When small business owners face massive losses of liquor at the hands of criminal theft rings, waiting for law enforcement to carry out and complete their investigation could potentially bankrupt the business. Even though gaining the partnership of local law enforcement will put a more permanent stop to the theft, bottle locks and liquor bottle security will help maintain the store’s profitability until the ring’s mastermind can be stopped.
Dissolving a crime ring is actually a fairly simple process. What hurts the small business is the amount of time it takes to come to fruition.
A task force sets up surveillance in a shop. They wait for the thieves to steal the liquor bottles, and then they are followed. The hope is that the shoplifters lead them directly to the buyers.
It will take several thefts and buys to establish a pattern. In the mean time, the business is out all of the liquor being stolen. In some cases, that liquor is held as evidence until the trial is completed. That could be several months, or even a few years before the business actually gets any of it’s product back.
By using bottle locks and liquor bottle security methods, you start to reduce the ease a shoplifter can get your merchandise out of the store. They will start to bypass your store as a target and go somewhere else that has lesser liquor bottle security.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.
For more information on Alpha Security, Bottle Lock, Bottle locks, Bottle Security, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
When small business owners face massive losses of liquor at the hands of criminal theft rings, waiting for law enforcement to carry out and complete their investigation could potentially bankrupt the business. Even though gaining the partnership of local law enforcement will put a more permanent stop to the theft, bottle locks and liquor bottle security will help maintain the store’s profitability until the ring’s mastermind can be stopped.
Dissolving a crime ring is actually a fairly simple process. What hurts the small business is the amount of time it takes to come to fruition.
A task force sets up surveillance in a shop. They wait for the thieves to steal the liquor bottles, and then they are followed. The hope is that the shoplifters lead them directly to the buyers.
It will take several thefts and buys to establish a pattern. In the mean time, the business is out all of the liquor being stolen. In some cases, that liquor is held as evidence until the trial is completed. That could be several months, or even a few years before the business actually gets any of it’s product back.
By using bottle locks and liquor bottle security methods, you start to reduce the ease a shoplifter can get your merchandise out of the store. They will start to bypass your store as a target and go somewhere else that has lesser liquor bottle security.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.
For more information on Alpha Security, Bottle Lock, Bottle locks, Bottle Security, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
Bartenders and wait staff who have access to your liquor inventory are often tempted to commit employee theft. Some employees may not even realize that what they are doing is considered theft. There is the obvious stealing bottles, and probably giving out free drinks, but what about over pouring their shots of liquor? Do your employees know that an over pour is still considered theft?
One of the easiest ways to make sure your employees are all on the same page is to train them upfront as to what your policies and expectations are. This can be either an in house loss prevention training, or through off site loss prevention seminars. When your employees have a clear set of expectations, definitions and consequences, they are less likely to take the risk of stealing from you
During the loss prevention training, you and your employees will become more aware of different ways that employees have been caught stealing. Examples are used to show what has been tried (and failed) in the past, and also things that you look for as red flags. This is a prefect time to explain what the consequences will be for any employee caught reducing the company’s profits, assets or inventory- intentionally or otherwise.
Some offenses may only require additional training, while others will constitute termination of employment and prosecution. Using loss prevention seminars to help employees understand exactly where their boundaries are, they are significantly more likely to stay within those lines.
For more information on Loss Prevention Seminars, Loss Prevention Training, or Loss Prevention Workshop contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia
Visit the Loss Prevention Systems website for more information on Retail Employee Theft and Retail Shoplifting problems and view the Retail Loss Prevention Seminars, Retail Loss Prevention Training and Retail Loss Prevention Workshop we offer to help with your Employee Theft and Shoplifting problems.
Bartenders and wait staff who have access to your liquor inventory are often tempted to commit employee theft. Some employees may not even realize that what they are doing is considered theft. There is the obvious stealing bottles, and probably giving out free drinks, but what about over pouring their shots of liquor? Do your employees know that an over pour is still considered theft?
One of the easiest ways to make sure your employees are all on the same page is to train them upfront as to what your policies and expectations are. This can be either an in house loss prevention training, or through off site loss prevention seminars. When your employees have a clear set of expectations, definitions and consequences, they are less likely to take the risk of stealing from you.
During the loss prevention training, you and your employees will become more aware of different ways that employees have been caught stealing. Examples are used to show what has been tried (and failed) in the past, and also things that you look for as red flags. This is a prefect time to explain what the consequences will be for any employee caught reducing the company’s profits, assets or inventory- intentionally or otherwise.
Some offenses may only require additional training, while others will constitute termination of employment and prosecution. Using loss prevention seminars to help employees understand exactly where their boundaries are, they are significantly more likely to stay within those lines.
For more information on Loss Prevention Seminars, Loss Prevention Training, or Loss Prevention Workshop contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia
Visit the Loss Prevention Systems website for more information on Retail Employee Theft and Retail Shoplifting problems and view the Retail Loss Prevention Seminars, Retail Loss Prevention Training and Retail Loss Prevention Workshop we offer to help with your Employee Theft and Shoplifting problems.
In the news just the other day, a merchandising executive for a popular clothing store was sentenced for taking onwards of 25 million dollars in kickbacks from a vendor. Let that sink in for a second. 25 MILLION dollars. That’s a lot of money, even if it was taken over a period of several years. The losses were so hard to track that an employee theft investigation was never thoroughly conducted until after the vendor was indicted for several other legal trade violations.
As story goes, this particular merchandising executive entered into a deal with a particular manufacturer. With the agreement to buy a particular amount of merchandise exclusively from this manufacturer, the executive would receive 50% of the profits.
The executive’s company lost out on possible profits that could have been generated by using other manufacturers that had better pricing, or better quality of products offered.
While it is very unlikely that the majority of small businesses would be put in a position to have 25 Million in kickbacks, that doesn’t mean a trusted employee might have their own kickbacks and under the table partnerships with vendors.
One of the common internal theft schemes found is one between an employee and a vendor where product might be bought back due to damages, expiration dates, etc. The vendors might make a deal with your employee that if they do not send product back for credit to the store, the vendor will split a portion of their commission with the employee.
The employee ends up making some extra cash on the side, and the business is left with merchandise and profit losses.
For more information on employee theft, employee theft investigation or internal theft contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase CCTV Systems that can help you stop Employee Theft and Internal Theft problems and help with your Employee Theft Investigation.
In the news just the other day, a merchandising executive for a popular clothing store was sentenced for taking onwards of 25 million dollars in kickbacks from a vendor. Let that sink in for a second. 25 MILLION dollars. That’s a lot of money, even if it was taken over a period of several years. The losses were so hard to track that an employee theft investigation was never thoroughly conducted until after the vendor was indicted for several other illegal trade violations.
As the story goes, this particular merchandising executive entered into a deal with a particular manufacturer. With the agreement to buy a particular amount of merchandise exclusively from this manufacturer, the executive would receive 50% of the profits.
The executive’s company lost out on possible profits that could have been generated by using other manufacturers that had better pricing, or better quality of products offered.
While it is very unlikely that the majority of small businesses would be put in a position to have 25 Million in kickbacks, that doesn’t mean a trusted employee might have their own kickbacks and under the table partnerships with vendors.
One of the common internal theft schemes found is one between an employee and a vendor where product might be bought back due to damages, expiration dates, etc. The vendors might make a deal with your employee that if they do not send product back for credit to the store, the vendor will split a portion of their commission with the employee.
The employee ends up making some extra cash on the side, and the business is left with merchandise and profit losses.
For more information on employee theft, employee theft investigation or internal theft contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase CCTV Systems that can help you stop Employee Theft and Internal Theft problems and help with your Employee Theft Investigation.
Clothing security tags are a preventative measure for the amateur shoplifter because the tags are a visible deterrent. Any one can see the tags hanging off of an article of clothing. This keeps these low level shoplifters at bay, mostly because these kinds of thieves are not prepared for how to deal with the attention they would receive if they were to activate a clothing alarm.
Many would not know if they should drop the merchandise and run to save their skin. Should they keep going and hope no one is following them? These are but a mere fraction of the questions shoplifters might think of.
The more they have to plan and calculate their theft, the less likely they will be to execute the plan. Slowly, the amount of work required doesn’t outweigh the benefits from the merchandise they are trying to steal.
As the risk of getting caught increases, the perceived value of taking an item for free is slowly less valuable. It turns from a simple theft to a question of risk, embarrassment, and potential consequences. Clothing security tags have the ability to initiate this kind of internal analysis within a shoplifter, something that an employee may or may not be able to do through customer service.
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 a preventative measure for the amateur shoplifter because the tags are a visible deterrent. Any one can see the tags hanging off of an article of clothing. This keeps these low level shoplifters at bay, mostly because these kinds of thieves are not prepared for how to deal with the attention they would receive if they were to activate a clothing alarm.
Many would not know if they should drop the merchandise and run to save their skin. Should they keep going and hope no one is following them? These are but a mere fraction of the questions shoplifters might think of.
The more they have to plan and calculate their theft, the less likely they will be to execute the plan. Slowly, the amount of work required doesn’t outweigh the benefits from the merchandise they are trying to steal.
As the risk of getting caught increases, the perceived value of taking an item for free is slowly less valuable. It turns from a simple theft to a question of risk, embarrassment, and potential consequences. Clothing security tags have the ability to initiate this kind of internal analysis within a shoplifter, something that an employee may or may not be able to do through customer service.
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
At some point, all bottle service waitresses will be given an unconventional request from their patrons. These high paying clients feel that because they are spending a considerable amount of cash, or because they have money to burn, that the waitress should cater to their unconventional requests. While some of these requests can and should easily be accommodated (an off- menu food request, perhaps?) others, such as drugs or other illegal actions need to be curtailed as quickly as possible.
Many times, these unconventional requests are derived from the perception bottle service patrons get once inside of the nightclub. If the club has very loose overall security controls, a patron is more likely to think that this is someplace they can get away with an illegal request.
One way to help reduce these requests is to ensure that the waitresses are notifying security and management of all unorthodox requests. This way another set of eyes is watching over the situation to make sure nothing gets out of control.
By using Alpha Security EASy bottle for bottle locks, the patron sees that better controls are in place. The more security they see (without it being distracting) the less likely it is that an illegal, unconventional request will be made.
For more information on Bottle Caps, Bottle Lock, Bottle Locks, EASy Bottle or Bottle Services in your Nightclub please contact us at Bottle Service or call 1.770.426.0547
All of the most prominent nightclubs, bars and venues in New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Virginia Beach, Washington D.C., and Las Vegas use Bottle Services for their best clientele. Don’t let your nightclub miss out on this VIP experience.
At some point, all bottle service waitresses will be given an unconventional request from their patrons. These high paying clients feel that because they are spending a considerable amount of cash, or because they have money to burn, that the waitress should cater to their unconventional requests. While some of these requests can and should easily be accommodated (an off- menu food request, perhaps?) others, such as drugs or other illegal actions need to be curtailed as quickly as possible.
Many times, these unconventional requests are derived from the perception bottle service patrons get once inside of the nightclub. If the club has very loose overall security controls, a patron is more likely to think that this is someplace they can get away with an illegal request.
One way to help reduce these requests is to ensure that the waitresses are notifying security and management of all unorthodox requests. This way another set of eyes is watching over the situation to make sure nothing gets out of control.
By using Alpha Security EASy bottle for bottle locks, the patron sees that better controls are in place. The more security they see (without it being distracting) the less likely it is that an illegal, unconventional request will be made.
For more information on Bottle Caps, Bottle Lock, Bottle Locks, EASy Bottle or Bottle Services in your Nightclub please contact us at Bottle Service or call 1.770.426.0547
All of the most prominent nightclubs, bars and venues in New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Virginia Beach, Washington D.C., and Las Vegas use Bottle Services for their best clientele. Don’t let your nightclub miss out on this VIP experience.
I should have guessed something was up when first I saw them. For starters, I haven’t seen a peg leg jean in close to twenty-five years. Secondly, those baggy jeans do not make for a good-looking tight roll at the bottom of pants leg. I didn’t suspect golf club theft at first, but it wasn’t long before I knew exactly what was going on.
There was a guy and a girl that came into the store, minutes apart from each other. I guess they wanted to make it seem like they didn’t know each other. When the first one came in I just figured they were a little behind in the fashion department. When the second one came in, I knew something was going on. They both went to the expensive sets of golf clubs, picking them apart, looking for a specific kind of club. They each had a list that they referred back to.
As soon as the first person found the right club, they walked off to a back corner- as far away from the rest of the set as possible. The second one found the club they were looking for and followed suit.
We noticed that the pair had taken the golf club of choice and slid it down one of their pant legs. Now it all made sense. The peg leg jeans were so they could commit golf club theft, with out the clubs falling out the bottom of their pants legs.
Unfortunately for them we were right there to apprehend them. Even more unfortunately, they decided to run. Now, it’s hard enough to run when you have baggy pants falling off at the top, and a tight roll at the bottom of your ankle. It’s even harder when you have a golf club preventing you from bending your knee. In a great heap they fell, making it one of the easiest apprehensions I have ever made.
What we learned was that the duo had been selectively executing golf club theft at several locations. They were trying to piece together sets of golf clubs one club at a time so they could sell them as a full set later.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.
For more information on Anti-Shoplifting, Golf Club Security, Pro Shop Security, Golf Club Theft, Pro Shop Theft, Pro Shop Shoplifting, Checkpoint Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547
I should have guessed something was up when first I saw them. For starters, I haven’t seen a peg leg jean in close to twenty-five years. Secondly, those baggy jeans do not make for a good-looking tight roll at the bottom of pants leg. I didn’t suspect golf club theft at first, but it wasn’t long before I knew exactly what was going on.
There was a guy and a girl that came into the store, minutes apart from each other. I guess they wanted to make it seem like they didn’t know each other. When the first one came in I just figured they were a little behind in the fashion department. When the second one came in, I knew something was going on. They both went to the expensive sets of golf clubs, picking them apart, looking for a specific kind of club. They each had a list that they referred back to.
As soon as the first person found the right club, they walked off to a back corner- as far away from the rest of the set as possible. The second one found the club they were looking for and followed suit.
We noticed that the pair had taken the golf club of choice and slid it down one of their pant legs. Now it all made sense. The peg leg jeans were so they could commit golf club theft, with out the clubs falling out the bottom of their pants legs.
Unfortunately for them we were right there to apprehend them. Even more unfortunately, they decided to run. Now, it’s hard enough to run when you have baggy pants falling off at the top, and a tight roll at the bottom of your ankle. It’s even harder when you have a golf club preventing you from bending your knee. In a great heap they fell, making it one of the easiest apprehensions I have ever made.
What we learned was that the duo had been selectively executing golf club theft at several locations. They were trying to piece together sets of golf clubs one club at a time so they could sell them as a full set later.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Anti-Shoplifting devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop shoplifting in your store.
For more information on Anti-Shoplifting, Golf Club Security, Pro Shop Security, Golf Club Theft, Pro Shop Theft, Pro Shop Shoplifting, Checkpoint Labels, a Checkpoint Security System, Checkpoint Security Tags, Checkpoint Systems, or Checkpoint Tags and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to Stop Shoplifting in your store or call 1.770.426.0547
