Lock it in

The clothing industry or the fashion industry at whatever level you can think of (high end, specialty, even low cost) knows that clothing is the bread and butter of their market or niche.

What I mean by that is the basic clothing sales are what keep them going. Sales around the jeans, the little black dress, even plain white men’s undershirts, are what keeps most clothing companies in business.

The profitability of these stores or businesses come from add on sales. Think about the shoes and accessories. You can easily spend the same amount of money on the shirt and pants as what you can to finish that outfit off with shoes, a bag and of course, jewelry.

When you carry jewelry you enter into a new sticky realm of balancing out the additional sales, and the inevitable shoplifting that will come along with it.

Clothing security tags do not work well on jewelry. What you can do is pair your Checkpoint tags with the new Jewel Lok.

Similar to the Checkpoint tags effectiveness at deterring shoplifters, the Jewel Lok is a locking mechanism that attaches directly onto the loose jewelry and earrings. These Loks set off a clothing alarm if they are not removed at the point of purchase.

Because the Lok attaches directly onto the product, it cannot be discarded like the old soft tag in the jewelry cards.

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

 

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I had a shoplifter come in over the weekend and tried on some shirts in the fitting room. I had started my surveillance on her because she came in and quickly selected the maximum amount of clothes you can try on in the fitting rooms.

 She didn’t really seem to care about what she picked up; she just started laying things over her arm and headed off to a fitting room stall.

 After she was done, she was obviously wearing one of our shirts. You didn’t need to work in clothing security to realize that the tag was hanging out of the collar of her shirt.

 The other tell tale sign was the anti theft device still attached at the bottom hem of the shirt. She tried to cover it up by clenching her arm tight against the tag, but it only made her seem more obvious, and more awkward as she walked to the door.

 When we stopped her, she desperately tried to convince us that the shirt she was wearing was indeed hers. After one of the employees came out with her old shirt, she knew it was best to give it up.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Checkpoint Compatible Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

 Click here for your Free Sample of these new Checkpoint Compatible Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Clothing Security needs!

 

Unidentified Flying Object

Anti theft devices that we used to use for the clothing security on our store’s clothes were given the nickname of UFOs. We used to call them UFOs because the shape looked like a tiny flying saucer. The larger half that was attached to the pin was a hard plastic disk with a little sphere in the middle giving it the look of some sci fi miniature.

 Now there are so many different sizes and shapes that the UFO is almost a thing of the past. The traditional UFO shape, while still available, has given way to sleeker, more modern appearances in anti theft devices.

 While the alarm pedestals at the doors still easily detect the tags, they are generally much smaller in size. Both the overall width and thicknesses have decreased making it much more aesthetically pleasing for the shoppers.

 The smaller design also helps the customer try on clothes without the bulky tag getting in their way. This makes for one less customer complaint to arise when trying to make a sale.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Checkpoint Compatible Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

 Click here for your Free Sample of these new Checkpoint Compatible Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Clothing Security needs!

 

Your time is your money

Do you really need to tag every piece of clothes that comes into your inventory? The reality is, probably not. Some things are just not a high theft item. Sure you can use anti theft devices on all of your merchandise to increase your clothing security. I doubt it will really help you reduce your shrink, though.

 It is a matter of evaluating your individual company or store needs. When I was working in high-end fashion, basics (like socks and underwear) were not high theft items.

 When I worked at the farther end of the spectrum in general merchandise, packaged socks and underwear, in name brands, were high theft items.

 Here I spent time adding in EAS labels to increase the clothing security. It paid off in the end because we did see a reduction in shrink losses in that product group after the labels had been added.

 Spend your time wisely because time is money. The time you spend tagging unnecessary items is money lost.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Checkpoint Compatible Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

 Click here for your Free Sample of these new Checkpoint Compatible Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Clothing Security needs!

 

Secured Sandals

I dripped a sweat walking to my car parked in my driveway today-summer has arrived. Regardless of what region you reside in, we can all agree that it is HOT. Change of season translates to one thing in retail: new wardrobe. Bright colors, short sleeves and linen are the mode this year.

Growing up a South Florida native, the number one summer staple (well, year-round) is flip-flops. Young, old, fat, skinny, well-dressed or out of style, everyone is sure to have at least one pair of sandals in their closet.

Flip-flops, along with other shoes, can be an easy item to steal if they are not properly tagged.

A shoplifter can easily slip off their old pair and slide into new ones. Some stores do not have space to keep shoes stocked and instead place them on racks or as open-sell items in boxes. Stores that leave pairs out for display should have checkpoint tags attached to them to prevent theft.

The ideal way to sensor flip-flops is to attach the pair of shoes together and secure them with a clothing alarm. Also, knowing what merchandise is new in season and in style can help you determine which areas to offer special attention. Taking the time to ensure that there are proper security tags on clothes will make them less vulnerable to theft.

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system, contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

Try It Before You Buy It

I don’t know why, but I hate fitting rooms. Even after all these years of working in retail and knowing what a pain it is to have to take back a refund, I would still rather try on clothes in the privacy of my own home.

 The downside is that I have to be very careful of which stores I shop at because some do not accept refunds, and some only give back merchandise credit on returns. If I am returning something that I didn’t like after I tried it on, I would rather not be stuck with that item.

 That is one of the biggest draws I had to being able to request a free sample of anti theft devices from RBC. I can check them out in the privacy of my office without some pushy salesman popping their head in on me every five seconds.

 It gives me that time to think and inspect the product so I know that I made the right decision with getting my cheap tags and cheap labels from RBC for my clothes.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Checkpoint Compatible Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

 Click here for your Free Sample of these new Checkpoint Compatible Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Clothing Security needs!

 

It was inside the shoes

So, one day I was walking around the store with my Loss Prevention Regional manager. Every time we went near a door, the alarm would set off. After a few alarms, I started to notice that there weren’t’ always any customers around.

 I finally looked at my regional and told her that she needed to put back whatever it was that she was stealing because she was driving up my false door alarms for the day.

 She stopped for a minute and then realized it was her shoes.

 She had recently bought a new pair of shoes that had an anti theft device that was hidden inside the shoes from the manufacturer. It must have been a cheap tag because it kept reactivating itself.

 She had already tried to deactivate the tag on several prior occasions, but it kept coming back. We knew it was her shoes, because as soon as she put them on top of our deactivator pad, the false alarms quit going off.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Checkpoint Compatible Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

 Click here for your Free Sample of these new Checkpoint Compatible Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Clothing Security needs!

 

Three cops and one robber

Our latest apprehension involved a lady who came into our store with a huge purse on her shoulder. It looked almost like a bag you would take to the beach, but was rather empty looking. 

She went around the store collecting random clothes, a few shirts here, a pair of shorts there, and even a pair of socks.

 Sure enough, she took her haul and went to the back corner of the store and stooped down. Quick as a wink, she shoved all of the clothes into her purse and stood back up.

 The purse, now full of odd bulges, seemed to weigh her down as she headed towards the door. Since she left the anti theft devices on, she set the alarm off on her way out.

 When we went to apprehend her, she started swinging her big bag at us. A customer saw, and called 911 telling them about a fight in progress.

 Almost immediately, no less than three squad cars showed up in our parking lot, and quickly subdued our shoplifter. We got our product back, and she got a trip down to the station.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Checkpoint Compatible Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

 Click here for your Free Sample of these new Checkpoint Compatible Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Clothing Security needs!

 

It’s not easy being green

All to often clothing security can seem like it is a waste of time, a waste of payroll, and a waste of valuable financial resources. The last thing you want is for clothing security to be a waste on the environment as well.

If you are looking to convince someone that there is a very solid point to clothing security tags, let them know that Checkpoint tags are financially and environmentally sound.

You see, a Checkpoint tag is built to last. Yes, they are made out of plastic, but this is not a cheap plastic. These Checkpoint tags are going to stand up to being dropped, stepped on, knocked around, and anything else you can think of. They are also reusable.

By setting up your own clothing security tag “recycle bin” at the point of sale, you can reuse the tags over and over again. That saves the wear on the environment by not making them s single use, disposable commodity.

You also don’t have to continually reorder the tags. That saves tons of money in the process. Once you have made the initial purchase, you are set. Eventually you might need to reorder due to increase in clothing items you want to tag, or due to loss. These things can’t be avoided, but the major purchase will tide you over for the majority of their tenure.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

Losing Your Shirt: Not With RBC!!

Small specialty clothing stores have been the target of many things that are bad for business, the economy, slashed budgets, reduced payroll and opportunistic thieves. The owners of these businesses are frantic and are hanging by a thread attempting to keep their doors open. The inventory losses coming at the tail end of a year of dismal sales due to the slowing economy and reduced payroll was the last facet of the perfect storm. Thieves see the slowing economy as a huge opportunity to pillage businesses that during the good times have anti theft devices and plenty of payroll to ensure good floor coverage.

One particular clothing store that I helped was in dire straits. The owner was on the brink of closing her doors and could not understand why her clothes were walking out the door. A quick observation of her business showed that her lack of payroll and a non functioning checkpoint system were high on the list as to the causes of the shrink. The Checkpoint system was not broken, in fact once plugged in it worked just fine; however, when she opened her doors the system was already installed. This business owner did not know how to go about turning the system on and figured that she would never need it since she only had in her opinion a small business. The main problem was this business owner was not aware of the fact that an EAS system is one of the best clothing security tools in the industry. I explained that all of the clothes within her four walls could be tagged or labeled and if someone attempted to remove them from the store the EAS pedestals would sound the alarm. She understood the fact that when there is proper signage indicating there is a working EAS system even is payroll has been reduced there will still be a deterrence factor against shoplifting.

The selling point to the business owner was the fact that she could purchase inexpensive labels and tags from RBC Security Solutions to tag her products. She was also impressed with the fact that the tags and labels were manufactured here in the United States. As a small business owner she appreciates the fact that companies are able to develop and manufacture products here in the US thereby supporting local economies. Once her EAS system was activated, her employees trained on how to tag/label and respond to EAS alarms her weekly inventory category counts immediately improved, the hemorrhaging stopped. Another small business saved with the ingenuity of an American business improvising and manufacturing products that help keep businesses from failing due to high shrink.

Visit RBC Security Solutions for Checkpoint Compatible Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

Click here for your Free Sample of these new Checkpoint Compatible Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Clothing Security needs!