Checkpoint N10 is the new model on the block and it is an answer to the shoplifting problems in many different types of retailers. When sales floor space is so valuable, like in convenience stores in particular, this new system can start deterring thefts and help solve the common issues that plague this business.
Typically, the top categories for external shrink in convenience stores are single beers, large cases of single beers, novelties and gadgets, and phone accessories. With the addition of the Checkpoint N10 system, the staff can add Checkpoint Labels to these and other newly targeted items. The labels tell the would be thief that the alarm will sound if they attempt to remove the merchandise without having them deactivated. In many cases, this alone will be enough to stop the rampant impulse theft in it’s tracks.
The other major problem the grab and run types of theft. When the clerk gets busy with other customers, or is simply being slack and not paying attention, the system can alert them to an attempt or a successful removal of inventory. How many times has the manager or owner arrived to discover a major theft of premium beers? It is so much worse when the employee working that shift had no idea the external event happened. The Checkpoint N10 can alert the employee immediately, and help them get valuable information about the thieves and the getaway method. Since many successful thefts happen in a matter of minutes, any identification details can help the police catch the crooks. Knowing what the people look like, what they were wearing, any details about a vehicle, and which direction they went are key factors to share to get them being caught.
My husband used to work third shift in a c-store. This was back when cigarettes were sold out on the sales floor. The cartons were displayed in an open case, so the customer just reached in and got what they wanted to bring to the checkout counter. On the night shifts, one of his duties was to inventory the cigarette cartons and record them on a ledger. My husband was on duty on night when a couple of women came in and shopped around. After a while one woman came up and bought a soda, and the other woman went on to the car. He turned around when the second woman exited, and thought something did not seem right about how the first woman was moving when she was getting into the car. He shook it off and went back to work. A while later he went out to begin his inventory of the cigarette cartons and to his horror, discovered there had been a huge wipeout. He immediately knew it had been the pair he had in the store earlier, and remembered the woman walking funny. He knew then she obviously had some sort of compartment under her dress where she had stuffed all of those cartons.
This was in the nineties, so there was no recording of the incident, and my husband could only remember a few details as far as the descriptions of the women and their car.
This would not happen in today’s world, as stores have taken more precautions on how to display and merchandise cigarettes and many other items that are often stolen. However, this is a great example of how the Checkpoint N10 system can help alert a clerk to a theft attempt or even a successful grab and run. If you can’t stop the thief, at least get all the information you can as quickly as possible.
For more information contact us at 1.770.426.0547 or Antishoplifting.net
Checkpoint N10 is the new model on the block and it is an answer to the shoplifting problems in many different types of retailers. When sales floor space is so valuable, like in convenience stores in particular, this new system can start deterring thefts and help solve the common issues that plague this business.
Typically, the top categories for external shrink in convenience stores are single beers, large cases of single beers, novelties and gadgets, and phone accessories. With the addition of the Checkpoint N10 System, the staff can add Checkpoint Labels to these and other newly targeted items. The labels tell the would be thief that the alarm will sound if they attempt to remove the merchandise without having them deactivated. In many cases, this alone will be enough to stop the rampant impulse theft in it’s tracks.
The other major problem the grab and run types of theft. When the clerk gets busy with other customers, or is simply being slack and not paying attention, the system can alert them to an attempt or a successful removal of inventory. How many times has the manager or owner arrived to discover a major theft of premium beers? It is so much worse when the employee working that shift had no idea the external event happened. The Checkpoint N10 can alert the employee immediately, and help them get valuable information about the thieves and the getaway method. Since many successful thefts happen in a matter of minutes, any identification details can help the police catch the crooks. Knowing what the people look like, what they were wearing, any details about a vehicle, and which direction they went are key factors to share to get them being caught.
My husband used to work third shift in a c-store. This was back when cigarettes were sold out on the sales floor. The cartons were displayed in an open case, so the customer just reached in and got what they wanted to bring to the checkout counter. On the night shifts, one of his duties was to inventory the cigarette cartons and record them on a ledger. My husband was on duty on night when a couple of women came in and shopped around. After a while one woman came up and bought a soda, and the other woman went on to the car. He turned around when the second woman exited, and thought something did not seem right about how the first woman was moving when she was getting into the car. He shook it off and went back to work. A while later he went out to begin his inventory of the cigarette cartons and to his horror, discovered there had been a huge wipeout. He immediately knew it had been the pair he had in the store earlier, and remembered the woman walking funny. He knew then she obviously had some sort of compartment under her dress where she had stuffed all of those cartons. This was in the nineties, so there was no recording of the incident, and my husband could only remember a few details as far as the descriptions of the women and their car.
This would not happen in today’s world, as stores have taken more precautions on how to display and merchandise cigarettes and many other items that are often stolen. However, this is a great example of how the Checkpoint N10 System can help alert a clerk to a theft attempt or even a successful grab and run. If you can’t stop the thief, at least get all the information you can as quickly as possible.
For more information contact us at 1.770.426.0547 or Antishoplifting.net
Most of my friends and family don’t like to shop with me anymore. At some point, or another, chances are that I’ve “embarrassed” them at a store by catching a shoplifter. I can’t help it, it’s almost like second nature. Even in stores that I don’t work for, I can usually pick out a thief from a mile away. It was no difference a few nights ago when I stopped to pick up a bottle of wine from the grocery store. My girlfriend and I were in the liquor section when I noticed a familiar face tampering with a bottle lock.
I say a familiar face because I had apprehended this guy for theft at my store not two weeks prior. It’s good that people have hobbies… I just wished they would pick up the kind that doesn’t involve constantly breaking the law. This store must have had a great deal of problems with shoplifters since they had several liquor bottle security measures in place. None of these controls seem to faze this guy. He went on about his way selecting some top shelf product. Once he had a small hand basket full, he started walking around the store, eventually stopping near the exits, where he stood around for quite some time. I figured he was just going to walk out with the product, so I had my girlfriend find a store manager while I kept my eye on him.
Before the manager could get to the front, he simply walked out the store, liquor, with EASy bottle locks still attached, in hand. I didn’t work for the store, but still couldn’t let a thief get away. I grabbed him right outside and told him he needed to pay for the alcohol or leave it. He remembered my name from our encounter a few days ago and told me he just needed it for a party he was throwing since he was now off probation. I couldn’t help but laugh at the irony… or stupidity. I waited with the manager for local police to arrive and they happily took him to jail for the night. The manager was so appreciative, that he gave me a little discount on that bottle of wine I was purchasing. My girlfriend on the other hand, was not so happy that our 5 minute stop turned into an hour trip!
For more information, contact us: Bottle Lock, or call 1.770.426.0547
Most of my friends and family don’t like to shop with me anymore. At some point, or another, chances are that I’ve “embarrassed” them at a store by catching a shoplifter. I can’t help it, it’s almost like second nature. Even in stores that I don’t work for, I can usually pick out a thief from a mile away. It was no different a few nights ago when I stopped to pick up a bottle of wine from the grocery store. My girlfriend and I were in the liquor section when I noticed a familiar face tampering with a Bottle Lok.
I say a familiar face because I had apprehended this guy for theft at my store not two weeks prior. It’s good that people have hobbies… I just wished they would pick up the kind that doesn’t involve constantly breaking the law. This store must have had a great deal of problems with shoplifters since they had several liquor bottle security measures in place. None of these controls seem to faze this guy. He went on about his way selecting some top shelf product. Once he had a small hand basket full, he started walking around the store, eventually stopping near the exits, where he stood around for quite some time. I figured he was just going to walk out with the product, so I had my girlfriend find a store manager while I kept my eye on him.
Before the manager could get to the front, he simply walked out the store, liquor in hand, with EASy bottle locks still attached. I didn’t work for the store, but still couldn’t let a thief get away. I grabbed him right outside and told him he needed to pay for the alcohol or leave it. He remembered my name from our encounter a few days ago and told me he just needed it for a party he was throwing since he was now off probation. I couldn’t help but laugh at the irony… or stupidity. I waited with the manager for local police to arrive and they happily took him to jail for the night. The manager was so appreciative, that he gave me a little discount on that bottle of wine I was purchasing. My girlfriend on the other hand, was not so happy that our 5 minute stop turned into an hour trip!
For more information, contact us: Bottle Lock, or call 1.770.426.0547
We all have the same goal year in and year out. We want our businesses to be profitable and we want to eliminate as much shrink as humanly possible. One of the biggest contributors to shrink is shoplifting. No secret. As a merchant and a business owner it is up to you to stop shoplifting, but still provide a pleasant shopping experience for your customers. Can you very well put everything you have under lock and key? Theoretically, yes, but most customers want to touch and feel a product before purchasing it. In my experience, most customers will not want to find an employee to open a case, or unlock an item either. While there are some situations where you absolutely have to physically secure an item, there is a world of products out there that can help you curb external losses, all while providing an enjoyable shopping experience to your honest customers.
A few years back, I was selected by my company to be a part of a team designated to put together a company wide tagging policy. We had checkpoint systems installed in our stores, but we weren’t doing that great of a job protecting our merchandise from theft. Back then, I didn’t know much about different EAS tags, and figured they were all about the same. Either a hard tag, spider wrap or a plastic keeper box. I had no idea there was, what seemed, to be endless solutions out there to meet just about every need we had. We sat down a few times a week and looked at our most commonly stolen items from our stores. Based on the price of the item, we would look to implement either a checkpoint tag, or other solution that would keep the product secure, all while still keeping it available to the customer.
As the year progressed and we began splitting these anti-shoplifting devices and direction to our stores, the feedback was almost immediately and always positive from our store management teams. For too long, they fought with shoplifters and either had to take the losses, or sacrifice sales to simply protect their product. We also received feedback from our customers, which surprised some of us in the office. Most people understand the impact shoplifting has on the cost of a product are perfectly fine with a retailer taking steps to deter criminal activity. The most common concern we received was that the merchandise had to be accessible. It didn’t matter if there was a spider wrap, or an iS tag on the product, as long as our customer was able to handle the merchandise without the added stress of finding a free store employee made them very happy.
While each retailer is different, it doesn’t matter if you run 2 stores, or 2000, shoplifting will affect you in some way. Whether it be from an employee skimming money, or an organized crime operation, you have to take action to protect your inventory. Don’t stand idly by while your hard earned money walks out of your doors. Take the initiative to adopt protective standards in your store and watch how quickly you can cut down on losses and increase your stores profitability.
For more information, contact us: Anti-Shoplifting, or call 1.770.426.0547
We all have the same goal year in and year out. We want our businesses to be profitable and we want to eliminate as much shrink as humanly possible. One of the biggest contributors to shrink is shoplifting. No secret. As a merchant and a business owner it is up to you to stop shoplifting, but still provide a pleasant shopping experience for your customers. Can you very well put everything you have under lock and key? Theoretically, yes, but most customers want to touch and feel a product before purchasing it. In my experience, most customers will not want to find an employee to open a case, or unlock an item either. While there are some situations where you absolutely have to physically secure an item, there is a world of products out there that can help you curb external losses, all while providing an enjoyable shopping experience to your honest customers.
A few years back, I was selected by my company to be a part of a team designated to put together a company wide tagging policy. We had Checkpoint Systems installed in our stores, but we weren’t doing that great of a job protecting our merchandise from theft. Back then, I didn’t know much about different EAS tags, and figured they were all about the same. Either a hard tag, Spider Wrap or a Keeper. I had no idea there was, what seemed, to be endless solutions out there to meet just about every need we had. We sat down a few times a week and looked at our most commonly stolen items from our stores. Based on the price of the item, we would look to implement either a Checkpoint Tag, or other solution that would keep the product secure, all while still keeping it available to the customer.
As the year progressed and we began splitting these anti-shoplifting devices and direction to our stores, the feedback was almost immediately and always positive from our store management teams. For too long, they fought with shoplifters and either had to take the losses, or sacrifice sales to simply protect their product. We also received feedback from our customers, which surprised some of us in the office. Most people understand the impact shoplifting has on the cost of a product are perfectly fine with a retailer taking steps to deter criminal activity. The most common concern we received was that the merchandise had to be accessible. It didn’t matter if there was a Spider Wrap, or an EAS tag on the product, as long as our customer was able to handle the merchandise without the added stress of finding a free store employee made them very happy.
While each retailer is different, it doesn’t matter if you run 2 stores, or 2000, shoplifting will affect you in some way. Whether it be from an employee skimming money, or an organized crime operation, you have to take action to protect your inventory. Don’t stand idly by while your hard earned money walks out of your doors. Take the initiative to adopt protective standards in your store and watch how quickly you can cut down on losses and increase your stores profitability.
For more information, contact us: Anti-Shoplifting, or call 1.770.426.0547
There are some people in this world that will steal just about anything. I have discovered that food is now on that long list. I was at work this weekend, and while straightening shelves, I found a couple of half eaten giant size candy bars and an open soda hidden behind some other merchandise. We had a situation a couple weeks ago with some teenage girls taking ice cream from the freezer, opening a box of spoons, and going back to the pharmacy waiting area to enjoy their stolen treats. I work for a retail pharmacy with only a couple small food categories, so it made me wonder what is happening in grocery stores. I looked into some online articles, and the amount of Meat Theft is astounding.
The majority of people that steal food are not doing so because they are hungry, or cannot afford to buy what they need to feed their families. Most Meat Theft is perpetrated by people that just do not want to pay for it. In cases where a person simply stuffs a pack of steaks down their pants, many times they had money to buy something, but they wanted the better or more expensive stuff, so they decided to just steal that instead. In other cases people come in and load up a cart full of items and go right out the door with it. Much of this type of theft can be traced to a local restaurant, or they load it up into a truck and go door to door selling it. I have never really considered the possible origin of the product when this one random guy comes through my neighborhood with a giant cooler on the back of his truck selling steaks at ridiculously low prices. While I’ve never purchased anything from him, I am sure some people do since he’s obviously making money. He may be legit, but I am not willing to take the chance. (Besides that “meat from a truck” does not sound like a good idea to me)
One way grocers can put a stop to Meat Theft is to add Checkpoint Labels that are specially designed to stick to cold packages. Whether it be the “one off” guy that stuffs a pack of t-bones down in his jeans, the lady with the giant shoplifter bag full of stolen pork chops, or the brazen thief rolling a cart full of London broil out the front door trying to appear as though he paid at the other register, the specially made Checkpoint Labels will cause the alarm to sound. The labels are not easily removed so tampering with them may cause the plastic wrapping to be torn and damaged. Plus now that the technology has improved, there is not as much danger of a consumer forgetting to remove the tag before microwaving the package if they decide to. Meat Theft is a big problem because it is an unusual target, and because getting out the door undetected is so easy. The packages are flat, so they can be hidden easier. Most grocers do not have dedicated loss prevention people, or the employees are all concentrated at the front of the store, away from the meat cases, usually located in the back. If your store is seeing a trend of Meat Theft, take a look into these Checkpoint Labels.
For more information contact us at Antishoplifting.net or call 1.770.426.0547
There are some people in this world that will steal just about anything. I have discovered that food is now on that long list. I was at work this weekend, and while straightening shelves, I found a couple of half eaten giant size candy bars and an open soda hidden behind some other merchandise. We had a situation a couple weeks ago with some teenage girls taking ice cream from the freezer, opening a box of spoons, and going back to the pharmacy waiting area to enjoy their stolen treats. I work for a retail pharmacy with only a couple small food categories, so it made me wonder what is happening in grocery stores. I looked into some online articles, and the amount of Meat Theft is astounding.
The majority of people that steal food are not doing so because they are hungry, or cannot afford to buy what they need to feed their families. Most Meat Theft is perpetrated by people that just do not want to pay for it. In cases where a person simply stuffs a pack of steaks down their pants, many times they had money to buy something, but they wanted the better or more expensive stuff, so they decided to just steal that instead. In other cases people come in and load up a cart full of items and go right out the door with it. Much of this type of theft can be traced to a local restaurant, or they load it up into a truck and go door to door selling it. I have never really considered the possible origin of the product when this one random guy comes through my neighborhood with a giant cooler on the back of his truck selling steaks at ridiculously low prices. While I’ve never purchased anything from him, I am sure some people do since he’s obviously making money. He may be legit, but I am not willing to take the chance. (Besides that “meat from a truck” does not sound like a good idea to me)
One way grocers can put a stop to Meat Theft is to add Checkpoint Labels that are specially designed to stick to cold packages. Whether it be the “one off” guy that stuffs a pack of t-bones down in his jeans, the lady with the giant shoplifter bag full of stolen pork chops, or the brazen thief rolling a cart full of London broil out the front door trying to appear as though he paid at the other register, the specially made Checkpoint Labels will cause the alarm to sound. The labels are not easily removed so tampering with them may cause the plastic wrapping to be torn and damaged. Plus now that the technology has improved, there is not as much danger of a consumer forgetting to remove the tag before microwaving the package if they decide to. Meat Theft is a big problem because it is an unusual target, and because getting out the door undetected is so easy. The packages are flat, so they can be hidden easier. Most grocers do not have dedicated loss prevention people, or the employees are all concentrated at the front of the store, away from the meat cases, usually located in the back. If your store is seeing a trend of Meat Theft, take a look into these Checkpoint Labels.
For more information contact us at Antishoplifting.net or call 1.770.426.0547
Checkpoint has introduced a new Antishoplifting tool, and when I first saw it, I could imagine an immediate benefit for independent local sporting goods stores. Where the big boxes may have a loss prevention detective and employees assigned throughout the store at all times, the small business has to contend with security on a smaller scale. There is less staff available to monitor the sales floor, and with all the high retail items, there is a greater potential for big losses.
The new Shackle Tag can be a huge asset to secure some of the most targeted pieces of equipment. Die hard sports enthusiasts want the best and most current tools, but there is the expense of carrying this high dollar inventory and the risk of it walking out the door. There are big name brand golf clubs and accessories that avid golfers will expect your store to stock. With the huge rise in popularity for travel softball and baseball teams for kids there is a big demand for the latest and greatest bats every year. The new Shackle Tag may be the Antishoplifting tool to keep these particular items safe and secure. This tag closes right around the handle of a club or bat and cannot be removed until purchased at the checkout.
I know from personal experience about the expense of the new bat. My daughter has played travel softball for several years and with every season comes the pleading for the most current one. We go to look and it is inevitable that the bat we are there to look at is going to be locked up tight. The only Antishoplifting answer for years has been the locking bat rack. Someone has to go find an employee to come unlock the rack. In a small sporting goods store, this can be a significant wait for help. Once they come and unlock it, they are usually required to stand there and wait until whether or not to purchase a bat. I know they need to get back to work, but my daughter also has to take time to find the right one for her. She has to have time to swing the bat and get a good feel for it. It really gets time consuming when there are multiple people there to check out the new models. But when these things average $300 or more, the store cannot afford to simply leave them unattended or unsecured. Now with the new Shackle Tag, there is a new option that allows the shopper to pick up the item, look it over, and take some practice swings. This could all be done without having to tie up your valuable time. The staff can still monitor the equipment without having to hover there and stand guard the entire time.
This would also apply to those super expensive big name brand golf clubs. Golfers need to be able to swing the clubs and choose the right ones for them. The Shackle Tag could make that process a lot easier. There is still and Antishoplifting tool in place, so there is a clear visible deterrent to anyone thinking of a theft attempt.
For more information contact us: 1.770.426.0547 or Antishoplifting.net
Checkpoint has introduced a new Antishoplifting tool, and when I first saw it, I could imagine an immediate benefit for independent local sporting goods stores. Where the big boxes may have a loss prevention detective and employees assigned throughout the store at all times, the small business has to contend with security on a smaller scale. There is less staff available to monitor the sales floor, and with all the high retail items, there is a greater potential for big losses.
The new Shackle Tag can be a huge asset to secure some of the most targeted pieces of equipment. Die hard sports enthusiasts want the best and most current tools, but there is the expense of carrying this high dollar inventory and the risk of it walking out the door. There are big name brand golf clubs and accessories that avid golfers will expect your store to stock. With the huge rise in popularity for travel softball and baseball teams for kids there is a big demand for the latest and greatest bats every year. The new Shackle Tag may be the Antishoplifting tool to keep these particular items safe and secure. This tag closes right around the handle of a club or bat and cannot be removed until purchased at the checkout.
I know from personal experience about the expense of the new bat. My daughter has played travel softball for several years and with every season comes the pleading for the most current one. We go to look and it is inevitable that the bat we are there to look at is going to be locked up tight. The only Antishoplifting answer for years has been the locking bat rack. Someone has to go find an employee to come unlock the rack. In a small sporting goods store, this can be a significant wait for help. Once they come and unlock it, they are usually required to stand there and wait until we decide whether or not to purchase a bat. I know they need to get back to work, but my daughter also has to take time to find the right one for her. She has to have time to swing the bat and get a good feel for it. It really gets time consuming when there are multiple people there to check out the new models. But when these things average $300 or more, the store cannot afford to simply leave them unattended or unsecured. Now with the new Shackle Tag, there is a new option that allows the shopper to pick up the item, look it over, and take some practice swings. This could all be done without having to tie up your valuable time. The staff can still monitor the equipment without having to hover there and stand guard the entire time.
This would also apply to those super expensive big name brand golf clubs. Golfers need to be able to swing the clubs and choose the right ones for them. The Shackle Tag could make that process a lot easier. There is still and Antishoplifting tool in place, so there is a clear visible deterrent to anyone thinking of a theft attempt.
For more information contact us: 1.770.426.0547 or Antishoplifting.net
