Prevent shoplifting with the help of Alpha security.

September 10, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Up until recently there had been two major players in the “retail anti theft devices” game. With the introduction of Alpha security there is now another major play in this game and they are hitting it out of the park. Alpha security is a leader in innovative retail anti theft devices that not only prevent shoplifting, but also keep the focus high on sales.

There are several advantages to the retail anti theft devices from Alpha security. One is they are sturdy and last. No one wants to continue to replace security devices. You expect to buy them and reuse them for a while and these products can stand the test of time. Another benefit is the many types of products. Here are some of the items offered. First are sensor tags. You can get traditional tags and you can get tags with an alarm built in that will sound when tapered with or removed from the building. (It’s easy to explain setting off the door alarm, but hard to explain that alarm going off in your pocket).

Keeper cases are also a great choice. These are hard portable cases you can lock the product in. Unlike a display case, the customer can pick up the item themselves and take it to the register. Spider wraps serve a similar function. For items too big for the keeper cases you can use these wraps to attach an alarmed device to the product. Like the S3 alarm sensor tags, an alarm will sound if tampered with or removed from the building.

The benefit to the keeper cases and spider wraps is you can openly display your product which is much more conducive for sales as customers hate having to wait for an associate to get something for them from a locked display case.

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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Security Tags on Clothes Deter Shoplifters and Save You Money

September 10, 2011 by Staff Editor

At the store where I work, we started using security tags on clothes slowly a few years ago after we noticed that the majority of our theft was in softlines merchandise. Not only was our merchandise coming up missing, it seemed as if every shoplifter we did apprehend was telling us it was easy to steal from our fitting rooms and take clothes because, as they put it, they didn’t “beep” going out the door through a clothing alarm like they did at many of the stores in the mall next store. After we began putting hard Checkpoint tags on our clothes to work with our existing EAS system, the results in our shrink have been incredible.

Because of the clothing security tags, our shrink was down in our juniors apparel in one year by almost 50%! As an LP associate my cases started to become more interesting and the police department also seemed to have more fun when people started coming in with tools to help them shoplift! Now they don’t tell me that we are easier to steal from than the mall as often as I am hearing that they couldn’t remove the Checkpoint tags without some kind of tool. Some of my shoplifters have even told me they changed their mind on stealing because we had security tags on clothes and would be ripped or destroyed if they tried to remove them.

I am so glad we took this easy step in increasing our clothing security. It has paid for itself over and over again because now we can sell the merchandise that was just being stolen before. I am really happy with the results and my police department is thankful for all the “silver bracelets” I’ve helped them hand out to criminals.

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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Employee theft investigations are so easy anyone can do them.

September 8, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Just kidding. The fact is a proper employee theft investigation is quite difficult and time consuming. Sure you could just pull your associates in and start making accusations, but did you know there is a large amount of liability in that? If you can’t back up the claim you may be setting yourself up for even more loss.

Employee theft, or internal theft, is a common problem that all businesses face. From fast food to clothing retail to doctors and lawyers; employee theft is a problem. There are a few solutions available however.

The first, and the one I recommend, is to use a trained Loss Prevention Professional to conduct you employee theft investigation. If you have the budget to keep a LP Professional on staff then you are ahead of the curve. This person can be utilized to detect and catch shoplifting, internal theft as well as paperwork errors and other causes of shrink. If you don’t have the budget, or aren’t quite sold on staffing your own LP Professional, then you can rent one. There are companies who staff and train LP Professionals and then contract them out to retailers large and small when there is a need. One benefit to this is reduced liability on your part as the contract company is responsible for their employee. The reason I push this concept so hard is the training involved in doing a quality employee theft investigation. Do you know how to read body language? Are you familiar with the concepts of Neurolinguistics? Do you know how to properly obtain a confession for all dishonest activity, including things you had no idea about? The answer to these questions is probably “no”. These are some of the things that a trained LP Professional has spent time studying and know.

The second option is to get the training yourself. However you choose to run you business is … well, your business. I just recommend that a trained person conduct internal theft investigations in order to do the job right.

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

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Reducing Losses with Checkpoint Labels

September 8, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

With a tough economy, retailers are looking for ways to stop shoplifting without sinking all of their profits into the effort. Shoplifting takes away from our profits and is a frustrating cost of doing business. It is not a cost that you have to suffer without being able to do something to reduce it.

Checkpoint security tags and RF labels can go far to help reduce shoplifting in your business. Both can be affixed to your high theft merchandise, and an alarm will sound if the merchandise goes near your doors without being purchased. Knowing that this is a possibility can deter many shoplifters that do not want to take the chance of drawing unwanted attention.

RF security labels work on a radio frequency in order to alert your employees. They are deactivated at your registers when purchased in order to prevent false alarms. Your employees are trained to react to the alarms appropriately, as well as how to deactivate them properly at your registers. The RF label is a simple yet effective way to help stop shoplifting within your business, convincing shoplifters that yours is not a business to steal from.

Checkpoint labels are an industry leader in the loss prevention world and along with their reputation is the knowledge that you are doing something to help stop shoplifting in your business. RF labels can help get you on the right track to increasing the profits and reducing the loss. These along with a good loss prevention program, excellent customer service, and well trained employees can keep your business competitive for years to come.

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, and how to stop shoplifting contact us at RF label or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

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Retail anti theft devices continue to sell for a reason. They work!!!

September 8, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Who buys products that don’t work? The answer is, “No one”. What business invests in equipment that doesn’t work? Again, the answer is “None”. The point I hope to get across is that in most all major business you will find retail anti theft devices. The reason you will find them everywhere is because they work well to prevent shoplifting.

I hear a lot of business leaders question the effectiveness of retail anti theft devices. This is surprising to me as many are from my own company and we have shown repeatedly how effective these devices are to prevent shoplifting. Here is a recent example of how I got to prove my point to a particularly skeptical Store Manager that I have.

We use EAS tags on a lot of our boxed products. This particularly goes for cosmetics, razors and other health and beauty products. I was teaching a new LP agent how to catch shoplifters and we had noticed during our walk that only about half of the high dollar products were properly tagged. Not too long after that we observed a shoplifter on the Health and Beauty aisle. It was comical as we watched, because he picked up the highest dollar product, saw it was tagged and put it back. He then did the same with the two price levels lower and finally found a price level not tagged and then attempted to steal that line. It was clear how he wasn’t about to take the tagged product and had he not found any untagged I know he would have gone to the store across the street and tried there. It was a perfect example to share with that manager just how impactful retail anti theft devices are to prevent shoplifting.

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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Woven labels. A must for high end clothing security.

September 8, 2011 by Staff Editor

High end boutiques are a constant target for theft. In today’s market that holds even more truth. Many have been negatively impacted by the recession, but still want to hold on to their old lifestyle. That means taking the products they can’t afford to buy. The result is retailers are forced to utilize a clothing alarm and put security tags on clothes in order to protect their product. The problem is that many high end boutiques don’t want standard clothing security tags on their products. Now even high society retailers have a tailored clothing security option.

Checkpoint tags can be woven into the product. This is accomplished by having the manufacturer install a small fabric label that contains Checkpoint tags into the product. This can go anywhere you want. I have mostly seen them used by the cleaning instructions or existing size tag. It is not noticeable. It does not require putting a hole in the product like a standard hard tag. It can be used on almost any type of fabric. And best of all, it still provides the clothing security you need.

Shoplifters will see the clothing alarm when they walk in the door and know that you use security tags on clothes so the deterrent effect is still in place. For those who try to steal the clothing alarm will alert you and still give you the ability to react. You also get the visual aesthetics of not seeing the clothing security tags which many high end retailers really want. Additionally, you won’t have to worry about your cashiers forgetting to remove a sensor from the product and your customer having to come back before they can use the product. It’s a win all the way around.

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

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

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RF Security Tags … An industry staple for a reason.

September 6, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

RF security tags have been around for years. You probably are more familiar with the common name of sensor tags. In reality the “sensor tag” is operated on a Radio Frequency, hence the technical name of RF security tags or RF security labels. While many aspects of retail have changed over the years the one that has remained constant is theft. Additionally, RF security tags and RF security labels continue to be the best way to stop shoplifting in you store.

There are many different type of retailers in the market today. As business leaders you know that there are no cookie cutter solutions to individual business problems. For this reason I suggest looking into Checkpoint security tags and Checkpoint labels for you business. Checkpoint recognizes that every business is different and they have a large variety of Checkpoint labels and Checkpoint security tags that can be used to custom fit a solution for your business.

There is a key difference between RF labels and RF tags that you need to know when looking to stop shoplifting in your store. A RF label is what is commonly referred to as a “soft” tag. It is an adhesive tag that sticks the box or package. RF security tags are what we consider “hard” tags that attach with a pin or clamp to merchandise and require a deactivator to physically remove the tag before the product can be used. It is important that take a hard look at the type of product needing to be protected and work with your Checkpoint representative to pick the right RF label or tag for your specific needs.

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, RF label, RF labels, RF security labels, RF security tags and how to stop shoplifting contact us at Checkpoint security tags or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

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Retail anti theft devices a must for Pharmacies.

September 6, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

You may be wondering why a Pharmacy would need retail anti theft devices when the narcotics and “good” drugs are all behind the counter. The reason is that there are plenty of over the counter (OTC) medications that are highly target for shoplifting. In order to protect these products stores need to consider investing in retail anti theft devices in order to prevent shoplifting.

If you work in the Pharmacy business or sell OTC items in your store then you probably know there are a handful of products that can be used to make illegal drugs. These products are hard to keep on the shelf for your legitimate clientele and you have the added responsibility to the greater good to try to keep your products from being used illegally. In addition, there are just some popular items that are expensive and customers don’t want to pay for them. With that said, I suggest Keeper cases from Alpha security as the answer to prevent shoplifting. The Keeper cases are hard plastic cases that come in a variety of sizes. They are made with intention of being just a little bigger than the product (so it will fit inside) without taking up unnecessary shelf space.

The Keeper cases have an EAS tag built in so not only do they prevent the customer from getting to the product, they also work with your existing EAS system to alert you of potential theft. The Keeper cases also give you the flexibility to keep you products openly displayed which is better for sales. In my company we have seen a noticeable increase in smoking cessation sales since we moved them from locked cases to the Keeper cases. And the best part … we still are controlling shrink.

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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Utilize security tags on clothes to ward off ORC theft of jeans.

September 6, 2011 by Staff Editor

For those of you not sure what ORC is; it stands for Organized Retail Crime. ORC is credited with millions of dollars each year in stolen product. Many small businesses have been completely decimated by ORC and numerous larger chains have still felt the impact that ORC creates. By putting security tags on clothes you will go a long way to prevent being targeted by professional shoplifters.

There are several types of clothing security tags to choose from. I suggest Checkpoint tags for several reasons. For one, they work. Some smaller EAS outfits have products that are not very good quality and you end up spending more in repair and service calls than going with a trusted brand. Two, Checkpoint tags are recognized by professional shoplifters. These persons make a living by stealing. (And when I say living I don’t mean paycheck to paycheck living. Many make 6 figures a year and live better than you and me). They know the clothing security that works and the clothing security that doesn’t. Just by using a recognized and trusted product you enhance the deterrent effect of putting security tags on clothes.

Anyone in softlines retail knows that jeans are the hot products. It really doesn’t matter what brand, jeans sell on the street. By putting security tags on clothes you force the thieves to do one of two things. One they can bag up the product and walk out, but that will set off the clothing alarm at the door and gain them unwanted attention. Now they have increased risk by coming back. Two, they can try to defeat the clothing security tags which takes time and increases the risk of being caught. Neither one is wanted by ORC groups and will force them to find other stores to steal from.

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

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

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Theft from within-Atlanta Georgia

September 6, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

It’s unfortunate but internal theft or employee theft affects businesses more and more each year. The loss from internal theft dominates external theft or shoplifting. Business owners must realize that because your employees have full access to almost all your business assets, they have opportunity to steal. Co-workers can feel like family but you must put personal feelings aside and protect yourself and your business.

Employee theft examples include: cash shortages, falsifying paperwork, stealing of personal information from files or belongings, copying of keys, stealing of merchandise or business supplies. The list goes on. As a manager, there was a time when I felt a bit uneasy about a particular employee.

I decided to open an employee theft investigation. This file included notes of her behavior, schedule, register paperwork, credit card entries, refunds, etc; basically anything pertaining to this employee. Once while watching her, I noticed her extreme friendliest with a particular customer. The customer started to fill out a credit card application only something was missing, her identification.

The employee then pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket and she began to write down a social security number for the customer. Of course I could not believe my eyes. But felt a sense of accomplishment for going with my gut and opening up an employee theft investigation.

The employee then proceeded with opening up a line of credit and then charged several high dollar items on the new card. Then came the not so fun part. I had to speak with the employee on what just occurred.

Long story short, she admitted to taking social security numbers out of personnel files at the doctor’s office she worked full-time. The customer was a friend of her’s. Both were charged with identity theft and stolen merchandise.

Remember internal theft or employee theft cause more damage than any other. Go with your gut and open up an employee theft investigation. You never know it could lead to something big.

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

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