Thinking of adding clothing security tags to your merchandise? I can offer some advice to help guide your decision.

I’ve worked in apparel retailers for years. I have the seen, first hand, the benefits of using security tags on clothes . Retailers for years have been wrestling with the many ways to protect their clothing. The reality of it is nothing works better for clothing security than a clothing security tags program.

In today’s society, groups of professional shoplifters will identify retailers with little to no security features on their clothing and do what’s called a grab and run. They simple walk a store, grab merchandise and run out of the store. If your clothing has no type of security devices, namely clothing security tags , you’ve just done yourself and the retail community a disservice. These thieves will back over and over until you put in place a security program or close your business forever.

As always, thieves prefer privacy, even the professionals. They want to get in and out of your store with as little recognition as possible. If your merchandise has security tags on clothes , thieves cannot get the privacy they want.

As an example, a retailer I worked for had been tossing the idea of putting  security tags on clothes . They had been hit by thieves in the past but hadn’t really seen the true loss. One week, downtown area stores reported over 50 grab and run type incidents. These stores screamed for some sort of help. A small investment was made, and the store installed a clothing security program. Now, when these professional shoplifters entered the store again, and saw merchandise had the clothing security tags , they stopped their activities. Does this happen every time? No. Is there a guarantee? No. However, what are you doing to stop your losses and boost your profits?

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When a developer is creating a concept for a clothing business, there are many different aspects that he or she must consider.  One important concept in the planning of a clothing store is whether or not to have clothing security tags as a part of your loss prevention initiatives.

Security tags on clothes are used to help prevent loss by theft.  Retail loss, or shrinkage, has to be considered when developing a business plan, and clothing security tags are a smart choice to help reduce your losses.

Some shoplifters do not even care what type of merchandise they steal, as long as they feel they are able to steal it without being caught.  Many steal for resale, and many steal just for the thrill.  Others still will actually steal merchandise that they intend on keeping to use for themselves.

With today’s challenging economy, businesses are not the only ones suffering – your customers may be cash-strapped as well.  A customer that may not have shoplifted during better economic times may now justify the act to save money but still acquire the goods that he or she wants.

So if theft is increasing and profits are decreasing, is there anything a business can do?  Yes!  If you sell clothing, use a clothing alarm.

Boosting profits is more important than ever before, because survivability of businesses is becoming more difficult.  An investment in clothing security is an investment in increased profits and reduced loss.

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Clothing security is an important part of the softlines business. If merchandise is not present and in your store for sale, you lose that sale.

So what can you do? Use clothing security tags. A specialty sporting goods retailer I worked for a few years ago had a problem with high ticket clothing items being stolen. Typically, the shoplifter would simply take the clothing into a fitting room, put on the merchandise and walk out of the store…almost effortless.

A simple solution to this problem would have been adding clothing security tags . These tags are a great deterrent to the average shoplifter and offer a sense of protection to management.

This sporting goods retailer quickly realized the issue and added security tags on clothes in particular departments and sections of their stores. Almost immediately, the stores saw a decrease in the amount of loss.

Clothing security tags take only seconds to put on, but are near impossible to remove without the appropriate removal tool. security tags on clothes have become more discreet and less damaging to the material when used right.

In addition to security tags on clothes , some softline retailers turn to a clothing alarm . A clothing alarm adds an audible siren or chirp to alert store associates of a potential theft. At the very least, it will attract the attention of stores associates and deter the shoplifter. Imagine being a shoplifter, looking for privacy you take the merchandise into the fitting room. You attempt to remove the clothing alarm and…that’s right, party over.

As a loss prevention agent, I remember walking the salesfloor of a softlines retailer who used the clothing alarm program. As I walked, I could hear the loud chirps coming from various parts of the store. I always got a giggle when I imagined the look on the shoplifters face as the clothing alarm activated. Clothing security at it’s best!

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The one thing a business owner wants is for his or her merchandise to be secure.  There is no profit in shoplifted merchandise – only expense.  Clothing security is especially important since clothing is easily shoplifted and is needed by everyone.

Business owners must take into consideration what type of clothing security they wish to use.  In order to reduce theft and increase profits, security tags on clothes are a profitable investment.  The sight of clothing security tags alone is a valuable deterrent – that coupled with the risk of activating a clothing alarm can speak volumes to the customer that is considering stealing from your business.

If you search the internet for clothing security tags , there are multiple articles and videos on how to remove security tags on clothes .  However, the reality is that clothing security tags are a deterrent.  It is not likely that the potential shoplifter is going to take the time to try and remove a security device from your merchandise.  There are exceptions to every rule – but usually shoplifters want the quick and easy, vulnerable merchandise.  Taking time to remove clothing security tags can draw attention, and attention is a shoplifter’s worst enemy.

Clothing security is your ticket to higher profits!

For more information on clothing security or security tags on clothes or clothing security tags contact us at clothing security or call 1.770.426.256.

My team of loss prevention agents that works the sales floor, watching for shoplifters, recently apprehended a group of three people who all stole clothing. Clothing security needs to be a concern for all businesses which sell clothes – these three individuals had nearly $300 worth of clothing concealed among them, inside their bags and, in the case of the male in the group, down the front of his pants.

Clothing is easy to conceal and bunches up small enough to not take up much space.  Even a purse that is not unusually large can hold quite a bit of clothing when the shoplifter wants to use this means of concealment.  Clothing can also be worn out of a business, under a jacket or under the shoplifter’s clothing.

Security tags on clothes are a proven deterrent to shoplifting.  Shoplifters do not want to draw attention to themselves, but they know when they see clothing security tags that they risk a clothing alarm activating.  It is time consuming as a shoplifter to try to remove clothing security tags , so why bother?  There are always other businesses from which to steal.

Shoplifters want that smooth road – the one in which they enter a business, select the items they wish to steal, conceal the items and then leave undetected. Security tags on clothes provide that roadblock to throw the shoplifter off of their intended path.

For more information on clothing security , security tags on clothes , clothing alarm contact us at clothing security tags or call 1.770.426.256.

Basic retail knowledge involves merchandising your product so that customers want to buy it.  But you also need to merchandise so that shoplifters cannot steal.  This is an unfortunate but necessary part of doing business.  We’d love to trust all of our customers, but to do so would mean the end of any chance at a profitable business.

Clothing security can be alarms on clothes or other measures that help prevent theft.  These include employee training, teaching how to provide good customer service, and doing everything possible to help reduce the opportunity to steal.  If there is not the opportunity, then it is much harder to make the theft happen.

Having a clothing alarm system is an excellent way to reduce the theft of clothing from your store. Security tags on clothes are a great deterrent, because most shoplifters do not want to take the time to struggle with removing a clothing alarm .  Why spend that kind of time, and take the risk of an alarm drawing attention, when there are other businesses without  security tags on clothes ?  It is much easier for the customer wanting to shoplift to just go where there is not clothing security .

Clothing security tags are visible to the potential shoplifter, so just by being present in your store, they are preventing theft.  There is no guessing or hoping, by the shoplifter, that your business does not have clothing security .  There the clothing alarm is, in plain view and ready to save your merchandise and boost your profits. And remember clothing security tags provide an positive security presentation to your customers.

For more information about security tags on clothes , clothing security tags or clothing security contact us at clothing alarm or call 1.770.426.0547.

Let’s say that I am a shoplifter scouting out your business’s clothing security measures.  I’m looking for some clothing to steal.  I don’t care about your profits, or about the fact that stealing is money directly out of your pocket.  I steal because I want something for free, and I do not want to pay for it.

I may want it to sell for a 100% profit, or I may want it for my own use.  Regardless, I look at the clothing security in your business to decide how I am going to take your things, hopefully without getting caught.

When I’m looking around in a business, with my empty purse just waiting to be filled, I look for clothing security tags.  Are there  security tags on clothes in your business?  Or are they just displayed unprotected and free for the taking, for people like me?

Having a clothing alarm is a deterrent.  If I come into your business, and I see that you have clothing security , I will move on to the next business that does not.  The last thing I want is a clothing alarm sending out its desperate cry…telling everyone that yes I’m here, and yes I am trying to steal.  I am a shoplifter and I do not want attention. Security tags on clothes would bring attention to me if I try to steal them.

Never mind, I will move on to the next business without clothing security .

For more information about clothing security , security tags on clothes or clothing alarm contact us at clothing security tags or call 1.770.426.0547.

I just got back from a much-needed vacation in France and Germany. Even though I tried to shut down from work a bit, I found it difficult as we were doing a bit of window-shopping. What I saw amazed me. Shoplifting, use of a clothing alarm and clothing security by retailers is alive and breathing in Europe.

In fact it was unusual to see a retailer of any size that did not have some protection. It seems that European retailers have figured it out; proactive clothing security is the way to go if you want to make any money (or survive). I even saw a clothing alarm system in a shop that could not have been more that 200 square feet and one isle.

I saw security tags on clothes of every kind. Of course leather but they have in many cases gone down to a lower price point than I see in most U.S. retailers. What I heard is that “If you have a system, use it”. Clothing security was even being used on items with price points in the $1 – $2 area. This applied to both large and small retailers.

I did not see the use of as much CCTV as I thought I would have with clothing security . Major retailers had them in several locations but I would have thought the POS and all entrances would have been covered much more. Of course these cameras could have been hidden. We also have to keep in mind that the laws governing liability are different there. They are not as concerned about lawsuits.

What I wondered about was their use of a Loss Prevention Agent on the sales floor. My wife decided for me that testing the system was probably not a good idea!

But clothing security did seem to be a huge issue.  Retailers made use of everything we have here in the U.S. also such as lanyards, flex strings and keepers. I also saw a fair amount of ink tags. What I did not see is some of the more recent security tags on clothes like the new Checkpoint releases.  Clothing security tags there seemed to be on the larger size. Also clothing security tags in Europe use the same various lengths of pins that we do here.

For more information on clothing security tags , clothing alarm or security tags on clothes contact us at clothing security or call 1.770.426.0547