Pre-employment Drug Screening-5 WC Blog 519
Drug Testing – 5
Prevent Violence In The Workplace With Pre-Employment Screening
Violence in the workplace seems to be a growing concern so it is important to take steps to make the job site as safe as possible and it may include pre-employment drug screening. Having worked in the U.S. Air Force as a Law Enforcement Specialist and in Retail Loss Prevention as an associate and a manager for about 17 years I have been witness to violence in the workplace. I have encountered criminals who were under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. I have had to contend with employees who were suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, drugs and even prescription narcotics. I have partnered with human resources on incidents in which an employee was involved in an accident with equipment (fortunately no one was injured in that situation). Retail can be difficult enough with encounters between staff and customers that may get heated; add alcohol or drugs to the mix and it can get explosive. While retailers can’t control the state in which customers enter the building they can control their staff members to a certain extent. Drug testing is one way that an owner or manager can minimize the chance that the people they hire will not be under the influence while working in a business.
Pre-employment drug screening is completed during the interview/hiring process of a prospective worker. The applicant completes all of the usual paperwork and if they become a top candidate for a job the employer can require a drug testing. This is usually done through a third-party and at a testing site that specializes in obtaining a sample from the candidate and securing it so it can’t be tampered with by anyone. The sample is tested and results shared with the employer. When results show there are drugs in the system of the candidate the employer can choose not to hire the person. This process of eliminating job seekers who present a potential risk through their drug activities can save an owner a lot of grief in the future. Loss Prevention Systems Inc. (LPSI) CEO, Bill Bregar determined that the risk posed by intoxicated employees to customers, co-workers and themselves is significant enough that he wanted to help retailers reduce their risk-exposure by offering drug testing through his company. Profitable stores require a combination of increased sales, theft reduction and reduction in accidents. Providing pre-employment drug screening is another tool LPSI has added to its’ arsenal to help business owners become successful.
If you don’t think there is a need to check out your job candidates before hiring them through pre-employment drug screening (not to mention background checks also offered by LPSI) here are a couple of news stories I would like you to read:
• From darientimes.com, Jan 3, 2018, by Kevin Webb, “Darien Whole Foods employee charged with assaulting disabled coworker and customer”. According to the story the employee was accused of assaulting two other employees. Police reported he was combative, acting erratically and screaming incoherently. He later admitted he had been using marijuana laced with PCP.
• From the bostonglobe.com, Jan. 2, 2018 by Travis Andersen, “Construction worker charged with assaulting colleague at Copley job site”, “A 56 year-old construction worker will head to court on Wednesday to face charges of assaulting a co-worker who might have been intoxicated at a Boston job site in May…”
• Jun 16, 2017 in enterprisepub.com, “Police: Carnival employee hits co-worker with a hatchet”, by Leanna Ellis. The article reports that the victim who was intoxicated was attacked by a co-worker with a hatchet. The co-worker was believed to be intoxicated also. They were fighting over a $5 debt.
Drugs and alcohol don’t have any place within your company. They can lead to verbal abuse, physical and even sexual assaults. Allowing someone to work for you who may have a drug or alcohol addiction is only opening yourself up to problems.
In addition to the potential fighting and assaults that can transpire have you thought about the possible accidents that can happen? I recall an employee who almost fell from a ladder and we had to take him for a drug test. That’s right, you can’t allow someone you suspect of being intoxicated to drive themselves to a testing site or home. If they are under the influence and get in an accident you become liable in the incident. If that employee had been injured we could have been liable in that situation as well.
While running post-accident and random drug testing is helpful in trying to minimize your liability in matters involving alcohol and drugs pre-employment drug screening is your best option. Prevent problems before they can poison your establishment. You can save a lot of time, money and headaches in the process.
For more information about pre-employment drug screening contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
Violence in the workplace seems to be a growing concern so it is important to take steps to make the job site as safe as possible and it may include pre-employment drug screening. Having worked in the U.S. Air Force as a Law Enforcement Specialist and in Retail Loss Prevention as an associate and a manager for about 17 years I have been witness to violence in the workplace. I have encountered criminals who were under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. I have had to contend with employees who were suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, drugs and even prescription narcotics. I have partnered with human resources on incidents in which an employee was involved in an accident with equipment (fortunately no one was injured in that situation). Retail can be difficult enough with encounters between staff and customers that may get heated; add alcohol or drugs to the mix and it can get explosive. While retailers can’t control the state in which customers enter the building they can control their staff members to a certain extent. Drug testing is one way that an owner or manager can minimize the chance that the people they hire will not be under the influence while working in a business.
Pre-employment drug screening is completed during the interview/hiring process of a prospective worker. The applicant completes all of the usual paperwork and if they become a top candidate for a job the employer can require a drug testing. This is usually done through a third-party and at a testing site that specializes in obtaining a sample from the candidate and securing it so it can’t be tampered with by anyone. The sample is tested and results shared with the employer. When results show there are drugs in the system of the candidate the employer can choose not to hire the person. This process of eliminating job seekers who present a potential risk through their drug activities can save an owner a lot of grief in the future. Loss Prevention Systems Inc. (LPSI) CEO, Bill Bregar determined that the risk posed by intoxicated employees to customers, co-workers and themselves is significant enough that he wanted to help retailers reduce their risk-exposure by offering drug testing through his company. Profitable stores require a combination of increased sales, theft reduction and reduction in accidents. Providing pre-employment drug screening is another tool LPSI has added to its’ arsenal to help business owners become successful.
If you don’t think there is a need to check out your job candidates before hiring them through pre-employment drug screening (not to mention background checks also offered by LPSI) here are a couple of news stories I would like you to read:
• From darientimes.com, Jan 3, 2018, by Kevin Webb, “Darien Whole Foods employee charged with assaulting disabled coworker and customer”. According to the story the employee was accused of assaulting two other employees. Police reported he was combative, acting erratically and screaming incoherently. He later admitted he had been using marijuana laced with PCP.
• From the bostonglobe.com, Jan. 2, 2018 by Travis Andersen, “Construction worker charged with assaulting colleague at Copley job site”, “A 56 year-old construction worker will head to court on Wednesday to face charges of assaulting a co-worker who might have been intoxicated at a Boston job site in May…”
• Jun 16, 2017 in enterprisepub.com, “Police: Carnival employee hits co-worker with a hatchet”, by Leanna Ellis. The article reports that the victim who was intoxicated was attacked by a co-worker with a hatchet. The co-worker was believed to be intoxicated also. They were fighting over a $5 debt.
Drugs and alcohol don’t have any place within your company. They can lead to verbal abuse, physical and even sexual assaults. Allowing someone to work for you who may have a drug or alcohol addiction is only opening yourself up to problems.
In addition to the potential fighting and assaults that can transpire have you thought about the possible accidents that can happen? I recall an employee who almost fell from a ladder and we had to take him for a drug test. That’s right, you can’t allow someone you suspect of being intoxicated to drive themselves to a testing site or home. If they are under the influence and get in an accident you become liable in the incident. If that employee had been injured we could have been liable in that situation as well.
While running post-accident and random drug testing is helpful in trying to minimize your liability in matters involving alcohol and drugs pre-employment drug screening is your best option. Prevent problems before they can poison your establishment. You can save a lot of time, money and headaches in the process.
For more information about pre-employment drug screening contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
When it comes to return on investment electronic article surveillance can appear to be a difficult decision when a small retail store has a limited budget to work with in the first place.It would seem at first glance that a complete system would be expensive. There are pedestals to install and then the decision of what items will be tagged.The initial cost for purchasing hundreds if not thousands of hard tags can be perceived as prohibitive for many small businesses.Having many years of Loss Prevention experience I can tell you that there is an affordable method of protecting your merchandise without breaking the bank. Sensormatic labels provide retailers with the ability to protect nearly all of the merchandise in their inventories without breaking the bank.
The benefit of using electronic article surveillance labels is not limited to cost alone. They also can be applied to a wide range of package types. They may be attached to cardboard boxes, plastic blister packages, and can even be placed directly onto merchandise in many cases. Think of display merchandise you may have on a shelf that isn’t in a protected box. A label can be stuck on a display can opener, printer or even a tool on display in a hardware department. The visibility of Sensormatic labels on merchandise can deter the most ardent of thieves. Bad guys recognize the labels and while they may make a brief attempt to peel them off they generally won’t spend a lot of time doing so, their goal is to conceal and get out. When Sensormatic products hamper their efforts they try to find something not tagged or they leave and take their “business” elsewhere. The deterrence value of labels alone is sufficient reason for retailers of any size to use them.
Nonetheless, price can be a concern for a business owner of a small shop when it comes to a decision on buying an electronic article surveillance system. Regardless of what it may promise in future returns and savings there is trepidation for many people when it comes to spending money. Bill Bregar’s team at Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. (LPSI) has been in the retail theft reduction consultation business for many years and has determined that anti-shoplifting systems can be so effective that they can actually pay for themselves. Sensormatic labels deter shoplifters from trying to steal but a properly trained staff also knows how to respond to pedestal alarm activations and can recover merchandise without incident. How much merchandise do you lose to overlooked items on the bottom of a shopping cart or under the child seat of a buggy? Tagged merchandise will set off alarm pedestals regardless of whether there was or was not intent to leave without paying for the merchandise. ALL recovered merchandise is savings to your bottom line.
Another benefit to the purchase of the Sensormatic system is that if you start out with the labels you can add hard tags to your protection strategy later. It is simply a matter of ordering the new tags and detachment tools and then attaching the tags to the merchandise you want to have additional protection on. The system will recognize either style of tag so there is no need to have adjustments or service calls made in order to accommodate the change. Store owners will find that training of cashiers is minimal and only involves showing how to remove tags and where to store them for reuse.
Worrying about expenses is not a lot of fun but worrying about what shoplifters are stealing from your store is worse. With Sensormatic labels you can reduce your worries about cost knowing the system will pay for itself. You can eliminate your worries over theft knowing that shoplifters are going to start looking for other places to do their dirty work. Save yourself from unnecessary worry by purchasing a Sensormatic system.
For more information about Sensormatic labels contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
I have been in retail a LONG time and somewhere around 18 of those years were spent in Loss Prevention. Today I still work in retail but I have the opportunity to continue to ply my Loss Prevention skills in recommending to my manager items I think should have electronic article surveillance tags on them. Better yet is when I get to use my experience to stop shoplifting in the store. I had just such an opportunity recently while I was working. I will share the story with you in a moment and there will be pertinent tips you can employ in your own store to put a halt to theft. Before I do that I want to point out that the situation could have been avoided if the store used more electronic article surveillance (EAS) devices on products than what the company currently dictates.
Electronic Article Surveillance is a system that uses radio frequency (rf) emitting tags and rf receivers called pedestals or towers to protect merchandise from theft. Pedestals are placed at the entrances and exits of stores in order to detect a person trying to leave with unpaid, TAGGED products. These are electronic article surveillance tagsI emphasize tagged because without a protective device an item can’t be detected and this is how so many stores experience climbing shortage. Let me clarify that statement too. Retailers that have electronic article surveillance systems that are not maintained, of poor quality or do not have a strong tagging program in place also experience increased shortage. When the tagged products are carried into the range of the pedestals the pedestals have an alarm that blasts out an alert and nearby employees respond to conduct receipt and package checks. The more a store tags the more effective the deterrence value of the system.
Getting back to my recent incident, I was walking to the store from my vehicle and a manager was returning from his lunch break and stopped me. He pointed out a pick-up truck that had two males sitting in it and the manager said they had been there for a while and he had watched a female leave and enter the store. The manager said that he had called the store manager and alerted him. I got into the store and got clocked in and immediately went to the floor and began offering customer service to the female suspect. I also looked into the shopping basket and noted several items in it and that none of them had EAS tags (electronic article surveillance tags) on them. Well, I offered service and would leave the immediate area and a manager would start to watch. It took a few minutes but one of the men from the truck entered the store. The man and woman met up and were still being watched by managers but I was getting tired of the cat and mouse game. The female had enough small items that it would have been easy for her to conceal some in her purse if he had blocked for her. Without electronic article surveillance tags the alarms wouldn’t sound when they left and that would prevent an excuse for a bag check. I walked into the aisle with the couple, put on my best salesman smile and offered additional assistance. I even offered to ring them up on my mobile device. Oddly, they began saying they were uncomfortable with all of the attention and felt like they were being watched! The man even said he felt I was being pushy to ring their transaction. I smiled and let them know that one of my faults was I have been a pushy salesman for my 7 years at this company. The woman said she would put the items back and leave because she was so uncomfortable. I let her know she didn’t need to go to the trouble and I took the basket and assured her I would put the items back for her. The couple left and the three of them jumped back in the truck and left. We saved over $200.00 in merchandise through employee awareness and great customer service.
Customer service is a great way to increase sales and decrease theft but it should never be the only theft prevention measure. Use EAS tags on everything and rely on Loss Prevention Systems Inc. EAS systems for reliable technology and support.
For more information about electronic article surveillance tags contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
I started this series on Sensormatic Hard Tags based on a news story I came across about a group of three people who had formed an Organized Retail Crime group. The group was caught and police recovered over $100,000 in merchandise but the overall impact to stores in the area over a 5-year period was estimated to be between $5 and $9 million dollars. The group had others stealing for them and then they would sell the merchandise at a discounted price at a flea market. As a former Loss Prevention Manager I have dealt with Organized Retail Crime groups and I know first-hand the financial impact they can have on a store. Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. (LPSI) founder Bill Bregar also knows the financial drain these organizations can place on a store. As a former Director of Loss Prevention for several major retailers Bill has had to find the resources that can stop shoplifting. LPSI focuses on helping small and medium sized retail businesses that can’t afford a Loss Prevention team find a solution to theft issues. One of those solutions is to use Sensormatic tags on merchandise to stop all types of shoplifting, including ORC groups.
I know what you’re thinking, “A tag is going to stop shoplifting and keep an organized crime ring from stealing me blind?” I won’t go so far as to say they will stop shoplifting completely, there is always going to be a knothead who is going to gamble being caught stealing if there is a promise of quick money for a drug purchase. For the most part shoplifters and even the drug addicts who are the key to the operations of organized crime groups, don’t take unnecessary chances. Sensormatic hard tags are recognizable by nearly everyone and criminals absolutely know what they are and how they work. Crooks know that trying to steal merchandise with one of these tags attached is a good way to go to jail and that is NOT the place a drug addict wants to be when the urge hits. Sensormatic products deter shoplifters through their visual impact and the alarms they cause when tagged items are carried close to electronic article surveillance towers.
While some of those reading now may have a better understanding of the benefit of using Sensormatic hard tags and why ORC activity is a concern there are some who are still skeptical. I have a few statistics to share that may change the minds of those doubters. According to the National Retail Federation 2017 Organized Retail Crime Survey:
• 94.6% of surveyed retailers believe their company has been the victim of organized retail crime this year (pg. 5).
• Responding companies report an average loss of $726,351 per $1 billion dollars in annual sales volume due to ORC activity in the past 12 months (pg. 5).
• 34 states now have ORC laws on the books (pg. 7).
• The top stolen items for ORC groups: designer clothing, denim pants, razors, infant formula, designer handbags, laundry detergent, cigarettes, high-end liquor, jewelry and teeth whitening strips (pg. 8).
If this information does not convince you that ORC poses a threat to your business then let me give you one last bit of information from pg. 10 of the report. The authors write, “98.5% of responding retailers said ORC gangs are just as aggressive or more aggressive and violent when compared with last year.” Not only does an organized crime group cause financial losses to a store, they pose a safety risk to store employees.
Preventing all theft is important and store owners should be concerned with putting a stop to it. Preventing theft by Organized Retail Crime groups is even more important because they aren’t doing it for the thrill, they are doing it for the money. The fact that they are becoming increasingly more violent and aggressive only compounds the problems they cause store managers. Protect your merchandise with Sensormatic hard tags and make criminals think twice before they bother your store.
Sensormatic hard tags are important and we can help you with them. Call 1.770.426.0547and let’s talk.
iPad theft – 3 WC Blog 551
Bug Tag-5
Enhance Patient Data Security With A Bug Tag
The problem of patient medical information being stolen is not going away any time soon nor is the threat of medical iPad theft. As an example in a Jan. 3, 2018 article in beckershospitalreview.com by Julie Spitzer, “Stolen computer at Penn Medicine compromises 1k patient records”, the writer says, “Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine mailed letters to roughly 1,000 patients, alerting them to a potential compromise of their personal information after an unencrypted laptop was stolen from the hospital…” The facility claimed that credit card, bank account information and social security numbers were not included in the computer but other patient data was. The solutions many medical institutions want to implement are stricter encryption and security password implementation to prevent potential hacking should a device be stolen. The team at Loss Prevention Systems Inc. has a better means of protecting against iPad theft and medical tablet theft and that is the use of a Bug Tag on all devices.
The Bug Tag uses electronic article surveillance (EAS) technology working with Checkpoint pedestals to create a virtual electronic barrier to theft. The tag emits a constant radio frequency signal. When that signal is detected by a Checkpoint pedestal a sound is activated that is so loud that in a big box retail store it can be heard from one end of the building to the other. LED lights in pedestals flash drawing more attention to an attempted breach (it also alerts someone who may be hearing impaired that a tagged device is being removed from the building). When an alarm is set off employees respond to the exit and retrieve the device from the offending party. What if the thief runs out after an alarm? Use the 3-alarm Bug Tag and an internal alarm in the tag activates and the criminal can be picked out in a crowd. What if someone just pulls a tag off and then steals the iPad? No problem. The same internal alarm activates if the tag is tampered with and employees respond to the sound of the alarm and recover the unit. As a Loss Prevention Manager I saw the effectiveness of Checkpoint pedestals and how the alarms saved untold thousands of dollars in merchandise in my store. That same protection can keep mobile medical devices in a medical facility.
The concern over continued medical device theft and data breaches is extensive enough that a story in delawareonline.com Dec 18, 2017 by Meredith Newman, “Delaware doctors, hospitals increase security as medical data breaches continue nationwide” said that the Delaware Health Information Network “…recently hired a privacy and security compliance manager whose sole job is to monitor the safety of patient data and address any concerns that might come up.” The story also reported that there is insurance medical providers can purchase to cover data breaches and these policies can include prebreach and postbreach services! I understand the importance of protecting yourself against lawsuits but when you have to talk about PREBREACH coverage something seems very out of whack to me.
Encrypting of devices and using strong password protection is important to keep hackers out but the bigger issue is the loss and theft of devices. Many of these mobile computers and handheld devices are being taken home and leaving the security of the building. Use dedicated devices that are held in the building and protect them with a Bug Tag. It might be a bit inconvenient to have to check a device in and out at the beginning and end of the day but the risk of leaving it where it could be stolen is a bigger concern. Many of the HIPPA violations involving data breaches that are reported to the Department of Health and Human Services are caused by computers that have been stolen from cars or homes when taken home. Wouldn’t it make more sense to keep them in a building and protected with anti-theft devices?
Medical computer tablet theft and iPad theft are happening on a regular basis. As more and more healthcare providers become reliant on electronic resources and digital documentation it is important that patient information is a priority. Use all of the security resources that are available to you and that includes securing the devices you rely on to do your work. Use the Bug Tag and stop criminals before they can spirit a device out of your building.
Get more information on a Bug Tag, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 today.
The problem of patient medical information being stolen is not going away any time soon nor is the threat of medical iPad theft. As an example in a Jan. 3, 2018 article in beckershospitalreview.com by Julie Spitzer, “Stolen computer at Penn Medicine compromises 1k patient records”, the writer says, “Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine mailed letters to roughly 1,000 patients, alerting them to a potential compromise of their personal information after an unencrypted laptop was stolen from the hospital…” The facility claimed that credit card, bank account information and social security numbers were not included in the computer but other patient data was. The solutions many medical institutions want to implement are stricter encryption and security password implementation to prevent potential hacking should a device be stolen. The team at Loss Prevention Systems Inc. has a better means of protecting against iPad theft and medical tablet theft and that is the use of a Bug Tag on all devices.
The Bug Tag uses electronic article surveillance (EAS) technology working with EAS pedestals to create a virtual electronic barrier to theft. The tag emits a constant radio frequency signal. When that signal is detected by a EAS pedestal a sound is activated that is so loud that in a big box retail store it can be heard from one end of the building to the other. LED lights in pedestals flash drawing more attention to an attempted breach (it also alerts someone who may be hearing impaired that a tagged device is being removed from the building). When an alarm is set off employees respond to the exit and retrieve the device from the offending party. What if the thief runs out after an alarm? Use the 3-alarm Bug Tag and an internal alarm in the tag activates and the criminal can be picked out in a crowd. What if someone just pulls a tag off and then steals the iPad? No problem. The same internal alarm activates if the tag is tampered with and employees respond to the sound of the alarm and recover the unit. As a Loss Prevention Manager I saw the effectiveness of EAS pedestals and how the alarms saved untold thousands of dollars in merchandise in my store. That same protection can keep mobile medical devices in a medical facility.
The concern over continued medical device theft and data breaches is extensive enough that a story in delawareonline.com Dec 18, 2017 by Meredith Newman, “Delaware doctors, hospitals increase security as medical data breaches continue nationwide” said that the Delaware Health Information Network “…recently hired a privacy and security compliance manager whose sole job is to monitor the safety of patient data and address any concerns that might come up.” The story also reported that there is insurance medical providers can purchase to cover data breaches and these policies can include prebreach and postbreach services! I understand the importance of protecting yourself against lawsuits but when you have to talk about PREBREACH coverage something seems very out of whack to me.
Encrypting of devices and using strong password protection is important to keep hackers out but the bigger issue is the loss and theft of devices. Many of these mobile computers and handheld devices are being taken home and leaving the security of the building. Use dedicated devices that are held in the building and protect them with a Bug Tag. It might be a bit inconvenient to have to check a device in and out at the beginning and end of the day but the risk of leaving it where it could be stolen is a bigger concern. Many of the HIPPA violations involving data breaches that are reported to the Department of Health and Human Services are caused by computers that have been stolen from cars or homes when taken home. Wouldn’t it make more sense to keep them in a building and protected with anti-theft devices?
Medical computer tablet theft and iPad theft are happening on a regular basis. As more and more healthcare providers become reliant on electronic resources and digital documentation it is important that patient information is a priority. Use all of the security resources that are available to you and that includes securing the devices you rely on to do your work. Use the Bug Tag and stop criminals before they can spirit a device out of your building.
Get more information on a Bug Tag, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 today.
It is easy for retailers to focus efforts on how to stop shoplifting in their stores but as a retail owner did you know that there are two types of shoplifting? Sensormatic hard tags will address both of these but it is important to understand the differences. There is the everyday variety or what may called the opportunist. There is the type of shoplifter who steals simply to earn money to support a drug habit or even to horde the merchandise (the kleptomaniac). Then there are the Organized Retail Crime (ORC) shoplifters. This is a different kind of shoplifter because it is not one person working alone it is a group with a leader(s) at the core. The group may do their own shoplifting or they may send others to do their stealing for them. To add another dimension to the ORC groups, when they do recruit others to steal for them it may be different people every time. Having worked as a retail Loss Prevention Associate and Manager for many years I can tell you that this makes catching these groups and stopping them extremely difficult. If catching them is going to be done it requires a coordinated effort between Loss Prevention teams and police. Where does this leave the independent retail store owner? You can’t afford a Loss Prevention team and you certainly shouldn’t be trying to apprehend a shoplifter let alone a group of shoplifters. Perhaps you don’t even think of it as a problem since this may be the first you are hearing of ORC.
Let me explain why the topic of ORC for this article came up in the first place. I came across an article on Fox Carolina, “Deputies: 3 arrested for organized retail theft in Anderson Co.”, by Savannah Sondov, Jul 19, 2018. The story tells of how the three had hired people to go into stores and steal merchandise for them. The group paid the shoplifters at a fraction of the merchandise retail value. The group then sold the merchandise at flea markets making a profit. The police recovered $121,997 in merchandise from the ring. The story reports that “retailers lost a combined $9-12 million over a five-year period due (to) the suspects buying from shoplifters.” That kind of theft means a LOT of retailers were victimized and there is no telling if the small retail stores were or were not victims as well as national chain stores. One thing is certain to me, in order to stop shoplifting by ORC’s or the everyday shoplifter stores must use Sensormatic hard tags on merchandise.
It is appropriate to discuss briefly how these tags can make an impact on theft. Sensormatic hard tags provide a deterrent against people who want to steal from your store. It makes no difference if you are attempted to put up a barrier to the opportunist shoplifters or to the crooks stealing to sell to an ORC group. One thing that the various shoplifters have in common is they don’t want to chance getting caught. These tags are designed to ensure a Sensormatic alarm pedestal will sound an alert in the event someone tries to waltz out of a store with tagged, unpaid merchandise. When shoplifters see these tags they tend to be reluctant to try to take the item. For your store it means you can effectively stop shoplifting of all types and that makes your operation more profitable.
There are going to be some readers who still don’t see Organized Retail Crime is that big a concern to them. One ORC group being caught does not appear to be reason enough to those readers to prompt them to purchase Sensormatic hard tags or the associated hardware. In part 2 of this article we will explore more about the impact of ORC on retailers and how Sensormatic can be an integral part of the success of your business.
Get more information on Sensormatic hard tags, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 today
