Shoplifting can be a serious problem for any retail business.  It is estimated that shoplifting accounts for nearly half of all retail loses and can turn a profitable into a problem store.  This activity can negatively impact a retail business’s bottom line and create an uncomfortable shopping environment.  As a result of this activity, many retail businesses are investing in anti shoplifting systems.

Many of these companies are turning to Checkpoint Systems to fulfill their anti shoplifting needs.  Checkpoint Systems provides a variety of security solutions that will meet a retail business’s needs.  One of these solutions is the use of Checkpoint Security Systems.  These systems most often use Checkpoint security tags.  The Checkpoint security tags enable the user to control external loss and can be used in an overall anti shoplifting solution.  Checkpoint security tags are the gold standard in retail theft prevention and create an environment that is conducive to customer service and business profitability.

While working for a large multi-national specialty retailer, I was able to see first hand the effectiveness of Checkpoint security tags.  The company decided to use Checkpoint Systems as their primary provider of Checkpoint security tags.  This was used in conjunction with an overall retail theft prevention program.   The use of these systems provided an environment the encouraged a policy of anti shoplifting and had a significant impact company-wide.  This reduction in shoplifting not only made the stores more profitable, but also increased the stores customer service ratings.  If your looking to increase your business profitability, develop anti shoplifting measures, and institute a retail theft prevention program, have a look at Checkpoint security tags.

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase retail anti theft devices from Checkpoint Systems.

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Retail theft prevention is on the forefront of most business owners’ minds lately.  The struggling economy, high unemployment and the ever decreasing value of the dollar can motivate some people to take up shoplifting just to make ends meet or to obtain those items that they otherwise cannot afford.  If a person has the mindset to be able to shoplift, a suffering economy will not stop them and may motivate them.  Anti shoplifting techniques will, however, slow down their efforts.

I work for a large retailer that is also seeing the effects of the economy on profitability.  Anti shoplifting measures are taken seriously by those of us in the loss prevention field in order to maximize our business’s profits while reducing the losses experienced.  We do our best to not stand idly by while our merchandise walks out the doors.

Businesses are seeing more organized retail crime among shoplifters as well, where items are stolen for resale.  These types of shoplifters can greatly impact a business by creating a significant loss in a short amount of time.  Retail theft prevention ideas can help slow down these shoplifters too.

When you would like your dollar to go a long way in retail theft prevention, Checkpoint systems are available.  Checkpoint security tags attach to your high theft and high end merchandise and sound an alarm should the item leave your business without being purchased.  A Checkpoint security system also provides a visual deterrent to the would-be shoplifter, announcing it, and your business, as one invested in anti shoplifting.

These are hard times, but retail theft prevention measures such as Checkpoint systems are available.  For a minimal investment in anti shoplifting, you can maximize profits for your business.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase retail anti theft devices from Checkpoint Systems.

For more information on Anti Shoplifting , Checkpoint Security System or Checkpoint Security Tags contact us at Retail theft prevention or call 1.770.426.0547

Many retailers are taking an aggressive stance in their security programs. Many retailers are putting together anti shoplifting programs that will protect their assets. Retail theft prevention involves more than just hiring loss prevention officers. There are many other things needed to make a program work. Checkpoint security system can provide the proper equipment such as checkpoint security tags. This is a step in a right direction; checkpoint systems are geared toward protecting a stores asset.

In any retail business retail theft prevention must be address and taken seriously for them to work. This was an issue I had to address at one of my assignments I arrived at this one establishment. The location did not have a proper retail theft prevention program in place. Their anti shoplifting program consisted of a few fake cameras and signs stating the store was being watched. I explained that even though an anti shoplifting program is not going to prevent all of the theft, but Checkpoint security system will definitely help address the theft issue. Checkpoint security tags on merchandise will become a deterrent automatically, but when working together with the checkpoint systems will become a more effective system.

After the checkpoint security system was put into operation working together with a checkpoint security tags and a security staff. When they checked their shrink numbers six months later after inventory saw an improvement in all areas. This proved that checkpoint system does work proving that a good security system is a very good investment for any business.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase retail anti theft devices from Checkpoint Systems.

For more information on Anti Shoplifting , Checkpoint Security System or Checkpoint Security Tags contact us at Retail theft prevention or call 1.770.426.0547

All retailers experience shoplifting at some point or other.  I have found that the smaller volume and specialty stores are often less likely to have anti shoplifting efforts in place as opposed to the larger chain counterparts.  One specialty retail setting that has a large variety of chain stores and independently owned stores are drug stores.  Now we all know that the chain stores use anti shoplifting devices such as EAS tags, CCTV and RX caps.  But I often find that independently owned drug stores don’t have many retail theft prevention efforts in place.

A word of advice is that all stores need anti shoplifting tools in order to remain profitable.  Shoplifters target stores that don’t use tools such as Checkpoint security tags and Checkpoint security systems.  Shoplifters are smart.  They quickly learn who is protecting themselves and who is not.  Then they take the smaller risk and steal from the stores without retail theft prevention devices.  There are many great tools that are available to small drug stores.  You don’t have to be a chain store to qualify for protection.  Checkpoint systems is very cost effective and is well known by shoplifters.  When a would-be shoplifter enters the store and sees the Checkpoint systems pedestals they know immediately that their job just got more risky.

And to be honest, that is the point.  Store employees can’t spend all day dealing with shoplifters and still give the customers the service they need.  Instead of sacrificing time doing business you can use Checkpoint security tags and Alpha RX Caps to deter your theft and keep your profits safe.  This will allow you to control losses and focus more on growing sales and customer satisfaction.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase retail anti theft devices from Checkpoint Systems.

For more information on Anti Shoplifting, Checkpoint Security Tags, or Checkpoint Security System contact us at Retail theft prevention or call 1.770.426.0547

There are many different ways for shoplifters to steal from a store.  The obvious way is for a shoplifter to conceal product and walk out without paying for it.  Another very common method, but one not often talked about, is ticket switching.  This method of theft involves taking the price label off of a low priced item and placing it on a high priced item.  The shoplifter will then go to the register and if the cashier does not catch the price change then the customer will pay pennies on the dollar for the product.

So how can you prevent this?  One answer is to make sure your cashiers are trained on your products so they have a basic knowledge of the merchandise price points.  They then have to pay attention to what they are ringing and question when an items seems to be priced unusually low.  To help I also suggest using Checkpoint security tags from Checkpoint Systems.  When you use Checkpoint Systems it is not necessary to put the Checkpoint security tags on all merchandise.  I suggest only putting them on high dollar and high theft items.  The immediate benefit is that shoplifters are wary of stealing products when they see you have a Checkpoint security system in place.  Remember, retail theft prevention is really the goal.

The second benefit is that if a customer comes to the register with an item that is low priced AND has an anti shoplifting device a red flag should go off to the cashier.  Since you generally put Checkpoint security tags on high dollar merchandise there would be no reason for an anti shoplifting device on the low priced item, thus the ticket could have been switched.  One quick price check from the department and you may have just stopped yourself from a loss.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase retail anti theft devices from Checkpoint Systems.

For more information on Checkpoint Security System, Anti Shoplifting or Checkpoint Security Tags contact us at Retail theft prevention or call 1.770.426.0547