A Little Sole Searching- Alpha Shark Tag

April 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Alpha Security Alpha Shark Tag generally is attached to the front of a garment in a very conspicuous place. It is to be removed by the customer after they purchase the item. Once the tag is removed, the retailer can decline the refund of that item. It is a way that retailers protect themselves from wardrobing.
This works wonderfully with clothing, shoes, on the other hand are a bit different. Alpha Shark Tags are not designed to fit onto shoes. This means that in order for your employees to discern a legitimate return versus a return involving wardrobing, you have to look for other clues.
The two primary places to look are at the foot bed and the sole. If you look inside the shoe, a worn shoe will start to show imprints of toes. Because this is not always reliable, look also to the sole for evidence of wear. When a shoe is worn outside of a house, you can see scuffs on the soles. You will also see tiny bits of dirt and gravel imbedded in it.
Remember to continue to use retail anti theft devices to prevent shoplifting of not only shoes, but also other clothing products. The Alpha Shark Tags are not a replacement for retail anti theft devices.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store for Alpha 2Alarm, Alpha 3Alarm, Alpha Fashion2, Alpha Jewel Lok, Alpha Nano Gate,  Alpha Shark Tag, Alpha Spider Wrap and other retail anti-theft devices from Alpha Security to use 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 Alpha Security retail anti-theft devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to prevent shoplifting contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 

The Alpha Security Alpha Shark Tag generally is attached to the front of a garment in a very conspicuous place. It is to be removed by the customer after they purchase the item. Once the tag is removed, the retailer can decline the refund of that item. It is a way that retailers protect themselves from wardrobing.

This works wonderfully with clothing, shoes, on the other hand are a bit different. Alpha Shark Tags are not designed to fit onto shoes. This means that in order for your employees to discern a legitimate return versus a return involving wardrobing, you have to look for other clues.

The two primary places to look are at the foot bed and the sole. If you look inside the shoe, a worn shoe will start to show imprints of toes. Because this is not always reliable, look also to the sole for evidence of wear. When a shoe is worn outside of a house, you can see scuffs on the soles. You will also see tiny bits of dirt and gravel imbedded in it.

Remember to continue to use retail anti theft devices to prevent shoplifting of not only shoes, but also other clothing products. The Alpha Shark Tags are not a replacement for retail anti theft devices.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store for Alpha 2Alarm, Alpha 3Alarm, Alpha Fashion2, Alpha Jewel Lok, Alpha Nano Gate,  Alpha Shark Tag, Alpha Spider Wrap and other retail anti-theft devices from Alpha Security to use 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 Alpha Security 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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The New Kid In Town- Bottle Security

April 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Entering into uncharted territory doesn’t have to mean going into a situation with your eyes closed. As new entrants into the wine selling business, big box stores like mass retail discounters and grocery stores need to be aware as they get into selling wine that there is a potential for theft. If they can manage their resources upfront, they will have a better chance of shutting down potential shoplifters before they even get started honing in on their stores. Bottle Security is an effective way to discourage theft.
Without adequate security, these stores can end up with significant losses. The down side to their entering into uncharted territory is that they have no idea how far the scope of their losses will be. Ultimately they need to figure out what kind of negative financial impact they are up against.
Bottle locks like the EASy Bottle (sold by Alpha Security) are commonly thought of only as protection for liquor bottles. They are, however, also designed to work with wine bottles to provide additional security.
As bottle locks on the wine bottles are implemented for bottle security, the potential for a negative financial impact happens. Shoplifters will no longer have unlimited access to these bottles of wine. If the shoplifters can’t easily steal the bottles, the losses from theft decrease dramatically.
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, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

Entering into uncharted territory doesn’t have to mean going into a situation with your eyes closed. As new entrants into the wine selling business, big box stores like mass retail discounters and grocery stores need to be aware as they get into selling wine that there is a potential for theft. If they can manage their resources upfront, they will have a better chance of shutting down potential shoplifters before they even get started honing in on their stores. Bottle Security is an effective way to discourage theft

Without adequate security, these stores can end up with significant losses. The down side to their entering into uncharted territory is that they have no idea how far the scope of their losses will be. Ultimately they need to figure out what kind of negative financial impact they are up against. Bottle locks like the EASy Bottle (sold by Alpha Security) are commonly thought of only as protection for liquor bottles. They are, however, also designed to work with wine bottles to provide additional security.

As bottle locks on the wine bottles are implemented for bottle security, the potential for a negative financial impact happens. Shoplifters will no longer have unlimited access to these bottles of wine. If the shoplifters can’t easily steal the bottles, the losses from theft decrease dramatically.

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, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security 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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The National Debate- Wardrobing

April 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When national retailer Nordstrom’s recently announced that they would be trailblazing the way for retailer’s to fight the common practice of wardrobing, it seems like every retail, fashion, and business blog lit up with a frenzied debate about the pros and cons and ethical righteousness from both points of view.
Just like with any form of theft or fraud, there is always a justification of why someone should carry out such an action. In the case of wardrobing, it comes down to the stance of “no harm, no foul”.
Many people underestimate the severity of wardrobing. Because an item is paid for and then refunded, the user feels like it is no different than any other refund that is conducted on a normal basis.
Retailer’s are often in a quandary on what to do with these items. Up until now, Nordstrom’s did not have a customer service friendly way to decline these returns. They were then left with items that had been worn, and ethically could not be sold as new. The garments might have been fine upon the initial glance, but if you turned them inside out, there were often the tell tale signs of use- makeup or deodorant debris, perhaps a not so new smell.
Because there is not a defect, the retailer can’t send it back to the manufacturer for a credit. This leaves the retailer with having to take a massive discount to get the item out of their inventory.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store for more information on or to purchase
Wardrobing, Wardrobing Tags, Wardrobing Retail, Alpha Shark Tags,
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.
For more information on Wardrobing tags, Alpha Shark Tags, Wardrobing, or
Wardrobing Retail contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

When national retailer Nordstrom’s recently announced that they would be trailblazing the way for retailer’s to fight the common practice of wardrobing, it seems like every retail, fashion, and business blog lit up with a frenzied debate about the pros and cons and ethical righteousness from both points of view.

Just like with any form of theft or fraud, there is always a justification of why someone should carry out such an action. In the case of wardrobing, it comes down to the stance of “no harm, no foul”.

Many people underestimate the severity of wardrobing. Because an item is paid for and then refunded, the user feels like it is no different than any other refund that is conducted on a normal basis.

Retailer’s are often in a quandary on what to do with these items. Up until now, Nordstrom’s did not have a customer service friendly way to decline these returns. They were then left with items that had been worn, and ethically could not be sold as new. The garments might have been fine upon the initial glance, but if you turned them inside out, there were often the tell tale signs of use- makeup or deodorant debris, perhaps a not so new smell.

Because there is not a defect, the retailer can’t send it back to the manufacturer for a credit. This leaves the retailer with having to take a massive discount to get the item out of their inventory.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store for more information on or to purchase Wardrobing, Wardrobing Tags, Wardrobing Retail, Alpha Shark Tags,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.

For more information on Wardrobing tags, Alpha Shark Tags, Wardrobing, or Wardrobing Retail contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

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Take A Stand Against Theft- Retail Theft Prevention

April 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you are using retail theft prevention products like the Atlas display stands by Alpha Security, the product needs to do more than to just stop shoplifting. It also needs to be an enhancement to your sales.
The Atlas display stand is a low profile stand that displays your store’s electronics like tablets, cameras, GPS and mobile phones.
This self contained unit sits atop your display counters and holds your electronic in place. It can be adhered directly onto he counter, or a drill hole can be utilized The cord and power system that is contained within the stand allows customers to access the product more completely while continuing to stop shoplifting. Multiple trigger points ensure the Atlas display retail theft prevention system is not just a deterrent but also an early warning system.
The Atlas built in power display also provides power to your display’s electronics. This way the customer can actually use the products and compare models literally side by side. A back up battery provides power in case of an outage so you are never left without working floor models, or left without retail theft prevention for those same displays.
All of this and it is backed by a global service and support network.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting 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 Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547

If you are using retail theft prevention products like the Atlas display stands by Alpha Security, the product needs to do more than to just stop shoplifting. It also needs to be an enhancement to your sales.

The Atlas display stand is a low profile stand that displays your store’s electronics like tablets, cameras, GPS and mobile phones.

This self contained unit sits atop your display counters and holds your electronic in place. It can be adhered directly onto he counter, or a drill hole can be utilized The cord and power system that is contained within the stand allows customers to access the product more completely while continuing to stop shoplifting. Multiple trigger points ensure the Atlas display retail theft prevention system is not just a deterrent but also an early warning system.

The Atlas built in power display also provides power to your display’s electronics. This way the customer can actually use the products and compare models literally side by side. A back up battery provides power in case of an outage so you are never left without working floor models, or left without retail theft prevention for those same displays.

All of this and it is backed by a global service and support network.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting 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 Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547

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Did I Really Loose That Again? – Retail Anti Theft Devices

April 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I often consider buying those remote tags that you can put on your remote control or your car keys. All you have to do is push a button and you hear an audible alarm or see a flashing light and you are drawn to your missing item’s location. It would be extremely handy for when I misplace my cell phone- especially when I leave it on silent! It reminds me of Alpha 2 Alarm and Alpha 3 Alarm retail anti theft devices.
The Alpha Security Alpha 2 Alarm and Alpha 3 Alarm products are alarms that are triggered when a product is being tampered with or is being stolen. Inside the store, an early warning alarm sounds when the devices are being tampered with. 
With any retail anti theft devices that use the Alpha 3 Alarm, if a shoplifter leaves the store with a product, the alarm will sound allowing you to follow the noise and retrieve your lost/-stolen merchandise. It is an important enhancement to prevent shoplifting, or more importantly, an enhancement to be able to recover your merchandise from a shoplifting attempt.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store for Alpha 2Alarm, Alpha 3Alarm, Alpha Fashion2, Alpha Jewel Lok, Alpha Nano Gate,  Alpha Shark Tag, Alpha Spider Wrap and other retail anti-theft devices from Alpha Security to use 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 Alpha Security retail anti-theft devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to prevent shoplifting contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 

I often consider buying those remote tags that you can put on your remote control or your car keys. All you have to do is push a button and you hear an audible alarm or see a flashing light and you are drawn to your missing item’s location. It would be extremely handy for when I misplace my cell phone- especially when I leave it on silent! It reminds me of Alpha 2 Alarm and Alpha 3 Alarm retail anti theft devices.

The Alpha Security Alpha 2 Alarm and Alpha 3 Alarm products are alarms that are triggered when a product is being tampered with or is being stolen. Inside the store, an early warning alarm sounds when the devices are being tampered with. 

With any retail anti theft devices that use the Alpha 3 Alarm, if a shoplifter leaves the store with a product, the alarm will sound allowing you to follow the noise and retrieve your lost/-stolen merchandise. It is an important enhancement to prevent shoplifting, or more importantly, an enhancement to be able to recover your merchandise from a shoplifting attempt.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store for Alpha 2Alarm, Alpha 3Alarm, Alpha Fashion2, Alpha Jewel Lok, Alpha Nano Gate,  Alpha Shark Tag, Alpha Spider Wrap and other retail anti-theft devices from Alpha Security to use 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 Alpha Security 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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Rate of Sale – Checkpoint Systems

April 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Working in retail means that you have to evaluate a series of events or criteria at a moments notice. The goal being increased sales and profit. Being in stock with certain products at the right time can mean an increase in sales. If the product is missing and you still want those same increases, well, you have to quickly find a way to stop shoplifting.

One of the most common tricks to retail theft prevention is to employ anti- shoplifting devices and products like Checkpoint Systems. What if there was a way to immediately react to and possibly slow down the rate of theft without having a Checkpoint security system?

I suggest that everyone invests in some form of retail theft prevention. They have undisputable historical success in reducing theft in retail establishments. However, it does take time to get something installed. During that time, you don’t want to continue to experience the same rate of theft that you were.

Play to your rate of sale with those theft items. If you are only selling two boxes of razors in a week, for example, don’t put out five boxes. You don’t have the sales to support that quantity of product being on a shelf. It also gives the thieves access to a larger quantity of product to steal.

If you limit the razors to only two boxes, you might still lose two of them, but you won’t lose five boxes. You can always re-evaluate your shelf levels after the Checkpoint systems are installed.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting 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 Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547

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Miss Matched Losses- Clothing Security Tags

April 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Miss matched shoes are two different sized shoes in the same shoebox. Obviously they didn’t come in that way from the vendor, so when you have a pair of miss matched shoes there isn’t much you can do with them. Clothing security needs to be different to combat this particular kind of loss.
A customer with two different sized feet (which is very common) get two pairs of shoes in two different sizes. They take one shoe from each pair leaving you with a pair of dissimilar sized shoes.
Since it is very rare that you can find another customer with the exact need for this mixed size pair of shoes, you now have a loss on your hands.
Mini CableLoks by Alpha Security can actually help with these kinds of losses.
They are alarm based clothing security. It will emit a clothing alarm like any other clothing security tags. They are secured using aircraft grade cables instead of pins, which gives some protection against miss match shoes.
When you use the 6” cable, you can actually attach both pair of shoes together with some room for the customer to still try them on and take a step or two. If both shoes stay physically connected, they can’t be separated causing the loss.
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.
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

Miss matched shoes are two different sized shoes in the same shoebox. Obviously they didn’t come in that way from the vendor, so when you have a pair of miss matched shoes there isn’t much you can do with them. Clothing security needs to be different to combat this particular kind of loss.

A customer with two different sized feet (which is very common) get two pairs of shoes in two different sizes. They take one shoe from each pair leaving you with a pair of dissimilar sized shoes.

Since it is very rare that you can find another customer with the exact need for this mixed size pair of shoes, you now have a loss on your hands.

Mini CableLoks by Alpha Security can actually help with these kinds of losses. 

They are alarm based clothing security. It will emit a clothing alarm like any other clothing security tags. They are secured using aircraft grade cables instead of pins, which gives some protection against miss match shoes.

When you use the 6” cable, you can actually attach both pair of shoes together with some room for the customer to still try them on and take a step or two. If both shoes stay physically connected, they can’t be separated causing the loss.

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.

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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The Million Dollar Question – Employee Theft

April 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Why does employee theft happen? That is the million dollar question that countless management professionals and loss prevention associates have been asking for decades.

Even though during an employee theft investigation we get a chance to interview the dishonest employee, we don’t always get the answers we need. I can say that there is one justification that most dishonest employees give us. They tell us that they stole because they felt like they were owed something.

Sometimes they feel like they were slighted for a promotion. Others feel that the time and effort they put into the job is not adequately compensated. It doesn’t matter why someone always volunteers to work overtime or undesirable shifts initially. If, over time, they do not get the benefit (raise, promotion, recognition, etc.) they expected, they can end up a bitter and resentful employee.

Because that employee now feels like they were taken for granted, or advantage of, now they feel justified in righting that wrong. They often turn toward employee theft to make up for the shortfalls they perceive in their employers.

It is crucial to understand that employee theft would not happen if the employee did not have a way to justify the theft.

It really doesn’t matter if they are right or wrong. The important part is that the employees feels a need to be compensated and therefore takes it upon themselves to do just that.

For more information on employee theft, employee theft investigation or internal theft 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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Cost / Benefit Analysis – Background Checks

April 9, 2014 by

In order to conduct a realistic cost / benefit analysis of conducting background checks, you need to be able to anticipate both the short and long term costs. In this situation, the comparison would be between the immediate or short-term cost of paying for pre-employment screening to be conducted, and the long-term cost associated with not running background checks.

The short-term cost of background checks is going to come from the thoroughness of the check. Will you hire a background check company to conduct your pre-employment screening, or will you do it yourself? If you hire a background check company, chances are they can investigate more areas than you can yourself. They may charge a flat fee per month, or they may charge per check depending on the frequency of your hiring needs.

The long-term costs to consider if you are not running background checks is the impact of higher turnover rates. If you do not weed out the bad seeds up front, how much will you pay for their initial training and later on for training their replacement? What about your potential inventory or cash losses created from hiring a career criminal? Not every employer prosecutes for theft, even though they terminate employees for it.

Only you can analyze your known data and speculate the rest with any degree of accuracy. Most companies find out that background checks eventually balance out the cost of a single bad hire. Unfortunately, most of those companies figure it out only after a major case of employee theft has surfaced.

To purchase Pre-Employment Screening Services or 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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Protect the Rest- EASy Bottle

April 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you are dismissing the small dollar thefts in your store, you are opening the doors wide open for much larger theft to occur. This is more frequently the case as smaller box and convenience stores increase/ add alcohol to their product lines. If you do not invest in security for your normal range of merchandise, you might want to consider adding Alpha Security bottle locks.
Liquor bottle security is a proven worthwhile investment. Using EASy Bottle is one of the better options to help increase your liquor bottle security. Since they come in a wide variety of options, you can pick the product that will work best for your situation and your merchandise.
The theft of a single bottle of liquor can quickly outpace the rest of the theft that is currently occurring. Because of the comparatively higher dollar amount of the product, even the loss of one bottle will have a bigger impact on your financial line than the loss of several smaller items.
Conversely, being able to save those same items from theft can make a bigger impact, in a positive way, to you financial line. The added benefit is that as you incorporate a visual deterrent against shoplifting, you might see a decrease in the other inventory losses you have. Shoplifters will assume that if one type of product is protected, then other items will be protected too.
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, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

If you are dismissing the small dollar thefts in your store, you are opening the doors wide open for much larger theft to occur. This is more frequently the case as smaller box and convenience stores increase/ add alcohol to their product lines. If you do not invest in security for your normal range of merchandise, you might want to consider adding Alpha Security bottle locks.

Liquor bottle security is a proven worthwhile investment. Using EASy Bottle is one of the better options to help increase your liquor bottle security. Since they come in a wide variety of options, you can pick the product that will work best for your situation and your merchandise.

The theft of a single bottle of liquor can quickly outpace the rest of the theft that is currently occurring. Because of the comparatively higher dollar amount of the product, even the loss of one bottle will have a bigger impact on your financial line than the loss of several smaller items. 

Conversely, being able to save those same items from theft can make a bigger impact, in a positive way, to your financial line. The added benefit is that as you incorporate a visual deterrent against shoplifting, you might see a decrease in the other inventory losses you have. Shoplifters will assume that if one type of product is protected, then other items will be protected too.

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, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security 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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