Use Checkpoint security tags for retail theft prevention

Studies show that the use of checkpoint security tags for retail theft prevention will stop 75% of impulse shoplifters from attempting theft.  And the impulse shoplifters cause the large majority of all shoplifting losses at 85% of all retail theft losses.

There are three types of shoplifters. Impulse shoplifters are those that given the opportunity to steal without threat of discovery will take an item or items and keep them for personal use.  Amateur shoplifters are those that will steal habitually and keep the merchandise for personal use.  Then there are the professional shoplifters who steal often and with the purpose of reselling the merchandise.  On the rise are groups of professionals who work as a team to hit a store for big hits, this is what we refer to as Organized Retail Crime.

Using checkpoint security tags on merchandise for retail theft prevention will drastically slow down any thief.  Time is critical to a shoplifter.  They need to be able to very quickly conceal an item for theft.  If the merchandise has checkpoint security tags the thief has to attempt to remove it which is very difficult to do without damaging the product.  What thieves will do is scan a store to see what type of security exists.  Studies show shoplifters simply see a checkpoint security system installation and move on to unprotected opportunities.

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