I have been called to many locations that swear they have a theft issue, only to find out that the product was actually missing due to miss management.

When an accurate inventory took place, they discovered that the shoplifters were taking a completely different item that they were completely unaware of.

The truth is, without having an actual estimate done, and cross referenced against your current inventory accuracy and merchandise costs, you can never really understand how much you might need an inventory security system. You will also have a better understanding about where the system will do the most benefit for you. A miss placed security system will be less beneficial than one protecting the right inventory assortments.

The first step is to determine what your losses actually are. If you were not in the habit of taking an inventory, now would be a good time to start.

Many small businesses that do not take an inventory on a regular (semi annual or annual) basis are often surprised at just how off their numbers are in their heads versus what they actually do physically have on hand.

The important piece of doing an inventory is in knowing your accuracy. If you have an accurate inventory, you can effectively tell what is missing. You will be able to resolve the theft issues faster, and with greater certainty.

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 

I did a consultation for a local liquor storeowner who was concerned that he was spending too much money on his inventory. The initial thought was that he was spending too much money keeping up with the latest in seasonal brews and flavored liquor but not getting the return he had hoped for. He was actually spending more on replenishing stolen product than what he realized. After digging around a bit, I realized that he had no liquor bottle security in place.

We immediately developed a plan to keep a secondary entrance closed during business hours. He had been propping the door open to generate foot traffic.

What he didn’t know was that he also opened the door to people walking in and stealing the bottles closest to the door. Since no one monitored the door, and there was no other liquor bottle security, it was very easy to make off with the stolen goods.

After making a few shoplifting apprehensions, we discovered there were several residents of a nearby apartment complex that had gotten word that this was the place to go for free booze.

We then set about installing the Alpha Security EASy Bottle on the high theft bottles. The visibility and security of the bottle locks immediately garnered positive results and his inventory flow was back on track.

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

Having bottle security of any kind is the best defense against inventory losses. While shoplifters are always the first thought when it comes to how inventory shrink occurs, it is by far not the only way. In fact, it is easier and more common that vendors and employees will cause the biggest financial losses your liquor store will incur.

Bottle locks such as EASy Bottle (which is developed and sold by Alpha Security) are an effective deterrent against product sampling and shoplifting. If you know that those ways are only a portion of your losses, what else should your bottle security be protecting you against?

How about vendor fraud? One of the easiest ways a vendor can steal from you is by misstating the quantities of product they are delivering. This can happen by taking a real invoice, only shorting the actual shipment that is delivered to your store. If they leave a few cases of product on their deliver truck (and none of your employees verifies the physical received quantity) the vendor now has extra product on their truck.

You will be left with an unexplained inventory shortage and they have cases of merchandise they can do with as they please. It is easier than one might think to sell these on the black market to other businesses, friends, or online.

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

With a high level of bottle security, the 1 Alarm Wine Guard bottle lock is a perfect solution for wine bottles in your liquor store. Alpha Security takes great pride in the ease of use for these bottle locks. A one-handed removal process helps ensure an efficient check out process. It is the same one-handed application process that makes it quicker and less frustrating for your employees to put the locks on from the start.

From a security standpoint, the Alpha Security Wine Guard fits over 90 percent of wine bottles currently being sold on the market. The 1 Alarm designation means the bottle locks can be used in conjunction with an in store EAS system.

There is also a dual spring locking mechanism that further ensures a strong lock between the bottle and the lock, making it less likely that the bottle lock can be pried off and defeated. The cap grips in two separate spots for the best fit possible.

Additionally, the wine guard goes beyond security from theft. There are the benefit denial properties. Finally, the clear cap allows the tax and stamp information to be easily read and audited.

From bottle security, to ease of use to customer satisfaction, the Alpha Security 1 Alarm Bottle Lock is made just for you and your highly coveted wine bottles.

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 

For some small businesses, there might only be one employee working at any given point during business hours. If this is the case, all of your employees absolutely have to have access to the keys to unlock the bottle locks. They can’t very well tell a customer they are unable to sell certain items because they do not have access to the control key.

For other liquor stores, there might be a bigger decision regarding who can have an access key and who can’t.

If you are working with a larger crew, then you might want to further enhance your bottle security by limiting who can access the keys for the bottle locks. If you give them just to managers or store key holders, your bottle security gets even tighter. You are providing further control over your bottle locks.

Some things to consider are the manager’s current expected workload. If you have outlined every second of your manager’s day with other important tasks, can there be a reasonable expectation that every time a bottle is sold with an EASy Bottle lock on it, the manager can come to unlock it? Or will they have to take their time to get to the register, causing irritation to your customers?

Either path you choose needs to have a clear outline of the expectations each key holder will be held accountable to, ensuring success with your bottle locks.

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 

A simple evaluation will help guide you in the process of enhancing your store’s liquor bottle security.

Think about the following questions:

Do you see the biggest inventory losses coming from theft (either from shoplifters or employees)? Or… Do you have an issue with unauthorized in- store sampling (opened bottles, customers/ minors caught drinking inside your store)? 

If you have a theft issue, especially if there is employee theft of merchandise, you probably want to invest in a complete EAS system. Employees and shoplifters are less likely to steal when there are operational and inventory controls in place. A full EAS system will be worth your investment and provide reasonable liquor bottle security aimed at deterring theft.

If you are having an issue with in store sampling, Alpha Security bottle locks, provide consistent and successful product denial benefits, without the need to attach them to an EAS system.

This saves you capital by eliminating a system that would target problems you do not have. One can always be added later if the situations or inventory losses start to change. At that time, the rest of the EAS system can be added. If you use the EASy Bottle for your bottle locks, they will be compatible with that system.

If you have an issue with both, then you have an absolute need to invest in bottle locks that will alarm with an EAS system while providing product denial at the same time.

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 

Some times, I am thinking about the workshop in the garage right now, there can just be too many tools. I see this problem come up with not only our personal cache of hammers and drills, but also tools in my liquor stores used for liquor bottle security.

Managing and sorting and cleaning and organizing all of the different tools can be a major headache. It ends up being a distraction from spending the time actually putting the tools to good use.

I often look at the chaos in the workshop and start to evaluate how many of those tools we have only used once or twice. Now they just sit around collecting dust.

We sure were glad that we had them, when we actually needed them, but again, is it worth it now?

 If you can use a wide array of liquor bottle security in your store, and they are put to good use then by all means diversify! Get your money’s worth out of them.

 If you are tired of the chaos, try sticking to one kind of bottle locks- Alpha Omni Guarde Bottle Cap. It is made by Alpha Security- it’s the same brand that makes the EASy Bottle. These bottle locks are designed to fit 90 percent of the liquor bottle shapes and sizes that are currently on the market.

 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 

Memorial Day is a traditional day of remembrance. We remember those that have fought and died for our country. We remember our loved ones who have passed. We also remember how crazy some people can get over the extended weekend.

A three-day weekend always produces an increase in alcohol sales. There will also be a corresponding increase in the number of people who want to drink and also do not want to pay for it. So how do these people reconcile their contradictory desires….by shoplifting from your store, of course.

Don’t forget to plan your liquor bottle security as you stock your shelves in preparation for the busy weekend. Alpha Security has a great line of bottle locks to provide liquor bottle security, protect your inventory from theft, and guard your peace of mind. The EASy Bottle products manufactured by Alpha Security come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and types to secure a wide variety of liquor bottles.

Memorial Day weekend is too busy an event on your calendar for you to be concerned about the bottle security in your store(s). You don’t want to remember this weekend as the one you needlessly lost thousands of dollars of inventory; neither do you want attempt to play catch-up in margin for the rest of the year to compensate for this weekend.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system. Remember Memorial Day weekend as the weekend you finally decided to protect your inventory, your bank account AND your peace of mind.

For more information on Alpha Security, Bottle Lock, bottle locks, bottle security, liquor bottle security or EASy Bottle and how they work with an Electronic Article Surveillance (or EAS system) contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 

Whether you have a theft issue with well spirits, top shelf or even higher end premium wine and liquor bottles you want liquor bottle security that will be aesthetically pleasing.

By using Alpha Security EASy Bottle for the preferred brand of bottle locks, any liquor store format will benefit from these optimal merchandising aesthetics.

The EASy bottle is a sleek design. Because it is not bulky makes it perfect for all retail environments.

For small liquor stores these locks will not create excessive bulk like other kinds of locks do. When you are forced to reduce your shelf quantities because fewer bottles can’t fit on the shelf you are loosing potential sales by being out of stock more frequently. You also increase labor hours because your employees are forced to restock empty shelves more frequently. The addition of these bottle locks will not create a significant reduction in the shelf quantity of merchandise.

For higher end liquor stores that are more concerned with the overall look of the store and the customer’s perception, you want to have a more subtle approach to liquor bottle security. Since these locks are primarily clear they are providing a better product display.

When the customer scans the store to find what they are looking for, their view is not inundated with views of liquor bottle security. They still primarily view the product’s bottles or packaging, which is what you want to have happen.

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 

Alpha Security has done an outstanding job of designing bottle security that individually suits the diverse assortment of liquor bottles found in virtually every liquor store. I have recently started using bottle locks in my stores. One of the most beneficial to me is the Magna Guarde. It has features that I can’t find on other locks that work to protect my two highest theft tequilas- Patron and 1800.

The extra large size better accommodates the unusual cap sizes found in many tequila brands. To better secure a proper fit, the Magna Guarde has a clamshell design, providing additional benefit denial protection. The clamshell’s internal hinge makes it virtually impossible to defeat.  A button on the bottom of the base adjusts to further create a secure fit; specific to the bottle you are using it on.

Alpha Security prides their self in creating bottle security that has easy applications and removal is key to customer satisfaction and employee compliance rates. The clear cap makes it easy to read bottle label and tax information. It won’t do you any good to protect your inventory and profits from theft, only to loose that money to fines from a failed state audit.

Bottle locks are not one size fits all, because the liquor bottles they are trying to protect do not come in one size fits all. This is one case where size really does matter.

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