Say Anti Shoplifting with Physical Security!!

July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Over the years of working in both large and small retailers it was always interesting to me to break down the actual shrink losses past just the dollars and overall percentages.

Frequently retailers spend so much time attending to internal theft that they forget that retail theft prevention should be applied to all forms of loss. Smaller business locations seem to be the victims of this tendency. External theft, shoplifting, can be perpetrated a variety of different ways. Regardless of the shoplifting method a business with a Checkpoint security system always has a deterrence effect upon potential shoplifters.

From various post theft interviews I have conducted over the years with shoplifters I have learned that the vast majority of thieves look for the easiest target. They avoid stores with Checkpoint systems. When the potential thief sees the pedestals at the front of the store and the checkpoint security tags attached securely to product they avoid the location like a car thief avoids a car with an alarm and/or the “club”. As one suspect stated “Why waste the time when I can go down the street and steal the same product from a company without any means of retail theft prevention?”.

Small businesses tend to believe that they either can’t afford the Checkpoint security system or that the Checkpoint system will not be cost effective. Many believe that they can handle retail theft prevention “in house” stating that their business is just too small to be on the radar of thieves. This tends to be a costly mistake. Once an inventory count has been conducted; a business owner is left with shrink loss that is compounded by the loss of the sale of the stolen product. By no means is any anti shoplifting tool guaranteed to eliminate external theft. When you buy and employ a Checkpoint system it is important that everyone on the sales team from part timers to management are trained to properly use the checkpoint security tags on specified product, audit all product categories that have been tagged, report and investigate any defeated tags and react correctly when the Checkpoint system alarm has been activated.

I have to admit in all of the companies that I worked for who properly utilized the Checkpoint systems; their shrink percentage breakdown of product categories that were tagged consistently and properly with Checkpoint security tags were always lower than other companies who sold the same product and did not use any anti shoplifting tools.

Physical security using an anti shoplifting tool such as the Checkpoint security system is a must if a business is to prevent external losses via shoplifting.

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase retail anti theft devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.

For more information on Anti Shoplifting, Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, or Checkpoint Labels and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention or call 1.770.426.0547

 

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Don’t Get Buried in a Mountain of Useless resumes

July 30, 2012 by

Pre employment screening is a useful tool in today’s economy. There are so many applicants vying for each position. How do you determine just by looking on paper who you want to spend your time hiring? Background check experts can help.

A reputable Background Check Company can ease the stress associated with finding the right candidate for a position through Pre Employment Screening. Running a thorough background check will give insight into information that is often not found on the generic application often used for an open position. It can include a criminal background check and a credit check.

Wouldn’t it be nice to know if that felony was for theft, or assault instead of a DUI or a traffic violation? How about the applicant who doesn’t have any bankruptcies or foreclosures, but still has a mountain of debt they can’t realistically repay on the salary you are providing? These are just two of the more common types of background checks that a good Background Check company can run.

While employee background checks are not a replacement for an actual question and answer interview, they do provide a “heads up” to potential questions that should be asked. Pre employment screening performed by background check experts will help weed out the applicants that you probably don’t even want to waste your valuable time with.

For more information on background check experts, background checks,  criminal background checks, employee background checks or pre employment screening contact us at the background check company or call 1.770.426.0547 

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Pomp and Circumstance

July 30, 2012 by

There are thousands of young, optimistic graduates letting off a bit of steam as their school careers have come to an end. Hopefully all of the graduation celebrations went off without a hitch. Unfortunately for many schools across the country, underage drinking put a damper on some of those ceremonies.

For those communities that may have suffered a loss, I hope that is not the reason that has prompted you to think about liquor bottle security.

It is an unfortunate reality that since underage teens and young adults cannot legally buy liquor, some resorts to trying to steal it. Now the single issue of underage drinking has been compounded by the illegality of theft.

Having liquor bottle security in place helps with this double-sided problem. On one had, EASy Bottle bottle locks have been known to reduce the success of a shoplifting attempt.

Bottle locks are also designed to disallow consumption of the product. That means that even if someone does get away with stealing liquor, they cannot drink it without destroying the bottle first. That helps to prevent underage drinking.

As a teen (or anyone else for that matter), if you have to steal an item that you may not even be able to use once you get it, the desire to take that item is drastically reduced.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Alpha Security , Bottle Lock , Bottle locks , Bottle Security , liquor bottle security or EASy Bottle and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

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One size doesn’t fit all

July 30, 2012 by

You specialize in clothing that fits and flatters and has a appeal to a broad spectrum of customers. Yet you are keenly aware that you can’t sell one size fits all to every single person that comes through your doors. You have to be able to tailor your approach to get the best results.

The security tags on clothes you carry should not have to be a one size fits all solution. Different fabrics, different seasons, different product groups all require their own level of attention to detail. You should expect that type of assortment from your clothing security.

That is one of the single best reasons to use Checkpoint tags for your clothing security. They have a wide array of clothing security tags so you can create a custom fit for all of your individual clothing security needs.

Hard Checkpoint tags don’t work for every piece of jewelry, so switch them up with a new Jewel Lok, designed specifically for stud and hoop earrings and loose jewelry items, like displays.

Soft Checkpoint tags can be discarded from some price labels failing to set off the clothing alarm. Replace them with the 3 Alarm product lines that alarms if it is tampered with inside the store.

Your clothing isn’t one size fits all, now your Checkpoint tags don’t have to be either.

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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How to Talk to your Employees about Theft

July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Do you think you might be suffering from Employee Theft or Internal Theft? Are you worried that your employees might be keeping known cases of internal theft to themselves? Often your employees have no idea how this kind of theft affects them. They often think that there are no repercussions for those who are not directly involved and will turn a blind eye.

In this seminar we will teach you how to effectively talk to your employees about the touchy subject of employee theft. This is an aspect of loss that affects the entire company and your employees should know how to recognize and deter it for the good of the entire company.

Our loss prevention seminars will empower you to solve your own problems. We bring the world of loss prevention out in the open and give you the techniques to identify and address employee theft and shoplifting problems. Our loss prevention workshop will give you and your Managers hands on interaction to allow to work through actual investigations and problems.

Weather you have had loss prevention training or not you will walk away with that will enhance your bottom line.

For more information on Retail Loss Prevention Seminars, Loss Prevention Training, or Retail Loss Prevention Workshop contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

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Too loose, too tight, too heavy, too light

July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Oh loose jewelry, how I detest loose jewelry. It never fails that every time I walk by a spinner of loose jewelry like necklaces or bracelets, I always see a huge mess.

 Some of the price tags have been torn or ripped off. Necklaces are twisted together and bracelets never seem to fit back on to whatever peg they came from. I also see the remnants of the hang tags stuffed into odd corners of the store, presumably from shoplifters trying to defeat any retail anti theft devices (like soft tags) that may be hidden within.

 When we try to prevent shoplifting, it is very important not to compromise the visual aesthetics of a counter top display or even a display mannequin with our security tags.

 The Jewel Lok is one of the best solutions to numerous difficulties that loose jewelry presents.

 To start with, the Jewel Lok only weighs about 5 grams, which is very little weight. It won’t drag a necklace down or make a bracelet hang weird in a presentation piece.

 It is also very small in size, so it can be discreetly placed on a piece of jewelry, and no one would see it.

 The Jewel Loks are also made out of a strong metal lock, almost like a mini padlock. You would have to destroy the jewelry before you could cut or otherwise remove the Jewel Lok without the proper detachers.

 The hook is coated in plastic, so it won’t damage or scratch your product.

 While the Jewel Lok won’t reorganize my necklaces and bracelets for me, it will keep them from being stolen.

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store for retail anti theft devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system that can help you prevent shoplifting in your business.

 For more information on how you can use retail anti theft devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to prevent shoplifting contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 

 

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Build a reputation

July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Over the years of working in the service and retail industry, I have come to rely on my vendors very heavily. Building a good relationship with them has helped my operations run much more smoothly. When I need something, I usually have a specific person I can call who will help me out in a pinch.

 In retail security, time is often of the essence. If surveillance or EAS equipment breaks down, I can’t wait for weeks or even a few days for a repair to be made. My anti shoplifting processes can completely unravel in that amount of time.

 It is also important to have a reliable vendor to send out cheap labels, cheap tags, and other anti theft devices when I need them. If I have a product shipped in without any retail security, I need to act fast. The sooner I can soft or hard tag the item, the quicker I can get that item out of my stockroom and on to the floor for sales.

 A reliable retail security company should have no problems accommodating your anti shoplifting needs.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Checkpoint Compatible Anti-Shoplifting or Anti- theft Devices that can help you with your Retail Security needs 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 Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to 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 Retail Security and Anti-Shoplifting needs!

 

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Sweetheart deals aren’t just for Valentine’s Day

July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

In the world of employee theft investigations, a sweetheart deal does not refer to any sort of Valentine’s Day sales event. It is talking about employee theft where an employee gives away product or unauthorized discounts at the point of sale.

Sweetheart deals are also referred to as pass offs. There are common scenarios we watch for when we are reviewing/-conducting surveillance for an employee theft investigation.

A straight pass off is when a cashier gives away merchandise to a friend or relative. There is no sale generated.

A variation is when an employee pretends to ring up the transaction. They may scan the items and then later void them out. They might also print out a receipt that shows an estimate of the product, but no sale is actually conducted.

Sometimes the employee theft will only involve partial payment for the contents of their friend’s shopping cart. They might ring up a few low dollar items, but slide the expensive ones. I had an employee theft investigation where the cashier would “forget” to ring up the large items on the bottom of her boyfriend’s cart.

While this list is not exclusive, these are typical employee theft scenarios that occur regardless of retail niche or product sold. Sometimes there might be a creative twist to the employee theft, but the overall concepts are the same.

For as long as there have been employee theft investigations, there have been sweetheart deals uncovered.

For more information on employee theft , employee theft investigation or internal contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase CCTV Systems that can help you stop Employee Theft and Internal Theft problems and help with your Employee Theft Investigation.

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Where or Where Did my Copper Go??

July 30, 2012 by

Have you been looking for a specific copper piece at your local big box or hardware store, only to stare at empty shelves?  With copper over $3.00 per pound, copper is stolen at such a high rate it’s hard for most stores to keep in inventory.  Working with such products and seeing the alarming rate at which they fly off the shelf, it’s hard for stores to come up with anti-theft devices.

 Many clothes stores use hard tags, like cheap tags, that create a seal for clothing security.  They also use soft labels, that are easily removed and usually don’t stick to items for any great length of time.  I was always under the impression that soft tags on clothes or jewelry were just a visual deterrent and nothing more. 

 The biggest hurdle with copper is combating high dollar fraud returns.  I would see numerous packages of copper returned with the soft tags ripped out.  Once the company started to use cheap labels we began to see a decrease in copper returns.  When applied near the UPC will make it impossible to rip the anti-theft device out without ripping the UPC off.  Without a barcode to scan, the product becomes worthless to the thief looking to do a return.  

 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!

 

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