Clothing retailers are one of the most susceptible to loss due to shoplifting and can benefit greatly by using security tags on clothes. There are a few benefits to using this type of clothing security.

First, the primary goal is to reduce shoplifting loss.  The less inventory loss a retailer experiences the more profit is realized with the same amount of revenue. Simple math, if a boutique retailer selling $1mil per year with a net profit of 3% and a shrink rate of 3% implements a loss prevention security system with security tags on clothes and cuts losses in half (very realistic if not conservative) the same amount of revenue results in a 4.5% net profit with a 1.5% in shrink.  Significant.

Another benefit to using a clothing security system such as security tags on clothes is that it sends shoplifters away and on to unprotected stores. Less shoplifting activity means less shoplifter traffic that store employees have to deal with as well as less exposure to thievery in action good customers experience while in your store.

Studies show that unprotected stores are 75% more likely to suffer losses due to shoplifting and that shoplifters who succeed one time will come back for more, over and over again.  Even if apprehended shoplifters will return to stores that do not use an EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) system incorporating clothing security tags simply because they are not likely to get caught again.

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Clothing security tags used as part of an inventory protection / loss prevention system have been around for many years for good reason, they work.  Sure there are those theives out there who are always working on how to defeat any and every security system that exists; however the odds are greatly in the favor of those who trust the clothing security technology.

Checkpoint Security Systems has recently released new clothing security tags that have stronger mechanisms in them to hold the pin in place.

These new Checkpoint Tags require a new stronger detacher as well to remove the pin making them a very secure clothing security solution.

Studies show that 85% of loss due to shoplifters are by habitual shoplifters.  The shoplifters from this group who encounter a security system such as the Checkpoint System will not attempt theft 76% of the time.  It is typical that apparel retailers using security tags on clothes see a reduction in inventory shrinkage by 50% and more.

So if an apparel retailer doing $1mil in business per year with an average inventory shrinkage of 4% (conservative) and a net profit margin of 4% (generous) cuts their losses in half, they just moved $20,000 from the loss column over to the revenues column.  his also naturally translates to a 50% increase in net margin. These systems pay for themselves very quickly and long term are big money makers.

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Security tags on clothes not only deter shoplifting and prevent theft reducing shrink numbers, they also will boost net margins significantly.

Studies show that retailers who utilize security tags on clothes as part of an EAS (Electric Article Security) system see a significant reduction in shoplifting attempts and less shoplfter traffic in the stores because they simply move on to ther unprotected store.  The Checkpoint Systems manufactures the world’s marketshare leading EAS system.  These systems include pedestal antennas installed at doorways.  These antennas will detect security tags on clothes and alarm the system when the clothing security tags are in the field of the antennas, which naturally will cause  shoppers to pause or stop allowing the staff to address the issue.

Back to boosting profits, let’s say we have a boutique clothing retailer selling $1million per year.  Most likely if they have no loss prevention training or staff in place and are not using security tags on clothes they are losing about 5% to 10%.  So that number would be on the low side $50,000 per year in merchandise.  Typically that retailer will have a net margin of 2% to 5%.  Take the high number here and the net profit is $50,000.

It is typical to reduce shrink by at least 50% when going from no system in place to a loss prevention system in place.  So if the retailer goes from 5% shrink to 2.5% shrink, they add $25,000 to the net profit margin, whci is a 50% increase in net margin!

And the cost to install the Checkpoint system with security tags on clothes is a fraction of those number bringing a return on investment in a few months.

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Alpha a division of Checkpoint Systems has released the new Ink Tag. These new clothing security tags are awesome. They have set a new standard for security tags on clothes .

The new clothing security ink tag is two inches across its round flat shape. The tag is beige (RF) or gray (AM). It uses a concave shaped, transparent round head pin which makes life much more difficult for the shoplifter. And speaking of making a shoplifters life difficult Alpha has made this clothing security ink tag available in S3, standard and super lock clutch strengths. Now you can choose based on the existing detacher you may already have.

The new flat round design and round head pin makes it difficult for a shoplifter to get a good grip in order to try to forcibly remove it.

But here is the really great thing. The ink tag has the Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) technology built right in. The previous ink tags really acted as the pin to an EAS tag. This changes the game significantly. The new concept provides an overall lower tag profile. This lower profile also makes it much more difficult for a shoplifter to get a grip. These new clothing security tags will insure that many a shoplifter will need to go down the street to your competitor and leave you alone.

Alpha clothing security ink tags have two glass vials of ink, red and yellow. Normal handling and abuse by store staff will not cause the vials to break. But if a shoplifter attempts to forcibly remove the tag from the garment they shatter the vials and the ink spreads over the merchandise. Oh and by the way shoplifters beware; the ink formula has an anti-freeze in it. So even if you do manage to get the stolen item out of the store, put it in your freezer then try to remove it, sorry ink on you! Retailers have relied on security tags on clothes for the last 25 years to protect their merchandise.

Alpha Ink Tags come in quantities of 250.

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