Don’t let your profits walk out the door.

I used to work for a company that sold footwear in addition to many other clothing items.  Surprisingly to me, the footwear was the most commonly stolen item and the hardest to catch.  I soon learned how important the anti shoplifting devices by Checkpoint systems were to literally preventing my products from walking out.

The main way I found that footwear was stolen was simple.  The shoplifter leaves their old nasty shoes in the box and walks out the door with the new shoes on.  Even though it seems obvious, it really is not.  You expect to see a shoplifter with a big bag or trying to somehow conceal product.  The truth is it can be easiest to miss the bold approach right in front of you as it is unexpected.

We started to use the Checkpoint security tags from Checkpoint systems.  These work with the checkpoint security system door alarms to sound an alarm if “live” tags go out the door without being deactivated.  This is great because we would put “soft” Checkpoint security tags under the insole of the footwear.  Customers did not know the items were being protected by anti shoplifting devices.  The shoplifters would trade shoes and then the Checkpoint security system alarm going off at the door was a dead giveaway of just what they were doing.

This served two main purposes.  First, it allowed us to identify the theft and react.  Secondly, it provided retail theft prevention.  Prevention is the key.  Once word got around (and it did quickly) that we were using Checkpoint security tags on footwear the theft and shrink in that department dropped dramatically.  The ultimate goal for anti shoplifting devices is the retail theft prevention aspect and Checkpoint systems makes that happen.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase retail anti theft devices from Checkpoint Systems.

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