Until I started working in retail security for a large company, I have not fully appreciated the benefits of using Checkpoint security tags in stores. From that point on, I began to see how much difference it can make in a retail business where the possibility of losing some of your products to shoplifters is like a sword hanging over your head.

As I have mentioned, my knowledge of Checkpoint security tags until that point was basically limited to the idea that it stops shoplifters from leaving the store without paying for your products. They would trigger the alarm if someone steps through your doors, thereby informing the security personnel of the theft. However, one idea that has not come to me is that it does not only stop a thief from stealing your product, it prevents the shoplifter from even considering the crime in the first place.

How is one different from the other? If tags were just meant to stop the shoplifter from leaving the store without paying for the item, they will only prevent the thief who is attempting to steal.

For a device to be called anti-shoplifting means that the tags are there to prevent the idea from sprouting in the minds of shoplifters. If a shoplifter is to zone in on an item and sees that there is a tag on it, that person will see that item as a high-risk item to steal. Even before the theft begins to takes place, the shoplifter has already scanned and decided if an item is easy to steal or not. When they see that there is a tag on it, they will most likely decide to move on to other stores where they do not have security tags. This is better, unless you’re that competitor.

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 are available through the Loss Prevention Store. These devices can be used together with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to help protect your store from shoplifters.

You can contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 if you need more information on how to effectively use your Alpha Security device together with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect yourself from shoplifters.

As much as possible, shop owners would want their records to be free from any shoplifting incidents, but in the event that shoplifting occurs, the main concern is the recovery of the stolen item.

If a choice is to be made between recovering the stolen item and the capturing the thief, making the choice to recover the merchandise is a no-brainer. That choice is made with the financial aspect of the business in mind – it will always be better to recover what we have lost. However, this does not always happen – at least not before we started using Alpha Security as our retail anti-theft device.

We decided to use Alpha 3 Alarm because of its feature that allows us to track down our stolen merchandise. As a general rule, a shoplifter cannot be considered as such until the person leaves the store without paying for the item, which is when store security personnel will have the go signal to apprehend the thief. However, this is not always easy to do. Oftentimes, malls have a lot of people that serve to camouflage the shoplifter, thereby losing that person amidst the throng of people walking around the general vicinity. Most retail anti-theft device in the market today will only set the alarm at the door, but there is no way to track the merchandise beyond that point.

This is where Alpha 3 Alarm sets itself apart from its competitors. It gives off an audible signal that lets security personnel track the product, when if it has been discarded along the way. This allows us to recover our stolen merchandise even if the culprit gets away with the crime. The alarm will continue to sound up to 10 minutes after the retail anti-theft device is activated.

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 are available through the Loss Prevention Store. These devices can be used together with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to help protect your store from shoplifters.

You can contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 if you need more information on how to effectively use your Alpha Security device together with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect yourself from shoplifters.

The Alpha Shark Tag is an anti-theft device that sets itself apart from the other devices available in the market.

The Alpha Shark Tag is made of plastic and is attached to the clothing. It is attached in a place that makes it hard for the wearer to hide it with a jacket or a wrap without removing it. The tag will also be too visible if someone would try to wear the clothing without cutting it off.

Whenever a customer purchases a garment, the tag will not be removed upon checkout. The cashier/salesperson can inform the customer that the store will only accept returns on the clothing item provided that the tag is still in place. Once it has been cut off, the store has the right to deny a refund of the garment.

Aside from its anti-theft feature, the Alpha Shark Tag will also protect the store’s garments from “renters”. These are people who purchase a clothing item, wear it once in an event and then return the clothing to the store to get a refund. Since the tag is in an obvious place, the “renters” would not be able to wear it in public without leaving it on, thereby helping the store weed out “renters” from legitimate buyers who want to return the item just because it does not suit them.

Alpha 2Alarm, Alpha 3Alarm, Alpha Fashion2, Alpha Jewel Lok, Alpha Nano Gate, Alpha Shark Tag, Alpha Spider Wrap and other anti-theft devices from Alpha Security can be purchased at the Loss Prevention Store. These items can be used together with your store’s Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system that will keep your products safe from shoplifters.

You can contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 if you need more information on how to effectively use your Alpha Security device together with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect yourself from shoplifters.

As regular shoppers, most of us have grown quite familiar with the plastic tags attach to DVDs or clothing items from large retail shops all over the city. These tags were specially designed to protect the store’s items from being stolen by shoplifters. However, not all types of shops can use these plastic tags. One store that comes to mind would be liquor stores, which probably gets their own share of shoplifters in their stores.

The plastic pins and tags would not work on liquor or wine bottles, but this does not mean that liquor stores would have to endure or tolerate shoplifters. Every bottle that is not accounted for will add to the financial loss, which can be fatal, especially for small business owners.

Alpha Security has considered the situation of liquor store owners who want to provide more protection for their products. The solution they presented is their Alpha 2 Alarm, which will sound at exit doors. Alpha Security has developed retail anti theft devices that will work well for liquor and wine bottles. They have a variety of bottle locks that range from small clean caps to steel bands lodged with EAS tags. Shoplifters who attempt to tamper the tag cannot get away with their crime because any attempt of tampering inside the store will trigger the alarm sound. Now, liquor store owners have a way to protect their products from being stolen.

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 are available through the Loss Prevention Store. These devices can be used together with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to help protect your store from shoplifters.

You can contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 if you need more information on how to effectively use your Alpha Security device together with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect yourself from shoplifters.

Some time ago, I had a conversation with a friend who is a district loss prevention investigator working for a national hardware company. Given her job, she was able to pore over the reports relating to shoplifters and employee theft cases. Her job has also allowed her to see the changes that Alpha Security’s Alpha Spider Wrap retail anti-theft device has made since it has been released in the market.

Alpha Spider Wrap has been instrumental in helping substantially cut the number of theft cases for expensive power tools and other boxed items. The items that are most likely to be shoplifted from a hardware store would be power tools. For one thing, it is easy to sell power tools on the streets or in sites where they may be used. They can also be pawned or sold for a high price.

A hardware store is considered a “high loss area” due to the number of thefts it has as well as the cost of the items being stolen. The fact that these retail anti-theft devices are used in an area makes it harder for shoplifters to get away with the crime. My friend has mentioned that based on the reports, Alpha Spider Wrap appears to be an effective anti-theft device that can help a lot in the prevention of shoplifting in stores.

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 are available through the Loss Prevention Store. These devices can be used together with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to help protect your store from shoplifters.

You can contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 if you need more information on how to effectively use your Alpha Security device together with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect yourself from shoplifters.

It is highly important to prevent shoplifting loss if you are a business owner. Thieves are always looking for new ways to get things for free and you should always be looking for new ways to keep from providing them. Use Jewel Lok’s, Shark Tags, Spider Wraps, Nano Gates and clothing alarms to keep from getting robbed blind. Retail Anti-Theft Devices should be the number one thing you consider when attempting to prevent theft in your business.

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