When I first began my retail career many years ago, I was introduced to the idea of clothing security in the shoe department. As I walked through the stock room, you could see the carnage of old clothing security tags strewn about; missing pieces, blue ink splatter on the ground. It was not a pretty sight. Even worse, the reason we were there to begin with was from the number of customer complaints because the Checkpoint tags had been put on the shoes with the bulky part on the inside. Our customers could not try the shoes on without the tags being removed first. This was not the deterrent our store was looking for. This was not supposed to be a deterrent to our paying customers.

Since that day, security tags on clothes have become more refined, and more user friendly. Security tags on clothes are no longer limited to bulky ink tags. They can be a discreet sticker placed on the inside of a wallet or on the back of a jewelry card. These soft tags are a highly effective form of clothing security, as they will still set the alarms off at the doors. The advantage of this type of clothing alarm is that it does not distract from the visual display of smaller items, ultimately keeping the items accessible to customers.

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

It should be no secret that you need clothing security to protect your merchandise. What you might not realize is that it is also not a secret as to which specific items need clothing security tags.

The first place is to start looking at your last inventory report. You are conducting inventories at least on a yearly basis right? If you aren’t, you need to start. How will you ever know that you have a problem if you don’t have any way to manage or quantify your inventory losses?

Taking inventory is the best way to track your inventory. You should compare the quantity of each item you purchased versus the quantity of those same items you actually have on hand. Be sure to adjust for any sales or returns made.

Whatever discrepancies you have is called shrink. Now that you know what your shrink is look at those specific items. Decide if these items are ones that are continuing to cause shrink issues? Were the losses on items that you no longer carry in your store? Clothing alarm is an excellent way to prevent these losses.

If you have inventory items that you still carry that you are noticing losses of these are the ones that need security tags on clothes. Checkpoint tags should be applied to these high shrink items first.

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

 

 

When we think of loss prevention or retail security, we typically think that we have a need for security tags on clothes to protect our inventory and merchandise from shoplifting. However, most retail statistics account for about forty percent of their inventory losses due to employee theft. 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.

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 unaccounted for.

This last category of losses would come from 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 clothing security tags. Checkpoint tags, being one of the most reliable forms of clothing security, are a worthwhile investment to help reduce your inventory losses due to theft.

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

It is hard to be a small business owner. When I think of a quaint local boutique, I don’t think of Checkpoint Tags, I think of customer service and personalized shopping. Just as they say good fences make good neighbors, clothing security tags make for a great shopping experience.

The clothing security can be an expensive investment, and really, what is the point behind clothing security tags? Why should we go to all of the trouble to make sure we have security tags on clothes?

I don’t have a theft problem in my store. It would offend my customers if I were too overbearing. Either that, or I am afraid that they will suspect that I do have a theft problem and they will go somewhere else to shop.

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.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Checkpoint Tags, Clothing Alarms, 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

Summer has arrived. Simply walking to my parked car in my Florida driveway produced sweat today. We can all agree that it is HOT wherever you live.  Change of season translates to one thing in retail – new wardrobe.  Bright colors, short sleeves and linen are the trend this year.

The number one summer staple (well, year-round) is flip-flops when growing up in South Florida.  Everyone has at least one pair of sandals in their closet whether young or old, fat or skinny, fashionably dressed or out of style.

Flip-flops, as well as many other shoe styles, are easily stolen if they are not properly tagged.  A shoplifter can simply slip off their old pair of shoes and slide into new ones. Many stores place shoes on racks or as open-sell items in boxes because they do not have space to keep shoes stocked. The best way to sensor shoes is to attach the pair of shoes together and secure them with a clothing alarm. Attaching checkpoint tags to prevent theft is mandatory for stores that leave pairs of shoes on display.

Clothing is less vulnerable to theft when store owners take time to ensure that there are proper security tags on clothes.  Identifying which merchandise is new in season and style can facilitate determining specific areas which require the special attention of clothing security tags.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase the clothing alarm, clothing security tags as well as the Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system. Checkpoint tags come in various colors and sizes and offer choices for attaching security tags on clothes.

For more information about clothing security, clothing alarm, and clothing security tags and how they can function with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system, contact us at security tags on clothes or call 770.426.0547

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

When profits are down it is hard to even think about spending more money. So when you are trying to protect your dollars, a clothing alarm seems like a counter productive use of funds. How would you even know if they work?

You can 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 look to see if you see more or less 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 clothing security tags.

Having a clothing security system in place isn’t just about a quantifiable reduction in theft or theft attempts in your store. It is also about having the peace of mind that you are being proactive in stopping the existing theft as well as preventing future thefts from happening.

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

Of all the potential challenges I have faced with clothing security tags, the hardest is clothing alarms. These alarms are 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.

Just like many other sensory things (sights, smells) we become immune to repeated sounds over time.  Our employees similarly become immune to these alarms – especially when close to 95% of them are false alarms.

How do you solve the problem? Start with the basics of security tags on clothes. The first part is awareness. Your employees actually have to be aware of their surroundings and acknowledge when an alarm goes off.

Make sure you have consistent placement of your tags. It makes them 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.

The better you are with consistency in placing your Checkpoint tags, the better your overall performance will be. You have to train your employees to understand that your clothing security does not stop with the clothing security tags. Responding to and preventing false alarms are also a big part of their job and your success.

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 

 

Why would anyone try to steal a pair of shoes? For the same reasons that they want to steal anything else. If you are questioning whether to install a clothing alarm and put Clothing Security tags on your shoes, think about the reasons and ways people will try to steal them.

One of the most common ways that shoes are stolen is called a shoe switch. The shoplifter comes into the store in a pair of shoes or sandals that are worthless to them. They try on the shoes they want and put their old shoes back in the box. If the shoes don’t have any clothing security, the shoplifter will simply walk out the door with their new pair of shoes.

Think about why someone steals shoes. They might steal them out of necessity. Maybe it is out of peer pressure to have better shoes than they can afford. Maybe it is just peer pressure to steal something in general. It could even be as simple as they shoplifter wanted them and no one was watching so they took them.

Regardless of the reason, it has been proven time and time again that the simple effort of putting security tags on clothes and shoes is an effective deterrent.

Using Checkpoint tags allows you to have the versatility to protect your shoes and the rest of your store’s clothes with interchangeable tags and labels.

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

It should be no secret that you need clothing security tags to protect your merchandise. What you might not realize is that it is also not a secret as to which specific items need clothing security.

The first place is to start looking at your last inventory report. You are conducting inventories at least on a yearly basis right?

If you aren’t, you need to start. How will you ever know that you have a problem if you don’t have any way to manage or quantify your inventory losses?

If you have inventory items that you still carry that are still seeing losses of, this is where a clothing alarm can come in handy and are the ones that need Checkpoint tags first. If these items caught your eye, then you are probably missing either high dollars or high quantities of these items. These are your top shrink or your high shrink items.

Analyze your reports further and you will find which other items are on the list of losses. These are the items you need to make a decision regarding whether they will benefit from security tags on clothes.

If you find an item that you had shrink in, but you no longer carry the item determine if you have a comparable item. If so, you may consider using clothing security tags to be proactive in reducing your shrink.

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

Security tags on clothes are the front line of defense to reducing shrink from theft. A visual deterrent that only needs to be applied once, they are efficient and cost effective for both big box retailers and the small business owner.

One of the questions I am asked regarding clothing security tags is “What merchandise should I Tag?”

While the obvious decision would be to tag everything, that would end up being inefficient, expensive and unnecessary. Having too many Checkpoint tags is a distraction for you, your employees and mostly for your customers.

We shop with our eyes- especially when it comes to clothing. We are looking for the items that are visually appealing to us. We want pieces that can express our personality, or fit into an aesthetic appropriate for a certain event.

What we don’t want when we are clothing shopping is visual clutter. Clothing security is important to protecting your investment in inventory, but should not distract a paying customer.

You want your customers to be paying attention to what they are buying, not on what clothing alarm is going off at the front of the store. When too many false alarms are going off your customers start imagining not what they will look like in the new clothes they are going to buy. They start to visualize how they will look when a false alarm goes off at the doors.

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