Checkpoint security tags

Checkpoint Tags, What’s Hot?

January 3, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Checkpoint Systems has an extensive offering of genuine Checkpoint tags. When you combine this with Alpha High Theft Solutions, which is a subsidiary of Checkpoint Systems, you have every weapon in the war on shoplifters. Here is a list of Checkpoint tags that are available. These are also called “hard tags”

Mini Hard Tag – This hard tag is the staple of the line. It is the most popular…for now. It is so popular that it is often imitated, but rarely equaled. The genuine Checkpoint tag has clean well sealed edges. This is important because most of the imitators can be pried apart with either fingers or a pocketknife. Rough edges also tend to snag the very clothing items you are trying to protect.

3G Hard Tag – This tag is picking up in popularity. It is the same size and shape as the mini however there are several major differences. The 3G comes with a locking mechanism that requires a super detacher. This makes removal almost impossible with out a super detacher. The 3G Hard Tag is also constructed differently. The seam is concealed and welded is such a way that it cannot be attacked. This new construction along with the distinctive but subtle white and beige color clearly identify it as genuine Checkpoint Systems.

Button Tag – This is another really neat offering. The Button Tag is about the same size as a large button on a ladies coat. It is black in color. Like the 3G and the Mini Hard Tag it also has a hole for a flex string and it’s locking mechanism is available in either a standard or super detacher. The Button Tag is really compact and provides the same coverage as a mini hard tag. Again, like all Checkpoint Systems tags it is very well constructed.

Maxi Hard Tag – Wow, if you want the maximum protection the Maxi Hard Tag is it. Larger in size to allow for a bigger coil, which makes it’s pick at the antennas much better in challenging situations. The Maxi Hard Tag has very clean, sleek lines in its oval shape. White in color the seam is also very well constructed.

All four of these tags have the raised ring around the pinhole that deters prying of the pin! If you are in doubt about weather or not a Hard Tag is a genuine Checkpoint Systems Hard Tag just look for the name or logo.

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Stop Shoplifting During The Holidays

December 23, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

With the holiday season our attempts to stop shoplifting seem to be like a fish swimming up stream. The problem is not that we may have more shoplifters but that we have more customers. We cannot spend the time we need watching the sales floor. If you have not prepared before this late in the game there is little you can do to put a full anti shoplifting program in place. However, there are some things you can do to slow it down

First use zone coverage. Instruct every employee to watch a certain area of the sales floor. If they spot a shoplifting problem then they should request help from others.

Intensify customer service. Shoplifters hate attention so let’s give them more than they can handle. This includes a greeting when they enter the store or department. I believe that this greeting must be more than a simple “hello”. Eye contact is VERY important. By making eye contact a shoplifter will feel that you remember what they look like and that they have been noticed. This will shut down most impulse and some amateur shoplifters. Your good customer will love it also! Remember that is why they are there to shop and get stellar customer service.

After the insanity of this season is over look at your losses due to shoplifting and make more permanent changes. A good anti shoplifting program has many cogs on the wheel. They are all important and you must use all of them to be profitable. Take a lesson form the major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target, and Best Buy. As a former Executive for companies like them I know that any anti shoplifting program must have the following:

Solid policy and procedure. Even if you are a one store operation. P&P will help you to guide your employees and draw a line in the sand of what they can and cannot do. If you would like a free copy of a shoplift policy that you can customize to fit you just contact me.

Training, training and more training. You cannot expect that you or your employees can handle shoplifting situations without gaining a comfort level. Anti shoplifting training will do that. You cannot just read this stuff in a book and expect that they will succeed.

Checkpoint security systems . These systems are key to deterring shoplifters of all types: impulse, amateur and professional. Your employees place checkpoint security tags on soft goods such as clothing. checkpoint labels are placed on all other goods. The checkpoint security systems then become your full time, never takes a day off security employee. They watch your goods when you can’t. Like when you are slammed with customers and the customer to employee ratio is high. checkpoint security tags and checkpoint labels are easy to apply and remove or deactivate by your staff.

For more information on anti shoplifting or checkpoint labels or checkpoint security tags or checkpoint security systems contact us at stop shoplifting or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

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Anti Shoplifting wave hits the retail world

December 10, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

As if an anti shoplifting wave needs to hit any retailer. If a retailer is waiting to experience shoplifting to engage in anti shoplifting efforts, he’ll close his business first.

Anti shoplifting is a large part of the retail world. Every day, managers and business owners walk their stores and shops wondering if they are doing enough to protect their assets and boost their profits. Are they making any impact? That’s hard to say. Loss Prevention Consultants specialize in overseeing a business and making the necessary recommendation to help a retailer protect them, and encourage sales growth.

A manager/owner I once worked with was under the impression that his shop(s) was not experiencing shoplifting and if it was happening, it was minimal. He sold high end beauty products and believed that since his stores were in a “higher income” area, he wouldn’t suffer from shoplifters.

True, he may not have the same amount of shoplifters, but he will experience shoplifting and with the product he sells, one or two shoplifters could really hurt his business. After a long discussion, and me showing him several instances of shoplifting at surrounding stores and shops, he decided to install a Checkpoint Security system . As I told the manager, a Checkpoint Security system would provide a better sense of security in his store and would truly protect his profits and encourage better customer service. The day of final installation, 3 shoplifters were identified as they drop or threw merchandise as they fled the store. They merchandise dropped was worth several hundred dollars from each shoplifter. The Checkpoint Security system deterred the shoplifters by taking away their privacy.

Now, and since the installation, the store has increased their profits because merchandise is in the store and available for purchase. Anti shoplifting is any everyday task for this manager and his store team.

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Retail anti theft devices and positive profits

December 3, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

In a world with retail anti theft devices aplenty, I wanna share with you a couple of examples of Checkpoint Security systems I’ve used.

As a loss prevention professional, my job is to ensure I am supporting the profitability of the stores and company I am working for. This includes advising executive management on the different tools necessary to combat shrink or theft and loss. Specifically, I always advise on using Checkpoint Security systems .

One day I was walking a store on a standard visit. The manager was telling me about a group of guys that he believes were “casing” his store. Sure enough, not 15 minutes into the walk, he points out one of the guys.

The “lookout” was inspecting merchandise, looking at the checkpoint labels affixed to the product. I called to the loss prevention agent working the store and had him review the suspect on camera. As we made our way to the office, the loss prevention agent had observed the suspect repeatedly attempt to remove the checkpoint labels . We watched the suspect move to the next section of merchandise to an item that used Checkpoint security tags . He was obviously puzzled. He pulled out his cellphone and made a call. Whoever he was speaking with got an ear full about the Checkpoint Security system devices on the merchandise. Irate, he threw the merchandise in the aisle and left the store.

This was one of many examples of the benefits to having a Checkpoint Security system a store. This suspect saw that he and his crew couldn’t easily get merchandise out of the store without being noticed. Shoplifting is an easy crime when the shoplifter goes unnoticed, but interrupt their privacy and almost immediately you protect your profits. As retail anti theft devices Checkpoint security tags and checkpoint labels take away that privacy!

Checkpoint Security systems are a standard feature in my company and as a professional, advise any and all Retailers to do the same.

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Investing in Checkpoint Security Systems for an increase of profit

December 1, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

In a market with many options for retail anti theft devices , a business owner must do his or her homework in order to make the best selection that is appropriate for their business. Checkpoint Security systems are an option that pays off – in increased profits and reduced shrink.

Increased sales and profits are what every business owner is after. A solution to theft is checkpoint tags , so that the potential loss incurred can be turned around into profit. Doesn’t that sound like a great solution?
Profit just does not occur without considering retail theft prevention .

Profit is what every business needs to survive…so that is where the focus must lay. Retail anti theft devices must be utilized to maximize profits and reduce what takes profits from your store.

Checkpoint security tags can be used to help prevent theft in your store. By simply implementing anti shoplifting techniques, your merchandise is more protected. This means that it is available for your honest customers to purchase. Checkpoint labels activate EAS alarms if they are taken out of your doors without being purchased. Alarms sounding at the doors are not what a shoplifter wants to encounter…

Shoplifters do not want attention when trying to steal your merchandise. So give them all the attention that you can – in the form of a checkpoint security system . Remember prevention is the best anti shoplifting tool to stop shoplifting !

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Checkpoint Systems ROI can be immediate, usually in a few months

November 30, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

The ROI of installing checkpoint systems for retail theft prevention is dramatic over time and better yet is realized very quickly.

Let’s suppose we have a clothing boutique with annual revenues of $1mil. Typically these smaller retailers are highly susceptible to shoplifting and employee theft losses due to low staffing levels. Many times we see these boutiques being operated by only one person. This makes controlling shoplifting very difficult when there are more than a couple customers present.

Retailers like this with $1mil in annual revenues will often have inventory shrink rates of over five percent, but let’s say they have good loss prevention processes in place and they only have a shrinkage of 2%. If they are doing average with management they are seeing a net profit of around 2% as well.

In this scenario, utilizing checkpoint systems for retail theft prevention will cut the inventory shrinkage in half at least. So that takes losses from $20,000 annually to $10,000 annually. That extra $10,000 transfers directly over to the profit margin. So the original $20,000 in profit margin jumps to $30,000…that is an increase of fifty percent in net profit margin!

And the average clothing boutique retailer likely only has one door into / out of the store. One set of checkpoint antennas will protect the store, and not including install or checkpoint labels / checkpoint security tags the antennas cost Between $1,700 and $2,700 per pair new with warranty.

Based on $2,700 the ROI in this case would be in less than three months, after that the checkpoint systems is a money maker!

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Combating Shrink with Checkpoint Security Systems

November 29, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Retail theft prevention is a reality for today’s business owner.

Unfortunately, in today’s tough economic times, shoplifting theft has to be a major consideration when a business owner is creating a loss prevention plan. Part of that plan can be Checkpoint Security systems.

Checkpoint security tags can help secure merchandise within your stores, so that you can increase your profits. Stop shoplifting by finding a solution for the high theft merchandise that you carry. There are many retail anti theft devices out there, but Checkpoint Systems is a proven leader in providing the deterrent and security to protect what is most valuable to your business – your merchandise. And we know that you’d rather sell your merchandise for a profit than have it stolen.

When a shoplifter steals from you, he or she is not only stealing the merchandise that you paid for: he or she is stealing your profits. You provide merchandise in the hopes that hard working customers will desire your merchandise and purchase it from you. We understand that you don’t care to cater to the folks in your community that choose to shoplift.

Stop shoplifting by investing in Checkpoint Security systems . Your merchandise will thank you for protecting it, and in turn will produce profit instead of loss.

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Chase away shoplifters with Checkpoint Systems

November 22, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

If there was no shoplifting, we loss prevention and asset protection professionals would be out of work. Alas, that is not the case. Shoplifting and employee theft have always existed as long as there have been businesses.

Retail theft prevention has to be part of the equation when operating a business. The theft will always be there, therefore so must the anti shoplifting mindset.

So what is a business owner to do? At what cost is good, effective retail anti theft devices ? Checkpoint systems are one option available to business owners to help combat retail theft. Checkpoint security tags are proven effective at reducing shrink and increasing profits for the business owner. Most business owners would not be opposed to boosting their profits – and Checkpoint security systems can offer the avenue to do just that.

Shoplifters want the easy steal and the quick get-away – no alarms, no retail anti theft devices . When shoplifters encounter such security measures, they tend to move on to the next business that has none. That is what you want, and what you want to invest in.

Checkpoint security systems provide the persuasion your business needs to convince shoplifters to move on to the next business. Stop shoplifting in your business and don’t be a thief’s next victim.

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Use of checkpoint security system checkpoint security tags an effective method of retail theft prevention

November 21, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Using a checkpoint security system with checkpoint security tags is a very effective means of retail theft prevention. Studies show that the presence of anti shoplifting devices and systems will deter 75% of the shoplifting traffic from attempting theft. 85% of retail theft losses through shoplifting are by impulsive shoplifters. This group will steal when the opportunity is open and they see something they would like to have for themselves.

So you may be wondering who will not be deterred by the presence of a checkpoint security system with checkpoint security tags in use. Professional shoplifters make up the smallest share of shoplifting losses at about 5% and it takes more than just the installation of a security system to deter them. Professional shoplifters will usually “case out the target” before the actual event. If you have installed anti shoplifting devices in use and you have a well trained staff getting full use of the systems and other loss prevention procedures you will send a message to would be thieves: “move on to an easier target”.

Using checkpoint security tags on merchandise will reduce losses of higher theft merchandise by making it difficult to get the merchandise out of the store without being noticed. Although not impossible to remove checkpoint security tags it is a major effort that takes time. Time is not what shoplifetrs want to waste. They will only take itmes they can very quickly with slight of hand conceal.

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Anti-Shoplifting

November 19, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Most businesses try to be an anti shoplifting business, but many go about it all wrong. As a retailer, your business plan must include security features to not only make your store a safe place to work and shop, but also to protect your assets and boost your profits.

There are a lot of retail anti theft devices on the market these days, the decision on which to go with should be an easy one. Go with what most retailers and professionals choose. In the companies I have worked for and with, we use Checkpoint security systems .

A trusted name brand, Checkpoint security systems uses the latest technology in retail anti theft devices . One of the most common retail anti theft devices used by many retailers is checkpoint tags . These checkpoint security tags can be affixed to a number of different products and offer an immediate deterrence to the would be thief.

Working for a large drug store chain, we use Checkpoint security systems . I cannot describe the benefits we experience using these systems in our stores, but the feedback we get from Store Management is always positive. I heard all of the stories about shoplifters coming into a drug store and the manager hears the thief trying to defeat the checkpoint security system . I always get a laugh when management tells me of the shoplifters that simply dump the stolen merchandise and run out once the checkpoint security system is activated.

Shoplifting is a pain, but left unanswered, it can destroy a business. When I make recommendations to managers, retailers and business owners alike, I always speak of the benefits to having a solid loss prevention system in the store. This includes a basic CCTV package and always got with retail anti theft devices like checkpoint security systems .

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