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Add Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags to your Anti-Shoplifting Regime

November 9, 2012 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Retail security involves many different working parts with regards to being anti-shoplifting, some of which are different kinds of retail anti-theft devices used to deter theft. Retail anti-theft devices can, and should, be used where necessary. Also they are very inexpensive and easy to use. Cheap labels and cheap tags can be placed on almost anything. There are so many different types of cheap labels and cheap tags made specifically for different types of merchandise. You can have tags that pin to clothing (without damaging them of course) and labels that stick onto boxes.

Cheap labels work well to compliment retail anti-theft devices by providing further visual warning to potential shoplifters. Let’s say a security tag is placed on a piece of clothing but it was placed incorrectly, or the clothing was folded in a way where the tag was not visible. Having a label present will let the shoplifter know that that particular item is protected.

Retail security is essential in maximizing profits. Cheap labels and cheap tags are out there for you to use to scare off and deter those who want to steal from you. By having an anti-shoplifting mindset coupled with great customer service, your store will be a money maker, not a money breaker.

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Price Conscious Retail Security

November 7, 2012 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Retail anti-theft devices come in many forms. Among those variations are spider wraps, coat cables, hard tags, RF labels, shark tags, ink tags, keeper cases, the list goes on. Many retail anti-theft devices can become expensive, especially for smaller retailers and it may be difficult to get started with a large amount of overhead when you are just starting to use retail anti-shoplifting devices.

The most vital and inexpensive way to secure your merchandise is with cheap labels and cheap tags. EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) labels can be applied to almost any hard lines item, while EAS tags can be applied to almost every soft lines item. These two retail anti-shoplifting devices can be a great tool in retail security at almost any level of retailer and are very inexpensive and easy to use. They can be applied to any type of merchandise regardless of its shape or size and will not damage the product. EAS tags and labels are great deterrents to potential shoplifters, and can be a great way to alert you to potential theft activity in your store. If you are looking to just get started with retail security, or if you have been using retail anti-theft devices for years, cheap labels and cheap tags are where it’s at in retail security.

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Preventing Return Fraud in 3 Visits or Less

November 5, 2012 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Using retail anti-theft devices can be an effective tool in preventing return fraud in stores with return policies geared toward providing good customer service. Return fraud has been and continues to be a major problem in retail security. ORC (Organized Retail Crime) groups target merchandise that is valuable and easy to steal, which is typically merchandise lacking retail anti-shoplifting devices. The groups take non-tagged merchandise in order to appear legitimate when making a return of the merchandise they had previously stolen.

Return fraud, when conducted in ORC situations, will usually occur in several visits to the store. When dealing with a chain of stores, these visits may occur one after another as they travel a central interstate or highway.

The first visit may only involve a subject staging merchandise in a specific and secluded area of the store. The merchandise will probably be the highest valued, easiest to conceal, non-tagged merchandise that they can find. This subject may stage the merchandise in bags prior to leaving.

The second visit will consist of the concealment and/or theft of the merchandise that was previously staged for them. This visit will probably take no longer than five minutes in the store and is difficult to detect.

The third visit is where the fraudulent return takes place where the subject will return the merchandise that was previously stolen. These visits will often consist of several different subjects, and all three steps may happen simultaneously with several sets of merchandise. The easiest way to combat return fraud is to protect your merchandise with retail anti-theft devices.

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Retail security when Resources are Limited

November 2, 2012 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

I was recently brought into a new store as a loss prevention supervisor and have found my resources extremely lacking and my workload practically back breaking. The store has little in the way of available retail anti-theft devices, no retail security cameras to truly speak of, and the staff is made up of people who are either employee theft suspects or completely clueless in the way of shrink reduction practices.

I know that I am not the first loss prevention professional to encounter such a daunting situation while being assigned a store. In fact it is not the first time that I, myself, have been put into such a situation. However there are those among our ranks, usually the newer members of the profession, who might retreat when faced with such obstacles. For those in the latter camp I have two pieces of advice that might make things easier to tackle.

The first is common sense. No matter how bad things in your store might be, don’t try to tackle every problem at once. Take your issues one at a time in a priority of worst-case to easy-peasy and you’ll save yourself a ton of headaches.

Secondly, don’t let a lack of resources stop you. Rather, get inventive with what you have at your disposal. No cameras? Enforce a 100% tagging policy. Not enough staff? Let your cashiers be your eyes and ears. Improvisation is the key to solving problems.

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New venue, ancient equipment

October 1, 2012 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

It is a sad fact that in today’s job market and national economy a lot of us in the Retail Security or Operations field end up having to move about quite a bit. More often than not the reason is that the company you were working for didn’t have the budget to keep you (or even your whole department) on the payroll. I understand fully the need for corporations to ‘trim the fat’ in order to survive but the area they certainly shouldn’t be skimping on is Retail Security or a fairly current suite of Anti-Theft Devices.

A few months back I fell victim to the budget cut goblins at a certain retail firm but was quickly picked up by another company looking to completely rebuild their Loss Prevention department from the ground up. They had a lot of great ideas as they pertained to Anti-Shoplifting setups and deterrence over apprehension but there was one major problem; not a single piece of their Anti-Theft Device inventory was younger than twenty years old. In fact most of it was much older.

If you have a store that is trying to cut back on spending but not on Loss Prevention make sure they consider all the Anti-Shoplifting alternatives so you don’t feel like you are fighting high-tech, computer savvy thieves with old-fashioned, pre-calculator equipment.

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Is your stores lack of security cooking up trouble?

August 24, 2012 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Many stores offer a department dedicated to cookware. Some of the items are small and easy to conceal; knives, kitchen utensils, etc. But other larger items, like blenders, specialty coffee machines and cookware sets, are harder to hide on your person. Unfortunately, some stores do not offer bags large enough to place these sizable items in. Allowing customers to walk out with these high-priced items without a bag only opens the door for shoplifters to do the same.

Working as an LP agent, I once experienced a reoccurring shoplifter who would come into my store, select a high-priced cookware set, and walk out to his car. This happened every few weeks for several months. Eventually, we caught him red handed at the exit with an unpaid for set. When we asked him why he chose to steal this particular item over and over, he told us it was easy for him. Walking out of the store, unquestioned, with one high-valued item that could be returned later for store credit was easier than concealing multiple items.

An easy way to deter shoplifters is by attaching Anti-theft Devices to these larger items. Cheap Tags and Cheap Labels are an inexpensive fix to this problem. Also, having an associate or Retail Security personnel ensure these un-bagged items are paid for by checking receipts at the door can help prevent retail theft from happening in your store.

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Checkpoint security systems annual report on retail theft

October 29, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Released by checkpoint security systems and the Center for Retail Research on October 19th, 2010, the Global Retail Theft Barometer reports on several factors of retail theft around the globe. I was surprised by one statistic that was almost a complete flip of the US numbers.

In the US employee theft accounts for about 43% of the retail loss numbers and shoplifting about 36%. Globally the numbers are 43% shoplifting and 35% employee theft according to the University of Florida’s National Retail Security Survey which is considered to be the most comprehensive and accurate in the industry. A variable that is unknown in the US is how employee involvement in aiding shoplifters affects the numbers.

One interesting finding that the global study highlighted was the apparent correlation between increased spending in security measures and a decrease in theft. Solutions such as checkpoint security systems will deter theft both externally and internally. Installing a checkpoint security system creates awareness among all employees due to the use of the anti theft devices such as clothing security tags or other security tags on merchandise that are either deactivated or removed for reuse at the cash register. Using a system involves training on how to handle shoplifters as well which increases awareness on what to look for and how to “service” potential thieves out of the store.

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Checkpoint security tags will save inventory and boost profits

October 29, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Using checkpoint security tags to protect merchandise from shoplifting theft will keep inventory on the shelves, leaving more available for sale, boosting sales and boosting profits. You can easily increase your net margins by 50% by implementing a loss prevention security method such as using checkpoint systems anti theft devices.

Let’s look at an example of how reducing losses will boost profits. Take a retailer selling $1mil per year with a net margin of 2% and an inventory shrink rate of 2%. Most retailers not using a system to protect their inventory are losing more than 2% but I want to be conservative in my example. 2% net margin & shrink means $20,000 net profit and $20,000 in shrink. By using checkpoint security tags you will see at least a 50% reduction in shrink (many see over 75%). And let’s say there is no bump in added sales even though typically there is a 5 to ten percent bump there simply due to having more merchandise available for buyers. The 50% reduction in shrink equates to $10,000, which goes directly to the profit margin side of the books. An added $10k in profit is a 50% increase on profit margin. So now you land at a 1% shrink rate and a 3% net margin rate.

Again these numbers are conservative. We have seen shrink rates well over five percent…imagine cutting a six percent shrink rate in half and how that would add to net margins! Whatever you save from theft is purely added profit…another way to look at it is it takes your profit to replace your lost inventory. So consider using checkpoint security tags to protect your merchandise and boost your profits. To learn more visit checkpoint security tags

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Checkpoint Tags – Tags For Sporting Goods And Electrical Cords

October 27, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Checkpoint systems which owns Alpha has produced a couple of new retail anti theft devices that are hard tags intended for several merchandise items…corded electronics and tools, golf clubs and baseball bats. These hard tags are one piece that is hinged, wraps around the shaft of the item and locks in place. Each one has a non-slip grip on the interior. This keeps the O-Tag from moving around freely and protects the finish on your product.

They come in two sizes. The easiest way to describe them is that the smaller size fits electrical cords, golf club shafts and fishing rods size items. The large O-tag fits the shaft of a baseball bat.

Of course the O-tags retail anti theft devices are reusable over and over. They require an S-3 Key to unlock them. The S-3 gives them unequaled security. The S-3 key is very unique and keeps shoplifters from using another device to unlock the tag. Remember: your Checkpoint systems S-3’s must always be secured by bolting them to your cash/wrap or processing area in the back.

If you have power tools such as corded drills, circular saws and jigsaws you can now place the smaller O-Tag on the cord and have the unit on display or on the sales floor. The O-Tag does not hinder your products appearance and allows customers to completely interact with it.

The small O-tag is black the large one is gray. They are available in either RF or AM. They come in cases of 100. Alpha has printed or molded into the plastic “Electronic Alarm”. This gives a clear visual deterrent to the shoplifter.

The O-Tag is an item that you would be able to use a small quantity to cover some very expensive items.

For more information about shoplifting or checkpoint systems contact us at retail anti theft devices or call 1.770.426.0547

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Checkpoint Systems In Europe

October 15, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

I have just finished up a very much-needed vacation to France and Germany. Of course it is a bit difficult to shut off completely. Especially when I saw Checkpoint systems in a vast amount of retail stores in both countries. Shoplifting is alive and well in Europe.

Anti theft devices devices abound. However, I did not see as much CCTV as one would think compared to U.S. standards. European retailers have figured it out. CCTV although an important tool is not the first line of defense as anti theft devices goes. Who has time or labor dollars to “watch” CCTV for shoplifting ? This coupled with the fact that covering an average store there or in The U.S. would involve quite a number of cameras. Cameras as anti theft devices are reactive or for after the fact. The person that is shoplifting is long gone before anyone would know. Unless you pay someone to watch CCTV all the time. Checkpoint systems are on duty 24/7.

This seems to apply to both large and small retailers. Even in the larger department stores in major cities I saw limited use of CCTV. What shocked me most was that I did not see CCTV used as anti theft devices at the POS for employee theft issues. In this situation I strongly believe that CCTV is a must. Each POS must have a camera that views the cash register, employee and customer. This camera is then fed into a DVR that overlays the cash register detail right onto the picture. This allows a retailer to view exactly what the cashier is doing. Are they ringing up a pack of gum but bagging up a DVD?

As far as the use of Checkpoint labels and Checkpoint tags the application in Europe and the U.S. seem to be the same. The one difference is that European retailers tend to use Checkpoint tags and Checkpoint labels on merchandise that has a lower price point than U.S. retailers. In many cases I saw hard tags on items priced as low as $2.00. The over all feeling was that if you have the system, use it.

For more information on anti theft devices , checkpoint labels or checkpoint tags contact us at checkpoint systems or call 1.770.426.0547

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