It should be no secret that you need a clothing alarm for 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?

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 

 

Clothing security tags 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 security tags on clothes is “What should I Tag?”

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

Too many tags can lead to improper deactivations and longer waits at the register to try and deactivate all of them. If a Checkpoint tag is not deactivated, by design it will sound a clothing alarm. If a tag is accidentally not deactivated, that same clothing alarm will go off. Too many alarms and both your employees and customers start to become immune to it.

There is also the added expense of too many tags. It is more cost efficient (both straight line expenses and return on investment) if you stick with just the top inventory shrink items.

You also need to factor in the time it will take to effectively tag your merchandise. Spending countless payroll hours on clothing security for items that are not a high risk is a waste of your resources.

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

There is a reason why retailers almost universally use security tags on clothes as their preferred choice of retail anti-theft devices, specifically Checkpoint Tags. Just because you use clothing security tags doesn’t mean the crooks will simply throw their hands up and walk away. Some will make a valiant effort to defeat them and your clothing security.

For example, a famous actress was arrested stealing clothes from a high dollar retailer. When she was apprehended, there was a cut on her finger. While that little detail might not mean anything to the common observer, to anyone in the clothing security department, it meant all the difference in the world.

She tried to pry apart a brand name Checkpoint Tag. The knife slipped cutting herself when it didn’t easily open. This action not only prevented the tag from being disabled, but it also gave the store further proof, legally, of her intent to commit the crime she had been accused of.

That means your security tags on clothes need to be beyond reproach. No one should be able to come in with a pocket knife or a pair of pliers and pry open the tags to defeat them. This would ultimately help them circumvent your clothing alarm. Your tags should be seamless and fool proof.

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 my first experiences with a shoplifter was a man who came into the department store that I worked in. He started looking at sweat jackets, which was not anything suspicious in and of its self. What I found suspicious was when he started looking for the Checkpoint Tags.

It didn’t take him long to find out that security tags on clothes in the men’s department were not consistent. 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 sweat suit jacket. 

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.

Clothing security tags, or any other form of clothing security, would have helped us prevent this theft. Without one, none of the employees could readily identify that this jacket was one of ours that had not been paid for. The clothing alarm did not go off without a Checkpoint tag, and alert any cashiers or managers to this man’s actions. The man had exited the store and sped off in a car waiting for him in the parking lot.

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 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