Let Bottle Lock System Ease Some Stress of Alcohol Sales

I have worked for the same company for almost 14 years now.  It is a retail drug store, and we have sold mostly the same stuff, and done business pretty much the same way the whole time.  I am certainly not against change, and would welcome a new operating system for the front office.  If you too are still running on an MS-DOS based system, make the change already.  We did make a change a couple years ago that I had not imagined we would ever do.  We started selling beer and wine.  That sounds simple enough, but some of our stores are not in the best locations, and there was a new security fear.  If I had known about Bottle Locks then, I would not have been so stressed about selling alcohol.
We already sell prescription drugs, so adding beer and wine to our inventory scared me for several reasons.  The threat of a break-in seemed to multiply.  Since I am a key carrier, I would be the lucky person to get that call in the middle of the night.  Shrink from shoplifting is now a new distinct possibility.  We have a lot of minors that come into the store unaccompanied, and it worried me there would be issues with them stealing bottles too.  Bottle Locks can help stop these worries, and these issues.
Bottle Locks are  great gadgets, either caps or wraps, that secure the bottle top.  They either wrap around the top of the bottle, or fit over the top with a clear cap.  They are available in different sizes, easy to remove, and reusable.  The bottles can still be displayed on the shelf, so customers still have access to them.  Customers don’t want to have to ask for products that are behind counters.  It is proven that sales and profits go down in a category if people can’t pick up the items they want for themselves.  
 Bottle Locks will help with deterrence of theft from people that are just thinking about stealing.  They discourage theft with the threat of the alarm going off when the customer attempts to leave, and they make getting the bottle open without it’s removal very difficult.  It is still a good idea to have video surveillance in your wine section since a determined thief will still take the bottles and run.  Substance abuse drives people to do things that  most clear headed people would never do.   
For more information contact us at Bottlelock.net or call 1.770.426.0547

I have worked for the same company for almost 14 years now.  It is a retail drug store, and we have sold mostly the same stuff, and done business pretty much the same way the whole time.  I am certainly not against change, and would welcome a new operating system for the front office.  If you too are still running on an MS-DOS based system, make the change already.  We did make a change a couple years ago that I had not imagined we would ever do.  We started selling beer and wine.  That sounds simple enough, but some of our stores are not in the best locations, and there was a new security fear.  If I had known about Bottle Locks then, I would not have been so stressed about selling alcohol.

We already sell prescription drugs, so adding beer and wine to our inventory scared me for several reasons.  The threat of a break-in seemed to multiply.  Since I am a key carrier, I would be the lucky person to get that call in the middle of the night.  Shrink from shoplifting is now a new distinct possibility.  We have a lot of minors that come into the store unaccompanied, and it worried me there would be issues with them stealing bottles too.  Bottle Locks can help stop these worries, and these issues.

Bottle Locks are  great gadgets, either caps or wraps, that secure the bottle top.  They either wrap around the top of the bottle, or fit over the top with a clear cap.  They are available in different sizes, easy to remove, and reusable.  The bottles can still be displayed on the shelf, so customers still have access to them.  Customers don’t want to have to ask for products that are behind counters.  It is proven that sales and profits go down in a category if people can’t pick up the items they want for themselves.

 Bottle Locks will help with deterrence of theft from people that are just thinking about stealing.  They discourage theft with the threat of the alarm going off when the customer attempts to leave, and they make getting the bottle open without it’s removal very difficult.  It is still a good idea to have video surveillance in your wine section since a determined thief will still take the bottles and run.  Substance abuse drives people to do things that  most clear headed people would never do. 

 For more information contact us at Bottlelock.net or call 1.770.426.0547

 

 

Motive and Opportunity- Anti Shoplifting

When dealing with shoplifting crimes, you have to combat the two driving factors involved: motive and opportunity. In order to stop shoplifting you have to effectively reduce either one or both of these driving factors.
For a shoplifter to consider stealing, they need to have a motive for doing so. Specific motives can vary widely amongst shoplifters, but a safe generalization is that they are trying to get something for nothing. It can be motivated by greed- wanting more than what they can afford. It can be driven by necessity; they simply cannot afford to purchase something like food or diapers.
When this motivation to steal is coupled with the opportunity to commit the crime with a lowered risk of getting caught, you can be sure that they will make an attempt to steal.
You can’t control what motivates people. You can’t stop every customer coming into your store and giving them an evaluation to make sure they do not have any motivation to steal. What you can do is reduce the opportunities presented within your store to stop shoplifting. Maybe you remerchandise your high theft products. Perhaps you have a need for Checkpoint Systems as your primary form of anti shoplifting. What ever it takes, your best bet is to look at removing shoplifting opportunities.
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

When dealing with shoplifting crimes, you have to combat the two driving factors involved: motive and opportunity. In order to stop shoplifting you have to effectively reduce either one or both of these driving factors.

For a shoplifter to consider stealing, they need to have a motive for doing so. Specific motives can vary widely amongst shoplifters, but a safe generalization is that they are trying to get something for nothing. It can be motivated by greed- wanting more than what they can afford. It can be driven by necessity; they simply cannot afford to purchase something like food or diapers.

When this motivation to steal is coupled with the opportunity to commit the crime with a lowered risk of getting caught, you can be sure that they will make an attempt to steal.

You can’t control what motivates people. You can’t stop every customer coming into your store and giving them an evaluation to make sure they do not have any motivation to steal. What you can do is reduce the opportunities presented within your store to stop shoplifting. Maybe you remerchandise your high theft products. Perhaps you have a need for Checkpoint Systems as your primary form of anti shoplifting. What ever it takes, your best bet is to look at removing shoplifting opportunities.

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

 

Knee Deep In It- Anti Shoplifting

A shoplifter was in our store picking up a variety of electronic items like DVDs and flash drives. We didn’t really want to make an apprehension, we primarily wanted the shoplifter to drop the merchandise and leave the store. We had employees standing near the exit, and had them start talking about the anti shoplifting tools we use in the store.
We hoped that the shoplifter would be more hesitant to try and leave with the stolen merchandise. What I think we actually did was scare the shoplifter into confusion about what to do next. 
The shoplifter had already concealed the merchandise in his bag, and thought he was already in trouble. What he didn’t realize what that if he left the product in the store and exited without any further incident, he could have gone away without any further consequences.
Because so many shoplifters are not fully aware that if they discard the merchandise they are trying to steal, they can leave the store without being apprehended by store employees. They figure that they are already so far in trouble the best bet is to go ahead and risk leaving with the merchandise unpaid for.
This is a perfect example of why anti shoplifting methods need to deter the shoplifter before they start, instead of when they are knee deep in the situation. 
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 

A shoplifter was in our store picking up a variety of electronic items like DVDs and flash drives. We didn’t really want to make an apprehension, we primarily wanted the shoplifter to drop the merchandise and leave the store. We had employees standing near the exit, and had them start talking about the anti shoplifting tools we use in the store.

We hoped that the shoplifter would be more hesitant to try and leave with the stolen merchandise. What I think we actually did was scare the shoplifter into confusion about what to do next.

The shoplifter had already concealed the merchandise in his bag, and thought he was already in trouble. What he didn’t realize what that if he left the product in the store and exited without any further incident, he could have gone away without any further consequences.

Because so many shoplifters are not fully aware that if they discard the merchandise they are trying to steal, they can leave the store without being apprehended by store employees. They figure that they are already so far in trouble the best bet is to go ahead and risk leaving with the merchandise unpaid for.

This is a perfect example of why anti shoplifting methods need to deter the shoplifter before they start, instead of when they are knee deep in the situation.

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 

 

Don’t Brag About It- Retail Theft Prevention

Customers want to have an innate sense of safety as they walk through your store. They should not be worried that their purse will be stolen if they walk away from a shopping cart for a minute, or that they might be assaulted in a parking lot after dark. To feel that safety, customers expect a certain level of retail theft prevention and security measures to be in place.
What a customer does not want to see is the glaringly obvious reality of your security features. If you have signs, and alarms and bars and gates and locked boxes everywhere, it could actually have the exact opposite effect. Your store can feel like it so locked down, that customers worry about what kind of problems, and criminals, are you trying to prevent? If you have that much security, do you have a frequent criminal problem going on in your store?
Retail theft prevention is a visual deterrent, but it should not overstep the boundaries of customer perception. Using EAS towers and tags to stop shoplifting is a common and expected retail tactic. Showing off your security to the point where it seems like you are bragging about it will do more than dissuade shoplifters to come into your store- it will also dissuade your paying customers.
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 

Customers want to have an innate sense of safety as they walk through your store. They should not be worried that their purse will be stolen if they walk away from a shopping cart for a minute, or that they might be assaulted in a parking lot after dark. To feel that safety, customers expect a certain level of retail theft prevention and security measures to be in place.

What a customer does not want to see is the glaringly obvious reality of your security features. If you have signs, and alarms and bars and gates and locked boxes everywhere, it could actually have the exact opposite effect. Your store can feel like it so locked down, that customers worry about what kind of problems, and criminals, are you trying to prevent? If you have that much security, do you have a frequent criminal problem going on in your store?

Retail theft prevention is a visual deterrent, but it should not overstep the boundaries of customer perception. Using EAS towers and tags to stop shoplifting is a common and expected retail tactic. Showing off your security to the point where it seems like you are bragging about it will do more than dissuade shoplifters to come into your store- it will also dissuade your paying customers.

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 

 

Living In The Digital Age- Checkpoint Security System

When we are living full throttle in the digital age, there is no reason why our retail theft prevention needs to be left in the dark ages. When we look to data analysis and reportable metrics, the Checkpoint security system is the way to go. In order to better understand our EAS system, we need to look to the digital functionality that gives us the information we need, when we need it.
Retail theft prevention in the form of EAS tags, labels and tower systems are only as effective as the accuracy of how we use and employ those devices. We need to start by ensuring our tagging is 100% without fail. Then we can better analyze the reports that come from the digital alarm keypad, popular with the newer Checkpoint security system models.
Designed like the face of an ATM machine, employees can record what kind of alarm the EAS towers are recording. The options include false alarm, tag in area, recovery, test, etc. By training your employees to accurately record what caused the EAS alarm to register, you can develop an action plan to eliminate false alarms through better employee training, and stop shoplifting by making an actual incident more noticeable.
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 

When we are living full throttle in the digital age, there is no reason why our retail theft prevention needs to be left in the dark ages. When we look to data analysis and reportable metrics, the Checkpoint security system is the way to go. In order to better understand our EAS system, we need to look to the digital functionality that gives us the information we need, when we need it.

Retail theft prevention in the form of EAS tags, labels and tower systems are only as effective as the accuracy of how we use and employ those devices. We need to start by ensuring our tagging is 100% without fail. Then we can better analyze the reports that come from the digital alarm keypad, popular with the newer Checkpoint security system models.

Designed like the face of an ATM machine, employees can record what kind of alarm the EAS towers are recording. The options include false alarm, tag in area, recovery, test, etc. By training your employees to accurately record what caused the EAS alarm to register, you can develop an action plan to eliminate false alarms through better employee training, and stop shoplifting by making an actual incident more noticeable.

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 

 

Self Auditing- Stop Shoplifting

Performing a self-audit is a quick way to help stop shoplifting of your high theft merchandise. Using Checkpoint Tags for retail theft prevention is only a part of the equation for success. If those Checkpoint Tags are not consistently used on every article of merchandise, you create an opening for shoplifters to take advantage of your store.
This doesn’t mean that you need to have retail theft prevention like Checkpoint Tags on every single piece of inventory within your store. It means that whatever items you decide need tags are actually being tagged. If you have a specific style or brand of jeans, for example, which is high theft, then each of those pairs requires a tag. It does not mean every pair, of every style and brand of jeans need to be tagged.
A self-audit means taking either a sampling of those tagged items (for large quantities) or all of the items and checking for accuracy. If you conduct a sample of ten items and only five have tags, you are at 50% accuracy. 50% is not going to keep shoplifters at bay. Based on this audit you know where you need to focus your efforts to make sure you are at 100% accuracy.
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 

Performing a self-audit is a quick way to help stop shoplifting of your high theft merchandise. Using Checkpoint Tags for retail theft prevention is only a part of the equation for success. If those Checkpoint Tags are not consistently used on every article of merchandise, you create an opening for shoplifters to take advantage of your store.

This doesn’t mean that you need to have retail theft prevention like Checkpoint Tags on every single piece of inventory within your store. It means that whatever items you decide need tags are actually being tagged. If you have a specific style or brand of jeans, for example, which is high theft, then each of those pairs requires a tag. It does not mean every pair, of every style and brand of jeans need to be tagged.

A self-audit means taking either a sampling of those tagged items (for large quantities) or all of the items and checking for accuracy. If you conduct a sample of ten items and only five have tags, you are at 50% accuracy. 50% is not going to keep shoplifters at bay. Based on this audit you know where you need to focus your efforts to make sure you are at 100% accuracy.

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 

 

Holiday Fashion- Alpha Jewel Lok

The holidays see an increase in the sales most retail product groups; in particular there is a distinct rise in jewelry sales. Jewelry has been a part of the consumer holiday buying patterns in two distinct areas. 
The first is because it makes for a meaningful holiday present. A nice piece of jewelry is remembered for years to come. Every time the recipient wears the item, they will remember the giver and the holiday fondly. It is also an easy answer to the question of what to buy. Since necklaces, earrings, etc., are one size fits all for most purposes, jewelry takes a lot of the guesswork out of the buying process. You don’t have to worry as much about buying the right size, or color, or style. A high quality item of jewelry will speak for itself.
Secondly, costume jewelry is an integral of holiday party fashion. For many women, one dress or outfit is used for several parties or gatherings. It a more affordable option to use less expensive pieces of costume jewelry and accessories to change the look of an outfit. One of the current fashion trends is to wear statement necklaces as the focal point of an outfit. They can range in price from a few dollars to several hundred, depending upon the style and the store that carries them.
The extension of this re-accessorizing of an outfit to help reduce out of pocket costs is that some people will resort to shoplifting as a means of obtaining several strikingly different pieces of jewelry. Seeing the need to have multiple statement necklaces to wear with a single little black dress, or other similar scenarios, shoplifters will steal the pieces they need, when they need them.
That means that some shoplifters will go into a store and end up stealing one piece of jewelry. If they are not caught, they may come back to the same store to try and steal other items. Depending upon what they feel they need, and how comfortable they have become in the process, a shoplifter may go from stealing one tiny pair of earrings to stealing another pair of earrings, a necklace, bracelet and a cocktail ring as well. 
Just like any other shoplifter, a pattern will emerge of how they are going to steal. They will also increase in frequency and quantity as they become more comfortable shoplifting from a specific store. These patterns happen more frequently in stores that have minimal security features, or retail anti theft devices that are easily defeated.
The Alpha Jewel Lok products are designed to not be easily defeated, both in the store setting and outside of the retail store’s location. This means that even if a shoplifter decides to steal a piece of jewelry from a store protected by the Alpha Security Alpha Jewel Lok retail anti theft devices, they will not be able to remove the devices without ruining the jewelry in the process. Most shoplifters will not risk being caught and not being able to use the jewelry even if they do get away with the theft.
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 holidays see an increase in the sales most retail product groups; in particular there is a distinct rise in jewelry sales. Jewelry has been a part of the consumer holiday buying patterns in two distinct areas.

The first is because it makes for a meaningful holiday present. A nice piece of jewelry is remembered for years to come. Every time the recipient wears the item, they will remember the giver and the holiday fondly. It is also an easy answer to the question of what to buy. Since necklaces, earrings, etc., are one size fits all for most purposes, jewelry takes a lot of the guesswork out of the buying process. You don’t have to worry as much about buying the right size, or color, or style. A high quality item of jewelry will speak for itself.

Secondly, costume jewelry is an integral of holiday party fashion. For many women, one dress or outfit is used for several parties or gatherings. It a more affordable option to use less expensive pieces of costume jewelry and accessories to change the look of an outfit. One of the current fashion trends is to wear statement necklaces as the focal point of an outfit. They can range in price from a few dollars to several hundred, depending upon the style and the store that carries them.

The extension of this re-accessorizing of an outfit to help reduce out of pocket costs is that some people will resort to shoplifting as a means of obtaining several strikingly different pieces of jewelry. Seeing the need to have multiple statement necklaces to wear with a single little black dress, or other similar scenarios, shoplifters will steal the pieces they need, when they need them.

That means that some shoplifters will go into a store and end up stealing one piece of jewelry. If they are not caught, they may come back to the same store to try and steal other items. Depending upon what they feel they need, and how comfortable they have become in the process, a shoplifter may go from stealing one tiny pair of earrings to stealing another pair of earrings, a necklace, bracelet and a cocktail ring as well.

Just like any other shoplifter, a pattern will emerge of how they are going to steal. They will also increase in frequency and quantity as they become more comfortable shoplifting from a specific store. These patterns happen more frequently in stores that have minimal security features, or retail anti theft devices that are easily defeated.

The Alpha Jewel Lok products are designed to not be easily defeated, both in the store setting and outside of the retail store’s location. This means that even if a shoplifter decides to steal a piece of jewelry from a store protected by the Alpha Security Alpha Jewel Lok retail anti theft devices, they will not be able to remove the devices without ruining the jewelry in the process. Most shoplifters will not risk being caught and not being able to use the jewelry even if they do get away with the theft.

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 Finger Of Suspicion- Checkpoint Security System

Vendor and supplier fraud is one form of losses that retailer’s can easily overlook. The more obvious answer to inventory losses usually comes from employee or shoplifter theft. Since vendors and suppliers are generally in and out of a store quickly, and when they are in the store they usually have their hands full and are busy unloading product, it is easier to point the finger of suspicion elsewhere.
The truth of the matter is that these vendors and suppliers should not be underestimated (or unattended) as they work in your store. Beyond the varying forms of fraud committed by vendors, these outside workers can be just as guilty of committing shoplifting crimes.
How often do these vendors unload a shipment and then ask to use a restroom? Are they escorted to the facilities, or are they left on their own as your employees focus on their own tasks and work lists? Do the vendors walk past or through areas of store merchandise and supplies? How about food products? 
One of my stores recently started noticing empty food and beverage wrappers and containers back in the bathrooms. At first we thought it was employees stealing the products. As it turned out, one of our suppliers would unload their delivery, and ask to use the restroom. They would pick up candy bars, snacks and a soda on their way back. They would eat and drink their snack in the restroom, leave the packaging, and then walk back out of the store without paying for anything.
The main reason we caught on was that the supplier started to make more frequent visits to the store, even when he didn’t have any deliveries to make. He would claim it was just customer service, checking on us because we were such and important contract of theirs. The reality was he was hungry, needed a snack, and saw us as a (literal) free lunch. 
While the majority of us would not find it effective to use Checkpoint security tags as anti shoplifting devices on a candy bar, using a Checkpoint system not only in the front of house, but also the back stockrooms and exits is a good idea. There are many vendors that will pick up store merchandise that they want and take it with them as they leave out the back receiving and dock exits. These areas are often less well protected from theft because of the lack of foot traffic that goes by them. Most employees go in and out the front doors, as do all of the customers. Usually it is only vendors and suppliers that enter and exit through the back areas.
For those vendors that are inclined to steal, the lack of Checkpoint systems and other anti shoplifting deterrents make it all to easy for them to conduct frequent thefts of store merchandise. With little employee oversight, lack of anti theft monitoring, and access to store merchandise, vendors and suppliers have an easier time stealing from a store than either employees or shoplifters do.
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 

Vendor and supplier fraud is one form of losses that retailer’s can easily overlook. The more obvious answer to inventory losses usually comes from employee or shoplifter theft. Since vendors and suppliers are generally in and out of a store quickly, and when they are in the store they usually have their hands full and are busy unloading product, it is easier to point the finger of suspicion elsewhere.

The truth of the matter is that these vendors and suppliers should not be underestimated (or unattended) as they work in your store. Beyond the varying forms of fraud committed by vendors, these outside workers can be just as guilty of committing shoplifting crimes.

How often do these vendors unload a shipment and then ask to use a restroom? Are they escorted to the facilities, or are they left on their own as your employees focus on their own tasks and work lists? Do the vendors walk past or through areas of store merchandise and supplies? How about food products? 

One of my stores recently started noticing empty food and beverage wrappers and containers back in the bathrooms. At first we thought it was employees stealing the products. As it turned out, one of our suppliers would unload their delivery, and ask to use the restroom. They would pick up candy bars, snacks and a soda on their way back. They would eat and drink their snack in the restroom, leave the packaging, and then walk back out of the store without paying for anything.

The main reason we caught on was that the supplier started to make more frequent visits to the store, even when he didn’t have any deliveries to make. He would claim it was just customer service, checking on us because we were such and important contract of theirs. The reality was he was hungry, needed a snack, and saw us as a (literal) free lunch.

While the majority of us would not find it effective to use Checkpoint security tags as anti shoplifting devices on a candy bar, using a Checkpoint system not only in the front of house, but also the back stockrooms and exits is a good idea. There are many vendors that will pick up store merchandise that they want and take it with them as they leave out the back receiving and dock exits. These areas are often less well protected from theft because of the lack of foot traffic that goes by them. Most employees go in and out the front doors, as do all of the customers. Usually it is only vendors and suppliers that enter and exit through the back areas.

For those vendors that are inclined to steal, the lack of Checkpoint systems and other anti shoplifting deterrents make it all to easy for them to conduct frequent thefts of store merchandise. With little employee oversight, lack of anti theft monitoring, and access to store merchandise, vendors and suppliers have an easier time stealing from a store than either employees or shoplifters do.

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 

 

The Finger Of Suspicion – Checkpoint Security System

 

Vendor and supplier fraud is one form of losses that retailer’s can easily overlook. The more obvious answer to inventory losses usually comes from employee or shoplifter theft. Since vendors and suppliers are generally in and out of a store quickly, and when they are in the store they usually have their hands full and are busy unloading product, it is easier to point the finger of suspicion elsewhere.
The truth of the matter is that these vendors and suppliers should not be underestimated (or unattended) as they work in your store. Beyond the varying forms of fraud committed by vendors, these outside workers can be just as guilty of committing shoplifting crimes.
How often do these vendors unload a shipment and then ask to use a restroom? Are they escorted to the facilities, or are they left on their own as your employees focus on their own tasks and work lists? Do the vendors walk past or through areas of store merchandise and supplies? How about food products? 
One of my stores recently started noticing empty food and beverage wrappers and containers back in the bathrooms. At first we thought it was employees stealing the products. As it turned out, one of our suppliers would unload their delivery, and ask to use the restroom. They would pick up candy bars, snacks and a soda on their way back. They would eat and drink their snack in the restroom, leave the packaging, and then walk back out of the store without paying for anything.
The main reason we caught on was that the supplier started to make more frequent visits to the store, even when he didn’t have any deliveries to make. He would claim it was just customer service, checking on us because we were such and important contract of theirs. The reality was he was hungry, needed a snack, and saw us as a (literal) free lunch. 
While the majority of us would not find it effective to use Checkpoint security tags as anti shoplifting devices on a candy bar, using a Checkpoint system not only in the front of house, but also the back stockrooms and exits is a good idea. There are many vendors that will pick up store merchandise that they want and take it with them as they leave out the back receiving and dock exits. These areas are often less well protected from theft because of the lack of foot traffic that goes by them. Most employees go in and out the front doors, as do all of the customers. Usually it is only vendors and suppliers that enter and exit through the back areas.
For those vendors that are inclined to steal, the lack of Checkpoint systems and other anti shoplifting deterrents make it all to easy for them to conduct frequent thefts of store merchandise. With little employee oversight, lack of anti theft monitoring, and access to store merchandise, vendors and suppliers have an easier time stealing from a store than either employees or shoplifters do.
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 

Vendor and supplier fraud is one form of losses that retailer’s can easily overlook. The more obvious answer to inventory losses usually comes from employee or shoplifter theft. Since vendors and suppliers are generally in and out of a store quickly, and when they are in the store they usually have their hands full and are busy unloading product, it is easier to point the finger of suspicion elsewhere.

The truth of the matter is that these vendors and suppliers should not be underestimated (or unattended) as they work in your store. Beyond the varying forms of fraud committed by vendors, these outside workers can be just as guilty of committing shoplifting crimes.

How often do these vendors unload a shipment and then ask to use a restroom? Are they escorted to the facilities, or are they left on their own as your employees focus on their own tasks and work lists? Do the vendors walk past or through areas of store merchandise and supplies? How about food products? 

One of my stores recently started noticing empty food and beverage wrappers and containers back in the bathrooms. At first we thought it was employees stealing the products. As it turned out, one of our suppliers would unload their delivery, and ask to use the restroom. They would pick up candy bars, snacks and a soda on their way back. They would eat and drink their snack in the restroom, leave the packaging, and then walk back out of the store without paying for anything.

The main reason we caught on was that the supplier started to make more frequent visits to the store, even when he didn’t have any deliveries to make. He would claim it was just customer service, checking on us because we were such and important contract of theirs. The reality was he was hungry, needed a snack, and saw us as a (literal) free lunch. 

While the majority of us would not find it effective to use Checkpoint security tags as anti shoplifting devices on a candy bar, using a Checkpoint system not only in the front of house, but also the back stockrooms and exits is a good idea. There are many vendors that will pick up store merchandise that they want and take it with them as they leave out the back receiving and dock exits. These areas are often less well protected from theft because of the lack of foot traffic that goes by them. Most employees go in and out the front doors, as do all of the customers. Usually it is only vendors and suppliers that enter and exit through the back areas.

For those vendors that are inclined to steal, the lack of Checkpoint systems and other anti shoplifting deterrents make it all to easy for them to conduct frequent thefts of store merchandise. With little employee oversight, lack of anti theft monitoring, and access to store merchandise, vendors and suppliers have an easier time stealing from a store than either employees or shoplifters do.

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 

Stop Shoplifting and Employee Theft with More Refund Tracking

Sometimes people just buy the wrong item, they get the wrong size, or the product doesn’t work the way it says it will.  Refunds and exchanges are part of retail, whether you’re a giant supercenter or a small specialty shop.  Customers want a hassle free return process, especially if they have their receipt for the purchase.  Unfortunately, there is the downside of fraudulent customer refunds for stolen merchandise, and refunds also give dishonest employees a way to steal cash from their employers.   There are some ways to stop employee theft and stop shoplifting by using some different techniques to track your refunds.
If you want to stop some of your shoplifting problem, you may need to change the way you deal with customer refunds.  When I was first assigned to the store I am managing now, the refunds were through the roof.  Most of the merchandise was refunded without receipts.  A competitor had opened down the street and the former manager thought it better to process the refunds rather than turn them away in order to keep the business.  My problem with this thought process was that word was getting out, and I suspected many of the items were being stolen minutes before the return.  I had to figure out how to stop the shoplifting, and keep customer service as my priority.  First, I now require a photo ID for all refunds without a receipt.  Second, I verify the item was actually sold.  It may take a few extra minutes, but I have cut down on these refund transactions, and now that the dishonest customers know they can’t get a refund they haven’t got any reason to steal the merchandise in the first place.
Now, putting some extra work into verifying refunds will also help stop employee theft.  I have a “refund” basket behind the counter.  All returned merchandise is kept in this basket until I verify it and then I put it back on the shelf.  Refunds are such a small percentage of the day’s work and it lets your employees know you are aware of what’s happening in your business.  When I check these returns, I check the item’s sales and balance on hand.  If the computer thinks I have five widgets, and there’s one in the refund basket, there should be four more on the shelf.  If there are only three widgets on the shelf for a total of four, then the cashier may have fraudulently returned that one just to pocket the cash.  We had four as we should have, but when the cashier returned one, the computer gained one to make it five.  If I check this cashier’s refunds on a regular basis and there’s always one or more than the computer thinks I have, then this could indicate a problem.  One time wouldn’t really mean anything, but if the problem is repeated over and over, you need to believe you have an issue.
I don’t want to be the refund police.  I just want customers to have positive experiences and I want cashiers that give me an honest day’s work. You can cut down on two problems with more diligence around refunds, stopping shoplifting and stopping employee theft.
For more information contact us: Stopemployeetheft.net or Antishoplifting.net or call 1.770.426.0547

Sometimes people just buy the wrong item, they get the wrong size, or the product doesn’t work the way it says it will.  Refunds and exchanges are part of retail, whether you’re a giant supercenter or a small specialty shop.  Customers want a hassle free return process, especially if they have their receipt for the purchase.  Unfortunately, there is the downside of fraudulent customer refunds for stolen merchandise, and refunds also give dishonest employees a way to steal cash from their employers.   There are some ways to stop employee theft and stop shoplifting by using some different techniques to track your refunds.

If you want to stop some of your shoplifting problem, you may need to change the way you deal with customer refunds.  When I was first assigned to the store I am managing now, the refunds were through the roof.  Most of the merchandise was refunded without receipts.  A competitor had opened down the street and the former manager thought it better to process the refunds rather than turn them away in order to keep the business.  My problem with this thought process was that word was getting out, and I suspected many of the items were being stolen minutes before the return.  I had to figure out how to stop the shoplifting, and keep customer service as my priority.  First, I now require a photo ID for all refunds without a receipt.  Second, I verify the item was actually sold.  It may take a few extra minutes, but I have cut down on these refund transactions, and now that the dishonest customers know they can’t get a refund they haven’t got any reason to steal the merchandise in the first place.

Now, putting some extra work into verifying refunds will also help stop employee theft.  I have a “refund” basket behind the counter.  All returned merchandise is kept in this basket until I verify it and then I put it back on the shelf.  Refunds are such a small percentage of the day’s work and it lets your employees know you are aware of what’s happening in your business.  When I check these returns, I check the item’s sales and balance on hand.  If the computer thinks I have five widgets, and there’s one in the refund basket, there should be four more on the shelf.  If there are only three widgets on the shelf for a total of four, then the cashier may have fraudulently returned that one just to pocket the cash.  We had four as we should have, but when the cashier returned one, the computer gained one to make it five.  If I check this cashier’s refunds on a regular basis and there’s always one or more than the computer thinks I have, then this could indicate a problem.  One time wouldn’t really mean anything, but if the problem is repeated over and over, you need to believe you have an issue.

I don’t want to be the refund police.  I just want customers to have positive experiences and I want cashiers that give me an honest day’s work. You can cut down on two problems with more diligence around refunds, stopping shoplifting and stopping employee theft.

For more information contact us: Stopemployeetheft.net or Antishoplifting.net or call 1.770.426.0547