All to often clothing security can seem like it is a waste of time, a waste of payroll, and a waste of valuable financial resources. The last thing you want is for clothing security to be a waste on the environment as well.

If you are looking to convince someone that there is a very solid point to clothing security tags, let them know that Checkpoint tags are financially and environmentally sound.

You see, a Checkpoint tag is built to last. Yes, they are made out of plastic, but this is not a cheap plastic. These Checkpoint tags are going to stand up to being dropped, stepped on, knocked around, and anything else you can think of. They are also reusable.

By setting up your own clothing security tag “recycle bin” at the point of sale, you can reuse the tags over and over again. That saves the wear on the environment by not making them s single use, disposable commodity.

You also don’t have to continually reorder the tags. That saves tons of money in the process. Once you have made the initial purchase, you are set. Eventually you might need to reorder due to increase in clothing items you want to tag, or due to loss. These things can’t be avoided, but the major purchase will tide you over for the majority of their tenure.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags 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

I got my start in retail working for a clothing store. It was simple. Clothing security seemed to be pretty cut and dried. You put security tags on clothes and watch for people trying to steal your stuff.

While I have progressed my career with more complicated situations and cases, I still have a fondness for working in basic clothing security. Checkpoint tags were, and still are a staple. Shoplifters tend to follow the basic patterns of theft.

Now don’t think that there isn’t any skill or thought required to work in clothing security. There are plenty of both. Understanding that Checkpoint tags are only as good as the people using them and monitoring them.

Simply having security tags on clothes does not prevent shoplifters from stealing.

What I liked about the job was the simplicity to just do my job. It was about case production and making sure that clothing alarms were taken seriously. It wasn’t about getting involved in three hundred other P & L statement corrections and explanations, or in overseeing human resources issues.

I am happy with where my career has taken me, but every now and again, its nice to just be an agent who is focused on shoplifting.

There is a very rewarding feeling knowing that each shoplifter you sop makes a positive contribution to the community you work in.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags 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 woman came into the store with a baby stroller over the weekend. While she didn’t do anything right away that caught my attention, I had a gut feeling that I needed to watch her.

It wasn’t long before I realized that my suspicions were right. As she was walking around the men’s department, she started to run her hands down the legs of some pants. As soon as found the clothing security tags, she moved on to the next pair. Because she never looked for a specific size of pants, I knew something was a bit fishy.

She continued on this way around the department, until she found a shirt that did not have any clothing security tags. Down she went, and a split second later the shirt was shoved under the basket of the stroller.

She hid the shirt so fast, that if you had not been already watching, you never would have noticed a thing. She went through the rest of the men’s department and then on towards the women’s section.

Sure enough, she followed the same process of looking for security tags on clothes. Two more shirts and a pair of sunglasses later she was out walking through the doors, knowing that she would not set off a clothing alarm with her choices.

We were there to make the apprehension, much to her surprise. Had it not been for the security tags on clothes that she had to sort through, I might not have spotted her.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags 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

You specialize in clothing that fits and flatters and has a appeal to a broad spectrum of customers. Yet you are keenly aware that you can’t sell one size fits all to every single person that comes through your doors. You have to be able to tailor your approach to get the best results.

The security tags on clothes you carry should not have to be a one size fits all solution. Different fabrics, different seasons, different product groups all require their own level of attention to detail. You should expect that type of assortment from your clothing security.

That is one of the single best reasons to use Checkpoint tags for your clothing security. They have a wide array of clothing security tags so you can create a custom fit for all of your individual clothing security needs.

Hard Checkpoint tags don’t work for every piece of jewelry, so switch them up with a new Jewel Lok, designed specifically for stud and hoop earrings and loose jewelry items, like displays.

Soft Checkpoint tags can be discarded from some price labels failing to set off the clothing alarm. Replace them with the 3 Alarm product lines that alarms if it is tampered with inside the store.

Your clothing isn’t one size fits all, now your Checkpoint tags don’t have to be either.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags 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

While working for a mid-sized clothing retailer I experienced the growing pains of a company trying to implement goals and policies from a large clothing company. One of those tools was the Checkpoint system; a rf based clothing alarm system. It is the best clothing security system on the market. The decision to employ a clothing alarm that requires security tags on clothes lets you know from the beginning it is an interactive process to make use of storewide clothing security. That interactive partnership is not just within the loss prevention department but with all employees including management. This can prove to be a challenge since any requirement that demands more work and additional payroll can cause conflict among department heads.

The main conflict was between loss prevention and the sales department. The sales department assumed that the loss prevention department would responsible for placing all of the checkpoint tags on the product. Three people could not place the security tags on clothes while also protecting the store. The sales department and loss prevention had to sit down and review Checkpoint’s training materials which very explicitly explained that implementation and success was based on every employee’s willingness to take part in the deployment of the system. While the structure was being installed we jumped into the main differences between the departments to diffuse the problems before the system installation was complete. Once we reviewed the overall clothing security plan which included attaching, auditing and removing clothing security tags, it was fully understood by both sides that they had to work together to ensure a successful deployment. The training material and the support from the checkpoint representative were the grease on the hard to mesh gears. The training material mapped out the success to clothing security in a very detailed fashion. The main overall point throughout the training was triumph through teamwork. We also learned that consistency on the application of the clothing security tags was very important as well as daily or weekly audits of the checkpoint tags for compliance.

The process was slow only because of the friction that already existed within the company between sales and loss prevention. I do feel though that because the checkpoint system required interaction from everyone it brought the two departments closer whether they liked it or not. Employees from both sides of the fence working shoulder to shoulder placing security tags on clothes gave them all a vested interest to protect inventory as well as insight into each others day to day activities In the end the checkpoint system became a healing salve that allowed the company to grow closer and start the process of growing together to become bigger and better everyday.

 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

If you have ever had to move, you know what a pain it can be. There’s the packing, and hauling, and then once you get everything into your new place you have to unpack it all.

Sometimes, for me, I have a hard time trying to figure out where to put all of my belongings in the new place. At the old house, there was a rhyme and reason. Storage and organizers were tailored to work with that house’s specific nooks and crannies. They don’t always fit the same way in the new home.

You wouldn’t expect all of your things to fit perfectly with every new space or situation, so why would you expect all of your clothing security tags to be a universal fit?

Security tags on clothes only work if they can be attached correctly and in a useful manner. If you are trying to make only one or two types of Checkpoint tags work for every situation, you are missing an huge opportunity.

Just like taking the time to get the right storage pieces for your house to be clean, organized and efficient, you have to specialize your Checkpoint tags to be effective as security tags on clothes.

 Checkpoint tags are more than just a hard tag and a soft label. They have spent countless hours making sure the products they have cover the spectrum of opportunities you have for your clothing security needs.

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags 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

I am not a space cadet. I am generally very well organized; I have a place for everything and everything in its place. I have to do lists, task lists, calendars, organizers, email reminders, you name it, I have probably got it and used it at some point along the way.

That being said, when you work in retail, anything and everything can potentially happen along the way. In the course of going from my office, around three departments and up a set of stairs to another set of offices, I can be stopped by anywhere from three to thirty people all needing something. If I don’t write it down, in my notebook, I’ll forget, and if I loose my notebook that I did write it down in, well things can start to fall apart easily at that point.

Needless to say, I like to stay organized for the sake of my own survival. That’s why I like things that are easy to use, especially when it comes to clothing security.

Clothing security tags usually have two separate parts to them. It makes it easy to use, but also easy to loose one part of the tag. Half a tag will do nothing for your clothing security. There is a product out called the Alpha Fashion2 Accessory Tag.  It is a Checkpoint tag, lanyard and pin all in one. No parts to loose, super easy to use.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags 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

If it didn’t feel like summer was here before, it sure does now. Memorial Day weekend is the traditional kick off weekend for the pool season. From community pools to apartments, and public water attractions, this is the weekend we have all been waiting for to begin the swim season.

Retailers, I am sure, felt the surge of swimsuit sales over the last week. Most loss prevention employees felt the surge of swimsuit theft attempts. Clothing security narrows in on micro seasons like swim and beach season. Clothing security tags make their appearance to help protect this transitional inventory.

Clothing security is not just limited to swimsuits though. Any type of beach and water attire seems to fly out the doors. It includes anything from shoe switches (with both incoming flip flops and outgoing), to accessories like sun hats and sunglasses. Don’t forget that if you cross merchandise any sort of sun protection (lotions, oils aloe, etc,) that they can also be easily concealed in a beach bag headed out the door.

If you are unsure of what is going on in your store, keep an eye on your clothing alarms. They will be a good indicator of who is taking product out that they haven’t paid for. Watch for hurried movements, and arms tight against the body to point you in the right direction.

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags 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

I have been doing Loss Prevention now for five years and I can honestly say that clothing security is vital in preventing loss since loss prevention cannot monitor everything that goes on in a store. Shoplifting occurs when loss prevention is conducting a surveillance, or on an arrest. Having security tags on clothes aids loss prevention in its mission of maximizing profits for the store.

Clothing security encompasses different strategies but strive for the same goal. A popular example of clothing security tags are checkpoint tags working in conjunction with a clothing alarm. Checkpoint tags are the tags you see on clothing that cause a clothing alarm to make a beeping sound by the store’s exit door.

Having security tags on clothes, a number of clothing security tags on hand to protect your merchandise, and a clothing alarm to compliment the checkpoint tags will drastically increase your shoplifter deterrence capability. Moreover, reduce your store’s loss/shrink. The objective is to assist loss prevention as much as possible. That way loss prevention can catch the shoplifters, and your clothing security tactics will scare off the thieves that loss prevention may miss.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags 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

When you are using clothing security tags to protect your clothing inventory, it is necessary to find a consistent and customer friendly place to attach them. When I conduct my audits, I have seen that some stores do not do a very good job with their consistency. As a result, their clothing security is less than stellar.

One of the key points of good clothing security is to eliminate false clothing alarms. If the alarm is registering constantly, it becomes about as effective as hearing a car alarm in a parking lot. When was the last time anyone took those seriously?

If you put your security tags on clothes in the same place each and every time, then you cashiers all know when and where to look for them. Often the clothing alarms that I respond to have a tag in the improper place.

When we push our cashiers for fast and friendly check outs, we need to understand that if a tag isn’t where it is supposed to be, they rarely will take the time to search the entire garment just to see if there is possibly a tag on there.

By having one set place for security tags on clothes to be attached, you eliminate the guesswork for a cashier. You also reduce the amount of false alarms, and unhappy customers who have been delayed and embarrassed by that same alarm.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags 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