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Time to Stop Shoplifting at Your Store

February 9, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

How can a storeowner or manager reduce or even stop shoplifting at his business? Sometimes it seems like a losing battle at inventory time and there is a large unexplained inventory shortage. The customers seem to be saying, “If it’s not nailed down, it’s mine. If it is nailed down, I’ll pry it loose.”

The it’s time to take a look around and see what measures can be taken to stop shoplifting once and for all (or at least slow it down.) As much as many storeowners would like to lock all shoplifters in prison and throw away the key, prevention is the more cost effective remedy. Make them go somewhere else, like to your competitor, and let him deal with them.

When your potential shoplifter comes into the store, does staff that look him in the eye and say hello greet him? Do they frequently ask him if he needs any help? Does he see retail anti theft devices such as a Checkpoint Security System designed to stop shoplifting at the entrance? Is vulnerable and desirable merchandise protected with Checkpoint security tags that will activate an audible alarm as it leaves the building without being paid for?

Are salespeople strategically located to be able to observe all areas of the sales floor at all times? Is there adequate staff assigned and in place at vulnerable times like opening and closing?

Shoplifters don’t want to be noticed and they don’t want to be caught. Reduce your risk by training staff, reducing target opportunity, and inviting shoplifters out of your store through visible prevention measures.

The battle to reduce or stop shoplifting can be won, but it takes a sustained and broad effort.

Let us help you in the battle to stop shoplifting. Call 770-426-0547 or contact us at stop shoplifting. You can also visit our On Line Store.

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A Checkpoint Security System From the Technician’s Point Of View

February 8, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Ok, let’s say that you have made the wise decision to purchase a Checkpoint Security System for your store. I would like to explain to you some of the functionality of your system. The Checkpoint systems create a RF (radio frequency) field around your front door to detect the security tags that you have placed on the merchandise. The tags are tuned to 8.2 MHz, which although it is a unique frequency, does not mean that there are not other items near your storefront that could also give off 8.2 MHz.

When your system was (or soon will be) installed the technician will take time to look for and correct any “interference” that might be present at the time.

As time goes on, some Checkpoint systems could experience false alarms. There are many reasons that this could occur but it is unlikely that it is something wrong with the system itself. If your system is alarming, it is detecting 8.2 MHz. The most common causes for false alarms are due to changes in the environment, whether tagged merchandise is placed too close to the antenna or a door that is settling. This is why it is important to have a preventative maintenance plan for your system. As the merchandise and storefront front changes, so will your Checkpoint systems.

It is very important to keep your Checkpoint security system functioning properly because if a problem occurs where false alarms start happening employees will all too often start to ignore any alarms. Checkpoint systems are most effective when they are incorporated with knowledgeable employees and a quick response.

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Can a Mystery Shopper Stop Shoplifting?

February 7, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

How Can a Mystery Shopper Stop Shoplifting?

I don’t mean that the mystery shopper is actually doing the shoplifting, but what the shopper includes in her evaluation can point to weaknesses in a store’s anti shoplifting efforts.

A mystery shopper should be looking for conditions defined by the store management and a consultant from the company that provides the mystery shopper. For instance, a shopper may be instructed to take note of the way she is greeted by store staff. Is proper attention paid to the shopper or does she enter the store unnoticed and ignored? As she browses in areas of the store that are hidden from cashier’s view, is she approached and offered assistance? Are policies being followed concerning incoming packages, that is, are they checked and sealed?

Do the employees make eye contact with the shopper, an efficient way to recognize the shopper and stop shoplifting by customers who feel they have been recognized?

The shopper can be scheduled to visit the store at times that are considered vulnerable to theft, such as opening or closing. Busy times or slow times may be best for a shopper’s visit, and the visits may be varied so that different scenarios are evaluated.

To stop shoplifting is often not the first priority when a mystery shopping service is used, but in some cases it should be.

To plan a mystery shopping visit to stop shoplifting and evaluate service employee performance, call 770-426-0547 or click: Stop Shoplifting You can also visit our On-Line Store

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Checkpoint Security Systems & Alpha Hard Tags Anti Shoplifting Solutions

February 6, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Alpha High Theft Solutions, which is a Checkpoint Security Systems company, has an incredible anti shoplifting offering in the Checkpoint hard tag world. Alphas hard tag construction is far superior to anything else on the market. These hard tags are meant to last and show little wear.

Fashion2 Hard Tag – This tag is awesome! Only 2.75 inches long by 0.5 inches high and wide it is one of the smallest on the market. The pickup is still as sensitive as most stores need. It is a tag that will complement stores merchandise by staying out of the way. Its compact size does not allow for a flex string hole. It will accept standard pins. The seams are real solid. Use the Alpha Fashion2 on shoes and small items such as coin purses. The Fashion2 is beige in color.

Fashion2 Accessory Hard Tag – This takes the fashion2 into another world. It has an integrated 3-inch cable. It is used the same way you would use a traditional Checkpoint Security Systems mini hard tag and flex string. The big differences are that the cable is part of the hard tag and does not get separated easily. AND this is a very robust aircraft style cable. It is three times the thickness of a flex string and is clear vinyl coated. The Fashion2 Accessory Hard Tag cable also comes in 9-inch lengths.

Eyewear Tag – Small and light. The Eyewear Tag clamps down on the stems of prescription eyewear or sunglasses. The Eyewear Tag requires a special tool to remove it at the POS. Anti shoplifting in the eyewear arena is a tricky issue. Bulk and weight can be a problem with today’s lightweight frames. This new tag will resolve both of those issues.

NEW Ink Tag – This is a real departure for ink tags. This tag has the 8.2 MHz hard tag built into it. The red and yellow glass ink vials are set deep inside the tag. The clearly written warnings to shoplifters are printed directly on the ink tag, which precludes you from having to use a separate warning label as before. The pin is a very different concept. The pin back is clear plastic and the same size as the ink tag (50 mm) wide. This is a very compact, stout ink tag. Construction is what you would expect from Alpha High Shrink Solutions and Checkpoint Security Systems.

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Checkpoint Systems – Atlanta GA

February 5, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

There are retailers that take extraordinary anti shoplifting efforts to keep their merchandise from walking out the door unpaid. These efforts range from keeping highly desirable merchandise in plain view to keeping it under lock and key to actually not selling it at all. Checkpoint systems can help storeowners keep and sell hot items rather than losing the profit to thieves.

There are liquor store owners in Atlanta GA that don’t even stock some popular brands of liquor because the theft and loss rate is so high that it isn’t profitable. This is the extreme anti shoplifting measure, but the only 100% sure way to prevent theft. Checkpoint Systems has developed ways for storeowners to display their merchandise in such a way that legitimate customers can pick it up and examine it, but eliminate the likelihood that it will be stolen. Some of the solutions will even discourage the practice of opening a bottle in the store and either having a drink or pouring the contents into a different container and leaving the store, which can happen with some types of retail anti theft devices.

Checkpoint systems produce the latest and best in retail anti theft devices, and continue to improve on ways to stop shoplifting for retailers.

Not putting popular items on display negatively impacts sales. Displaying items openly exposes them to theft.

Maximize sales and profits with a free consultation in Atlanta GA. Call 877-426-0547 or click here: Retail Anti Theft Devices

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Checkpoint Systems – Anti Shoplifting

February 5, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

When it comes to protecting your merchandise from theft yet continuing to make it accessible for customers, Checkpoint systems may be the best thing going. You can put forth all your efforts into presentation and merchandising, making sure that you’ve advertised in the proper places to the proper people but if in the end you see your merchandise, and your profits, walk straight out of your front door as a result of external theft or employee pilfering, well, that dog won’t hunt. It’s time to check out Checkpoint Systems .

They provide many different services in apparel labeling, to include all kinds of tickets, tags and labels that will not only help you protect your merchandise but do so with minimal time and effort.

Well, what if you’re not in the apparel business? Checkpoint systems is still a valuable resource for you. They provide retail theft prevention for supermarkets and hypermarkets, drugstores and pharmacies, warehouses and superstores, electronics stores, hardware stores, and specialty stores. They specialize in EAS tags, Spider wraps, bottle tags, etc. In short, if Checkpoint systems can’t tag it, then you probably don’t need it.

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Reasonable Anti Shoplifting Measures Taken

February 4, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Reasonable anti shoplifting measures are those that will give a storeowner a return on his investment and stop his profits from walking out the door.

Every storeowner experiences inventory shrink; it is a retail fact of life. The trick is to balance economic preventive measures with acceptable merchandising methods.

In some high crime areas, customers expect and understand merchandise that is under lock and key or behind glass. In others, such means to protect merchandise would be over the top and turn shoppers off, as they expect to be able to handle and inspect the goods freely.

One of the less obtrusive retail anti shoplifting devices is the Checkpoint Security System. The Checkpoint Security System stands quietly at the entrance until it is needed. When it detects active Checkpoint tags on clothing that it is going out the door, it alerts store personnel with an audible alarm.

The Checkpoint tags come in a variety of shapes and sizes for almost any application or type of merchandise. Your and your employees’ eyes can’t be on every shopper all the time, but a Checkpoint Security System is always on.

The return on investment of a Checkpoint Security System is remarkably fast. Not only will it alert staff to unsold merchandise going out the door, but the prevention factor alone is a value in itself.

The greater the risk of being caught, the greater the chance that a shoplifter will avoid a protected store and go to an easier target.

Checkpoint Security Systems can enhance your anti shoplifting efforts.

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Checkpoint Security Systems & Alpha High Theft Solutions New Ink Tag

February 2, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Alpha High Theft Solutions a division of Checkpoint Security Systems has released a new ink tag. This tag takes ink tag protection to a new level. The tag is robust in its construction. It will stand up to the day-to-day abuse that employees and shoppers alike will give it. It will clearly stop shoplifting of the items it is placed on.

The red and yellow ink glass vials are encased inside a solid round frame that allows the vials to be clearly seen. The ink tag is round and two inches in diameter. The ink tag itself is ¾ inch tall.

The locking pin is also two inches across and fits very well to the back of the ink tag. The clamshell design makes it very difficult to pry the two pieces apart. The pin back is clear plastic and very solid in design.

The reusable ink tag and pin is available in three clutch strengths: S3, Standard and Super Lock. This provides for different levels of security and merchandising flexibility. The ink tags are available in RF (beige color) and AM (gray color) formats. The EAS detection such as Checkpoint Security Systems 8.2 is built right into the ink tag. This eliminates the need for a hard tag, saving money.

The appropriate customer warnings are printed directly on the tag and will not wear off with repeated use.

These new Alpha High Theft Solutions ink tags should be used on clothing, some accessories, hats, leather or any other apparel. Stop shoplifting in your storesnow!

For more information about Alpha High Theft Solutions or checkpoint labels or checkpoint security tags or checkpoint security systems or retail anti theft devices or retail theft prevention or anti shoplifting contact us at stop shoplifting . You can also visit our On-Line Store or call 1.770.426.0547

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Use Your Checkpoint Security Systems For More Than Shoplifting

January 31, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Checkpoint Security systems are an undisputed anti shoplifting tool in the war on shoplifters. But in addition to being an anti shoplifting tool you can get even more out of them. Consider the following items.

Employee theft. Merchandise with Checkpoint tags and labels can also be a deterrent to employee theft. As long as you control who has access to detachers or deactivation. This is where the key lock on the detacher also comes in handy. Deactivation that is tied into your POS so that an item can only be deactivated after the item is scanned will also be a deterrent. Most companies only allow employees to enter and exit from one door. If that door is covered with antennas then this closes off another way merchandise can be removed.

Another use is to tag items that you do not want to leave the store. Restroom keys, manager keys, even documents can be labeled. If you have items that sometimes go home with an employee such as a set of keys, the tag can be a reminder. It is not an issue of theft but if the item leaves it can create a nightmare for others.

How about tools or other store use items? Checkpoint tags with a flex string or lanyard will help remind someone that they have it in their possession and to put it back before they go home. What about an employee who is working on a display and is using store tools. He leaves for a little bit and does not secure the tools and a customer decides he wants that cordless drill or battery for himself.

What about store use items such as calculators or flashlights? A Checkpoint tag or Checkpoint label will solve that. Don’t forget other critical items such as pricing guns and the gun that puts the hangtags on clothing.

We have a limited supply of a Checkpoint tag that Checkpoint security systems no longer makes. It is a key tag. It looks just like a key ring tag. But it is a Checkpoint tag. We include them in our new customer welcome kits. Would you like one?

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The Best Way to Stop Shoplifting in Atlanta, Georgia

January 28, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

The Best Way to Stop Shoplifting in Atlanta, Georgia

Actually, there is no one best way to stop shoplifting in Atlanta or anywhere else. Whenever merchandise is put on display there will be shoplifters.

The best approach is to use a combination of anti shoplifting methods that are customized for your location, merchandise mix, and customer base. Although shoplifting is widespread, there are groups and types of merchandise that require extra attention.

Some of the more common retail theft prevention strategies are:

·   Plainclothes store detectives. Great for large businesses with the budget to support them, word gets out fast that shoplifters are being arrested frequently.
·   CCTV. A good deterrent, but much more useful if there is staff available to watch. Added value to disprove slip and fall claims.
·   Uniformed Police or Security Guards. Again a budget buster, but necessary in some areas where violence is a threat. More of a robbery deterrent.
·   Signs that indicate shoplifters will be prosecuted. May prevent some impulse thieves, may be a turn-off to some legitimate shoppers.
·   Locking merchandise in display cabinets. Pretty secure, but will it hurt sales, or take too much time to lock and unlock?
·   Arrangement of merchandise. Keep high theft items near a wrap stand, raise the cashier area for better viewing, and eliminate hidden areas. This is a low cost avenue to reduce theft.
·   Training staff in anti shoplifting policies and procedures? Do they no how to act or react if they see or suspect a shoplifter in your store? Another low cost high value activity.
·   Increase staffing when shoplifters are likely to hit. Opening, closing, and after school are prime times.
·   Staff awareness/customer service. Every customer should be greeted soon after entering the store, so they are aware that someone knows they are there.
·   Retail anti theft devices such as Checkpoint Security Systems. Checkpoint Security Systems are designed to detect merchandise that has active Checkpoint Security Tags attached and emit an alarm.

The store owner who wants to reduce or stop shoplifting at his place of business, should consider combining several of the methods that apply to his situation.

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