This Is A Test- Checkpoint Systems

February 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
When is the last time you ran a test on your Checkpoint Systems alarm? If the answer is – never- then you might want to reconsider having a test done. At the very least, an alarm test should be conducted once every six months, or biannually.
While Checkpoint Systems alarms are very reliable, conducting a test ensures that all of the physical components are working properly. That means the motion sensors are alarming when they should and all of the door sensors register when they are opened.
The alarm test is actually pretty simple to conduct and should not take more than about twenty to thirty minutes, depending on the size of your store and the amount of access points to test.
Step one is to call the alarm monitoring company and tell them you are going to conduct a test of your Checkpoint Systems. They will place the system on test for you. This is extremely important to do first. If your system is not on test mode, the alarms that you trigger will notify the police. You may be charged a false alarm fee if the police have to respond.
Next walk through your store. Make sure you walk past all motion sensors and open all doors that have an alarm. When you are done, call the alarm company back to have your system taken off of test mode. You should have a detailed list of all points that triggered. Any point that did not alarm that should have needs to have maintenance done immediately.
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 

When is the last time you ran a test on your Checkpoint Systems alarm? If the answer is – never- then you might want to reconsider having a test done. At the very least, an alarm test should be conducted once every six months, or biannually.

While Checkpoint Systems alarms are very reliable, conducting a test ensures that all of the physical components are working properly. That means the motion sensors are alarming when they should and all of the door sensors register when they are opened.

The alarm test is actually pretty simple to conduct and should not take more than about twenty to thirty minutes, depending on the size of your store and the amount of access points to test.

Step one is to call the alarm monitoring company and tell them you are going to conduct a test of your Checkpoint Systems. They will place the system on test for you. This is extremely important to do first. If your system is not on test mode, the alarms that you trigger will notify the police. You may be charged a false alarm fee if the police have to respond.

Next walk through your store. Make sure you walk past all motion sensors and open all doors that have an alarm. When you are done, call the alarm company back to have your system taken off of test mode. You should have a detailed list of all points that triggered. Any point that did not alarm that should have needs to have maintenance done immediately.

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 

 

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Economic Efficiency Award- Alpha Nano Gate

February 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
When you are a small retailer, you are constantly on the look out for ways to reduce your overhead. Finding a cost effective way to prevent shoplifting is beneficial in not only reducing your operating costs, but to also increase your revenue through maximizing inventory availability.
One of the more cost efficient retail anti theft devices is the Alpha Security Alpha Nano Gate. The “Best Retail Product” award winner for economic efficiency in 2012, the Alpha Nano Gate is a small footprint antennae designed as an alternative to the larger EAS pedestals commonly found in the retail sector to prevent shoplifting.
The small design is easily installed with six screws and a battery to back up the system in case of power failure or intentional tampering.  This design makes it easy to be installed into the smaller entryways often found in specialty boutiques and locally owned retail establishments.
The device literally is plugged in and ready to go. Without a need for a service contract, bulky wiring, or tuning, it is easy to see why these retail anti theft devices won their award in the economic efficiency category.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store for Alpha 2Alarm, Alpha 3Alarm, Alpha Fashion2, Alpha Jewel Lok, Alpha Nano Gate,  Alpha Shark Tag, Alpha Spider Wrap and other retail anti-theft devices from Alpha Security to use in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system that can help you prevent shoplifting in your business.
For more information on how you can use Alpha Security retail anti-theft devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to prevent shoplifting contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 

When you are a small retailer, you are constantly on the look out for ways to reduce your overhead. Finding a cost effective way to prevent shoplifting is beneficial in not only reducing your operating costs, but to also increase your revenue through maximizing inventory availability.

One of the more cost efficient retail anti theft devices is the Alpha Security Alpha Nano Gate. The “Best Retail Product” award winner for economic efficiency in 2012, the Alpha Nano Gate is a small footprint antennae designed as an alternative to the larger EAS pedestals commonly found in the retail sector to prevent shoplifting.

The small design is easily installed with six screws and a battery to back up the system in case of power failure or intentional tampering.  This design makes it easy to be installed into the smaller entryways often found in specialty boutiques and locally owned retail establishments.

The device literally is plugged in and ready to go. Without a need for a service contract, bulky wiring, or tuning, it is easy to see why these retail anti theft devices won their award in the economic efficiency category.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store for Alpha 2Alarm, Alpha 3Alarm, Alpha Fashion2, Alpha Jewel Lok, Alpha Nano Gate,  Alpha Shark Tag, Alpha Spider Wrap and other retail anti-theft devices from Alpha Security to use in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system that can help you prevent shoplifting in your business.

For more information on how you can use Alpha Security retail anti-theft devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to prevent shoplifting contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 

 

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A Lesser Crime- Criminal Background Checks

January 19, 2015 by
It is illegal to ask a job candidate if they have ever been arrested. The arrest could have not lead to a conviction. The arrest could have been downgraded to a different crime altogether. This could mean the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor crime. Criminal background checks do not legally research arrests.
The legal way is to ask about any convictions. That means a court found them guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If the court found them guilty, then this information is generally public record, which means you can have access to it, as a potential employer.
Convictions are the end result of an arrest. It is the final determination of guilty or not guilty. It is also the final result of any plea bargains or other considerations to reduce a conviction to a lesser crime.
By asking about arrests, you can have a potentially negative response to a job candidate. This is an unfair stance for the candidate who may have been cleared/ found not guilty of those charges. You can be held liable for not hiring someone because you asked the wrong questions.
The best way to do this is to inquire on the application. This gives the applicant the opportunity to disclose any convictions and also give any explanations they feel necessary. You are then allowed to validate these convictions during pre employment screening and any further criminal background checks you need to conduct.
Even a lesser crime will show up if there was an actual conviction, not just an arrest.
To purchase Pre-Employment Screening Services or for more information on background check experts, background checks, criminal background checks, employee background checks or pre employment screening contact us at the background check company or call 1.770.426.0547 

It is illegal to ask a job candidate if they have ever been arrested. The arrest could have not lead to a conviction. The arrest could have been downgraded to a different crime altogether. This could mean the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor crime. Criminal background checks do not legally research arrests.

The legal way is to ask about any convictions. That means a court found them guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If the court found them guilty, then this information is generally public record, which means you can have access to it, as a potential employer.

Convictions are the end result of an arrest. It is the final determination of guilty or not guilty. It is also the final result of any plea bargains or other considerations to reduce a conviction to a lesser crime.

By asking about arrests, you can have a potentially negative response to a job candidate. This is an unfair stance for the candidate who may have been cleared/ found not guilty of those charges. You can be held liable for not hiring someone because you asked the wrong questions.

The best way to do this is to inquire on the application. This gives the applicant the opportunity to disclose any convictions and also give any explanations they feel necessary. You are then allowed to validate these convictions during pre employment screening and any further criminal background checks you need to conduct.

Even a lesser crime will show up if there was an actual conviction, not just an arrest.

To purchase Pre-Employment Screening Services or for more information on background check experts, background checks, criminal background checks, employee background checks or pre employment screening contact us at the background check company or call 1.770.426.0547 

 

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Point Them In The Right Direction- Clothing Security

January 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
When retailers merchandise arms of clothing the hangers typically face in one direction. Did you know that alternating the direction of your hangers is actually an effective clothing security method?
If your store is prone to large-scale thefts, such as ones from push outs, grab and runs, or booster bags, it might be partly due to the ease that they can pick up large quantities of merchandise.
Make it harder for your criminals to quickly access your merchandise.  When you alternate the direction of the hangers the shoplifters have to stop and put in some extra effort to get all of the items, instead of just a few at a time.
This method keeps your sales floor stocked at levels that allow customers to quickly find what they are looking for- in the sizes they need- while reducing your risk of a large scale theft.
The key is to not let your presentation standards fall short, just to accommodate this method of clothing security. By setting a standard for the direction the hangers need to face, you can keep your merchandising racks looking neat and organized. 
Try to start with the hangers holding the smallest size facing right, the mediums facing left, larges facing back towards the right, etc. This provides a visual pattern to the hangers and eliminates a haphazard look and feel to your store.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.
For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547 

When retailers merchandise arms of clothing the hangers typically face in one direction. Did you know that alternating the direction of your hangers is actually an effective clothing security method?

If your store is prone to large-scale thefts, such as ones from push outs, grab and runs, or booster bags, it might be partly due to the ease that they can pick up large quantities of merchandise.

Make it harder for your criminals to quickly access your merchandise.  When you alternate the direction of the hangers the shoplifters have to stop and put in some extra effort to get all of the items, instead of just a few at a time.

This method keeps your sales floor stocked at levels that allow customers to quickly find what they are looking for- in the sizes they need- while reducing your risk of a large scale theft.

The key is to not let your presentation standards fall short, just to accommodate this method of clothing security. By setting a standard for the direction the hangers need to face, you can keep your merchandising racks looking neat and organized. 

Try to start with the hangers holding the smallest size facing right, the mediums facing left, larges facing back towards the right, etc. This provides a visual pattern to the hangers and eliminates a haphazard look and feel to your store.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547 

 

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Most Controllable Expense- Employee Theft

January 15, 2015 by
The most controllable expense a store has is its payroll. Hours can be fluctuated up or down based upon the sales needs of a given day, week or a specific event. As such, when other store expenses rise, payroll is often the first to be cut to make up the financial difference. When hours start getting cut, employees will often take it upon themselves to make up the difference- resulting in employee theft.
Employee theft isn’t only about cash theft or inventory theft. Employee theft is about the unauthorized use or gain of any company assets- including payroll. Because it is easier for an employee to justify a slide in their favor of the hours worked than it is to justify stealing cash for that same amount of money, time card theft is an often overlooked but equally as detrimental form of theft.
Attending a loss prevention workshop that covers a variety of theft situations from employees can help you to not only see when time card theft is happening, but what to do about it, and ultimately how to avoid it from happening again.
Time card theft usually starts out pretty small- a few minutes here and there. If left unchecked, employees can start to wheedle multiple hours out of you before you begin to notice.
For more information on Loss Prevention Seminars, Loss Prevention Training, or Loss Prevention Workshop contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia
Visit the Loss Prevention Systems website for more information on Retail Employee Theft and Retail Shoplifting problems and view the Retail Loss Prevention Seminars, Retail Loss Prevention Training and Retail Loss Prevention Workshop we offer to help with your Employee Theft and Shoplifting problems.

The most controllable expense a store has is its payroll. Hours can be fluctuated up or down based upon the sales needs of a given day, week or a specific event. As such, when other store expenses rise, payroll is often the first to be cut to make up the financial difference. When hours start getting cut, employees will often take it upon themselves to make up the difference- resulting in employee theft.

Employee theft isn’t only about cash theft or inventory theft. Employee theft is about the unauthorized use or gain of any company assets- including payroll. Because it is easier for an employee to justify a slide in their favor of the hours worked than it is to justify stealing cash for that same amount of money, time card theft is an often overlooked but equally as detrimental form of theft.

Attending a loss prevention workshop that covers a variety of theft situations from employees can help you to not only see when time card theft is happening, but what to do about it, and ultimately how to avoid it from happening again.

Time card theft usually starts out pretty small- a few minutes here and there. If left unchecked, employees can start to wheedle multiple hours out of you before you begin to notice.

For more information on Loss Prevention Seminars, Loss Prevention Training, or Loss Prevention Workshop contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

Visit the Loss Prevention Systems website for more information on Retail Employee Theft and Retail Shoplifting problems and view the Retail Loss Prevention Seminars, Retail Loss Prevention Training and Retail Loss Prevention Workshop we offer to help with your Employee Theft and Shoplifting problems.

 

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Cash loss to inventory loss- Employee Theft

January 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Sometimes discovering employee theft is about looking past the obvious problem and seeing what the real method of theft is about. Cash losses are often covered up by inventory losses based on the method of theft discovered in an employee theft investigation.
If a cashier is stealing by means of refund fraud, they will be driving your inventory shrink losses up, while they are benefiting monetarily from it, not benefiting by directly stealing merchandise.
Here’s how it works: an employee who has access to conduct refunds selects items of merchandise for a fraudulent refund. The merchandise might be an item that is in the area because a customer refunded it earlier in the day. We have also seen employees write down item numbers from merchandise that they want to refund for a specific reason. Maybe they know the item is below a certain dollar amount that won’t be researched. Perhaps it is an item that is shoplifted frequently, so the employee thinks any losses they create will be lumped in with the rest of the shoplifting losses.
However they pick the items to refund, the next step is the same. They will refund the item, forge any signatures that are required, and take the money that was refunded. It could be cash or a store credit, or even a refund back to his or her own credit card- depending upon what the POS system will allow them to do.
Because the refund is processed through the POS, there will not be a drawer shortage to alert you to the fraud. Instead, you will see inventory losses as a direct result of the refund.
For more information on employee theft, employee theft investigation or internal theft contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase CCTV Systems that can help you stop Employee Theft and Internal Theft problems and help with your Employee Theft Investigation.

Sometimes discovering employee theft is about looking past the obvious problem and seeing what the real method of theft is about. Cash losses are often covered up by inventory losses based on the method of theft discovered in an employee theft investigation.

If a cashier is stealing by means of refund fraud, they will be driving your inventory shrink losses up, while they are benefiting monetarily from it, not benefiting by directly stealing merchandise.

Here’s how it works: an employee who has access to conduct refunds selects items of merchandise for a fraudulent refund. The merchandise might be an item that is in the area because a customer refunded it earlier in the day. We have also seen employees write down item numbers from merchandise that they want to refund for a specific reason.

Maybe they know the item is below a certain dollar amount that won’t be researched. Perhaps it is an item that is shoplifted frequently, so the employee thinks any losses they create will be lumped in with the rest of the shoplifting losses.

However they pick the items to refund, the next step is the same. They will refund the item, forge any signatures that are required, and take the money that was refunded. It could be cash or a store credit, or even a refund back to his or her own credit card- depending upon what the POS system will allow them to do.

Because the refund is processed through the POS, there will not be a drawer shortage to alert you to the fraud. Instead, you will see inventory losses as a direct result of the refund.

For more information on employee theft, employee theft investigation or internal theft contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase CCTV Systems that can help you stop Employee Theft and Internal Theft problems and help with your Employee Theft Investigation.

 

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Do You Hear It? – Clothing Security Tags

January 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Fitting rooms are a hard area of a store to monitor and protect against being used for shoplifting. Often the rooms are left unmonitored, unlocked, and – due to a right to privacy- are unable to be watched. That doesn’t mean you have to throw in the towel of defeat. It just means you have to find ways to work in other clothing security.
Did you know that shoplifters in a fitting room make different sounds than shoppers in a fitting room? It’s true. If you listen to the sounds a shopper makes, you will hear the rustle of material and hangers as they are trying an item on, there would be the sounds of slight movement as they check themselves out in a mirror from different angles, and then the rustle of material and hangers as they change into the next outfit.
A shoplifter, on the other hand, will be much quieter. They are spending more time trying to hear who is outside the fitting room. They are trying to slide clothing off of the hangers as quietly and discreetly as possible. There might be a distinct snapping sound as they pull price tags (often embedded with clothing security tags) off of the clothing. Generally there will be long pauses of silence in between their actions, as they listen to see if someone is aware of what they are doing.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.
For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547 

Fitting rooms are a hard area of a store to monitor and protect against being used for shoplifting. Often the rooms are left unmonitored, unlocked, and – due to a right to privacy- are unable to be watched. That doesn’t mean you have to throw in the towel of defeat. It just means you have to find ways to work in other clothing security.

Did you know that shoplifters in a fitting room make different sounds than shoppers in a fitting room? It’s true. If you listen to the sounds a shopper makes, you will hear the rustle of material and hangers as they are trying an item on, there would be the sounds of slight movement as they check themselves out in a mirror from different angles, and then the rustle of material and hangers as they change into the next outfit.

A shoplifter, on the other hand, will be much quieter. They are spending more time trying to hear who is outside the fitting room. They are trying to slide clothing off of the hangers as quietly and discreetly as possible. There might be a distinct snapping sound as they pull price tags (often embedded with clothing security tags) off of the clothing. Generally there will be long pauses of silence in between their actions, as they listen to see if someone is aware of what they are doing.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547 

 

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One At A Time- Liquor Bottle Security

January 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Shoplifters look for liquor stores that will make a great target for them. They are specifically looking for attentive employees, liquor bottle security like bottle locks, and easily accessed entrance and exit points.
When they find stores that do have a multitude of varieties of liquor bottle security, the shoplifters will move onto another target. However, if a liquor store is lacking in their security, the shoplifters will steal from them. Even worse, if a shoplifter gets away with their theft once, they will continue to revisit the same store because they know how easy it is to steal from there.
Having bottle locks is an effective and obvious theft deterrent. Having turnstiles and gates at exit and entrance doors is a less obvious, but still useful way to reduce shoplifting.
What a turnstile does is slow down the flow of traffic. If a group of shoplifters comes into a liquor store, they have to enter one at a time. This gives your video equipment a greater chance of taking clearer shots of the suspects. The better the picture, the better the chance each individual suspect can be identified later, if need be.
When shoplifters are exiting the store, they cannot quickly leave. The turnstile and gate will slow them down- maybe long enough for employees to catch up with them and realize what is going on. In particular, if the bottles they are stealing have bottle locks on them- the alarm will sound, giving employees more time to assess and stop a situation.
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 

Shoplifters look for liquor stores that will make a great target for them. They are specifically looking for attentive employees, liquor bottle security like bottle locks, and easily accessed entrance and exit points.

When they find stores that do have a multitude of varieties of liquor bottle security, the shoplifters will move onto another target. However, if a liquor store is lacking in their security, the shoplifters will steal from them. Even worse, if a shoplifter gets away with their theft once, they will continue to revisit the same store because they know how easy it is to steal from there.

Having bottle locks is an effective and obvious theft deterrent. Having turnstiles and gates at exit and entrance doors is a less obvious, but still useful way to reduce shoplifting.

What a turnstile does is slow down the flow of traffic. If a group of shoplifters comes into a liquor store, they have to enter one at a time. This gives your video equipment a greater chance of taking clearer shots of the suspects. The better the picture, the better the chance each individual suspect can be identified later, if need be.

When shoplifters are exiting the store, they cannot quickly leave. The turnstile and gate will slow them down- maybe long enough for employees to catch up with them and realize what is going on. In particular, if the bottles they are stealing have bottle locks on them- the alarm will sound, giving employees more time to assess and stop a situation.

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 

 

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Let Bottle Lock System Ease Some Stress of Alcohol Sales

January 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I have worked for the same company for almost 14 years now.  It is a retail drug store, and we have sold mostly the same stuff, and done business pretty much the same way the whole time.  I am certainly not against change, and would welcome a new operating system for the front office.  If you too are still running on an MS-DOS based system, make the change already.  We did make a change a couple years ago that I had not imagined we would ever do.  We started selling beer and wine.  That sounds simple enough, but some of our stores are not in the best locations, and there was a new security fear.  If I had known about Bottle Locks then, I would not have been so stressed about selling alcohol.
We already sell prescription drugs, so adding beer and wine to our inventory scared me for several reasons.  The threat of a break-in seemed to multiply.  Since I am a key carrier, I would be the lucky person to get that call in the middle of the night.  Shrink from shoplifting is now a new distinct possibility.  We have a lot of minors that come into the store unaccompanied, and it worried me there would be issues with them stealing bottles too.  Bottle Locks can help stop these worries, and these issues.
Bottle Locks are  great gadgets, either caps or wraps, that secure the bottle top.  They either wrap around the top of the bottle, or fit over the top with a clear cap.  They are available in different sizes, easy to remove, and reusable.  The bottles can still be displayed on the shelf, so customers still have access to them.  Customers don’t want to have to ask for products that are behind counters.  It is proven that sales and profits go down in a category if people can’t pick up the items they want for themselves.  
 Bottle Locks will help with deterrence of theft from people that are just thinking about stealing.  They discourage theft with the threat of the alarm going off when the customer attempts to leave, and they make getting the bottle open without it’s removal very difficult.  It is still a good idea to have video surveillance in your wine section since a determined thief will still take the bottles and run.  Substance abuse drives people to do things that  most clear headed people would never do.   
For more information contact us at Bottlelock.net or call 1.770.426.0547

I have worked for the same company for almost 14 years now.  It is a retail drug store, and we have sold mostly the same stuff, and done business pretty much the same way the whole time.  I am certainly not against change, and would welcome a new operating system for the front office.  If you too are still running on an MS-DOS based system, make the change already.  We did make a change a couple years ago that I had not imagined we would ever do.  We started selling beer and wine.  That sounds simple enough, but some of our stores are not in the best locations, and there was a new security fear.  If I had known about Bottle Locks then, I would not have been so stressed about selling alcohol.

We already sell prescription drugs, so adding beer and wine to our inventory scared me for several reasons.  The threat of a break-in seemed to multiply.  Since I am a key carrier, I would be the lucky person to get that call in the middle of the night.  Shrink from shoplifting is now a new distinct possibility.  We have a lot of minors that come into the store unaccompanied, and it worried me there would be issues with them stealing bottles too.  Bottle Locks can help stop these worries, and these issues.

Bottle Locks are  great gadgets, either caps or wraps, that secure the bottle top.  They either wrap around the top of the bottle, or fit over the top with a clear cap.  They are available in different sizes, easy to remove, and reusable.  The bottles can still be displayed on the shelf, so customers still have access to them.  Customers don’t want to have to ask for products that are behind counters.  It is proven that sales and profits go down in a category if people can’t pick up the items they want for themselves.

 Bottle Locks will help with deterrence of theft from people that are just thinking about stealing.  They discourage theft with the threat of the alarm going off when the customer attempts to leave, and they make getting the bottle open without it’s removal very difficult.  It is still a good idea to have video surveillance in your wine section since a determined thief will still take the bottles and run.  Substance abuse drives people to do things that  most clear headed people would never do. 

 For more information contact us at Bottlelock.net or call 1.770.426.0547

 

 

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Changing With The Seasons- Clothing Security

January 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I have started to notice several retailers’ boasting their bi-yearly sales. They are reducing the current inventory levels to make way for the next season’s new arrivals. While these sales make for a bargain hunters dream, the incoming merchandise can be a retailer’s nightmare if they are not using clothing security tags.
To increase the urgency and perceived need for a customer to buy more product, retailer’s focus on the new season’s merchandise. Touted as the latest and greatest, customers are being lured back to by more clothing.
This lure also brings back the shoplifter who is trying to stay ahead of the fashion trends by always having the latest styles and products. The sad reality is that for those that cannot afford the clothing, they turn to shoplifting to fill their closets.
When you diligently add security tags on clothes as the new merchandise comes into the store, you reduce the amount of theft overall- including the theft from the fashionista who is filling their closets on your dime instead of theirs.
Clothing security prevents your store from being targeted by shoplifters. When used consistently, these clothing security tags serve as a warning that each season’s merchandise is protected. Shoplifters will know that there is no point in even checking to see if the current season’s merchandise has been secured.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.
For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547 

I have started to notice several retailers’ boasting their bi-yearly sales. They are reducing the current inventory levels to make way for the next season’s new arrivals. While these sales make for a bargain hunters dream, the incoming merchandise can be a retailer’s nightmare if they are not using clothing security tags.

To increase the urgency and perceived need for a customer to buy more product, retailer’s focus on the new season’s merchandise. Touted as the latest and greatest, customers are being lured back to by more clothing.

This lure also brings back the shoplifter who is trying to stay ahead of the fashion trends by always having the latest styles and products. The sad reality is that for those that cannot afford the clothing, they turn to shoplifting to fill their closets.

When you diligently add security tags on clothes as the new merchandise comes into the store, you reduce the amount of theft overall- including the theft from the fashionista who is filling their closets on your dime instead of theirs.

Clothing security prevents your store from being targeted by shoplifters. When used consistently, these clothing security tags serve as a warning that each season’s merchandise is protected. Shoplifters will know that there is no point in even checking to see if the current season’s merchandise has been secured.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547 

 

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