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Checkpoint Security Systems and the retailer

January 3, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Checkpoint security systems are not your run of the mill systems. Sure, there are many systems out there that claim to provide the same level of security, service and protection. However, few can match the quality and service provided by checkpoint security systems .

What is the benefit of having a checkpoint security system ? For starters, it gives the amateur shoplifter that ability to decide “Never mind, I won’t steal this merchandise today”. Checkpoint security systems work by providing a visual presence, much like a uniformed security guard standing at the front of your store. The would-be shoplifter see’s the inability to exit the store without being noticed, so they give up. Also, look at your merchandise.

In the efforts to help stop shoplifting, retail anti theft devices are affixed to several type of merchandise. Now, when the average shoplifter enters your store, he see’s these retail anti theft devices and decides to not take merchandise. All shoplifters want privacy. They want to be able to get in and out of your store quietly, without being detected. A Checkpoint security system takes away that privacy.

Retailers worldwide are always looking for the solution to stop shoplifting. Can shoplifting be stopped? The jury is still out on that one. For now, focus on reducing the instances of shoplifting and protect your stores, merchandise and employees.

Employees? Did I forget to mention that a Checkpoint security system can help keep honest people honest? Sure, if an employee knows that he must remove retail anti theft devices or has to try and take off checkpoint security tags to defeat the checkpoint systems , he/she certainly will think twice about it.

All in all, keeping your store safe and easy to shop will not only boost your profits but will give your employees a sense that you care. If you care, they will care. If you haven’t already, develop a plan to help stop shoplifting in your stores.

For more information about checkpoint systems , checkpoint security tags , checkpoint labels or anti shoplifting contact us at Checkpoint Security Systems or call us at 1.770.426.0547

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Checkpoint Tags, What’s Hot?

January 3, 2011 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Checkpoint Systems has an extensive offering of genuine Checkpoint tags. When you combine this with Alpha High Theft Solutions, which is a subsidiary of Checkpoint Systems, you have every weapon in the war on shoplifters. Here is a list of Checkpoint tags that are available. These are also called “hard tags”

Mini Hard Tag – This hard tag is the staple of the line. It is the most popular…for now. It is so popular that it is often imitated, but rarely equaled. The genuine Checkpoint tag has clean well sealed edges. This is important because most of the imitators can be pried apart with either fingers or a pocketknife. Rough edges also tend to snag the very clothing items you are trying to protect.

3G Hard Tag – This tag is picking up in popularity. It is the same size and shape as the mini however there are several major differences. The 3G comes with a locking mechanism that requires a super detacher. This makes removal almost impossible with out a super detacher. The 3G Hard Tag is also constructed differently. The seam is concealed and welded is such a way that it cannot be attacked. This new construction along with the distinctive but subtle white and beige color clearly identify it as genuine Checkpoint Systems.

Button Tag – This is another really neat offering. The Button Tag is about the same size as a large button on a ladies coat. It is black in color. Like the 3G and the Mini Hard Tag it also has a hole for a flex string and it’s locking mechanism is available in either a standard or super detacher. The Button Tag is really compact and provides the same coverage as a mini hard tag. Again, like all Checkpoint Systems tags it is very well constructed.

Maxi Hard Tag – Wow, if you want the maximum protection the Maxi Hard Tag is it. Larger in size to allow for a bigger coil, which makes it’s pick at the antennas much better in challenging situations. The Maxi Hard Tag has very clean, sleek lines in its oval shape. White in color the seam is also very well constructed.

All four of these tags have the raised ring around the pinhole that deters prying of the pin! If you are in doubt about weather or not a Hard Tag is a genuine Checkpoint Systems Hard Tag just look for the name or logo.

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Checkpoint Security Systems and the positive impact on boosting profits

December 8, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Many companies know the true benefits of Checkpoint Security systems . A few years ago I was working for a Sporting goods retailer that carried a new line of apparel. This apparel line was very desirable and immediately the store experienced high shrink.

The store management was looking for solutions on how to protect his merchandise, ultimately protecting his profits. He searched around for various retail anti theft devices and was directed back to Checkpoint Security systems after advice from a more experienced manager at a different retailer.

Now, Im no salesman but Checkpoint Security systems that I’ve worked with have proven worthy. As another example, I oversaw a small chain of drug stores loss prevention program. Several of these stores had no Checkpoint systems and were experiencing a large amount of theft. Shoplifters quickly identified these stores as an easy target and went to town. They needed a solution, and fast. One of our senior managers had experience with Checkpoint Systems and immediately recommended their installation. After the first day of installation, the store saw a dramatic decrease in the amount of shoplifters that simply walked into their stores and walked out with merchandise, an investment that is sure to help safeguard their profits.

Many of the retailers I’ve worked with over my career hesitated at the thought of installing Checkpoint Security systems in their stores. Much of the concern circled around the appearance and whether or not the system would “look good” in their stores. That all went away after the many instances of shoplifts and grab and runs.

I love to hear the stories from my loss prevention agents when shoplifters activate the Checkpoint Security system , drop merchandise and run. These are an investment I could never conceive doing business without.

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Checkpoint tags strong tool for retail theft prevention

December 1, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Many retailers have discovered that checkpoint tags are great tools for retail theft prevention. These retail anti theft devices are part of the Checkpoint Systems product line designed to give retailers control over losses, boosting sales and profits.

Checkpoint systems also owns Alpha High Theft Security products which manufactures many retail anti theft devices focusing on items that may be tougher to secure or are especially targeted theft items such as razors, baby formula, CD & DVD items, hand bags, shoes, belts, accessories, cologne, health & beauty items, drug products, eye wear and more.

Clothing boutiques are a prime target for the professional shoplifter who steals to re sell. Note to boutique owners: these shoplifters are likely among those who you think are your best repeat customers. They always go back where the pickins are easy. They blend in and look like your best customers and they buy things. In the meanwhile they clean you out.

Using checkpoint tags for retail theft prevention works in a few ways. It will stop the impulsive and amateur shoplifter from even attempting theft. Once they see the presence of a checkpoint security system they will likely not enter or walk right back out. This is a strong deterrent that will send 85% of the shoplifters on to unprotected stores.

The professional shoplifters may attempt theft anyway. If they are slowed down enough they will not come back. Using genuine checkpoint tags or the Alpha tags will slow them down and prevent retail theft. The manufacturing of these products is much better than the cheap Asian copies that are available all over the Internet…and you have to watch closely to avoid those. The copies are often advertised as ” checkpoint tags ” but the fine print will reveal they are not genuine checkpoint tags manufactured by checkpoint systems.

The genuine checkpoint tags have much more sophisticated materials and technology which means they perform better than any other tags in every way.

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Checkpoint Systems ROI can be immediate, usually in a few months

November 30, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

The ROI of installing checkpoint systems for retail theft prevention is dramatic over time and better yet is realized very quickly.

Let’s suppose we have a clothing boutique with annual revenues of $1mil. Typically these smaller retailers are highly susceptible to shoplifting and employee theft losses due to low staffing levels. Many times we see these boutiques being operated by only one person. This makes controlling shoplifting very difficult when there are more than a couple customers present.

Retailers like this with $1mil in annual revenues will often have inventory shrink rates of over five percent, but let’s say they have good loss prevention processes in place and they only have a shrinkage of 2%. If they are doing average with management they are seeing a net profit of around 2% as well.

In this scenario, utilizing checkpoint systems for retail theft prevention will cut the inventory shrinkage in half at least. So that takes losses from $20,000 annually to $10,000 annually. That extra $10,000 transfers directly over to the profit margin. So the original $20,000 in profit margin jumps to $30,000…that is an increase of fifty percent in net profit margin!

And the average clothing boutique retailer likely only has one door into / out of the store. One set of checkpoint antennas will protect the store, and not including install or checkpoint labels / checkpoint security tags the antennas cost Between $1,700 and $2,700 per pair new with warranty.

Based on $2,700 the ROI in this case would be in less than three months, after that the checkpoint systems is a money maker!

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Combating Shrink with Checkpoint Security Systems

November 29, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Retail theft prevention is a reality for today’s business owner.

Unfortunately, in today’s tough economic times, shoplifting theft has to be a major consideration when a business owner is creating a loss prevention plan. Part of that plan can be Checkpoint Security systems.

Checkpoint security tags can help secure merchandise within your stores, so that you can increase your profits. Stop shoplifting by finding a solution for the high theft merchandise that you carry. There are many retail anti theft devices out there, but Checkpoint Systems is a proven leader in providing the deterrent and security to protect what is most valuable to your business – your merchandise. And we know that you’d rather sell your merchandise for a profit than have it stolen.

When a shoplifter steals from you, he or she is not only stealing the merchandise that you paid for: he or she is stealing your profits. You provide merchandise in the hopes that hard working customers will desire your merchandise and purchase it from you. We understand that you don’t care to cater to the folks in your community that choose to shoplift.

Stop shoplifting by investing in Checkpoint Security systems . Your merchandise will thank you for protecting it, and in turn will produce profit instead of loss.

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Checkpoint Labels , Alpha, Lame Excuses & the Global Retail Theft Barometer

November 24, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

The Global Retail Theft Barometer (GRTB) has uncovered that 20 percent of the 50 most-stolen product lines in North American retail stores remain unprotected! When I think about that I have to wonder what logic a retailer is using to not protect the most stolen items in their inventory? It is not that complicated to stop shoplifting .

Postage stamp size checkpoint labels placed on a piece of that merchandise will virtually shut of the theft of those items. If the theft threat level is even higher an Alpha spider wrap, or 3-alarm tag will handle it.

So why would a retailer not do this and put more money on their bottom line? Many of them do not think they have a problem. We see retailers every day that do not even take an annual inventory let alone do cycle counts on hot items. They think that if they have some money at the end of the day that they are making it. What a shame that they just walk away from better profit margins. They simply surrender and tell the shoplifter that they can have what they want.

I have also seen retailers with the lame notion that checkpoint systems are too expensive. But they have no problem letting a lot more money walk out the door? What sense is that?

Checkpoint labels automatically tell a shoplifter “go somewhere else” (your competitor who is not protected). Alpha raises the bar even higher. The shoplifter is not going to risk trying to get out with Alpha because the built in siren will be going off. Even if they are running down the street the siren will be blasting away.

If you are a retailer you must stop shoplifting or you will not be a retailer for long. Checkpoint systems will make that happen. Shoplifters are sent a strong message and know that their actions will attract attention.

Don’t be a statistic on the GRTB!

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Chase away shoplifters with Checkpoint Systems

November 22, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

If there was no shoplifting, we loss prevention and asset protection professionals would be out of work. Alas, that is not the case. Shoplifting and employee theft have always existed as long as there have been businesses.

Retail theft prevention has to be part of the equation when operating a business. The theft will always be there, therefore so must the anti shoplifting mindset.

So what is a business owner to do? At what cost is good, effective retail anti theft devices ? Checkpoint systems are one option available to business owners to help combat retail theft. Checkpoint security tags are proven effective at reducing shrink and increasing profits for the business owner. Most business owners would not be opposed to boosting their profits – and Checkpoint security systems can offer the avenue to do just that.

Shoplifters want the easy steal and the quick get-away – no alarms, no retail anti theft devices . When shoplifters encounter such security measures, they tend to move on to the next business that has none. That is what you want, and what you want to invest in.

Checkpoint security systems provide the persuasion your business needs to convince shoplifters to move on to the next business. Stop shoplifting in your business and don’t be a thief’s next victim.

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Protect you merchandise and your profits, use Checkpoint Security Systems

November 17, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Checkpoint security systems are a great security feature to add to your store. Consider this as an investment in effort to boost your profits.

I had a of chain drug stores that was looking for the right features to install. They researched the benefits of checkpoint security systems and decided it was the right fit. The stores had been experiencing a lot of shoplifters and were at a loss. They had a loss prevention agent working their stores but he couldn’t be in store all day long. They needed a solution to protect the stores when the stores were least covered. A checkpoint security system was their answer.

The store installed anti theft devices on the areas like aspirin, health and beauty, baby products, and men’s razors. Retail anti theft devices included the implementation of checkpoint tags and checkpoint labels . The checkpoint labels were affixed to the merchandise and placed on the shelves.

In as little as one month, the decrease in the amount of loss was such that their sales increased. How is this possible? Simple. Keeping merchandise in stores means the merchandise is available for purchase. Now that the checkpoint security system was in place, the chain saw a 5% sales increase in this market.

Now I know that a checkpoint security system is not the answer to all of your stores losses, but I’ll tell you from experience, checkpoint security systems work.

Looking at the checkpoint systems from an internal aspect, employee theft can be reduced with the introduction of checkpoint systems . Employees that steal from their employers are like shoplifters, they want privacy. They don’t want to be suspected of theft. They are usually the most “chatty” with management; they’ll look management right in the face and lie about theft. Yet, when an employee decides they want to steal, they’ll also have to spend time thinking about how they can defeat the checkpoint systems .

For more information about checkpoint labels or checkpoint systems contact us at Checkpoint Security Systems or call 1.770.426.0547

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Retailers and Checkpoint Security Systems

November 15, 2010 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Checkpoint security systems are a pretty common feature in retailers. However, there are still stores out there that have no Checkpoint Security system .

Let me try to explain a couple of the benefits to having a checkpoint security system in your store. Believe it or not, all retailers suffer from shoplifting. Regular customers steal from retailer’s every day. Checkpoint systems can help deter this type of loss.

From the visual aspect of checkpoint systems , the average shoplifter can be deterred. Shoplifters like privacy; they want to get in and out of a store without being acknowledged in anyway. Walking in to a store, a shoplifter will notice if your store has a checkpoint security system . This will automatically make the shoplifter alter his plans to get your merchandise out of the store. Now as the shoplifter moves through your store and makes his way to the merchandise he wants, he’ll have to deal with retail anti theft devices .

These retail anti theft devices can range from merchandise being locked on a peg hook to merchandise behind a sliding plastic cover. Either way, the shoplifter will again have to think twice, or alter his plans. So let’s say he gets the merchandise and heads to the front of the store. He’ll be thinking of the checkpoint security system as he looks ahead.

Checkpoint security systems offer a great solution to protecting your assets and boosting your profits regardless of the type of merchandise you sell.
I worked for a clothing retailer a few years ago that installed checkpoint security systems in a couple of their stores. The impact it had on shoplifting was very obvious.

The program this company went with as simple as placing security tags on clothes. They selected the most desirable items and started there. Placing security tags on clothes in the active wear section, the men’s department and juniors added extra protection.

For more information on Checkpoint Systems or anti shoplifting visit us at checkpoint security systems or call 1.770.426.0547

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