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Clothing Security tags – Can they help youClothing Security tags – Can they help you

November 1, 2011 by Staff Editor

When a consumer enters a clothing store they are looking for the best bargain for their dollar. When a shoplifter enters that same store they are looking for things they can steal without being detected or noticed. All business owners must address both of these issues when they open their doors for business. One of the many ways for a retailer to protect their clothing items is by using clothing security tags. The security tags on clothes help by setting off the clothing alarm at the exit notify staff that someone is trying to leave with unpaid merchandise. But clothing security also deters theft due to the clothing security tags being on the clothes a shoplifter doesn’t want to waste time having to remove the clothing security tags.

There are various types of checkpoint tags available for different types of merchandise from placing the security tags on clothing. There are certain checkpoint tags that can be used to protect fashion accessories and shoes. These types of clothing alarm devices are helpful not just for the large retailers, but even small boutiques can benefit from clothing security. Clothing security tags can also allow retailers to showcase their more valuable merchandise with the comfort that the clothing security will deter theft. But if an attempt is made the clothing alarm will notify on any attempted to walk out with unpaid merchandise.

So become proactive protect your merchandise by placing security tags on clothes instead of watching your profits walk out the door.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

Who is really affected by Internal theft – Atlanta Georgia

November 1, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

I have been involved in the security industry for over twenty years. During those years I have conducted hundreds of Employee theft investigation s and have heard every excuse or reason why the internal theft happened. But who are the actual victims from employee theft?

The first obvious victims are the retailers. Retailers suffer millions of dollars a year in theft and a large portion of that loss comes from employee theft. The second victim is the consumer, many companies offset their prices due to the amount of loss they suffer from theft. The next victim is the employee that works for the retailer every day and performs their job properly every day. These employees eventually suffer by losing their jobs when companies have to lay off staff or retailers close their doors because financially the company can no longer operate.

But there are many programs that retailers can use to help combat employee theft. One is to include a security orientation with all new employees to assure them of how serious the company takes employee theft. The second is to provide a method for employees to report internal theft issues and remain anonymous. Some of my previous clients even offered a reward to employee that come forward and report internal theft issues anonymously. Once an employee theft investigation is conducted and if the information is correct the employee would received the reward. Retailers have to use any and all tools available to them to assure that employee theft can be stopped before it gets started.

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

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Tools Of The Trade: Stop Shoplifting With RF Technology

November 1, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

The retail business is littered with complications and issues that can affect the bottom line. This can add significant stress to an already tight budget, during these difficult economic times. Fortunately, some of these issues are preventable with the use of proper tools. Once such issue is shoplifting. By stopping shoplifting a retailer can limit their financial loss and create a more profitable environment. To prevent shoplifting in your store, the use of Checkpoint labels, Checkpoint security tags, RF security labels, and RF security tags can be employed. The use of these counter-measures discourages and eventually can stop shoplifting.

I have seen first hand the effectiveness of RF labels and RF Security tags. During my career in loss prevention, the use of this technology has greatly deterred many shoplifters and in some cases almost completely stopped shoplifting. One company that I have worked with extensively is Checkpoint security. The use of Checkpoint labels and Checkpoint security tags has had a positive impact for shortage reduction and safety in the stores.

These devices give an audible notification if they are removed beyond your controlled access points. This audible notification allows the store personnel to recover the merchandise, as well as, the RF labels and RF security tags. This ability to recover the merchandise not only limits your theft loss, but also creates an environment that discourages shoplifting. By preventing this type of loss, your business is better set up to run as a profitable organization.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint labels, Checkpoint security tags, and other RF labels that can help you stop shoplifting in your business.

For more information on Checkpoint labels, Checkpoint security tags, RF labels, RF security labels, RF security tags and how to stop shoplifting contact us at RF label or call 1.770.426.0547

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Protect Clothing with Checkpoint Tags

October 29, 2011 by Staff Editor

My team recently attempted to detain a shoplifter that spent just five minutes in our store, but filled her purse with over $100 worth of merchandise. She ran when approached but was later located by police. The merchandise was recovered this time, but can you imagine the loss our business would have incurred if customers like this visited our store all day long? Even at $100 per visit that loss would add up quickly, significantly decreasing our profits.

For businesses that sell clothing, this type of “grab-and-go” theft can still occur. Since the thefts are often for return fraud or for resale, the shoplifter does not have to even take the time to look at sizes. Security tags on clothes can help prevent this type of theft by being a visual deterrent to the shoplifter, telling him or her that you are serious about clothing security.

Clothing security tags attach to your high end and high theft clothes, sounding a clothing alarm should the item leave your business without being purchased. Checkpoint tags are removed by your employees at the time of purchase, and can be reused on items as you sell through your products. It is a minimal investment that can produce real results, combating loss caused by shoplifters.

Clothing security can help deter these grab and go thieves, or other types of shoplifters that may come into your business. You and your employees, despite your best efforts, cannot watch every customer the entire time they are in your business. Security tags on clothes can do some of that work for you by being a deterrent and encouraging the shoplifters to go elsewhere.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

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CCTV essential for employee theft investigations – Atlanta Georgia

October 28, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

For those who have spent any time in business you know that you have employee theft. In retail we often refer to this as internal theft since the theft is happening inside the company. For retail, employee theft is linked to between 45-55% of most companies overall shrink. In order to combat the internal theft we have to conduct an employee theft investigation.

There are numerous ways to conduct an employee theft investigation and numerous tools that can be used. One major tool is the use of CCTV. Something I tell all of my staff is that there is a major difference between what you know and what you can prove. We have all been in situations where we “knew” what a particular employee was doing or we “knew” that a particular employee was up to no good. The problem comes when we have to “prove” wrong doing in order to get a termination, avoid paying unemployment and in some cases make a successful prosecution.

One of the best ways to have proof is by using CCTV. Checkpoint makes a quality CCTV system that can be as advanced or basic as your individual needs are. I recommend that all stores have several cameras in key areas. You will want to have coverage of all registers, cash office and doors. Manager’s offices, receiving and floor cameras are a bonus, but you don’t have to have those. You will find that most employee theft happens at the registers so those are the most important. I have found that the majority of internal theft occurs with cash or with cashiers under-ringing product or just giving it away for free. Having cameras in these key locations will go a long way to helping your employee theft investigation end with enough proof to win your case. While these cases can be done without video, it certainly makes things harder.

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

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Cycle counts are a great way to assist in the fight to prevent shoplifting.

October 28, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

As business owners and operators we all understand the reality that shoplifting happens in our stores. I think it is safe to say we all understand that we have to put measures in place to prevent shoplifting due to the financial impact that it causes. There are many ways to protect a business from shoplifting. In most stores we use retail anti theft devices such as EAS tags, Keeper cases, Spider Wraps, etc. One tool that I find is commonly missed is the use of audits such as cycle counts.

While it is great to use retail anti theft devices to prevent shoplifting, we must also track our high theft merchandise to make sure the retail anti theft devices are working. If you simply put an EAS tag on an item (let’s say a drill for example sake) and you never track your inventory then how do you really know if you have provided a sufficient solution? A cycle count is a routine inventory audit designed to track losses in order to determine if your anti theft solutions are working and to also help investigate losses.

If you find that every time you count your high theft product you have more shortages then you may consider using a different approach such as a Spider Wrap or other retail anti theft device. You may also shorten the period of time between counts to try to narrow down the losses in an effort to pinpoint who is taking the product or to determine if you problem is related to employee theft or shipping errors as opposed to shoplifting. Never forget that there are numerous ways to take losses and shoplifting is only one piece of that puzzle.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store for retail anti theft devices that can help you prevent shoplifting in your business.

For more information on how you can use retail anti theft devices to prevent shoplifting contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

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Protect Your Leather Items with Clothing Alarms

October 27, 2011 by Staff Editor

At the retail store I work at, our leather items are the most expensive and sought after by thieves. The high price tag equates to a higher resell value for those who want a five finger discount. This is why we always ensure we place clothing security tags on those pricey leather jackets. These Checkpoint tags are an indispensible resource for keeping those items on the shelf. Without security tags on clothes, thieves think it’ll be worth the risk of getting caught if they can get away with a $300 jacket.

In my experience, the 3Alarm clothing alarms are an excellent fit for any heavier jackets especially with the winter months fast approaching. The cable lock system slides right down the jacket arm and securely locks at the bottom. The great part about the 3Alarm is the ability for your customers to be able to try on the jacket without removing the clothing security tag. This enables an ease of access for the customer while maintaining a sense of control to tempted shoplifters.

The Checkpoint tags are tough, too. Not only does the size of the clothing alarm allow for easy access for the customer, but the clothing security tag material is not easily tampered with. Shoplifters are familiar with clothing security and they know the time spent attempting to remove the security tags on clothes only increases the risk of getting caught. That risk is not worth the reward, so next time the shoplifter will choose the store without clothing security. Don’t be the store that’s not protected. Make it tough on the shoplifters and force them to go somewhere else.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

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Credit fraud is a major source of employee theft – Atlanta Georgia

October 25, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

There are many ways to incur employee theft (also known as internal theft). With the economy in the condition it is in, many of our employees are coming up short on funds. In order to make ends meet, or to keep a certain standard of living in difficult times, many are turning to theft. Employee theft is something that plagues every business and can negatively impact the business in several ways. Something that I have seen more of recently is credit fraud.

Internal theft by credit fraud hurts the company in several ways and it requires a quality employee theft investigation in order to solve the problem. Employees can commit credit fraud in several ways. The first is that the employee keeps receipts or writes down the credit card number before giving the card back to the customer. (A key tool in your employee theft investigation is to look for slips of paper around the register with numbers written on them). They will then use that card number to manually enter it for purchases by friends and family members. They may also take that card number and make on-line purchases. Another very popular option is to re-program another credit card with the newly acquired card number and then go shopping at the customer’s expense.

This has several effects. One, if the card was used fraudulently at your store then you will likely be charged back once the cardholder reports fraud to their credit card company. This causes a loss to your company. The second impact is customer relations. By having your customer’s money taken by an employee they are much less likely to continue to shop at your store and you can bet they will tell their friends. With social media being as popular as it is negative word about your company can spread very rapidly and have a major impact on your business.

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RF security labels are the best in the business.

October 25, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Security labels have been used for decades to help stores stop shoplifting. There are several different types that have been developed throughout the years. The most reliable solutions available today are RF security labels and RF security tag s. RF labels and RF security tags work on a Radio Frequency. This is important as the Radio Frequency helps prevent the troublesome false alarms that other systems have. Since the systems are tuned to a specific frequency it is less likely that a cell phone or car door key fob will set off a false alarm as they are not on the same frequency as the system. This is a huge win for customer service and employee productivity.

One of the top manufacturers of RF security labels and RF security tags is Checkpoint systems. The Checkpoint labels and Checkpoint security tags are well known within both the Loss Prevention community as well as the shoplifting community. I would have to say the latter is probably more important because the recognition of Checkpoint labels and Checkpoint security tags by the shoplifters is what will ultimately stop shoplifting. Shoplifters do not want recognition in stores. They are more likely to steal from a store without RF labels then they are one that does have them. The shoplifters who will steal clothes with RF security tags will generally try to defeat the tag first. Checkpoint labels and Checkpoint security tags are very hard to defeat so it further deters theft from your store. While it is possible to do business in today’s economy without using RF security labels, I really don’t recommend it.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint labels, Checkpoint security tags, and other RF labels that can help you stop shoplifting in your business.

For more information on Checkpoint labels, Checkpoint security tags, RF security labels, RF security tags, RF labels and how to stop shoplifting contact us at RF label or call 1.770.426.0547

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Keep Your Jeans on (the Shelf)

October 25, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Working retail Loss Prevention for over 6 years there are quite a few things you get tired of. You see a lot of the same things happen day in and day out and it seems like your company is never going to do anything about it. Makes you wonder how many more millions of dollars do we need to lose before someone starts to listen to us? We (loss prevention associates) are always begging for additional resources to prevent shoplifting with little to no help.

I think the thing I am most tired of is grab and runs. There is almost nothing you can do as loss prevention to stop or catch them. I have been tracking this case for over a month where a woman enters the store, fills up a bag, leaves it near the door and then goes to get her car. She then pulls up to the doors gets out, gets the bag and leaves. This is so frustrating. She knows that we have very little retail anti theft devices like EAS tags. She knows that only a few items have any kind of retail anti theft devices. She has been in the store enough to know exactly what does and does not have it. Without some additional resources how am I supposed to prevent shoplifting from people like her?

If we were to use more retail anti theft devices on something basic as jeans we could prevent shoplifting a lot more then we are currently. Retail anti theft devices work if we allow them to. If we would EAS tag more items or use other devices we could make a huge impact on our bottom line. As a supervisor I am graded every year at review time on my stores shrink percent. It bothers me that I am not able to control that more. If it were up to me I would have every item in the store with some retail anti theft devices. Shoplifters already check items to see if they have any type of device on them and select those items when shoplifting. Why not stop them dead in their tracks and through some road blocks out there? They come in looking for jeans missing their tags let’s make sure they don’t find any. It’s really simple, use Retail anti theft devices; prevent shoplifting; keep our jeans.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store for retail anti theft devices that can help you prevent shoplifting in your business.

For more information on how you can use retail anti theft devices to prevent shoplifting contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

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