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I can almost taste the savings with liquor bottle security.

July 27, 2012 by Staff Editor

It’s hard to enjoy a tasty beverage knowing that your profits are walking out the door. In fact, it’s almost enough to make you want a drink yourself. Alpha security offers solutions to put your mind at ease. EASy bottle liquor bottle security products are the cutting edge in bottle security.

I work in a company that sells alcohol so I well know how difficult liquor bottle security really is. Bottle locks are devices that clamp on the spout of liquor and wine bottles and prevent the cap from being removed.

This makes the product not worth stealing. Additionally, EASy bottle locks work with pre-existing Electronic Article Surveillance systems. If someone is dumb enough to try to steal product with bottle locks attached, the alarm system will alert the employees of the potential theft. I can’t begin to explain how much money I have saved by adding bottle security products to my alcohol selection.

Another nice thing about bottle locks is that Alpha security keeps visual aesthetics in mind. One thing that has detracted me from using other liquor bottle security is that other solutions just look bad. The design of the bottle lock from Alpha security is designed to be small and barely noticeable. The bottles still fit properly in my coolers and on the shelves. They are also virtually indestructible.

You will break the neck of the bottle long before you have success knocking the bottle lock off of the spout. All in all, I have found EASy bottle locks to be the best bottle security product and I can see the savings on my bottom line.

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Retail Security: Keep Your Merchandise Safe

July 27, 2012 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Store owners and managers must have an anti-shoplifting mindset, especially these days with the way the economy is. As a loss prevention officer I have seen a spike in shoplifting, employee dishonesty, and organized retail crimes. Making sure your retail security is up to par is essential in combatting the shoplifters that wander into your place of business. Not protecting your merchandise is just inviting thieves to line up and steal from your store.

Anti-theft devices are very inexpensive and have a huge return on investment. Cheap tags can be purchased and placed on clothing without any risk of damaging the product. Cheap labels can be purchased as well in order to compliment the tags by adding further visual deterrence. Wouldn’t it be great to scare off some would-be shoplifters from your store so that they go steal from a major competitor?

The goal is to make your store an anti-shoplifting establishment in order to maximize profit and minimize loss. Anti-theft devices serve many useful functions. However, the most useful function that I’ve noticed throughout my career is that store management get a better night’s sleep the night before inventory day.

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When I was young

July 27, 2012 by Staff Editor

Back when I was in grade school, I had a friend that I would go to the mall with. She always wanted to go check out some amazing sale. I never really saw the sales she did. I also never saw her buy anything, but the next day she would show up at school wearing something new.

I was pretty young and naive at that point. I didn’t figure out until much later that my friend would be shoplifting clothes when we would go into the fitting rooms. Back in those days, there wasn’t much for clothing security and retail anti theft devices were almost non-existent.

Much has changed over the years, and it’s for the best. I hate to think about what would have happened if she had been caught while we were out. Would I have been drug into her mess too?

If there had been retail anti theft devices like EAS in use, than maybe she wouldn’t have been as tempted to steal.

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Partnership between Security and Sales!

July 25, 2012 by Staff Editor

While working for a mid-sized clothing retailer I experienced the growing pains of a company trying to implement goals and policies from a large clothing company. One of those tools was the Checkpoint system; a rf based clothing alarm system. It is the best clothing security system on the market. The decision to employ a clothing alarm that requires security tags on clothes lets you know from the beginning it is an interactive process to make use of storewide clothing security. That interactive partnership is not just within the loss prevention department but with all employees including management. This can prove to be a challenge since any requirement that demands more work and additional payroll can cause conflict among department heads.

The main conflict was between loss prevention and the sales department. The sales department assumed that the loss prevention department would responsible for placing all of the checkpoint tags on the product. Three people could not place the security tags on clothes while also protecting the store. The sales department and loss prevention had to sit down and review Checkpoint’s training materials which very explicitly explained that implementation and success was based on every employee’s willingness to take part in the deployment of the system. While the structure was being installed we jumped into the main differences between the departments to diffuse the problems before the system installation was complete. Once we reviewed the overall clothing security plan which included attaching, auditing and removing clothing security tags, it was fully understood by both sides that they had to work together to ensure a successful deployment. The training material and the support from the checkpoint representative were the grease on the hard to mesh gears. The training material mapped out the success to clothing security in a very detailed fashion. The main overall point throughout the training was triumph through teamwork. We also learned that consistency on the application of the clothing security tags was very important as well as daily or weekly audits of the checkpoint tags for compliance.

The process was slow only because of the friction that already existed within the company between sales and loss prevention. I do feel though that because the checkpoint system required interaction from everyone it brought the two departments closer whether they liked it or not. Employees from both sides of the fence working shoulder to shoulder placing security tags on clothes gave them all a vested interest to protect inventory as well as insight into each others day to day activities In the end the checkpoint system became a healing salve that allowed the company to grow closer and start the process of growing together to become bigger and better everyday.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

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Merchandise Walking Out

July 25, 2012 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Many stores offer a department dedicated to kitchen and cooking supplies. 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.

A shoplifter can easily walk into a store with these policies, pick up a $400 espresso machine, bypass the cashier and exit the store without paying. It almost seems quicker and easier than going through the process of concealing merchandise.

Working as an LP, 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 Labels and Cheap Tags are an inexpensive fix to this problem. Also, having an associate or Retail Security personnel ensure these unbagged items are paid for by checking receipts at the door can help prevent this from happening in your store.

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Hats Off To You

July 25, 2012 by Staff Editor

I had a shoplifter last week and all he really wanted was a new hat. He came into the department and started to try on every hat he could get his hands on. Gradually, he started to narrow down his selection to just a few hats.

What caught my eye wasn’t that he was making a huge mess out of the discarded hats, it was how he was looking at the hats he liked.

He wasn’t comparing the hats to his clothes, or his shoes. He wasn’t even looking at them in the mirror any more. Most guys, when they are looking to buy a ball cap, will play with the bill, and try to get just the right curve to it. This guy seemed to be stretching the bill out, as if looking for something on the inside.

I guess he finally decided that it was free of anti theft devices and put the one he liked on his head. He bee lined for the door, and headed out. We stopped him, and recovered the hat.

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Saving Your Profits and Making Customers Feel Safe with Anti Shoplifting Devices

July 23, 2012 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Shoplifting can put a major dent in your bottom line and these days many stores are turning to anti-shoplifting devices like EAS (electronic article surveillance) to help them safeguard their profits by deterring theft and boosting associate awareness. Retail theft prevention devices such as EAS pedestals can also provide a visual deterrent against theft, sending folks that want to steal other, less well protected stores. As an added bonus, knowing you are scaring off the criminal element gives your customers a greater feeling of personal safety and security.

As a loss prevention associate for a major retailer, I use anti-shoplifting devices regularly in my work to guard against major theft incidents like organized retail crime, where professional thieves come in and simply walk out the door with our high ticket items. Where I currently work, we use a Checkpoint security system, which consists of Checkpoint security tags, deactivation pads at the point of sale, and EAS pedestals by the doors that alarm if someone tries to carry out our merchandise.

The great thing about EAS systems, specifically Checkpoint security tags like the soft EAS tags, however, is that they can also be used to target specific merchandise that seems to come up missing more often, which sometimes changes from season to season. For instance, although theft of electronics, alcohol and fragrances might be high all the time and I might always have those products tagged with hard tags or Alpha spider wraps, the soft tags that are used with Checkpoint systems let me tag things that might be new that I think might be stolen or that are a new trend, like swimwear, drink mixes or baby formula, without investing in additional hard tags. The flexibility that I get from using retail theft prevention devices like soft EAS tags helps me more closely monitor my theft trends, keeps the criminals out of my building and helps safeguard my company’s bottom line.

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.

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Background Checks — Making the Decision Easier

July 23, 2012 by Staff Editor

When you are looking to hire employees for your business, you want to be able to be comfortable with your decision. How do you know the history of this person, their background, or that what they are saying about themselves is true? Performing Background checks prior to hiring can aid in the decision making process and help you be able to know you have made the right decision about a prospective employee.

By using a background check company, you’re able to make sure those that wish to work for you are trustworthy and up to the task. Criminal background checks are also worthwhile to protect the assets of your business and prevent your business from becoming a target. Businesses lose more to internal or employee theft than they do from customer theft, so running employee background checks is an excellent way to prevent loss created by your own workers.

A pre employment screening by a reputable background check company weeds out the potential employees that would not be a good fit for your business. Whether the issues discovered are criminal, a poor job history or a fabricated resume`, employee background checks are worth the investment in order to be proactive in protecting your business.

Do you have the time to do thorough background checks on every potential employee that you interview for your business? I didn’t think so. Background check experts can help out by doing that work for you, and reporting back to you the details you need to know in order to make an informed decision.

Peace of mind and trustworthy employees are easier to come by with help from a background check company.

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I should have thought of that!

July 23, 2012 by Staff Editor

There is a new show out on television that is all about hometown inventors. A couple of execs go out across the country talking to people who have created new kitchen gadgets and gizmos.

It’s actually pretty interesting to see what people come up with in their spare time. It is also pretty amazing to see how much money people have dumped into making their inventions a reality. Talk about conviction! I guess if you are really going to make something work you have to invest the time and money into it to make it successful.

One of the other ways to make it a successful invention according to these show hosts is to make an item simple to use and simple to understand. Take a problem and find an easy fix for it.

That, in a nutshell, is why Alpha Security’s EASy Bottle bottle locks are so successful. They take a problem – a need for liquor bottle security- and then come up with a fast and effective solution.

The result is an easy fix- a bottle lock that is a bottle cap pushed over the mouth of a bottle. It works two fold. First, to prevent the contents from being consumed while the cap is in place. Second, to set off an alarm if the bottle is being stolen.

Simple yet effective, I wish I had thought of that!

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Moving Day

July 23, 2012 by Staff Editor

If you have ever had to move, you know what a pain it can be. There’s the packing, and hauling, and then once you get everything into your new place you have to unpack it all.

Sometimes, for me, I have a hard time trying to figure out where to put all of my belongings in the new place. At the old house, there was a rhyme and reason. Storage and organizers were tailored to work with that house’s specific nooks and crannies. They don’t always fit the same way in the new home.

You wouldn’t expect all of your things to fit perfectly with every new space or situation, so why would you expect all of your clothing security tags to be a universal fit?

Security tags on clothes only work if they can be attached correctly and in a useful manner. If you are trying to make only one or two types of Checkpoint tags work for every situation, you are missing an huge opportunity.

Just like taking the time to get the right storage pieces for your house to be clean, organized and efficient, you have to specialize your Checkpoint tags to be effective as security tags on clothes.

Checkpoint tags are more than just a hard tag and a soft label. They have spent countless hours making sure the products they have cover the spectrum of opportunities you have for your clothing security needs.

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

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