Checkpoint Systems , for when the normal tactics don’t work…

I recently worked a case where a group of thieves were hitting several stores in the area. We were using typical retail theft prevention tactics in our stores, which included great customer service and Checkpoint security system with their Checkpoint security tags. The thieves had their own method to counteract the anti shoplifting measures we had in place.

They would rent a U-Haul or similar vehicle and drive it up to an emergency exit. Half of their group would go into the store, while the other half sat waiting. The half inside the store would take the four-way of high- ticket items (think leather, coats, athletics) and push it to the emergency exit. There they opened the door and pushed the entire fixture onto the waiting truck and drove off!

Our doors were not alarmed with audibles, so it was an easy shot straight out the door before anyone was the wiser.

We had lost thousands of dollars as a district, and we were stumped as to what sort of retail theft prevention we could use, preferably one that would tie into our existing Checkpoint system.

As luck would have it, one of our stores was being remodeled and the new emergency exits had a warning sign stating that an alarm would go off. Sure enough, our thieves tried to hit that store. Taken aback by the new doors, their hesitation on what to do gave us enough time to contact the authorities and the entire group was apprehended.

In a follow up to the case, it turns out that there is a Checkpoint security system called the Exit Stopper by STI. It is both an audible alarm for your doors and a stop sign warning to go on the door. Had these been in place, we would have saved thousands of dollars in losses because this group would have gone somewhere else. There is always an anti shoplifting solution if you just look in the right places.

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For more information on Anti Shoplifting , Checkpoint Security System or Checkpoint Security Tags contact us at Retail theft prevention or call 1.770.426.0547