Let Them Cave To Their Impulses – Security Tags on Clothes

This is probably the most common area that retailers are challenged with finding a balance. They need to balance the shopping habits and needs of their customers with the need for clothing security. It is not uncommon for retailers to use bulky cable and chain locks to secure entire fixtures of expensive clothes, like jackets or coats.
The problem is that these chain locks are often extremely sensitive and are prone to setting off the clothing alarm by very little movement of the product.
When your merchandise is tied up to the point that it is unshoppable to the average customers then your profits on those items are tied up as well. Literally. It has been proven over and over that when you eliminate access to your merchandise, sales go down.
A better solution is to replace the outdated chain and loop systems. Security tags on clothes have come a long way since these systems first came out. Now there are better solutions to protect outerwear items. You can use individual clothing security tags. They are less bulky and not as sensitive to movement. That means your customers can try them on as they are shopping. It turns the merchandise into more of an impulse purchase than a destination buy.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.
For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

This is probably the most common area that retailers are challenged with finding a balance. They need to balance the shopping habits and needs of their customers with the need for clothing security. It is not uncommon for retailers to use bulky cable and chain locks to secure entire fixtures of expensive clothes, like jackets or coats.

The problem is that these chain locks are often extremely sensitive and are prone to setting off the clothing alarm by very little movement of the product.

When your merchandise is tied up to the point that it is unshoppable to the average customers then your profits on those items are tied up as well. Literally. It has been proven over and over that when you eliminate access to your merchandise, sales go down.

A better solution is to replace the outdated chain and loop systems. Security tags on clothes have come a long way since these systems first came out. Now there are better solutions to protect outerwear items. You can use individual clothing security tags. They are less bulky and not as sensitive to movement. That means your customers can try them on as they are shopping. It turns the merchandise into more of an impulse purchase than a destination buy.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

Three Simple Steps – Anti-shoplifting

Trying to teach my child how to do things, I have learned the art of simplifying a process. If I can teach her in three steps, it is easier for her to learn as well as easier for her to remember what to do. When I think about all of the anti-shoplifting action plans I have seen over the years, I wonder how many of them would have been more successful had we simplified them down to three simple steps.

Take adding Checkpoint security tags into a store. I have seen some crazy, in depth, time consuming and overly complex action plans to get the program going. The reality is that it only takes three simple steps to use Checkpoint security tags to stop shoplifting.

  • Step one:  Decide what merchandise needs to have some retail theft prevention.
  • Step two:  Put the anti-shoplifting tags on that merchandise.
  • Step three:  Move the tagged merchandise back onto the sales floor to be sold.

Now, it is not that I think everyone needs to be spoken to like a three year old, it’s quite the contrary. I just see too many employees or managers who are over thinking their strategies and the end result is that their plans often are not followed through or successful. By simplifying an action plan, you can give that plan a better shot of being successfully implemented and used.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.

For more information on Anti-Shoplifting, Checkpoint Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547

How Much is Too Much? – Clothing Security

How much is too much? When you are merchandising and stocking in your departments, traditionally you want to fill the shelves and the racks as much as you can. It is usually discouraged to have things in a back stockroom. How does this factor into clothing security? Can there be too much product on the sales floor?

If you have theft issues, then yes, you can have too much product out. Thieves will take every opportunity you give them. If you put out every piece of high theft merchandise, do not be surprised if the thieves actually take every piece.

Clothing security actually goes beyond just putting clothing security tags on your merchandise. It involves taking a second look at the opportunities your store presents. Can you reduce your shelf quantities and not make a negative impact on your sales? If so, do it. Take those items and back stock them.

By giving your store a different approach to theft prevention than just using Checkpoint tags, you will be better off. Reducing your shelf quantity is just another enhancement to your clothing security.

The right way is to look at your current sales and make a determination if you can make the reductions. If you sell multiples of an item and need a large representation of this item, don’t sacrifice your sales through a shelf quantity reduction. However, those situations are generally more of an exception than a rule.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

Nordstrom’s is Leading The Way- Wardrobing Tags

A recent news story told the tale of how Nordstrom’s, one of the larger high end retail chains, made a very public statement about the changes they are making to their notoriously lenient return policy. These changes are specifically designed to discourage the all to common practice of wardrobing retail purchases.
Nordstrom’s announced that in an effort to combat wardrobing, they would be adding large black tags to their lines of security measures. These wardrobing tags are affixed to the front of a particular garment. Attached to this tag is a paper card of instructions on how to remove the tag. The instructions also state that without the tag still on, the garment cannot be returned.
The point that Nordstrom’s is trying to make is to stop the likelihood of a customer wearing the product only one time before returning it.
By having a wardrobing tags on the front of an outfit, the user will be less inclined to wear that particular item out in public. If they can’t wear it, they (in turn) will be less likely to buy the item in the first place.
It is just a matter of time before the customers who previously abused their liberal return policy are caught having to keep an item because they tore the wardrobing tags off and are now declined the refund.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store for more information on or to purchase
Wardrobing, Wardrobing Tags, Wardrobing Retail, Alpha Shark Tags,
Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security
Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance
or EAS system.
For more information on Wardrobing tags, Alpha Shark Tags, Wardrobing, or
Wardrobing Retail contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

A recent news story told the tale of how Nordstrom’s, one of the larger high end retail chains, made a very public statement about the changes they are making to their notoriously lenient return policy. These changes are specifically designed to discourage the all to common practice of wardrobing retail purchases.

Nordstrom’s announced that in an effort to combat wardrobing, they would be adding large black tags to their lines of security measures. These wardrobing tags are affixed to the front of a particular garment. Attached to this tag is a paper card of instructions on how to remove the tag. The instructions also state that without the tag still on, the garment cannot be returned.

The point that Nordstrom’s is trying to make is to stop the likelihood of a customer wearing the product only one time before returning it.

By having wardrobing tags on the front of an outfit, the user will be less inclined to wear that particular item out in public. If they can’t wear it, they (in turn) will be less likely to buy the item in the first place.

It is just a matter of time before the customers who previously abused their liberal return policy are caught having to keep an item because they tore the wardrobing tags off and are now declined the refund.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store for more information on or to purchase Wardrobing, Wardrobing Tags, Wardrobing Retail, Alpha Shark Tags,Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing SecurityTags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillanceor EAS system.

For more information on Wardrobing tags, Alpha Shark Tags, Wardrobing, or Wardrobing Retail contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

Dictate The Level Of Service- Retail Theft Prevention

Customers are more likely to buy impulse items when they can touch and take them at their leisure. When these same items are placed in a locked area, their sales decrease. This is just one example of the line between effective anti shoplifting and effective customer service.
In smaller convenience areas such as pharmacy, food and beauty, your retail theft prevention must not impact or hinder the flow of customers. There is a greater need by the customer to get in and get out with a minimal wait at the point of sale.
This is an ideal situation to use checkpoint systems to stop shoplifting. It is better to incorporate soft labels that are quickly deactivated during the checkout process and do not require any additional steps/ time involved.
Depending on your retail market, studies have shown that customers who are buying electronics and other such accessories are more willing to wait at the point of sale for anti shoplifting components to be removed.
The line between customer service and retail theft prevention can be found. It is simply a matter of understanding which scenarios require different levels of customer service, and which ones can withstand an increase in ways to stop shoplifting.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.
For more information on Anti-Shoplifting, Checkpoint Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547

Customers are more likely to buy impulse items when they can touch and take them at their leisure. When these same items are placed in a locked area, their sales decrease. This is just one example of the line between effective anti shoplifting and effective customer service.

In smaller convenience areas such as pharmacy, food and beauty, your retail theft prevention must not impact or hinder the flow of customers. There is a greater need by the customer to get in and get out with a minimal wait at the point of sale.

This is an ideal situation to use soft labels that are quickly deactivated during the checkout process and do not require any additional steps/ time involved.

Depending on your retail market, studies have shown that customers who are buying electronics and other such accessories are more willing to wait at the point of sale for anti shoplifting components to be removed.

The line between customer service and stop shoplifting.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.

For more information on Anti-Shoplifting, Checkpoint Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547

 

Secure the Web Orders- Clothing Security Tags

One of the current shopping trends is to allow customers to place their orders on line, and then pick up the merchandise in the store. Some of these pick ups are merchandise that comes from the supply chain, while others come from existing store inventory. Either way, security tags on clothes need to be taken into consideration.
Here is where a decision needs to be made regarding the clothing security tags.
Do you remove the clothing security tags immediately, in an effort to expedite the customers wait (a big part of why they shopped on line to begin with)? If so, you run the risk of shoplifting or employee theft of readily accessible items that have the clothing security already removed.
Or, you can leave the Checkpoint tags on, protecting your merchandise from this easy access, and run the risk of irritating the customer who is expecting a smooth and quick pick-up process?
If you have a secured location to keep the merchandise form these orders, then you might want to consider removing the clothing security tags ahead of time. Some stores have access to a locked cage or other secured area to store these orders. This secured area would serve the same purpose as the tags. It provides a way to keep your customers happy while you keep your merchandise secure.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.
For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

One of the current shopping trends is to allow customers to place their orders on line, and then pick up the merchandise in the store. Some of these pick ups are merchandise that comes from the supply chain, while others come from existing store inventory. Either way, security tags on clothes need to be taken into consideration.

Here is where a decision needs to be made regarding the clothing security tags.

Do you remove the clothing security tags immediately, in an effort to expedite the customers wait (a big part of why they shopped on line to begin with)? If so, you run the risk of shoplifting or employee theft of readily accessible items that have the clothing security already removed.

Or, you can leave the Checkpoint tags on, protecting your merchandise from this easy access, and run the risk of irritating the customer who is expecting a smooth and quick pick-up process?

If you have a secured location to keep the merchandise from these orders, then you might want to consider removing the clothing security tags ahead of time. Some stores have access to a locked cage or other secured area to store these orders. This secured area would serve the same purpose as the tags. It provides a way to keep your customers happy while you keep your merchandise secure.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

A Hot Topic- Retail Theft Prevention

Anti shoplifting was always a hot topic for a fellow manager and I. We used to share stories and exchange thoughts on how to approach certain situations in the workplace. He firmly believed in managing to the small things. If you could manage the little things that went on, the big things would take care of themselves.
I always had a hard time believing him. I spent most of my time running around putting out fires- taking care of the big things, as it were. My retail theft prevention revolved around apprehending the shoplifters who were brazenly taking the large (expensive) items right out the door. I didn’t have “time” to deal with the small little things.
After a while, I began to get frustrated because I felt like I did stop shoplifting in the store, but the thefts kept coming. I knew I needed a new way to stop shoplifting on a more permanent basis.
I decided to try my friend’s advice and focus on the little things. Instead of watching the big items, my checkpoint systems was focused on reducing the shoplifters who were testing the waters by stealing items that easily went unnoticed. I made sure my retail theft prevention sent a clear message that the small items were alarmed and tagged.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.
For more information on Anti-Shoplifting, Checkpoint Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547

Anti shoplifting was always a hot topic for a fellow manager and I. We used to share stories and exchange thoughts on how to approach certain situations in the workplace. He firmly believed in managing to the small things. If you could manage the little things that went on, the big things would take care of themselves.

I always had a hard time believing him. I spent most of my time running around putting out fires- taking care of the big things, as it were. My retail theft prevention revolved around apprehending the shoplifters who were brazenly taking the large (expensive) items right out the door. I didn’t have “time” to deal with the small little things.

After a while, I began to get frustrated because I felt like I did stop shoplifting in the store, but the thefts kept coming. I knew I needed a new way to stop shoplifting on a more permanent basis.

I decided to try my friend’s advice and focus on the little things. Instead of watching the big items, my retail theft prevention sent a clear message that the small items were alarmed and tagged.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.

For more information on Anti-Shoplifting, Checkpoint Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547

 

Return Fraud With The Tags- Alpha Shark Tags

I had an employee who was going to start a new job with a different company. She needed business attire but didn’t have the money to completely replace her entire wardrobe. So she came up with a plan to save money and have the clothes she needed. It wasn’t wardrobing, but it was still return fraud.
She started to buy the clothes from our store with her employee discount. They had the regular EAS tags and the Alpha Shark tags. At the purchase, the EAS tags came off, and the Alpha Shark tags stayed on. This was the normal checkout procedure.
Later she would come back to the store with the empty shopping bag. She would walk around the store and put identical items of the clothes she purchased into the bag and then return them with her receipt.
The returns employee never thought otherwise because she had a receipt and the wardrobing tags were still attached. The returns associates were more concerned with wardrobing and forgot that return fraud can still happen even if the wardrobing tags are still attached to the clothing.
It wasn’t after we noticed that she was returning 100% of her purchases that we started to investigate. Sure enough it was a case of return fraud that had been overlooked because we were only focused on wardrobing retail.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store for more information on or to purchase
Wardrobing, Wardrobing Tags, Wardrobing Retail, Alpha Shark Tags,
Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security
Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance
or EAS system.
For more information on Wardrobing tags, Alpha Shark Tags, Wardrobing, or
Wardrobing Retail contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

I had an employee who was going to start a new job with a different company. She needed business attire but didn’t have the money to completely replace her entire wardrobe. So she came up with a plan to save money and have the clothes she needed. It wasn’t wardrobing, but it was still return fraud.

She started to buy the clothes from our store with her employee discount. They had the regular EAS tags and the Alpha Shark tags. At the purchase, the EAS tags came off, and the Alpha Shark tags stayed on. This was the normal checkout procedure.

Later she would come back to the store with the empty shopping bag. She would walk around the store and put identical items of the clothes she purchased into the bag and then return them with her receipt.

The returns employee never thought otherwise because she had a receipt and the wardrobing tags were still attached. The returns associates were more concerned with wardrobing and forgot that return fraud can still happen even if the wardrobing tags are still attached to the clothing.

It wasn’t after we noticed that she was returning 100% of her purchases that we started to investigate. Sure enough it was a case of return fraud that had been overlooked because we were only focused on wardrobing retail.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store for more information on or to purchase Wardrobing, Wardrobing Tags, Wardrobing Retail, Alpha Shark Tags,Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Wardrobing tags, Alpha Shark Tags, Wardrobing, or Wardrobing Retail contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

 

A Little Peer Pressure- Checkpoint tags

How do checkpoint tags work against employee theft when they know everything about them? It might seem like it would be the opposite- an anti deterrent, if you will. Employees know all of our secrets; they hold the bag of tricks.
They have a full awareness of how clothing security tags work, where the clothing alarm is, and how to deactivate them. With all of that knowledge and insight, wouldn’t it be easier for the employees to work around the clothing security?
The answer lies with all of the employees having this same knowledge. That means for an employee to go up to a register to deactivate a tag and there are no customers around, or they don’t deactivate a tag and set the alarm off- employees will notice.
Trust me, your employees see more than what they often admit to. They take note when employees are late to work or take longer/ too many breaks.
They know when someone is slacking and when someone is pulling their weight.
They will know when an employee is doing something they shouldn’t.
Even though these employees may not recognize that they are witnessing employee theft, they will recognize something as wrong. It is this peer pressure that is tied to the security tags on clothes that makes this deterrent work.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.
For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

How do checkpoint tags work against employee theft when they know everything about them? It might seem like it would be the opposite- an anti deterrent, if you will. Employees know all of our secrets; they hold the bag of tricks.

They have a full awareness of how clothing security tags work, where the clothing alarm is, and how to deactivate them. With all of that knowledge and insight, wouldn’t it be easier for the employees to work around the clothing security?

The answer lies with all of the employees having this same knowledge. That means for an employee to go up to a register to deactivate a tag and there are no customers around, or they don’t deactivate a tag and set the alarm off- employees will notice.

Trust me, your employees see more than what they often admit to. They take note when employees are late to work or take longer/ too many breaks.

They know when someone is slacking and when someone is pulling their weight.

They will know when an employee is doing something they shouldn’t.
Even though these employees may not recognize that they are witnessing security tags on clothes that makes this deterrent work.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, a Clothing Alarm, Clothing Security or Clothing Security Tags to put Security Tags on Clothes and an Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.770.426.0547

Keeping Up With The Technology- Prevent Retail Theft

Before the widespread use of retail theft devices like Checkpoint labels and Checkpoint  tags, inventory shrink losses skyrocketed out of control. After the implementation of retail theft devices, some retailers saw inventory shrink numbers decrease by up to eighty percent!
That is a significant reduction. Imagine any retailer, or small business that has an eighty percent turnaround to their bottom line profits. Those results are astounding.
To be able to make such an enormous impact from the simple addition of retail theft devices is a huge win. As small business owners, we all look to find ways to create those positive impacts on our businesses. It’s nice to be able to find a proven way to change our world for the better.
Looking at the world and seeing the information and products available literally, at our fingertips, it is quite a phenomenon. All of these wonderful new gadgets and gizmos designed just to prevent retail theft. By keeping up with the current technology, we can maintain enormous success with inventory control
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.
For more information on Anti-Shoplifting, Checkpoint Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547

Before the widespread use of retail theft devices like Checkpoint labels and Checkpoint  tags, inventory shrink losses skyrocketed out of control. After the implementation of retail theft devices, some retailers saw inventory shrink numbers decrease by up to eighty percent!

That is a significant reduction. Imagine any retailer, or small business that has an eighty percent turnaround to their bottom line profits. Those results are astounding.

To be able to make such an enormous impact from the simple addition of retail theft devices is a huge win. As small business owners, we all look to find ways to create those positive impacts on our businesses. It’s nice to be able to find a proven way to change our world for the better.

Looking at the world and seeing the information and products available literally, at our fingertips, it is quite a phenomenon. All of these wonderful new gadgets and gizmos designed just to prevent retail theft. By keeping up with the current technology, we can maintain enormous success with inventory control.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.

For more information on Anti-Shoplifting, Checkpoint Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547