Return Fraud-3 , Wardrobing-3 , Alpha Shark Tags-5
Do Online Retailers Have Bigger Return Fraud Issues?
The numbers are in and they don’t look good in the returns category. Brick and mortar stores lost approximately 5-10% of their sales to returns, while online retailers lost up to 15%. And 20-30% of those returns were for apparel. Obviously, if people are buying clothes online, they can’t try them on so there are going to be some legitimate returns. Unfortunately, there is that subset of people that are out there to rip you off. Returns of stolen merchandise are still the biggest issue with return fraud, but wardrobing has become the second largest offense. This is an increasingly common practice of people that purchase products without any intention of keeping them. Sadly, if a retailer has a too lenient return policy, this can mean big problems for their future. Losing the revenue and profits from these sales can result in them having to raise prices, reduce costs and even cut jobs.
There is a simple answer for online only retailers to help stop return fraud, especially when it comes to wardrobing. That answer is: the Alpha Shark Tag. This is one of the most effective tools on the market today. You simply clip a tag onto each item before you pack it for shipping and it does all the work for you when it arrives. When the customer opens the package, they can still try on the item. If it happens to be the wrong size, they can ship it back and trade it for the correct one. If it fits, they keep it. However, if they want to go out on the town and wear their new purchase, they will need to remove the Alpha Shark Tag. That’s where the return policy comes in. You can have it posted online in the FAQ section and you can even attach it to the garment with the Alpha Shark Tag itself. Once they remove that tag, the item is no longer eligible to be returned. This easy solution prevents them from free renting the garment from you for a special event.
I bought my daughter a pair of expensive shoes last month from an online store. When we opened them up, it didn’t surprise me to find them with an Alpha Shark Tag attached via lanyard. It was the first time I’d ever bought something that came with one of them on it. I was actually pretty impressed. My daughter was about to cut it off, when I came running like a hurdle jumper through the kitchen to stop her. I had her sit down at the dining table and try them on, and of course, they didn’t fit quite right. I sent them back and we got the right size a couple weeks later. It was a seamless process and there were no issues, but we followed the rules.
Return fraud is a serious issue, and many wardrobing offenders don’t even think what they are doing is wrong. But it is. As one article recently put it: Retailers will build tall walls so the criminals will just build taller ladders. Business owners have to keep up with newest tools and fight return fraud at its core. If you’re looking for a product that will give you a return on your investment, Alpha Shark Tags are worth the research.
For more information on how to stop return fraud, contact us or call: 1.770.426.0547
The numbers are in and they don’t look good in the returns category. Brick and mortar stores lost approximately 5-10% of their sales to returns, while online retailers lost up to 15%. And 20-30% of those returns were for apparel. Obviously, if people are buying clothes online, they can’t try them on so there are going to be some legitimate returns. Unfortunately, there is that subset of people that are out there to rip you off. Returns of stolen merchandise are still the biggest issue with return fraud, but wardrobing has become the second largest offense. This is an increasingly common practice of people that purchase products without any intention of keeping them. Sadly, if a retailer has a too lenient return policy, this can mean big problems for their future. Losing the revenue and profits from these sales can result in them having to raise prices, reduce costs and even cut jobs.
There is a simple answer for online only retailers to help stop return fraud, especially when it comes to wardrobing. That answer is: the Alpha Shark Tag. This is one of the most effective tools on the market today. You simply clip a tag onto each item before you pack it for shipping and it does all the work for you when it arrives. When the customer opens the package, they can still try on the item. If it happens to be the wrong size, they can ship it back and trade it for the correct one. If it fits, they keep it. However, if they want to go out on the town and wear their new purchase, they will need to remove the Alpha Shark Tag. That’s where the return policy comes in. You can have it posted online in the FAQ section and you can even attach it to the garment with the Alpha Shark Tag itself. Once they remove that tag, the item is no longer eligible to be returned. This easy solution prevents them from free renting the garment from you for a special event.
I bought my daughter a pair of expensive shoes last month from an online store. When we opened them up, it didn’t surprise me to find them with an Alpha Shark Tag attached via lanyard. It was the first time I’d ever bought something that came with one of them on it. I was actually pretty impressed. My daughter was about to cut it off, when I came running like a hurdle jumper through the kitchen to stop her. I had her sit down at the dining table and try them on, and of course, they didn’t fit quite right. I sent them back and we got the right size a couple weeks later. It was a seamless process and there were no issues, but we followed the rules.
Return fraud is a serious issue, and many wardrobing offenders don’t even think what they are doing is wrong. But it is. As one article recently put it: Retailers will build tall walls so the criminals will just build taller ladders. Business owners have to keep up with newest tools and fight return fraud at its core. If you’re looking for a product that will give you a return on your investment, Alpha Shark Tags are worth the research.
For more information on how to stop return fraud, contact us or call: 1.770.426.0547
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Stop False Alarms and Customer Embarrassment with Checkpoint Labels
I normally talk about shoplifters, preventing shoplifting, and protecting your merchandise. And this blog is no different. However, what I do want to focus on is customer embarrassment when your security label didn’t deactivate and the alarm sounds as they walk out the door. Working in loss prevention and in retail stores I’ve seen this occur many times. As much as we try to protect all of our merchandise from leaving the store in a shoplifter’s hand, we must remember that not everyone is a shoplifter. In fact your stores success can be attributed to your loyal customers. Those customers that always go to your store even if an item is a little less expensive somewhere else. They come because they like the service, the atmosphere, and they love shopping in your store. So it comes as no surprise when a false activation occurs to this loyal customer it causes them embarrassment and embarrassment to your store. This can now be prevented with Checkpoint Labels.
I myself have been caught up by the false activation. In fact several years ago I was in full uniform as a police officer when I went to a large retail store to pick up some items for our department. I was picking up some recordable blank CD’s as we store reports and other items on these. I selected a large pack, maybe 25 blank CD’s. The CD’s were clearly stickered with some type of security label. The kind of label that if not deactivated will alarm as you walk through the front doors. Obviously in full uniform with my police car parked outside I was not there to steal anything. I walked up to the front register to pay. Naturally people always look when there is a uniformed officer walking in the store. But I’m just there as a customer like them. So I pay for the pack of blank CD’s and watch as the cashier sets the security label that’s affixed to the CD case on the deactivation pad. Is what I didn’t know was this store was using cheap inferior security labels. I get my receipt and proceed to walk out the door to my police car. Suddenly a loud alarm sounds and a recorded voice says to return to the store. I’m shocked and quite frankly embarrassed. Now everyone in the store is looking my way like I just stole merchandise from the store. I walk back through the doors and a store employee approaches me. Alarm is still sounding and still drawing attention. I haven’t taken anything without paying, I’m one of the good guys! The employee proceeds to look at my receipt seeing that I paid for the CD’s. He finally shuts the alarm off but the damage is done. I’m waiting to be on YouTube by the end of the day at this point. The employee again deactivates the security label. As I walk out the door the alarm sounds all over again. The employee motions me to just keep walking. This whole experience was a major embarrassment. I still cringe when I walk out the doors after paying for anything now.
Don’t let this happen to your customers. They are the bread and butter of your store. Checkpoint Labels are superior and made with a new technology. These labels are tested for both superior trigger activation but for also deactivation. When you disable the Checkpoint Labels they remain dead. The labels come in all sizes to protect your merchandise. They are available as small as a postage stamp and increase in size and shapes from there. Checkpoint Labels are now available in white thermal transfer printer ready labels. So you can now print your barcodes and any other information right on the label and be protected.
Protecting your merchandise is a top priority. Making sure your loyal customers are happy and have an uneventful shopping experience is also a top priority. You can now have the best of both worlds by having the best in security labels protecting your products, while ensuring your paying customers walk out the door without any false activations or embarrassment.
For more information on Checkpoint Labels, contact us at 1-770-426-0547
I normally talk about shoplifters, preventing shoplifting, and protecting your merchandise. And this blog is no different. However, what I do want to focus on is customer embarrassment when your security label didn’t deactivate and the alarm sounds as they walk out the door. Working in loss prevention and in retail stores I’ve seen this occur many times. As much as we try to protect all of our merchandise from leaving the store in a shoplifter’s hand, we must remember that not everyone is a shoplifter. In fact your stores success can be attributed to your loyal customers. Those customers that always go to your store even if an item is a little less expensive somewhere else. They come because they like the service, the atmosphere, and they love shopping in your store. So it comes as no surprise when a false activation occurs to this loyal customer it causes them embarrassment and embarrassment to your store. This can now be prevented with Checkpoint Labels.
I myself have been caught up by the false activation. In fact several years ago I was in full uniform as a police officer when I went to a large retail store to pick up some items for our department. I was picking up some recordable blank CD’s as we store reports and other items on these. I selected a large pack, maybe 25 blank CD’s. The CD’s were clearly stickered with some type of security label. The kind of label that if not deactivated will alarm as you walk through the front doors. Obviously in full uniform with my police car parked outside I was not there to steal anything. I walked up to the front register to pay. Naturally people always look when there is a uniformed officer walking in the store. But I’m just there as a customer like them. So I pay for the pack of blank CD’s and watch as the cashier sets the security label that’s affixed to the CD case on the deactivation pad. Is what I didn’t know was this store was using cheap inferior security labels. I get my receipt and proceed to walk out the door to my police car. Suddenly a loud alarm sounds and a recorded voice says to return to the store. I’m shocked and quite frankly embarrassed. Now everyone in the store is looking my way like I just stole merchandise from the store. I walk back through the doors and a store employee approaches me. Alarm is still sounding and still drawing attention. I haven’t taken anything without paying, I’m one of the good guys! The employee proceeds to look at my receipt seeing that I paid for the CD’s. He finally shuts the alarm off but the damage is done. I’m waiting to be on YouTube by the end of the day at this point. The employee again deactivates the security label. As I walk out the door the alarm sounds all over again. The employee motions me to just keep walking. This whole experience was a major embarrassment. I still cringe when I walk out the doors after paying for anything now.
Don’t let this happen to your customers. They are the bread and butter of your store. Checkpoint Labels are superior and made with a new technology. These labels are tested for both superior trigger activation but for also deactivation. When you disable the Checkpoint Labels they remain dead. The labels come in all sizes to protect your merchandise. They are available as small as a postage stamp and increase in size and shapes from there. Checkpoint Labels are now available in white thermal transfer printer ready labels. So you can now print your barcodes and any other information right on the label and be protected.
Protecting your merchandise is a top priority. Making sure your loyal customers are happy and have an uneventful shopping experience is also a top priority. You can now have the best of both worlds by having the best in security labels protecting your products, while ensuring your paying customers walk out the door without any false activations or embarrassment.
For more information on Checkpoint Labels, contact us at 1-770-426-0547
20 USES FOR ALPHA KEEPERS – PART 3
We’ve made it past the halfway point already! I’ve already covered 10 of the most effective ways at using Alpha Keepers and I’ve got 10 more on the way. You really won’t find another security product that is as versatile and effective as these little plastic cases. They truly are a perfect solution to some of today’s most commonly stolen merchandise. So, let’s continue on with my list of 20 uses, with numbers 11 through 15.
11. Printer Ink
I so despise replacing the ink on my printer at home. First comes the sticker shock when you realize just how expensive it can be. The next is waiting forever at the store, ever waiting for a sales clerk to come unlock the showcase glass. As if that weren’t enough, they have to then walk you up to the register. Look, I’m an LP manager. I understand you have to take product protection seriously, but there are far more effective ways to prevent shoplifting. Prominently promote printer ink inside of an Alpha Keeper!
12. Laundry Detergent
I never thought in my career, I’d see the day when we, as a retail industry, would have to secure laundry detergent just to stay profitable. With organized criminal groups targeting this product at ever increasing rate, retailers must take extreme measures to simply keep the product on the shelf. With the vast range of sizes, most detergent can be securely locked away using an Alpha Keeper, all while maintaining a strong store display.
13. Baby Formula
You’ve probably said this your entire retail career; if someone was stealing food for their children, I would have more sympathy. Well, if you hadn’t noticed, baby formula theft is off the charts. It’s not due to a rash of unemployed mothers; it’s fueled by organized retail crime groups. This product is specifically targeted due to the high cost and the ease of resale to corner stores, flea markets and through online channels. In order to prevent shoplifting, retailers are being forced to take on much harder anti-theft tactics. I know of a simple plastic case that can help cut down your store’s losses here.
14. Headphones
This is a niche that has blown up in the past 3 years. With Bluetooth technology climbing and the consumer demand for higher quality, some of these items can fetch nearly $500. A good retailer knows that in order to sell the product, it has to be available to the customer. Prominently displaying this type of merchandise in an Alpha Keeper can give you all the aesthetics of a traditional store display, all while giving you the peace of mind knowing the product is secured from potential shoplifters.
15. Wearable Fitness Technology
With the near year right on the horizon, this growing category will surely begin to post even higher numbers. With wearable trackers that can now calculate heart rate, steps taken, distance walked and hundreds of other measurements that beam right to your smartphone, we are seeing an increase in health conscience consumers shell out top dollar for the best device. These are also a prime target for shoplifters, thus you have to do all in your power to prevent them from walking out on their own. While you could very well keep them behind lock and key, displaying them in an Alpha Keeper will most likely result in higher sales, as the merchandise can be placed into the hands of the customer all while you prevent shoplifting. It’s a win for all!
For more information about Alpha Keepers contact us or call 1.770.426.0547.
We’ve made it past the halfway point already! I’ve already covered 10 of the most effective ways at using Alpha Keepers and I’ve got 10 more on the way. You really won’t find another security product that is as versatile and effective as these little plastic cases. They truly are a perfect solution to some of today’s most commonly stolen merchandise. So, let’s continue on with my list of 20 uses, with numbers 11 through 15.
11. Printer Ink
I so despise replacing the ink on my printer at home. First comes the sticker shock when you realize just how expensive it can be. The next is waiting forever at the store, ever waiting for a sales clerk to come unlock the showcase glass. As if that weren’t enough, they have to then walk you up to the register. Look, I’m an LP manager. I understand you have to take product protection seriously, but there are far more effective ways to prevent shoplifting. Prominently promote printer ink inside of an Alpha Keeper!
12. Laundry Detergent
I never thought in my career, I’d see the day when we, as a retail industry, would have to secure laundry detergent just to stay profitable. With organized criminal groups targeting this product at ever increasing rate, retailers must take extreme measures to simply keep the product on the shelf. With the vast range of sizes, most detergent can be securely locked away using an Alpha Keeper, all while maintaining a strong store display.
13. Baby Formula
You’ve probably said this your entire retail career; if someone was stealing food for their children, I would have more sympathy. Well, if you hadn’t noticed, baby formula theft is off the charts. It’s not due to a rash of unemployed mothers; it’s fueled by organized retail crime groups. This product is specifically targeted due to the high cost and the ease of resale to corner stores, flea markets and through online channels. In order to prevent shoplifting, retailers are being forced to take on much harder anti-theft tactics. I know of a simple plastic case that can help cut down your store’s losses here.
14. Headphones
This is a niche that has blown up in the past 3 years. With Bluetooth technology climbing and the consumer demand for higher quality, some of these items can fetch nearly $500. A good retailer knows that in order to sell the product, it has to be available to the customer. Prominently displaying this type of merchandise in an Alpha Keeper can give you all the aesthetics of a traditional store display, all while giving you the peace of mind knowing the product is secured from potential shoplifters.
15. Wearable Fitness Technology
With wearable trackers that can now calculate heart rate, steps taken, distance walked and hundreds of other measurements that beam right to your smartphone, we are seeing an increase in health conscience consumers shell out top dollar for the best device. These are also a prime target for shoplifters, thus you have to do all in your power to prevent them from walking out on their own. While you could very well keep them behind lock and key, displaying them in an Alpha Keeper will most likely result in higher sales, as the merchandise can be placed into the hands of the customer all while you prevent shoplifting. It’s a win for all!
For more information about Alpha Keepers, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547.
Medical Field-4 , Checkpoint N10-1 , Alpha Thunder Tag-1 , Checkpoint Systems-1
Protect Techno Tools For The Medical Field
Many doctor’s offices are upgrading their facilities and adding technology to help streamline the process of visits. It makes the patients’ check in process better and can make the whole visit quicker. Purchasing these devices, however, can be a big investment for the practice. Many in the medical field are looking at what they need, but they may not be looking into how to protect those gadgets from theft. In the retail business, we have dealt with our mobile scanners being stolen by our customers, so it should come as no surprise that patients at a doctor’s office would be willing to steal their tools. And this is a much more costly loss than a few tongue depressors and rubber gloves.
My doctor is in an old building, with ancient equipment and old furniture in the waiting room. It’s a pretty standard process in there; it’s only the clipboards and other basics. I still like it because it’s comfortable. But I went with my husband today for a visit to his doctor. It wasn’t just fancy and very modern; the whole place had a new and futuristic look. It was like college meets medical field. Everything was digital. I was pretty impressed with the setup. When people check in at the front desk, they scan their palms to identify themselves. Then, after they verify everything, the patient is handed a paging type of device. We were instructed to sit in the main waiting room and remain until the device alerted us to the exam room. After a period of time, this device activates and displays a room number. We got on the elevator and went to the upper floor. When we got off, we saw a blinking light outside the room he had been assigned to. No one really interacted with us, but we knew exactly what to do and where to go. When we got in the room, after a short wait, the nurse came in and took the device. I couldn’t help but wonder what happens if she forgets to take it from the patient. A day at the office is not always relaxing and routine, especially when you’re dealing with sick people. I imagine there have been cases of these devices being stolen.
Like I said, I’m in retail, so theft of equipment does happen. Our scanners would show up on online auction sites on a regular basis, so it wouldn’t be a big surprise to find these things on there as well. Fortunately there are tools to combat this type of theft. Just like in retail, Checkpoint Systems has a solution for the medical field. There is a combination of tools offered that will secure those devices and keep them on the premises where they belong, even if a patient were to accidentally attempt to remove one. First there is the Checkpoint N10, a compact detection system that’s just as effective as the ones we use in our retail stores. This almost invisible monitoring choice can be attached to the door so they are not in the way or detract from the professional look of the office. Add another tool, the Alpha Thunder Tag, and the circle is complete. These tags attach to the device that needs to be protected and they are the trigger for the alarm if someone tries to remove it from the premises. They will also self-alarm if they are tampered with, or if the patient would try to remove them from the device. It’s a win-win package for the security needed in the new age of the medical field.
For more information on these devices and more, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
Many doctor’s offices are upgrading their facilities and adding technology to help streamline the process of visits. It makes the patients’ check in process better and can make the whole visit quicker. Purchasing these devices, however, can be a big investment for the practice. Many in the medical field are looking at what they need, but they may not be looking into how to protect those gadgets from theft. In the retail business, we have dealt with our mobile scanners being stolen by our customers, so it should come as no surprise that patients at a doctor’s office would be willing to steal their tools. And this is a much more costly loss than a few tongue depressors and rubber gloves.
My doctor is in an old building, with ancient equipment and old furniture in the waiting room. It’s a pretty standard process in there; it’s only the clipboards and other basics. I still like it because it’s comfortable. But I went with my husband today for a visit to his doctor. It wasn’t just fancy and very modern; the whole place had a new and futuristic look. It was like college meets medical field. Everything was digital. I was pretty impressed with the setup. When people check in at the front desk, they scan their palms to identify themselves. Then, after they verify everything, the patient is handed a paging type of device. We were instructed to sit in the main waiting room and remain until the device alerted us to the exam room. After a period of time, this device activates and displays a room number. We got on the elevator and went to the upper floor. When we got off, we saw a blinking light outside the room he had been assigned to. No one really interacted with us, but we knew exactly what to do and where to go. When we got in the room, after a short wait, the nurse came in and took the device. I couldn’t help but wonder what happens if she forgets to take it from the patient. A day at the office is not always relaxing and routine, especially when you’re dealing with sick people. I imagine there have been cases of these devices being stolen.
Like I said, I’m in retail, so theft of equipment does happen. Our scanners would show up on online auction sites on a regular basis, so it wouldn’t be a big surprise to find these things on there as well. Fortunately there are tools to combat this type of theft. Just like in retail, Checkpoint Systems has a solution for the medical field. There is a combination of tools offered that will secure those devices and keep them on the premises where they belong, even if a patient were to accidentally attempt to remove one. First there is the Checkpoint N10, a compact detection system that’s just as effective as the ones we use in our retail stores. This almost invisible monitoring choice can be attached to the door so they are not in the way or detract from the professional look of the office. Add another tool, the Alpha Thunder Tag, and the circle is complete. These tags attach to the device that needs to be protected and they are the trigger for the alarm if someone tries to remove it from the premises. They will also self-alarm if they are tampered with, or if the patient would try to remove them from the device. It’s a win-win package for the security needed in the new age of the medical field.
For more information on these devices and more, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
To the nightclub owners and managers out there who are looking for new ideas to make your club more profitable, the following scenarios are for you: OH BOY! It’s your birthday and you want to celebrate? How about having some family and friends over for some cake and fun party hats and a game of charades? Planning a class reunion and you want to go to the former high school and reminisce about “the good old days”? Go all out and add a punch bowl and cookies THAT will be fun! Maybe it is an office party you are planning and nothing is more special than meeting in the office and everyone bringing a dessert tray! I am not poking fun at any of these suggestions they actually fall right up my alley (all except for the charades and party hats and I really didn’t like high school, so nix that idea), but there are people who are looking to spice up their celebrations. One great idea is to take your party to a nightclub that offers a bottle service.
I know you want to ask me what is the difference between taking your group to a club and having a good time or going to a nightclub with a bottle service? Well, there is quite a bit of difference. Think of it like this, anyone can go to a baseball game and get general admission tickets and if you aren’t stuck up in the nosebleed section or behind a pillar, you might get to see some of the ball game (you might also be stuck next to the drunk guy with the stupid foam finger, screaming in your ear). Someone that goes to that same ball game and gets box seats sits near the action, has more room, better access to EVERYTHING! (I am not that guy). Bottle Service at a nightclub comes in the form of a VIP reservation and varying levels of service. One tier of service may sit you at a private booth near the dancefloor and the DJ while another level of service may offer a private room overlooking the dancefloor. Regardless of the VIP level you purchase, all come with a bottle (or two, depending on the level) of top shelf wine or spirits. A bottle service waiter or waitress is usually dedicated to serve the group. The price for the bottle(s) is significantly marked up but this is offset by the personal attention the group receives from the server. The bottle of choice is also secured with a bottle lock that can only be opened by the server with a special key they carry.
So now you want to know how your group benefits from the waiter or waitress with a bottle lock key. You may even want to know why you aren’t just pouring your own drinks. The bottle lock keeps people who are not members of your party from sneaking drinks from your bottle. Even with a dedicated server, you are still in nightclub and things can be a bit hectic. The bottle lock also keeps members of your own party from over filling their drinks. Your waiter or waitress pours your drinks and mixes them for you, ensuring a proper serving is measured out. Once a round of drinks is poured the bottle lock goes back on and bottle is secured until time for another round. Bottle locks also help you to keep your party fun and controlled. If a member of the group is starting to go from life of the party to the drunk with the foam finger, the server can deny further access to the bottle since he or she has the bottle lock key.
If you are the owner of a nightclub and you want to increase profits, put yourself in the place of the person wanting to add pizzazz to their party. Make your clients feel like VIPs and add a bottle service to your business with dedicated staff and bottle locks. And hey, throw in a game of charades if you want to!
For more information on bottle service, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
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Are Empty Pegs A Problem? Auto Peg Tags Can Improve Product In-Stocks
Sometimes there are things I see in the area of merchandise protection that make me just scratch my head and wonder, “What was the point of this?” For example, when locking peg hooks were first introduced in a store I worked for, I really thought someone had lost their mind. We put the peg hooks in place and then we hung the merchandise on the peg. The head scratcher was that the merchandise we locked on the pegs mostly had flimsy cardboard or plastic hangtags! Now I don’t pretend to be all that smart but I was certainly able to see that these peg hooks were probably not going to do a lot to stop shoplifting. It was not going to take much effort to tear the product hang tab and remove the merchandise from the peg. Sure enough, the bad guys figured out that cardboard and plastic hang tabs were pretty easy to defeat. It took some time but eventually someone else in the company also noticed that inventory continued to disappear from stores, in spite of the fact we were using locking peg hooks. Soon we were receiving shipments of hard, plastic hang tab reinforces. Checkpoint hard tags has taken the idea of a tab reinforcer a step further and they have introduced the iS Auto Peg Tag.
The iS Auto Peg Tag attaches to the portion of the product packaging that has the peg hook tab. The tag works with an electronic article surveillance system so it will cause an antenna to alarm if someone attempts to leave the store with the tag still on the product. The tags are easy to apply in the store and easy to remove at the register with the S3 hand key. Another benefit is that the tag does not increase the product packaging size so it does not reduce the quantity of product on a peg hook. Limiting product on a shelf or on a peg hook has the potential for reducing sales because fewer products are immediately available to the customer.
Electronic Article Surveillance products such as Checkpoint hard tags can’t stop shoplifting altogether, but they can deter a significant portion of theft. The casual shoplifter who steals on an impulse may be deterred simply by seeing the tag and the “Security Protected” wording on an iS Auto Peg Tag. These shoplifters tend to steal for a thrill or a dare or they just have an urge to take something they want. They aren’t necessarily willing to take serious risks if they think it may result in an alarm alerting store personnel when they leave the store. For professional boosters, those who come in to steal large quantities of products in a single trip, electronic article surveillance may not be enough to stop them from shoplifting. Electronic article surveillance does, however, cause them to consider other factors such as whether or not the store has additional security measures in place such as closed circuit television cameras or store Loss Prevention employees. Often boosters are looking for peg hook merchandise such as razor blades and batteries. These items tend to be somewhat expensive but are easily resold online, at flea markets or to individuals who will buy the product for a few cents on the dollar and resell it in a small “Mom and Pop” shop. iS Auto Peg Tags used with anti-theft tools such as locking peg hooks can make it hard for boosters to get product off of the peg quickly.
The ability to controlling inventory starts with putting measures in place to stop shoplifting. Checkpoint’s iS Auto Peg Tag is one tool that will work with your store EAS system to deter thieves and keep your store profitable.
For more information on AutoPeg Tags, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
Sometimes there are things I see in the area of merchandise protection that make me just scratch my head and wonder, “What was the point of this?” For example, when locking peg hooks were first introduced in a store I worked for, I really thought someone had lost their mind. We put the peg hooks in place and then we hung the merchandise on the peg. The head scratcher was that the merchandise we locked on the pegs mostly had flimsy cardboard or plastic hangtags! Now I don’t pretend to be all that smart but I was certainly able to see that these peg hooks were probably not going to do a lot to stop shoplifting. It was not going to take much effort to tear the product hang tab and remove the merchandise from the peg. Sure enough, the bad guys figured out that cardboard and plastic hang tabs were pretty easy to defeat. It took some time but eventually someone else in the company also noticed that inventory continued to disappear from stores, in spite of the fact we were using locking peg hooks. Soon we were receiving shipments of hard, plastic hang tab reinforces. Checkpoint hard tags has taken the idea of a tab reinforcer a step further and they have introduced the iS Auto Peg Tag.
The iS Auto Peg Tag attaches to the portion of the product packaging that has the peg hook tab. The tag works with an electronic article surveillance system so it will cause an antenna to alarm if someone attempts to leave the store with the tag still on the product. The tags are easy to apply in the store and easy to remove at the register with the S3 hand key.
Another benefit is that the tag does not increase the product packaging size so it does not reduce the quantity of product on a peg hook. Limiting product on a shelf or on a peg hook has the potential for reducing sales because fewer products are immediately available to the customer.
Electronic Article Surveillance products such as Checkpoint hard tags can’t stop shoplifting altogether, but they can deter a significant portion of theft. The casual shoplifter who steals on an impulse may be deterred simply by seeing the tag and the “Security Protected” wording on an iS Auto Peg Tag. These shoplifters tend to steal for a thrill or a dare or they just have an urge to take something they want. They aren’t necessarily willing to take serious risks if they think it may result in an alarm alerting store personnel when they leave the store. For professional boosters, those who come in to steal large quantities of products in a single trip, electronic article surveillance may not be enough to stop them from shoplifting. Electronic article surveillance does, however, cause them to consider other factors such as whether or not the store has additional security measures in place such as closed circuit television cameras or store Loss Prevention employees. Often boosters are looking for peg hook merchandise such as razor blades and batteries. These items tend to be somewhat expensive but are easily resold online, at flea markets or to individuals who will buy the product for a few cents on the dollar and resell it in a small “Mom and Pop” shop. iS Auto Peg Tags used with anti-theft tools such as locking peg hooks can make it hard for boosters to get product off of the peg quickly.
The ability to controlling inventory starts with putting measures in place to stop shoplifting. Checkpoint’s iS Auto Peg Tag is one tool that will work with your store EAS system to deter thieves and keep your store profitable.
For more information on AutoPeg Tags, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
