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Why Checkpoint Tags Over The Imported Knockoffs?

September 15, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

We get this question from time to time. Genuine checkpoint security tags have a considerable advantage over the knockoffs out there. We hear tales of sales people saying that the tags they have perform as well as Checkpoint tags . Lets clear up some of the myths:

Genuine Checkpoint security tags ARE very different in deactivation. Knock offs in as much as 30% of the time will re-activate on their own after they have been deactivated at the POS and the customer exit. This is because they are cheaply made. Embarrassing and you do not need the customer hassle. Genuine checkpoint tags deactivate each time, every time period.

Genuine checkpoint tags have an aggressive adhesive. They will not fall off even if they have been on the merchandise for some time. This makes it more difficult for the person shoplifting to detect the tag and remove it easily.

Genuine checkpoint security tags do not fade. Discolored tags look terrible and degrade the look and appeal of your merchandise. Knock offs tend to fad or discolor quickly.

Genuine checkpoint tags come with 2000 to a roll or tray that are guaranteed to work if applied properly. The checkpoint security tags that did not pass QC are marked with a red dot. Do not use them. There are 2000+ good labels (non red dot) on each roll or tray.

Genuine checkpoint security tags can only be purchased from a Checkpoint Dealer. Loss Prevention Systems, Inc is a Gold level Dealer and we guarantee the lowest price on your new genuine checkpoint tags.

Do not allow shoplifting or a slick salesman cause you any more losses. Shoplifting needs serious solutions provided by serious companies.

For more information contact us at checkpoint security systems or call 1.770.426.0547

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Anti Theft Devices That Make A Difference In Shoplifting

September 13, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

If you are looking for an immediate impact on your retail theft shoplifting problems you want to attack it with anti theft devices head on. To do this you must understand the difference between active and passive systems.

An example of a passive system is Closed Circuit TV (CCTV). Retailers install CCTV cameras through out the store. The cameras are recording on a DVR. The manager may even have a monitor in their office. But unless the cameras are watched at all time the system is passive. It is for after the fact. Some who is shoplifting knows this. They will even test it by concealing an item, move to another location and dump the item to see if anyone reacts. If not, the next time they come in the shoplifting begins.

An example of active anti theft devices is an Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) system such as Checkpoint security systems. Checkpoint tags are placed on merchandise and when someone who is shoplifting attempts to steal tagged merchandise the Checkpoint security systems at the customer doors alarm. Even better than this when someone who is shoplifting sees an EAS system they most likely will simply go elsewhere like your unprotected competitor.

Why is this? It is because an EAS system is active and “watching” all the time. The Checkpoint security tags are always on the merchandise 24/7. They cannot be removed without staff intervention. As long as the retailer keeps the Checkpoint security systems in good working order they are always guarding the merchandise that is tagged.

Other anti theft devices could include glass cabinets or other locking devices to lock up merchandise. That is not as desirable since it does not allow the customers to handle merchandise and then decide at their own pace. In addition customers become frustrated quickly when staff is not right there to unlock merchandise.

Retail theft is tough enough to control without having the correct tools. Checkpoint tags on your merchandise keep your profits on your bottom line.

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Shoplifting And Pond Scum – Both can be controlled!

September 8, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Shoplifting is just a fact of retail life, kind of like the “worlds oldest profession”. It is not going to go away. And if you are naïve enough to think that it will not happen to you then don’t read any further since you won’t be in business much longer. But if you are a retailer you understand that shoplifters are like pond scum, it stinks and is a distraction from the beautiful environment you have created.

The key to preventing shoplifting is no different than any other business problem. You have to control it and minimize the distraction so you can stay focused on what is really important, selling and making a profit. This can be achieved by using an Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) system. And as huge coincidence we happen to be able to sell you a checkpoint security system.

But getting back to the issue. An EAS system is a proactive system. Many retailers are under the impression that if they put a camera system (OK, we sell those also) in that this will deter shoplifters. Camera systems are passive. Unless you are watching it live all the time it will not be effective. In addition the cost to cover every place in the store where a shoplifter may hit you is in most cases cost prohibitive.

Merchandise is tagged or labeled when the shoplifter attempts to steal the item they trip the sensors at the front of the store alerting store staff. The product stays tagged at all times until your people remove or deactivate it. Its proactive, 24/7. No video to watch or review. Shoplifters know what the systems look like and how they work. In most cases they just simply go elsewhere (like your competitor who isn’t protected).

Again, the key is to do this in the most profitable way possible. You have enough to do every day. I guess you can sum it up this way; a checkpoint security system is like having shoplifting prevention on autopilot.

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Newer small option for Checkpoint tags

September 7, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Checkpoint systems is now offering a small option in its line of checkpoint tags. The “pencil tag” is checkpoint systems smallest anti theft tag measuring .5″ x 2.2″. Shown below with optional lanyard:

Also available in grey:

These checkpoint tags are small enough for very small merchandise such as bikinis, shoes, hats and accessories. They offer security without being obtrusive allowing for better merchandise visibility and display-ability.

These and other checkpoint security tags are held in place with pins

Inside of the checkpoint tags are clutches that grab the pin locking it into place and they can not be pulled out. To detach the pins a special detacher must be used. This detacher is mounted to the cash wrap and allows the cashier to quickly and easily remove the security tags to be re used on other merchandise.

There are several checkpoint tags available that come in many shapes and sizes and colors. They can be used with pins only or also with a lanyard of varying lengths for looping the security tag through or onto merchandise that can not be pinned.

If you have a checkpoint security system the key is to always use genuine checkpoint tags and labels. There are cheaper copies out there mostly from Asia and there are several issues with the copy cat products. The copies can be easily broken open at the seams due to cheap manufacturing, the have a high failure to alarm rate and the copycat labels will both not deactivate but also reactivate at a 15% to 25% rate. This is a huge hassle since failed labels will cause staff to stop and address the alarms that are not shoplifting issues.

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How Do Checkpoint Security Systems Work?

September 2, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

There are many types of anti theft devices. Checkpoint security systems are one type. They are easy to use and available for every type of product. There are three components to Checkpoint security systems. The first is the checkpoint tags or labels are placed on your merchandise. There are hard tags that can be placed on clothing, or there are sticky label that can be placed on virtually any other type of product.

The second component is the device that either removes the hard tags or the deactivation pads that deactivate the labels. These devices are easy to use so it won’t take long for your employees to get into the habit of dealing with the system. Checkpoint tags and labels are the highest quality in the industry.

The third component is the EAS (electronic article surveillance) antennas. There are a few designs to choose from giving you the option to have them stand out, which can be a theft deterrent all on their own, or you can have them blend in more so as not to detract from your store’s decor.

Once you have your Checkpoint security system EAS antennas installed you apply the checkpoint tags or labels to your merchandise. If someone tries to remove a tagged item from the store an alarm will sound when they pass by the EAS antennas. This alerts your employees that there is a potential problem and they can stop the person and resolve the issue.

It is extremely important to train your employees on responding to the alarms. If no one responds to the alarm the customer will leave. Studies show that most people only steal when they have the opportunity to do so. By responding to the alarms you take away their opportunity thus reducing your shrink rate and retaining your profit margin.

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Alarm…Alarm Checkpoint Security System Alarm…Now what?

August 31, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

OK, your checkpoint security system at the front door goes into alarm. A customer that just left the point of sale is there with a package. They have stopped and are looking back at you. What do you do now?

How many time have you seen this happen and the sales clerk just waves the customer on? That is the worst thing that can happen. Several things have happened. You have allowed an employee to completely circumvent your anti shoplifting program. You have also sent a message to your customers that your people are not professional. And worst of all you tell shoplifters that they can defeat your checkpoint security system.

A lack of training and enforcement of that training is primarily at fault. Installing the system and believing that your shoplifting problems are over is short sighted. Your employees must know how to handle a checkpoint security system alarm properly and do it every time. Otherwise a person who is shoplifting in your store will simply view it as an inconvenience and create a situation where they can simply cause an alarm and be waved on.

Training is simple: Provide good customer service! Teach your employees that they are not to be afraid to approach a customer/alarm. Make a clear friendly statement like “excuse me sir we must have forgotten to remove or deactivate an inventory control device on your purchase. Let me take care of that for you”.

Anti theft devices like a checkpoint security system will tell you if a tag is present but your employees must resolve the situation. Check the packages for tags and labels. The easiest way is for the employee to ask the customer for their package, the employee then passes the package through the antennas themselves. They should then locate the checkpoint security tags and resolve the situation. If no tags are found in the package ask the customer to walk through the checkpoint security system antennas with out the package. If there is an alarm then again your stores training should tell them what to do next.

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Why choose a Checkpoint security system over a sensormatic system

August 31, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

The two top anti theft devices for retail are a Checkpoint security system or a sensormatic system and although they may appear to be very similar retailers are surprised to learn that they are completely different in how they work.

The checkpoint security system utilizes RF or radio frequency signals to detect the checkpoint labels and checkpoint tags whereas the sensormatic system utilizes AM or accousto magnetic signals to detect the sensormatic tags. In both cases the tags vibrate when between the antennas at the entry and exit doors which will set of the tag alarm system. But that is where the similarities end.

Let’s look at the advantages checkpoint systems has over sensormatic:

Checkpoint’s RF technology is the latest technology and can incorporate RFID. Here is an excerpt from an article about Walmart:

Beginning August 1, men’s blue jeans and underwear sold at Walmart will carry electronic radio identification tags. The company, the world’s largest retailer, insists the devices are crucial to improving the logistics of inventory management, while critics point to the privacy concerns associated with the tags.

The markers in question, called radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, are implanted in the garments and can be read by hand-held scanners. Wal-Mart officials praise the portability of the tags and the boost in speed and accuracy they bring to inventory control. “This ability to wave the wand and have a sense of all the products that are on the floor or in the back room in seconds is something that we feel can really transform our business,” crows Raul Vasquez, Wal-Mart’s representative for its stores in the western states.

The AM technology is not a “SMART” technology and it can only do what it currently does…no integration capability. So the Checkpoint RF technology has fantastic future development potential that the Sensormatic AM does not.

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Realistic results from a Checkpoint Security System

August 30, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

If you are experiencing inventory loss through shoplifting, you have probably considered installing a checkpoint security system or similar product. You may have asked yourself whether the investment is worth it wondering what the result would be.

checkpoint security systems corporate head quarters called in third party experts Price Waterhouse Coopers to conduct a study for a major supermarket chain. Their findings are very interesting, here are a few tidbits…

Four locations tested, 98 sku’s in test

Four weeks pre checkpoint security system installation observation

10 weeks post checkpoint security system installation observation

Overall shrinkage on the 98 sku’s tested averaged out to a 69.79% reduction in shrinkage!

Since the shrinkage was reduced profits also increased for two reasons, first there is more product available to sell if not stolen and second less losses obviously means the cost of goods does not have to be recovered or absorbed into profits.

This resulted in a net increase in sales of 9.2%.

So with a checkpoint security system installed the retailer not only lost less product due to theft they actually increased sales by having more product on the shelf for buyers. The system had an average ROI of between 6 to 9 months. Keep in mind supermarkets have very low net margins, usually below 2% so getting a ROI that quickly is significant.

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Checkpoint Labels great primary and secondary lines of defense

August 29, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Those who use a checkpoint security system may think of checkpoint labels as a primary line of defense against shoplifting but often overlook the secondary protection possibilities. They offer many styles and shapes as seen below:

They are often used as care labels, warning labels, sale info, store info and can be printed as price tags.

There are custom solutions designed for food, health and beauty, drugstore and pharmacy, apparel, electronics and more. This takes the guess work out of what label to choose for any application.

But few users are taking advantage of the secondary line of defense possibilities. If you are using a checkpoint security system and only using hard tags (re-usable rigid tags that are pinned or hung from merchandise), you may want to consider adding checkpoint labels if nothing else as a secondary line of defense.

By applying a hidden label in or on your merchandise in addition to a hard tag you are protecting yourself against the more professional shoplifters who may be able to remove the hard tag you are using. These hidden checkpoint labels will set off your checkpoint security system when the product approaches the exit surprising the thief who thought they had the system beat. And the labels are very inexpensive to use, just a few cents each.

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Handling Customer Alarms of a Checkpoint Security Systems

August 27, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

What do you do if a customer alarms your checkpoint security systems. Follow the steps below:

Approach the customer and in a friendly manner state “Excuse me, we may not have checked out your purchase properly. Please step back into the store, and we’ll get that taken care of.”
Ask for the customer’s bag – never grab it.
Walk purchase through the checkpoint security systems antennas/ pedestals to verify alarm.
Check merchandise against receipt.
If merchandise all checks out – pass the items over the deactivation pad again.
If there is merchandise that was not purchased – ask the customer if they would like to purchase it at this time.
purchased – ask customer if they would
like to purchase it at this time.

Another way to remember this process when approaching a customer is to use the “vowels” of alarm response:

A Address the customer. “Excuse me sir/madam,”

E Explain what happened. “…We seemed to have failed to deactivate an inventory control label from your merchandise…”

I Invite the customer back into the store…Would you mind stepping back inside the store with me so I may assist you…”

O Offer an apology. “…I am very sorry for this inconvenience.”

U Understand what alarmed the system.

Training, common sense and your checkpoint security systems will reduce shoplifting substantially.

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