I worked at a major upscale department store. We had several entrance doors in our location, and I had gone to start locking them all up as we closed down for the night. As I was walking to lock up the last door, I heard the security alarms go off. I looked up and saw five guys with their arms loaded with expensive handbags running out the door. 

The security tags on the handbags set the alarm off notifying us of the problem. Unfortunately, these security tags did not deter these professional thieves. They knew they were going to be fast getting in and out, and would set the alarm off as they went.

What they didn’t count on was the camera system we had documenting their every move. Even though they disregarded the tags, the alarm let us know what was happening.

We were able to use this information to build a case with the police department, which led to their arrest. Had we not had the tags on to set the alarm off, we would not have noticed that night that the handbags had been stolen.

That would have given the criminals ample time to get away. If we had not known what time (or day) the loss took place, we might not have been able to track down the video, which is what the police needed to make their arrest.

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Actual paying shoppers will display the same basic patterns or behaviors when they are out shopping. Even those that are window-shopping will do the same things, even if they do not make an actual purchase.

Shoplifters, on the other hand, have the intention of leaving the store with product that has not been paid for. By understanding what a shopper does, compared to what a shoplifter does will give you a better way to identify possible thefts in progress.

Shoppers look for their size of jeans, which is found somewhere, near the waistband, not at the bottom of the leg. Even if a shopper picks out a few jeans with similar sizes to try on, they still are more focused on the sizing found near the waistband.

Instead of looking at the tags or the waistbands, shoplifters follow the leg of each pair of jeans down to the end. They are checking for electronic article surveillance tags (EAS) commonly called security tags.

These shoplifters are trying to find pairs of jeans that did not have EAS tags on them. They want to be able to steal the jeans without being conspicuously identified by an alarm sounding as he exited the store. If they can find a pair of jeans without the tags, they have a better chance of making a clean escape.

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I had a friend who was a manager for a national retailer. We used to share stories and exchange thoughts on how to approach certain situations in the workplace. Retail theft prevention was always a hot topic for us.

He firmly believed in managing to the small things. If you could manage the little things that went on, the big things would take care of themselves. I always had a hard time believing him. I spent most of my time running around putting out fires- taking care of the big things, as it were.

Well, since I was recently assigned to struggling store that wasn’t making much progress, I decided to give his philosophy a shot. I started to look not at the big issues, but how to stop shoplifting before the shoplifters got carried away.

I focused my retail theft prevention around the little products, the small pieces of merchandise that are easy to conceal. Instead of watching the big items, I focused on reducing the shoplifters who were testing the waters by stealing items that easily went unnoticed. I made sure my checkpoint systems sent a clear message that the small items were alarmed and tagged.

It took about three months, but I noticed a difference in the reduction of large and noticeable theft in the store.

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Checkpoint Labels conveniently are used for retail theft prevention, but in a different way than Checkpoint Tags are. Where as the tags are designed to be visible to shoppers and shoplifters, the labels are usually hidden form view.

Checkpoint Labels are put in boxes, or inside of a pocket. Sometimes they are on the outside of a clamshell package.

Deactivated at the point of sale, but they are not removed from the merchandise, Checkpoint labels are the better solution for quick customer checkouts. Checkpoint Systems provides the deactivator pad that deactivates the labels. As long as the label passes over the deactivator pad, the label will be deactivated.

Checkpoint Tags on the other hand, are hard plastic tags used in almost every major retailer for retail theft prevention.

Apply the Checkpoint Tags before the merchandise is displayed on the sales floor. At the point of sale, an employee removes the hard tags with a Checkpoint Systems provided detacher.

The tags are removed in two parts- the pin and the button. Each part is put into a bin to be recycled for use with the next shipment of merchandise.

Since the Checkpoint Labels stay on the merchandise, they are not recycled onto new store merchandise like the Checkpoint Tags are.

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One of my retail companies signed on with Checkpoint Systems for their installation and maintenance of their new door pedestals and the corresponding Checkpoint tags for anti shoplifting.

The contract they signed also included a service contract for their camera system and other video and recording equipment. They thought they were completely covered.

They knew that Checkpoint tags are pretty low maintenance, and the door pedestals generally have minimal issues beyond the annual servicing and testing. Where they really wanted the service contract was with the camera system. It had been patch worked together over the years as funds had become available to invest in a camera or DVR system.

As the cameras would slowly break down, they discovered that Checkpoint Security Systems are limited on what they could do to repair them. Because most of the cameras had been bought at a discount, they were off brands with limited warranties.

The end result was that we spent more to replace the camera systems with proprietary branded Checkpoint Security Systems components. Their products are more reliable and are covered under their service contract making them a more affordable investment over the years. Instead of spending money on unreliable and unserviceable equipment may have saved money initially, but ended up costing much more over the long term.

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Checkpoint Security Systems are pretty straightforward. You start with the installation of door towers at your exit points. These towers are what creates and audible alarm when anti shoplifting tags pass through.

Without the addition of Checkpoint Tags, the door towers would have nothing to activate them, rendering them mostly ineffective. While they would still be a visual deterrent, it wouldn’t take long for shoplifters to figure out they are just for show.

The Checkpoint Tags are hard plastic tags that pin onto merchandise, primarily clothing or accessories. They are also used for zippered merchandise like comforters or sheet sets. By securing the two zippers together, it eliminates the ability to open the bags. Shoplifters will frequently stuff high priced merchandise inside of these bags, like electronics or jewelry, and then pay for the only the sheets or comforter.

The addition of the two component Checkpoint Systems (the towers and the tags) have been proven to reduce shoplifting losses by as much as 85 percent.A camera system can be used as a deterrent for employee theft and to promote safety within the stores, but is not nearly as effective when used independently, compared to using them with Checkpoint Tags to stop shoplifting.

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An integral part of the process to stop shoplifting is to use Checkpoint systems that include Checkpoint tags. Without these anti shoplifting tools, there have been very few successful resources for retail theft prevention. A large part of the success of the tags comes from how they are made.

The first step to make a Checkpoint tag is to form the hard tag portion through injection mold or vacuum formed. The pins are made from nickel-plated steel.

The second step is to make the resonator. A resonator is a series of tiny metal loops or coils made out of appropriate magnetic metal that will resonate in response to an interrogation signal (formed at the exit door towers).

The resonator is what will trigger an alarm if a tag is left on, or label left activated- a key step in retail theft prevention.

Once the resonator is placed inside the tags, it is time for the locking mechanism to be added. This is the component that will hold the pin in place, preventing shoplifters to easily separate the two sides.

Now that the internal components are complete, the upper and lower sides of the plastic tag are heat fused or ultrasound sealed together completing the tag assembly. Without a tight seal between these two sides, a shoplifter could easily pry them apart, gaining access to the locking mechanism, defeating the tag.

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Designed for better anti shoplifting and retail theft prevention, source tagged merchandise makes a shoplifter think twice about where and what they are trying to steal.  Since the shoplifters don’t know exactly where the Checkpoint labels are hidden and which items specifically have them, they know they are less likely to defeat them.

Rather than risk being caught by an alarm at the exit doors, the majority of common shoplifters will bypass stealing from retailers that are known to utilize buried source tags.

Source tagging takes the smallest possible, and still effective Checkpoint labels hiding them in seams of clothing, or within the soles of popular athletic shoes. By affixing the Checkpoint labels within the actual product during production, a retailer’s payroll spent attaching hard tags to clothing and other products is reduced.

Conversely, the retailers are also saving payroll and customer check out times as there is no need to remove, sort and recycle these embedded labels. The labels are deactivated using the same deactivator pad used for Checkpoint systems. Additionally, there are no additional supplies or accessories to invest in since the source tagged labels are compatible with existing components to stop shoplifting. The labels will deactivate the same way any other exterior labels do, even though they are buried inside of a garment or product.

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Did you know that if a shoplifter steals the same item in two different states, it might only be a misdemeanor in one state and a felony in another? It’s important to know, because how and what you can charge a shoplifter with can be an important part of you retail theft prevention.

Anti shoplifting isn’t only about Checkpoint Systems. It is about the message within the community about how your store will stop shoplifting.

One of the biggest determining factors a court has is the dollar amount of the merchandise taken. In some states, a felony charge can happen with as little as two hundred dollars. For others, it can be anywhere from five hundred to a thousand dollars.

Additionally, you may be able to include the taxes on the item when you charge a shoplifter. If that is the case (check your local jurisdictions first) then you may be able to increase the severity of the charges. For example: In one state that I worked, it was five hundred dollars in losses to be considered a felony theft. We had a very desirable item that was frequently stolen; the cost was four hundred and ninety-five dollars. After conferring with local prosecutors, we discovered we could add the tax and the dollar value of the loss then exceeded the five hundred dollar mark.
It wasn’t long before the criminal community discovered that they would be charged with a felony theft instead of a misdemeanor. The losses on this item were greatly reduced thereafter.

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When you have product stolen, your vendors do not care. They might be sympathetic to your plight, but they are not out anything financially. In fact, your vendors are actually profiting by your losses. So why should they worry about your anti shoplifting needs?

If you don’t stop shoplifting, you end up paying for the initial product that is lost and you will pay a second time to replace that same product to have more available for your customers to purchase. When you have to purchase inventory items twice, the vendor gets paid twice. When you have one of those two products stolen, you only get paid once- so who comes out ahead?

This is where you need to leverage your vendors into source tagging your Checkpoint systems. They should be paying their employees to take the time and effort to do the tagging for you, and save you money by not having to use your own labor to install anti shoplifting devices.

If these vendors are resistant, you need to start looking at other suppliers who will source tag for you. There is no reason that your vendors can’t provide source tagging. Since you are the only one suffering from product losses, there is no reason why your vendors can’t help you out with the costs by providing a reliable service to you.

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