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He wore what? – Clothing Security Tags

September 28, 2013 by Staff Editor

One of my first experiences with a shoplifter was a man who came into the department store where I worked. He started looking at hoodies, which was not anything suspicious. What I did find suspicious was when he started looking for the clothing security tags.

Not all of our hoodies had clothing security tags; so it didn’t take him long to find one without any clothing security. He took the jacket off the hanger and went into a fitting room. When he came back out mere seconds later, he was wearing the hoodie. I first tried calling someone in the menswear department to get them to offer customer service, but it was too late. The man had already started to head toward the exit door.

Without a Checkpoint tag, I knew the clothing alarm would not go off and alert any cashiers or managers to this man’s actions. Because I was too far away, I couldn’t get across the store in time. The man had exited the store and sped off in a car waiting for him in the parking lot.

Security tags on clothes would have helped us prevent this theft. Without one, none of the employees could readily identify the hoodie as one of ours that had not been paid for.

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Stop Them Before They Come In – Retail Theft Prevention

September 23, 2013 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Retail theft prevention is about tools to stop shoplifting, more specifically, it is about prevention once a shoplifter enters your store.

I recently read an article that said approximately one in three shoplifters will steal again. It is very surprising that so many shoplifters will continue their path of theft even after an apprehension.

After reading this article, I came to realize it is not simply a matter of using something like Checkpoint security systems to alert you and your employees to potential shoplifters in your store. It is really about making your store less than desirable for a shoplifter to even enter your store.

If you can, try to take those tools another step further. Put anti-shoplifting signs on your doors saying shoplifters will be prosecuted, for example. How about having a sign that says you monitor the premises through electronic and remote surveillance? That would help further the impression that the store is monitored by someone who may or may not be visible in the store.

Even having some signage that signifies you use Checkpoint security systems (compared to an off brand or off name system) can be retail theft prevention in and of itself.

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A Sixty/Forty Split – Security Tags on Clothes

September 20, 2013 by Staff Editor

When we think of loss prevention or retail security, we typically think that we have a need for clothing security to protect our inventory and merchandise from shoplifting. The sad reality is that a single dishonest employee can do more damage in a short period of time than some gangs of shoplifters can incur over an entire year.

Most retail statistics account for about forty percent of their inventory due to employee theft. That leaves sixty percent of your inventory losses coming from other sources. Don’t be so quick to think that the rest is from shoplifting either.

It is more realistic to think that only twenty percent of your shrink comes from shoplifting – maybe thirty, depending on your location and demographic. That means the other thirty to forty percent is left unaccounted for.

The last category would be operational errors. That means your inventory losses are from things like incorrect shipments, damages, or incorrect sales or return information.

Any way you look at it, the majority of losses can potentially be avoided by adding security tags on clothes. Checkpoint tags are one of the most reliable forms of clothing security tags, and a worthwhile investment to help reduce your inventory losses due to theft.

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Easy solutions – Checkpoint Security Systems

September 16, 2013 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Checkpoint Security Systems are designed to stop shoplifting. They are a consistent factor of retail theft prevention in your stores. The system is always in place and recognizable throughout the industry to both shoplifters and customers. However, when they say that the best things in life are free, they are not talking about Checkpoint security systems.

The very best retail theft prevention is something you are already paying for.

Good, old-fashioned customer service is another effective solution to loss prevention in addition to checkpoint security systems.

It is a win-win in order to stop shoplifting. Customer service is effective anti-shoplifting. It will fill in the spaces Checkpoint systems leaves out. The reason customer service is such an effective component of loss prevention is because of the personal interaction your employees will have with any potential shoplifter.

There are some people who are considering shoplifting an item, but are hesitant to actually do so. If someone greets them and provides them with good customer service, they are much less likely to shoplift at all. Similarly, thieves that are a little more experienced will also be less likely to shoplift when they are greeted and acknowledged by your employees. The personal interaction from customer service will always trump an impersonal security system for retail theft prevention.

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.

Why Should We? – Clothing Security

September 13, 2013 by Staff Editor

Really, what is the point behind clothing security? Why should we go to all of the trouble to make sure our Checkpoint tags are on all of our clothes? The clothing security tags can be an expensive investment.

I don’t have a theft problem in my store. It would offend my customers if I were too overbearing. Also, I would not want my customers to suspect that I do have a theft problem and lose them to another shop.

It is hard to be a small business owner. When I think of a quaint local boutique, I don’t think of security tags on clothes, I think of customer service and personalized shopping.

The reality is that the times are changing. Demographics change, as do neighborhoods and individual customer finances. The shop that you opened may not always be that safe and secure. It is better to protect yourself and your clients by making a proactive statement up front. You want shoplifters to know that you and your security measures will always be relevant. You will never be the victim, as you will always strive to be one step ahead.

Just as they say good fences make good neighbors, clothing security makes for a great shopping experience.

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Stop and Choose – Checkpoint Security System

September 8, 2013 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

When you are preparing to use the Checkpoint Security System for anti- shoplifting, there is one basic decision that you need to make. The decision is between using Checkpoint Labels and using Checkpoint Security tags.

It is not that you have to make a decision to completely use either the Checkpoint Labels or to use the Checkpoint Security Tags. It is perfectly acceptable and actually recommended to use a combination of the two in order to stop shoplifting. You have to make decisions on which of your products will use the Checkpoint Labels or the Checkpoint Security Tags.

Since the Checkpoint Security System is compatible with both products, it is easy to use them simultaneously. The Checkpoint Labels are great with merchandise that has a flat, hard surface. They work as price labels on a box or on an existing tag. The labels also are good on small items like a jewelry card, or a medicine bottle. They are easy to use in pockets of clothing or accessories like wallets or bags.

The Checkpoint Security Tags are great on items that are soft, like fabrics. Because they traditionally pierce the item with a dual sided tag and pin, clothing items respond well to this type of Checkpoint Systems.

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.

Refund Fraud – Stop Shoplifting

September 1, 2013 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

In one of the stores that I worked in, we had a huge issue with people coming into our store and Checkpoint systems would always go off when they walked into the store, not out of it. Had the items been previously purchased, the tags would have been deactivated when the items were sold.

I always found it challenging when training on anti shoplifting to discuss the events of our refund desk. While it is frustrating to see that these refunds of stolen merchandise come into the store, it is not where the loss was occurring.

The losses actually come when the merchandise is stolen. In order to prevent this sort of refund fraud, you have to be able to find a way to stop shoplifting. It doesn’t matter how many times you turn away a refund, all you are doing is missing an opportunity to get an ID and potentially start a case.

The return might be prevented, but you are still out your merchandise. It will walk out the door for a second time and you will have no way to track who had it or where it is going.

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.

Why Would You Not? – Security Tags On Clothes

August 29, 2013 by Staff Editor

With so many benefits to using security tags on clothes, it amazes me how many shops still have no visible signs of clothing security. I think the most common reason against using clothing security tags is the price tag.

When profits are down (boy, even straight sales are down) it is hard to even think about spending more money. So when you are trying to protect your dollars, Checkpoint tags seem like a counter productive use of funds. How would you even know if they work?

Having a clothing alarm system in place doesn’t make it easy to quantify its effect just by looking at your sales. You would have to look at things like the reduction in true shrink (not damages) that your store has incurred over a comparable time frame.

You can also look at other indicators on a daily basis, if you don’t want to wait for something like a yearly inventory count to take place. You can monitor if you see evidence of price tags being torn off of your merchandise. These loose tags are an indicator of theft in your store. A reduction would mean there are less attempts at theft due to your addition of security tags on clothes.

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Measure to Manage – Retail Theft prevention

August 26, 2013 by Staff Editor Leave a Comment

The best way that I have found to stop inventory discrepancies is to understand the three ways to shrink, or lose, merchandise. They are employee theft, shoplifting and operational breakdowns. Once you have a way to define your losses, you can start to find ways to stop shoplifting to decrease those losses.

If you look at where most losses come from, it will probably be from theft. Having a good retail theft prevention product like the Checkpoint Systems will positively impact your losses from shoplifting and employee theft.

If you can measure it, you can manage it. Ask yourself where you fall when you look at your financials? Are you in the positive, or are you having deficits? If there is a shortfall, is it because you are experiencing discrepancies with your perpetual inventory?

If so, there are a few options you should be aware of, especially if you are having issues due to a lack of anti-shoplifting tools.

With the addition of Checkpoint systems, retail theft prevention will quickly fall into place. Shoplifters know not to mess with the system, and your employees know they can no longer mess with you.

Keep in mind that it has been statistically proven that installing Checkpoint systems inside your retail establishment will significantly reduce your inventory losses.

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.

Immune to the Sound – Clothing Alarm

August 22, 2013 by Staff Editor

Of all the potential challenges I have faced with clothing security, the worst has really been dealing with clothing alarms.

You would think that the worst part of Checkpoint tags would be trying to make sure all of your clothes have the right clothing security tags on them. Having security tags on clothes is only time consuming. Having your employees actually respond to the clothing alarm takes a lot more than just time.

The first part is awareness. Your employees actually have to be aware of their surroundings and acknowledge when an alarm goes off. Just like many other sensory things (sights, smells) we become immune to repeated sounds over time.

A clothing alarm is no different than a car alarm. Over time, even the best of us, have become immune to the sound of one going off in a parking garage or outside our homes. Our employees become immune to these same alarms – especially when close to 95% are false alarms.

How do you solve the problem? Start with the basics of clothing security. Make sure you have consistent placement of your tags. It makes it easier for your employees to find. When your employees can find the tags, they can have a better accuracy rate of deactivating the tags thus reducing the number of false alarms.

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