So a friend of mine decides he wants to open a “package store” which is essentially a liquor store. He is one of these guys that “sees” more on a big picture level as opposed to worrying about the details. We all know the saying “the devil is in the details”. Well one of those “devils” is bottle security. This was a detail that he ignored wholeheartedly while planning his business. I don’t think my friend ever gave one thought to the fact I spent almost 15 years in the loss prevention field when he was setting up his business. In fact I don’t think he gave any thought to security at all in his “business plan”. He had the idea, he had money and away he went to open his business. That is where the trouble began.

I watched him from afar wondering how he would employ liquor bottle security over his product. I secretly started doing my own research knowing eventually the flickering fluorescent light bulb over his head would eventually blink on and he would get the idea to call me for help. My research started with looking for a company that had some type of a bottle lock or liquor bottle security device. I came across a company called Alpha Security that had created some pretty innovative products. They had the EASy bottle bottle lock system which employed bottle locks that had their own alarms as well as an embedded rf chip that would alert the alarm pedestals at the front of the store if the product with alarm was removed from the store without deactivation. The bottle locks by alpha security were impressive to say the least, strong, sleek and not cumbersome. I envisioned any attempt at liquor bottle security would involve a big clunky piece that would inhibit any useful way of storing or marketing the bottles. I was thankfully wrong and with my initial research on Alpha Security being very promising I chose to delve deeper into the EASy bottle bottle lock system.

At this point in time my friend was feeling the first pangs of inventory loss. Since he had almost no form of bottle security tools he fast became the neighborhood’s easy theft target. His version of a liquor bottle lock was to take all of his expensive bottles and lock them up in the storage room. This hurt him due to having limited representation of that product on the sales floor as well as needing additional personnel to pull the product from the stockroom when a customer did desire the product. Another form of bottle security he employed was putting handwritten signs around the store which stated “If you steal you go to jail”.  Besides the fact they were handwritten they did not give the good customers a “warm fuzzy” feeling about shopping in his store.  My friend was really struggling trying to invent his own version of liquor bottle locks when it finally dawned on him to call me to discuss a strategy to lower his shrink.

Knowing my friend and his stubbornness is why I let him finally get to the point of realizing he needed my help, otherwise anything I said would have fallen on deaf ears. Don’t we all know someone like that??  I quickly brought him up to speed about the EASy bottle system which was developed by Alpha Security. I showed him a picture of the liquor bottle lock that I thought would best suit his business. He could not believe that this lean and sleek lock had an embedded alarm as well as the fact that if someone attempted to defeat the liquor bottle lock it would render the product inconsumable. He immediately jumped at the idea and purchased the EASy Bottle Bottle Lock system. I helped him set the system up as well as ensured that the staff was fully trained on how to install, audit, deactivate and remove the liquor bottle locks. I also spent extra time training my friend and his staff on how to properly react when any alarms sounded.

Now my friends business is booming due to proper product representation, good marketing and fully secured product. I am just wondering when he will decide to cut me a check for helping him out!! Anyway I was glad to help out a friend in need.

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In the business of Loss Prevention, we have a saying: “You can’t be there all the time”. People usually used it as a cop out for losses that occur when they aren’t around, but it can also speak to why things like liquor bottle security are so important. I’ve been using Alpha security products for my bottle security needs for a long time, and it makes me feel comfortable that even when I’m not watching cameras, my merchandise is safe and secure with the EASy Bottle liquor bottle lock system.

I spent a lot of time and stress frustrated with losses that were occurring just after I left work or just before I got there. There is nothing worse that walking in to an employee telling you, “You just missed a case! Five minutes ago there was this guy that…” you get the picture. The fact is that no matter how much you try or how many eyes you have watching, you are never going to catch 100% of the thieves that walk into your building.

On the bright side, liquor bottle locks can do a much better job of this. For starters, bottle security is a huge deterrent. A shoplifter takes one look at that and says, “I’m going down the street to a place that doesn’t have a liquor bottle locks.” And when you have that overly determined shoplifter willing to take the risk, they will soon realize that when they get outside, they still can’t open the liquor bottle lock, and they won’t be back again. Liquor bottle security deters theft, detects theft, and prevents those pesky repeat offenders all the time, not just when you’re there.

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Bottle locks are nothing new in the loss prevention industry.  However they haven’t really been utilized until the last decade and since that time they have become more and more commonplace as the economy has become worse and worse.  While their primary use has been liquor stores and grocery outlets looking to stem theft there is another business type that should look into use of this bottle security method.

Bars and clubs are frequently the havens of people looking to escape the grind of everyday life.  With so many people crammed into a single building it is not hard to find incidents of theft occurring at the bar.  The most common method used by those looking to score a free bottle of liquor is having one or two people in the group distract the bartender while the rest of the group reaches over the bar and swipes one or two items within reach.

While most places serving alcohol do possess camera systems they are usually only employed after the fact and are rarely observed during a bar’s business hours.  To dissuade such behavior, having a full suite of bottle locks or even using EASy Bottle locks will make such groups think twice before pulling such shenanigans.

Remember, if they find they can’t remove the locks without special tools then they have no reason to steal them.  While most bars tend to stack their liquor against the far wall of the bar that shouldn’t lead them to believe they don’t need extra bottle security.  A few extra steps will rarely stop a determined thief.

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

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Why do we lock things? It is an easy solution to protect what is ours. We lock our cars, our houses, our safes, so why not our inventory?

What is more likely, someone stealing our unlocked car in the driveway of our house, or someone stealing a bottle of liquor from our liquor stores? And yet, we are diligent at locking our cars, and not our alcohol.

Bottle security should not be overlooked or disregarded as complicated or unnecessary. There are products out there that are designed to simplify the process of adding bottle security to our shops.

EASy Bottle Bottle Locks designed and shop tested by Alpha Security makes this a simple transition.

Order some bottle locks for your high theft or expensive bottles of liquor. Once they arrive, take one out and snap a lock over the mouth of the bottle. Once you hear the click you know you are done! Repeat the process on the rest of your bottles. Simple, right?

The best part about these locks, it that the merchandise can stay out in its home shelf locations without any additional adjustments. There is no need for any special display cases, or locking compartments to house your inventory.

The locks are individual to the bottles, allowing the customers to shop as they see fit.

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

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If you own a liquor store you know all about shoplifting. But you may not know about all the prevention techniques and bottle lock items available. During good times or bad, shoplifters will steal from you. Liquor stores also have another problem related to shoplifting. There are individuals that will enter the store, open a bottle of you best, drink some then put it back on the shelf. This issue is really no better that when a thief removes the merchandise from the store.

There are several things you should consider to combat these thefts. This is a multi-stage solution. First is greeting the customers when they enter the store. Why do you think that major retailers have a “greeter”? Well-established studies have shown that if impulse and some amateur shoplifters are greeted when they enter the store that they will not shoplift during that visit. This is because that in their mind they have been seen and no longer blend into the crowd. I like to stress that this should go beyond the “Hi, welcome to ___” statement. I believe that if possible they should be asked if you could assist them in finding something. This adds more interaction and clearly establishes that they have been noticed. Of course this is also very good customer service for your good customers. Remember, customers love attention shoplifters hate it.

Next we all know that you can be routinely in situations where you do not have a good employee to customer ratio. What can you do? There is other customer service and anti shoplifting techniques however, they all rely on employee actions. In this case you need items that physically secure your product. If you have a Checkpoint system at your customer doors then you have most of the problem solved. However, this may not be the best environment for just using Checkpoint labels on your bottles. Two other Alpha High Solutions products will take care of this. If you do not seem to be having issues with consumption in the store then use an Alpha Steel Grip. This bottle lock comes in several sizes and wraps around the neck of the bottle. The new Steel Grip has a redesigned coated plastic steel band that locks into a redesigned hard tag. The Steel Grip will trip the Checkpoint system at the doors.

The second is an even hotter product called EASy Guarde. This is merchandise denial product. It is a bottle lock that fits over the cap of the bottle and locks it down. There is a Checkpoint Tag built in. The bottle cannot be opened with this bottle lock on it. The EASy Guarde is clear acrylic and black. The Steel Grip and the EASy Guarde can only be removed by store employees with the special S3 key. You can learn more about these Bottle Locks at www.LossPreventionSystems.com

Be proactive and sell more, loose less and make more margin!

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

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When is the last time you really sat down to figure out your break-even analysis? Was it last month, or maybe a year ago? If you have done one recently, is it because your business is starting to struggle financially? Finally, are those struggles due to an increase in theft of your inventory?

 If you have answered yes to those last couple of questions, now is the time to get serious about your bottle security.

 In order for you to break even, you need to know your fixed costs, and the prices of your products. Then you can add in your variable costs like the addition of Alpha Security’s EASy Bottle Bottle locks for your bottle security.

 This will get you the minimum sales you need to break even. You can even run these numbers using the costs to replace your stolen merchandise instead of the price of bottle locks for comparison.

 The results will show you that after the initial investment of the bottle locks, you will find your break even number is significantly reduced compared to the number including your stolen inventory replenishment.

 Now you can take all of this a step further by incorporating a payoff matrix to project out your future profits, but I can tell you that the bottle lock expenses will save you money in the long run.

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

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We all are programmed to multi task. If for some strange reason we are not trying to do a billion things all at once, we don’t feel like we are being productive. I have that problem when I am trying to clean my house.

I start out innocently enough. Start the laundry. Then I realize I need to wash the dishtowel so I head to the kitchen. Then I realize that if I start doing the dishes, then I can clear out a space to put the pots that need hand washing. Then I remember the water glass in the living room so off I go.

Eventually the entire house gets clean, but nothing ever is completed progressively. There is no section that is completely done and then another one started. If something comes up out of the blue, then the entire house remains unclean.

Zen wisdom teaches to do what you are doing while you are doing it. It makes sense. Really, you cannot do multiple tasks at once. You are constantly stopping and starting new tasks.

That’s one of the nice things about using bottle locks for your liquor bottle security. The EASy Bottle Bottle Locks do only one thing, and they do it well. It enhances your liquor bottle security. All they do is stay put and protect your inventory from damage or loss.

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

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, than I can only imagine what seeing the actual thing is worth. I have seen several pictures of the bottle locks from Alpha Security, and the pictures, overall, do the product justice.

They show the bottle lock, both on its own, and on a bottle and it looks about like anyone would expect. The bottle locks are simple design, pretty compact, and easy to use. Just slide one on and snap it into place. Done! It’s not really rocket science.

What I wasn’t expecting was the major difference in quality when I actually held a bottle lock in my hand. Wow doesn’t even begin to describe it.

These bottle locks are made of a super durable, extremely hard plastic. I was expecting something much, much thinner. They really are streamlined, too. You could put them on several bottles and probably not even reduce your shelf count by one.

I knew from reading the descriptions on line and looking at the pictures that this is one product that would live up to my expectations. What I wasn’t prepared for was the bottle lock exceeding my expectations. I know that these are well worth the investment to increase the bottle security in my stores.

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

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Do you have an employee referral program? I know that several of the companies I worked for would provide a monetary incentive for employee referrals that were hired onto the company. One of the companies I worked for had a strict no advertising rule, so employee referrals made up about 90% of our staff.

This had its benefits and weaknesses. If you had an employee who turned out to be a bad seed, who had referred many of the employees, than you would generally have a mass exodus of employees when one leaves.

On the other hand, finding a diamond in the rough that happens to have several competent friends can turn into several diamonds in the rough, all because of a referral process.

Liquor bottle security should not be any different. When you have trustworthy, competent referral, why not go along with it? That is one of the best ways to really know what you are getting yourself into.

Having seen first hand the quality and ease of use that Alpha Security EASy Bottle Bottle Locks can bring to your liquor bottle security is priceless.

No more trying to chase down a diamond in the rough, simply follow the referrals to the top of the line, newest addition to your retail team: the bottle lock.

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