Follow The Lines- Checkpoint Security Systems

We had a shoplifter in our store over the weekend. We knew that he was up to something based on his actions. He had entered the store and then bee lined over to our denim wall. Instead of looking at the tags, or the waistbands of the jeans- presumably to find his size- he followed the leg of each pair of jeans down to the end. What he was checking for was electronic article surveillance tags (EAS) commonly called security tags.

The shoplifter was trying to find pairs of jeans that did not have these EAS tags on them. He wanted to be able to steal the jeans without being conspicuously identified by an alarm sounding as he exited the store. If he found a pair of jeans without the tags, he had a better chance of making a clean escape.

What the shoplifter did not realize was that his actions actually made him more obvious. He was not exhibiting behaviors that most paying shoppers do. 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.

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