In my state, the managers of stores that sell wine and spirits must participate in a short training session, get fingerprinted, and pass a background check before the store can get it’s alcohol license. These same guidelines are required for restaurants, bars, and clubs as well, plus additional training to identify already intoxicated patrons, and underage customers. An alcohol license is a big deal; it can mean the difference in staying in business or not. Bottle Service is a great perk offered at many establishments, and it has proven to be a very profitable option.
With Bottle Service, the customers pay a certain price for a predetermined number of bottles, glasses, and mixers. A waitress is assigned to one or more small groups, and their job is to keep them happy. The point is for the party to have a good time, and to feel they are saving money instead of buying all the individual drinks, and to have that night to be treated as VIPs. The downside is, if the bottle are left on the tables, customers will be pouring their own drinks. One problem, is that if left to their own devices, customers that opt for Bottle Service could be mixing their own drinks very strong, and getting themselves very drunk, very quickly. Plus, unless all in the party are 21, there is the very real danger of illegal underage drinking. That is a nightly news story your business does not want to be any part of.
This is why Alpha came up with the EASy Bottle Lock. The bottles can still be left on the tables, still giving off the fun atmosphere. But the customers cannot just pour their own drinks. The waitress can be summoned, or however they decide to work the system, and refresh the drinks as needed. Plus he or she can keep a close eye on the members of the group, and ensure the night ends safely for all of them. The waitress has the key, a lightweight gadget they can clip somewhere on their clothing, and they can take care of the patron’s needs very quickly, while keeping all the bottles secure when left unattended. If a new person joins the party, they can be carded with little interruption, and served accordingly.
Bottle Service is a fantastic option for a group coming in to celebrate together. As long as the bar staff keeps their customer’s safety and the bottle’s security as their number one priority, the group can have the fun, and the bar can reap the profits and return business.
The liability that goes along with any business that sells alcohol is substantial. Bars, clubs, and even small stores that sell to someone that was already intoxicated can be held responsible if something happens to the person later, such as a car wreck, if it can be proven they should have known and refused the sale. Responsible Bottle Service is the answer to having this group party option for customers, and knowing you and your staff did everything they could to keep everyone safe.
For more information contact us: 1.770.426.0547 or Bottle-Services.net
In my state, the managers of stores that sell wine and spirits must participate in a short training session, get fingerprinted, and pass a background check before the store can get it’s alcohol license. These same guidelines are required for restaurants, bars, and clubs as well, plus additional training to identify already intoxicated patrons, and underage customers. An alcohol license is a big deal; it can mean the difference in staying in business or not. Bottle Service is a great perk offered at many establishments, and it has proven to be a very profitable option.
With Bottle Service, the customers pay a certain price for a predetermined number of bottles, glasses, and mixers. A waitress is assigned to one or more small groups, and their job is to keep them happy. The point is for the party to have a good time, and to feel they are saving money instead of buying all the individual drinks, and to have that night to be treated as VIPs. The downside is, if the bottle are left on the tables, customers will be pouring their own drinks. One problem, is that if left to their own devices, customers that opt for Bottle Service could be mixing their own drinks very strong, and getting themselves very drunk, very quickly. Plus, unless all in the party are 21, there is the very real danger of illegal underage drinking. That is a nightly news story your business does not want to be any part of.
This is why Alpha came up with the EASy Bottle Lock. The bottles can still be left on the tables, still giving off the fun atmosphere. But the customers cannot just pour their own drinks. The waitress can be summoned, or however they decide to work the system, and refresh the drinks as needed. Plus he or she can keep a close eye on the members of the group, and ensure the night ends safely for all of them. The waitress has the key, a lightweight gadget they can clip somewhere on their clothing, and they can take care of the patron’s needs very quickly, while keeping all the bottles secure when left unattended. If a new person joins the party, they can be carded with little interruption, and served accordingly.
Bottle Service is a fantastic option for a group coming in to celebrate together. As long as the bar staff keeps their customer’s safety and the bottle’s security as their number one priority, the group can have the fun, and the bar can reap the profits and return business.
The liability that goes along with any business that sells alcohol is substantial. Bars, clubs, and even small stores that sell to someone that was already intoxicated can be held responsible if something happens to the person later, such as a car wreck, if it can be proven they should have known and refused the sale. Responsible Bottle Service is the answer to having this group party option for customers, and knowing you and your staff did everything they could to keep everyone safe.
For more information contact us: 1.770.426.0547 or Bottle-Services.net
Shoplifting is one of those nuisances that all business owners and managers have to deal with. Typically speaking, we do everything we can to keep the shoplifters at a disadvantage not only to discourage them from shoplifting in the first place, but also so that we can identify a shoplifting as it is occurring and to prevent shoplifting from ever happening. One thing you may or may not realize is that you are giving your customers very powerful tools for shoplifting on a daily basis and the worst thing is that they are free! These tools of shoplifting are inevitable in some instances, but there are ways to minimize their access to shoplifters, and to minimize their usefulness to thieves.
So what are these free and valuable tools for shoplifting? They are the various items given to customers when they purchase merchandise that makes them appear to be legitimate shoppers: shopping bags, shopping carts and baskets, security tape, proof of purchase (or POP) labels, and receipts. Now obviously, you shouldn’t simply eliminate the use of these items in your stores. In most cases, they provide much more good than harm. But it is important to know how these items can be abused, and what to do to prevent abuse and prevent shoplifting with these items.
Shopping carts and baskets (including tote bags) are frequently used by shoppers to make their experience convenient. To prevent loss of your hand-baskets and shopping totes, consider attaching an Alpha security device, like an EAS hard tag (if you have electronic article surveillance) to sound at the door if someone leaves with these. They typically stay in the store and are left at checkout. If someone is leaving with them, they are likely attempting to shoplift. This is not the same case for shopping carts, however. Just remain aware of shoppers using shopping carts that are piling them high with high-risk merchandise items.
Many stores use security tape or POP labels as a means of secondary proof of purchase, especially on larger items, or items that are difficult to place in a shopping bag. If these items are left open and unattended on the sales floor, they are an invitation to shoplifters. If they can access these items more readily in a store, they are likely to abuse them, and place them on items that they intend to shoplift. Likewise, giving away shopping bags to customers that have not purchased any merchandise can be a risky practice. Shopping bags are even more inviting to shoplifters, as they both conceal merchandise, and make it appear as though they have been legitimately purchased. These should also be kept out of the open and carefully controlled also. You never know who you are giving them to!
While working retail loss prevention, I remember seeing a shoplifter roll up her jacket sleeves, revealing some security tape that was wrapped around her arm. She immediately placed it over a comforter set that she had just selected from the shelf, and then proceeded to walk out of the store without paying for it.
Changing your shopping bags and colors of security tape on a regular basis also helps. This way, older shopping bags and other colors of security tape are more easily recognized as illegitimate. Giving away shopping bags and security tape to paying customers is inevitable but controlling how long different types of security tape and shopping bags are used will make these potential shoplifting tools much less useful to malicious thieves and deter shoplifting.
For more information contact us: Prevent Shoplifting or call 1.770.426.0547
Shoplifting is one of those nuisances that all business owners and managers have to deal with. Typically speaking, we do everything we can to keep the shoplifters at a disadvantage not only to discourage them from shoplifting in the first place, but also so that we can identify a shoplifting as it is occurring and to prevent shoplifting from ever happening. One thing you may or may not realize is that you are giving your customers very powerful tools for shoplifting on a daily basis and the worst thing is that they are free! These tools of shoplifting are inevitable in some instances, but there are ways to minimize their access to shoplifters, and to minimize their usefulness to thieves.
So what are these free and valuable tools for shoplifting? They are the various items given to customers when they purchase merchandise that makes them appear to be legitimate shoppers: shopping bags, shopping carts and baskets, security tape, proof of purchase (or POP) labels, and receipts. Now obviously, you shouldn’t simply eliminate the use of these items in your stores. In most cases, they provide much more good than harm. But it is important to know how these items can be abused, and what to do to prevent abuse and prevent shoplifting with these items.
Shopping carts and baskets (including tote bags) are frequently used by shoppers to make their experience convenient. To prevent loss of your hand-baskets and shopping totes, consider attaching an Alpha security device, like an EAS hard tag (if you have electronic article surveillance) to sound at the door if someone leaves with these. They typically stay in the store and are left at checkout. If someone is leaving with them, they are likely attempting to shoplift. This is not the same case for shopping carts, however. Just remain aware of shoppers using shopping carts that are piling them high with high-risk merchandise items.
Many stores use security tape or POP labels as a means of secondary proof of purchase, especially on larger items, or items that are difficult to place in a shopping bag. If these items are left open and unattended on the sales floor, they are an invitation to shoplifters. If they can access these items more readily in a store, they are likely to abuse them, and place them on items that they intend to shoplift. Likewise, giving away shopping bags to customers that have not purchased any merchandise can be a risky practice. Shopping bags are even more inviting to shoplifters, as they both conceal merchandise, and make it appear as though they have been legitimately purchased. These should also be kept out of the open and carefully controlled also. You never know who you are giving them to!
While working retail loss prevention, I remember seeing a shoplifter roll up her jacket sleeves, revealing some security tape that was wrapped around her arm. She immediately placed it over a comforter set that she had just selected from the shelf, and then proceeded to walk out of the store without paying for it.
Changing your shopping bags and colors of security tape on a regular basis also helps. This way, older shopping bags and other colors of security tape are more easily recognized as illegitimate. Giving away shopping bags and security tape to paying customers is inevitable but controlling how long different types of security tape and shopping bags are used will make these potential shoplifting tools much less useful to malicious thieves and deter shoplifting.
For more information contact us: Prevent Shoplifting or call 1.770.426.0547
Last Sunday my girlfriend and I decided to take a drive to the flea market right outside of town. She wanted to go see if she could find any antiques, while I was pretty certain I’d come across some stolen goods. Flea markets and swap shops are an easy fence for stolen property, and my visit last week only proved that. I came across a “vendor” selling baby formula, which still had my store’s checkpoint labels attached to the cans. Jokingly, I asked the seller if he had his own checkpoint system. Apparently, not knowing what I meant, he laughed, shrugged his shoulders and tried to sell me the formula.
Baby formula is a hot target for organized retail crime (ORC) groups. In most stores, these cans of formula are not protected by the store’s checkpoint system, so they make an easy target for thieves. I’ve seen cases where one booster has can wipe out an entire store’s selection in a matter of seconds. This is a problem, and not just for the retailer experiencing the loss. Baby formula can be tracked over the border, and some recent ORC busts have revealed large warehouses in the US and Mexico where these gangs were storing millions of dollars’ worth of just baby formula, before being able to liquidate their stolen goods. In these instances, these warehouses were clearly not up to any type of standards.
Think about how sensitive a newborn baby’s immune system is. Now you have these criminals stealing baby formula, transporting them in hot cars, and storing them in climate controlled warehouses in the middle of the summer. There’s a good chance that the formula can go bad, or spoil. An unknowing mother who only sees a cheap alternative to the store’s price buys this, feeds her child and the baby gets sick, or possibly worse. A checkpoint label should be your first line of defense to prevent this from ever happening.
If you have a checkpoint system set up in your store, I can guarantee that there will be a checkpoint label out there that can solve baby formula theft issues in your store. Whether you want a clear label, round label or one with a barcode, the possibilities are almost limitless for your store. What I personally have done to battle ORC groups is to have my store’s name and number printed on the checkpoint label. This has gone a long way to discourage boosters from targeting those particular products, since they can link directly back to where the theft was committed. In stores where we have deployed this tactic, baby formula theft dried up. The boosters are not willing to take the chance, especially as more and more states are taking a much harder stance against shoplifting.
For more information, contact us: Chekcpoint Lables, or call 1.770.426.0547
Last Sunday my girlfriend and I decided to take a drive to the flea market right outside of town. She wanted to go see if she could find any antiques, while I was pretty certain I’d come across some stolen goods. Flea markets and swap shops are an easy fence for stolen property, and my visit last week only proved that. I came across a “vendor” selling baby formula, which still had my store’s Checkpoint Labels attached to the cans. Jokingly, I asked the seller if he had his own Checkpoint System. Apparently, not knowing what I meant, he laughed, shrugged his shoulders and tried to sell me the formula.
Baby formula is a hot target for organized retail crime (ORC) groups. In most stores, these cans of formula are not protected by the store’s Checkpoint System, so they make an easy target for thieves. I’ve seen cases where one booster has can wipe out an entire store’s selection in a matter of seconds. This is a problem, and not just for the retailer experiencing the loss. Baby formula can be tracked over the border, and some recent ORC busts have revealed large warehouses in the US and Mexico where these gangs were storing millions of dollars’ worth of just baby formula, before being able to liquidate their stolen goods. In these instances, these warehouses were clearly not up to any type of standards.
Think about how sensitive a newborn baby’s immune system is. Now you have these criminals stealing baby formula, transporting them in hot cars, and storing them in climate controlled warehouses in the middle of the summer. There’s a good chance that the formula can go bad, or spoil. An unknowing mother who only sees a cheap alternative to the store’s price buys this, feeds her child and the baby gets sick, or possibly worse. A Checkpoint Label should be your first line of defense to prevent this from ever happening.
If you have a Checkpoint System set up in your store, I can guarantee that there will be a Checkpoint Label out there that can solve baby formula theft issues in your store. Whether you want a clear label, round label or one with a barcode, the possibilities are almost limitless for your store. What I personally have done to battle ORC groups is to have my store’s name and number printed on the Checkpoint Label. This has gone a long way to discourage boosters from targeting those particular products, since they can link directly back to where the theft was committed. In stores where we have deployed this tactic, baby formula theft dried up. The boosters are not willing to take the chance, especially as more and more states are taking a much harder stance against shoplifting.
For more information, contact us at Antishoplifting.net, or call 1.770.426.0547
