Better Awareness, Better Shrink

Shrink, or inventory losses, is not just about stopping shoplifters using elaborate schemes and tactics. It isn’t even about expensive retail security programs that some companies try to make you believe you have to have or you can never control your shrink.

 The end game is all about awareness. Are you aware of what your top merchandise losses are? If you can’t rattle off a list of your top five or ten items, how will you ever stop the shrink from happening? Are your associates equally aware? They should be. Not only are they an extra set of eyes to alert you to potential issues, but they will have a better sense of ownership if they are involved as a solution to the problem.

 Do you have anti theft devices in use? There are reputable companies that do make affordable, cheap tags and cheap labels to use as deterrents in your stores. Make sure your associates are aware of how to properly respond to your EAS system going off. That awareness will help you reduce your shrink by sending a clear message to the criminal community that you and your associates are now aware.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Anti-Shoplifting or Anti- theft Devices that can help you with your Retail Security needs like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

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Retail security doesn’t have to cost and arm and a leg…

The fact is retail security is now more cost effective than ever.  Think about this.  When do you every buy name brand charges or accessories for your phone or other electronic devices anymore?  The answer for most is never.  You can go online and find hundreds of options that work just as well for much less than the OEM prices.  The same principle applies to retail security items like anti-theft devices.

 Can you spend a lot of money on name brand EAS tags and labels?  Of course.  Is it always necessary?  Not really.  As stated there are options now for cheap tags and cheap labels that still get the job done.  As long as a product is quality and works then the name really doesn’t matter.  I guarantee shoplifters don’t stop to check the brand name on an anti-shoplifting tag.  All they care about is discovering if an item is protected or not.  If it has anti-theft devices (even cheap tags and cheap labels) then they are much more likely to leave the product alone and steal elsewhere. Don’t get caught unprotected because you can’t afford the name brand retail security items.  Find a less expensive alternative and take the first step in fighting back against retail crime.

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 For more information on how you can use Anti- theft Devices to help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

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Can You Out Run Your Shrink?

No matter how hard you try, I’ll bet you just can’t out run your shrink losses. Trust me, I have seen many stores try. They think that as long as they keep exceeding their sales budgets, retail security can take a back burner.

 The days of stellar positive comps are over. Expenses are being cut left and right to make up for the difference in profits. Retail security is critical to bottom line profit increases. At some point, you can only cut out so much. So where do you turn?

 Anti theft devices are designed to resolve your shrink losses. If you use cheap tags and cheap labels for your go to anti theft devices, you can avoid costly expenses to reduce your shrink.

 Not just for anti shoplifting, these tags and labels will also keep your employees in check. Most companies report that around 40% of shrink is incurred by store employees. Why wouldn’t you want to make the right cost effective decision?

 Don’t keep cutting, and definitely don’t try to keep running. Put the focus back on retail security in your store.

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 For more information on how you can use Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

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Where is the weak link?

When it comes to applying clothing security, we had a solid tagging process in place in our store. As soon as the merchandise was received, we had a tag on it. The only problem was that when I went to audit our tagging compliance on the sales floor, I was always coming up with clothes missing tags. The truck unload team swore it wasn’t them, and after observing their process I knew it had to be something else. What we finally came to realize was that one frequently missed task when providing clothing security was the tagging of returned merchandise. There are often very firm and well planned processes in place for tagging merchandise such as clothes as they are received, but if you do not have a hold of tagging merchandise as it is returned you will always come up short of 100%.

 Often times returned merchandise is missed in regard to anti-theft devices. It is a process in which merchandise is brought into the store, yet it is often not considered as receiving. Because of this it can cause us to miss the regular processes that are followed when merchandise is received. Having product protection plans in place for merchandise that is returned can have a huge impact on ensuing complete accuracy.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

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A Dime A Dozen

In the land of retail security, anti theft devices are a dime a dozen, sometimes literally. That doesn’t mean that every cheap label and every cheap tag is made up to the same standards.

 When it comes to anti shoplifting devices and tactics, the implementation of an EAS system when paired with EAS labels and tags can potentially decrease shrink losses tenfold. That is one of the main reasons why it is so common for retailers to use EAS systems. It also makes sense that every company out there is going to try and cash in on the sale of cheap labels and cheap tags.

 Not every EAS devices is created equal. Some labels are refurbished and do not have a high accuracy rate. Sometimes the labels may actually reactivate themselves if they sit too long, causing customer service issues. How much are you willing to pay for accurate results?

 Just because you can make and sell inexpensive products, doesn’t really mean you should. Go to a reliable source and make your retail security investment efficient and effective.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Anti-Shoplifting or Anti- theft Devices that can help you with your Retail Security needs like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

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Just For the Men

When I worked for a high-end retailer, we had an extensive men’s wear department. It was such a big deal that some locations in the company actually had a separate store dedicated just to men’s wear. The suits were a huge part of our bread and butter sales, so to speak.

 One of the problems we did run into was missing pieces to suits. We were diligent about making sure our miss matched pants and jackets didn’t belong to each other. We would also notice that vests were starting to come up missing. It turns out, our clothing security wasn’t the greatest in the suit department, and thieves were starting to take notice.

 One of the ideas to prevent further theft was to use some anti theft devices secured to the clothes. By using a cheap tag in conjunction with a cheap label, we were financially able to tag each piece of the suit.

 Our losses slowly started to diminish as word spread. We also spent less time looking for the errant piece of a suit that wasn’t there.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

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Are You Being SMART With Me?

Retail security is a vast ever-expanding world of tips, tricks, gadgets and gizmos. Trying to determine where to start can be a completely overwhelming task. Even though there are a zillion ways to create an anti shoplifting plan, try sticking to just one or two simple ways to begin with. Once you are comfortable with the scope, highlights and limitations of your plan it is much easier to move on to round two: execution.

 When you are starting to execute, think of it like any other action plan. One of the methods we used frequently was the SMART Plan. Are you being Specific, Measurable, Actions, Realistic, and Timely?

 When I train my managers, I always guide them through the SMART Plan way of thinking. All too often I would see elaborate action plans that sounded great on paper, but were far too complicated, time consuming or expensive to ever really work out.

 Pick out something easy to institute into your daily routine. Anti theft devices like labels and tags are readily available and simple to use. You can also easily procure cheap labels and cheap tags to fit into your budget. It’s an all around SMART move!

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Anti-Shoplifting or Anti- theft Devices that can help you with your Retail Security needs like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

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Loss Prevention, not Lost Profit

In order to truly execute a sound shrink reduction plan, it is important to determine the overall cost analysis. If a plan reduces shrink, but also reduces sales, for example having high theft pieces of clothes under lock and key, is it really a feasible plan.

 What about the financial costs to execute this reduction strategy? Anti theft devices are readily available, but what is the difference between the expensive name brands and the cheap tags and cheap labels?

 What you really want to protect your clothes from theft is to use cheap tags and cheap labels that are reliable and accurate. Some foreign made tags and labels may be inexpensive, but they are not reliable.

 They may reactivate themselves causing customer issues, or they may simply not be activated at all. If that’s the case, you are paying good money for a piece of plastic that doesn’t do anything at all to help you reduce shrink.

 Rest assured, it is only a matter of time before the thieving community (or your employees) are aware of these “dummy” tags. Better put your trust and money into reliable tags from the beginning to protect your investments.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

 Click here for your Free Sample of these new Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Clothing Security needs!

 

Preventing Return Fraud

Using anti-theft devices can be an effective tool to preventing return fraud in stores with return policies geared toward providing good customer service. Return fraud has been and continues to be a major problem in retail security. ORC (Organized Retail Crime) groups target merchandise that is valuable and easy to steal, which typically is merchandise lacking anti-shoplifting devices. The groups take non-tagged merchandise in order to appear legitimate when making a return of the merchandise they had previously stolen.

 Return fraud, when conducted in ORC situations, will usually occur in several visits to the store. When dealing with a chain of stores, these visits may occur one after another as they travel a central interstate or highway. The first visit may only involve a subject staging merchandise in a specific and secluded area of the store. The merchandise will probably be the highest valued, easiest to conceal, non-tagged merchandise that they can find. This subject may stage the merchandise in bags prior to leaving. The second visit will consist of the concealment and/or theft of the merchandise that was previously staged for them. This visit will probably take no longer than five minutes in the store and is difficult to detect. The third visit is where the fraudulent return takes place where the subject will return the merchandise that was previously stolen. These visits will often consist of several different subjects, and all three steps may happen simultaneously with several sets of merchandise. The easiest way to combat return fraud is to protect your merchandise with anti-theft devices. 

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Anti-Shoplifting or Anti- theft Devices that can help you with your Retail Security needs like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

 Click here for your Free Sample of these new Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Retail Security and Anti-Shoplifting needs!

 

In Like A Lion

There is an expression about the month of March. It says March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. While my March has not been very lion like, I can relate the theory to clothing security.

 Using anti theft devices on clothes makes a powerhouse statement. It says that clothing security is here to stay. Using economically feasible cheap labels and cheap tags lets you create a roar to the thieving community.

 The more labels and tags you use on your clothes, the louder your statement is. It will be stronger and stronger driving away the bad seeds that were previously infiltrating your stores. The more you start to incorporate into your clothing security plans the better chance you will have of reducing your shrink losses.

 The word will spread. While you will always have to stay vigilant with your shrink reduction plans, you should be able to start to breathe a sign of relief. You can then go out like a lamb and care for your paying customers.

 Visit RBC Security Solutions for Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices that can help you protect your clothes and prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags. Our Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS Labels and Tags are not cheap they are inexpensive and made in the U.S.

 For more information on how you can use Clothing Security Anti- theft Devices in conjunction with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system to protect your Clothes and help you prevent retail theft in your business with products like Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags contact us.

 Click here for your Free Sample of these new Cheap Labels and Cheap Tags for your Clothing Security needs!