Not only are these cabinets and cages unattractive, in actuality, they probably cause more loss of sales than shoplifters. As a matter of experience, bottle security and bottle locks from Alpha Security provide the necessary devices to secure your profits.

One of my stores had been experiencing customer theft of liquor. The store took the old fashioned approach to liquor bottle security and kept the high end liquor items locked in glass cabinet, while the lower end items, usually below $25, was kept on the open shelf.  Bottle security was/is important. As you would expect, thieves stole more of the lower end stuff, in fact so much of it, that is killed the sales for the entire department.

We decided to go with Alpha Security products and installed bottle locks and EASy bottle cap locks on all bottles above $10. Almost as soon as we completed this program, we saw instant results. First, I stopped getting calls from the store telling me we need more liquor bottle security. Second, we stopped seeing big gaps on the liquor shelves where the merchandise was removed. The process of installing these EASy bottle locks was quite simple, and took really not much more time.

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For more information about Alpha Security or bottle lock or bottle locks or bottle security or easy bottle visit us at liquor bottle security or call 1.770.426.0547

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Stopping shoplifters with clothing security

February 28, 2011 by

Shoplifters come in all shapes and sizes.  They are male, female, old, young, single or married.  They work alone, in pairs, or in large groups.  And as I’ve discovered after working in the loss prevention field, they can be skilled at what they do.  They also try to stay one step ahead of being caught.

If you operate a business that sells clothing, clothing security needs to be a consideration in order to increase your bottom line and reduce losses due to shrink.  Security tags on clothes are a useful tool in the fight to keep your clothing available for those who wish to purchase it, instead of allowing it to walk out your doors at the hands of a shoplifter.

Shoplifters may stuff clothing in their bags, inside of other items or under their own clothing.  They may also be bold enough to just grab a handful of clothing and walk out of your business.  However they choose to steal, by having clothing security tags, alarms will sound if they try to go past your doors without paying for your merchandise.

When shoplifters are deciding whether or not to steal from you, they look for security measures such as alarms at the doors or security tags on clothes.  It is much easier to steal unsecured clothing than it is to worry about activating a clothing alarm.

Shoplifters have to have anonymity in order to get away with the crime, and activating a clothing alarm makes anonymity difficult.  They do not want to get your attention – they just want to get your merchandise.

The clothing security tags displayed on your high theft merchandise allow for increased sales instead of increased theft.  That is a minimal investment with a substantial return in profit.

For more information about clothing security tags or clothing security or security tags on clothes contact us at clothing alarm or call 1.770.426.0547.

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Prevent Shoplifting and Get Some Sleep

February 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Retailers lose sleep worrying about retail theft and ways to prevent shoplifting.

Shoplifters, however, apparently plan to get plenty of rest, at least the individual in the following story from Police (Off)Beat column recently in the Atlanta Constitution:

A potential slumber party host was caught shoplifting two Sony PlayStations, a PlayStation Portable, several games, a comforter and some pajamas from a Cobb County Sears store. He’d used a pair of pliers to break into the glass case containing the goods, police said. While being booked at the jail, police found 77 Xanax pills in his socks.

This shoplifter obviously came into this major retailer’s store with shoplifting on his mind, as he had the tools to get into the case that the store had depended on to keep thieves out.  This is frequently the case with high value popular items like electronic games that are frequent targets of shoplifters because of their desirability and relatively high resale value.

Despite a Loss Prevention Department with undercover store detectives, attentive(?) sales staff, and a locked display cabinet, Mr.  Gonna Have a Party shoplifter took the risk and it didn’t pay off.

To prevent shoplifting by a hard core, determined thief requires a stronger approach than deterring the casual everyday type of booster.

Checkpoint Security Systems provides retail anti theft devices that prevent shoplifting from the standpoint of letting shoplifters and potential shoplifters know that just by its presence, the risk of being detected has gone way up.  Most any shoplifter (except the most dedicated ones of course) will avoid a store that has a Checkpoint System and frequent those stores that have less obstacles to their shoplifting plans.

Retailers that have Checkpoint Security Systems in their stores know that the systems work as a deterrent by the amount of merchandise that is ditched by shoplifters before they exit the store.  The shoplifter notices the system as he is ready to exit and decides the reward is not worth the risk and drops the merchandise before exiting.

The presence of Checkpoint Security Systems will help any retailer reduce his inventory loss and prevent shoplifting.

To discuss the impact an anti shoplifting program will have at your store, call 770-426-0547 or click here:  Stop Shoplifting.  Visit our Online Retail Loss Prevention Store.

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The Growing Popularity of Employee Theft – Atlanta Georgia

February 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment

If you’re anything like me you are well aware of the existence of employee theft and the potential evil that dwells within the hearts of men (and women). However, you may not know to what extent that evil has grown within the last few years. “One bad apple spoils the whole bunch”. It’s a term I have heard my whole life and a belief I took with me into loss prevention. In short, I believe, not that everyone is a thief but that everyone has the potential to steal, so I keep my eye on everyone because I don’t know who the thief is. A recent report has changed my way of thinking.

The FBI has recently been quoted as saying that employee theft is “the fastest growing crime in America”. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that 75% of all employees steal from their workplace and that most do so on a regular basis. Furthermore, the American Society of Employers estimates that 20% of every dollar earned by a U.S. company is subsequently lost to employee theft. The problem is much bigger than most of us believed. There’s not just one bad apple in the bunch that we have to look out for. Whether it is the country’s economic state or the continual erosion of benefits the fact is that the face of the American workforce is growing grim.

1/3 of all U.S. corporate bankruptcies can be directly attributed to employee theft. It has also been reported that U.S. companies loose close to $400 billion a year in lost productivity due to time theft. These numbers are staggering and if they scare you then count yourself among the intelligent. The threat is real and the enemy is within the gates. It is critical, now more than ever, that companies get serious and focus on cracking down on employee theft, before it’s too late.

For more information about corporate fraud investigation or corporate fraud investigator or employee theft investigation or internal theft or white collar crime contact us at Employee Theft or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

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Wake up and prevent the theft with Checkpoint systems

February 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment

So what exactly are you doing to prevent shoplifting within your business?  Do you have any anti shoplifting devices that you are using?  You are a business out to make a profit, which means you had better be considering what you can do to decrease shrink in your store.

Checkpoint tags are a great option in which to invest.  Checkpoint security systems offer solutions to help you protect your merchandise from the thieves that want to steal your profits.  For minimal investment, you can reap huge rewards by preventing theft and loss due to shrink.

Checkpoint tags for apparel are a visual deterrent, which thieves can see when they are scouting out a business from which to steal.  Shoplifters want to be able to steal from you and get away with it, quickly, without the hassle of Checkpoint security tags.  You don’t want to give them what they want, which is your merchandise.  Make their lives difficult with anti shoplifting concepts such as Checkpoint security systems.

Checkpoint tags and Checkpoint labels can be used on merchandise that is high theft in your store.  Items considered high theft vary from store to store and city to city, so with Checkpoint systems it is your choice what you choose to protect.  This allows you to create an anti shoplifting program that fits the needs of your business.

In order to make a profit you cannot just sit back and watch your merchandise walk out of your doors at the hands of shoplifters.

Fight back and use Checkpoint security systems as one of your weapons. Think of the checkpoint security tags and the checkpoint labels as your soldiers

For more information about anti shoplifting or Checkpoint security systems or Checkpoint tags or Checkpoint security tags or Checkpoint labels or Checkpoint systems contact us at checkpoint systems or call 1.770.426.0547.

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