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Alpha Keepers Keep Products Safe
When I think of strong, durable retail anti-theft devices I think of one product in particular that keeps products safe from theft. Before I tell you what it is I have a bit of trivia for those who may be history buffs. How many of you know what a castle “keep” is? If you know congratulations! If you don’t know, a castle keep is basically a final defensive tower or stronghold within a castle. According to Medieval-Castle.com it is, “a castle within a castle as it has traditionally been used as a final defensive structure.” In other words the “keep” is a strongpoint for defending against castle assailants who may have breached the walls of a castle. Now to the analogy I want to make. When it comes to retail anti-theft devices Alpha Keepers is definitely a favorite of mine and provides a great defense against criminals who want to steal you blind.
Alpha Keepers are clear boxes with a locking lid that provides security for a wide variety of products. Because they are clear, customers can view the merchandise inside the box and read product information on labels. Your customers can also pick up the box and walk around the store with the merchandise until they are ready to check out. The merchant is comfortable knowing that the box is sturdy enough to prevent a thief from breaking into it and taking the product. Unlike the risks usually associated with open display products, items in Keepers means they are accessible but secure. This eliminates the need for display cases, call buttons and staff available with a key to open a case. Worried about someone taking merchandise and the Keeper out the door? No need, these retail anti-theft devices are equipped with electronic article surveillance (EAS) technology and interact with EAS pedestals. If a Keeper box gets too close to a pedestal an alarm in the pedestal sounds an alert. Store personnel respond and recover the Keeper with the merchandise inside of it. And did I mention that if a shoplifter tries to force open a box an alarm also sounds and employees respond to that location and recover the merchandise and box?
My analogy to the castle keep is this; shoplifters take advantage of stores where they know there is no protection for merchandise. Your store is your castle and the domain where you have set your flag and determined that you are going to be THE store shoppers will want to visit. Shoplifters are those who want to attack your castle and plunder your goods. If they find a weakness they will take advantage of it. They won’t attack the stores that are well defended, they get caught! They go to the locations where they find there is little or no security in place and then they attack it. I know it sounds a little extreme but the truth is shoplifters do victimize the weak and they return over and over again. Oh and by return, I mean in the same day not just over periods of time. Having worked in Retail Loss Prevention for nearly 17 years I have watched it happen.
How do the shoplifters know the weak stores? They walk in and look for EAS pedestals at the front doors, Public View monitors at front entrances and camera domes in the ceiling. They also see if they can find the use of retail anti-theft devices, such as Alpha Keepers being used. If they determine it is a vulnerable store they will begin plundering it, especially if they are part of an Organized Retail Crime group.
By protecting merchandise with Alpha Keepers merchants are setting up their castle within a castle. EAS pedestals, cameras and customer service are the castle walls that provide the first line of defense against the intruders. Alpha boxes represent the “Keep” the final stronghold. They work and they will stop the shoplifters who want to take your treasures without paying for them. They also keep the merchandise on the shelves for the customers who want to shop with you, and that drives sales!
Need information on Alpha Keepers? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
When I think of strong, durable retail anti-theft devices I think of one product in particular that keeps products safe from theft. Before I tell you what it is I have a bit of trivia for those who may be history buffs. How many of you know what a castle “keep” is? If you know congratulations! If you don’t know, a castle keep is basically a final defensive tower or stronghold within a castle. According to Medieval-Castle.com it is, “a castle within a castle as it has traditionally been used as a final defensive structure.” In other words the “keep” is a strongpoint for defending against castle assailants who may have breached the walls of a castle. Now to the analogy I want to make. When it comes to retail anti-theft devices Alpha Keepers is definitely a favorite of mine and provides a great defense against criminals who want to steal you blind.
Alpha Keepers are clear boxes with a locking lid that provides security for a wide variety of products. Because they are clear, customers can view the merchandise inside the box and read product information on labels. Your customers can also pick up the box and walk around the store with the merchandise until they are ready to check out. The merchant is comfortable knowing that the box is sturdy enough to prevent a thief from breaking into it and taking the product. Unlike the risks usually associated with open display products, items in Keepers means they are accessible but secure. This eliminates the need for display cases, call buttons and staff available with a key to open a case. Worried about someone taking merchandise and the Keeper out the door? No need, these retail anti-theft devices are equipped with electronic article surveillance (EAS) technology and interact with EAS pedestals. If a Keeper box gets too close to a pedestal an alarm in the pedestal sounds an alert. Store personnel respond and recover the Keeper with the merchandise inside of it. And did I mention that if a shoplifter tries to force open a box an alarm also sounds and employees respond to that location and recover the merchandise and box?
My analogy to the castle keep is this; shoplifters take advantage of stores where they know there is no protection for merchandise. Your store is your castle and the domain where you have set your flag and determined that you are going to be THE store shoppers will want to visit. Shoplifters are those who want to attack your castle and plunder your goods. If they find a weakness they will take advantage of it. They won’t attack the stores that are well defended, they get caught! They go to the locations where they find there is little or no security in place and then they attack it. I know it sounds a little extreme but the truth is shoplifters do victimize the weak and they return over and over again. Oh and by return, I mean in the same day not just over periods of time. Having worked in Retail Loss Prevention for nearly 17 years I have watched it happen.
How do the shoplifters know the weak stores? They walk in and look for EAS pedestals at the front doors, Public View monitors at front entrances and camera domes in the ceiling. They also see if they can find the use of retail anti-theft devices, such as Alpha Keepers being used. If they determine it is a vulnerable store they will begin plundering it, especially if they are part of an Organized Retail Crime group.
By protecting merchandise with Alpha Keepers merchants are setting up their castle within a castle. EAS pedestals, cameras and customer service are the castle walls that provide the first line of defense against the intruders. Alpha boxes represent the “Keep” the final stronghold. They work and they will stop the shoplifters who want to take your treasures without paying for them. They also keep the merchandise on the shelves for the customers who want to shop with you, and that drives sales!
Need information on Alpha Keepers? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
