One of the most basic security features your liquor store needs is an alarm system. It should be one monitored bay a reputable company to ensure that you are getting the most for your money. Did you know that even if your system is being monitored that a malfunction with an alarm or motion detector would not register with the alarm company?
A loose wire or a broken component does not have any way to be detected by your monitoring company. They only receive notice if a contact point or motion sensor is activated. That means it is up to you to physically perform a test to ensure that all points are working properly, and detect and repair any points that are malfunctioning.
The test is very easy to do, should take no more than maybe five or ten minutes depending upon the size of your store. All you have to do is call your monitoring company and have them put your system into test mode. This prevents the alarms from triggering a police dispatch-, which is what you would want in the case of an actual break in.
From there, you simply set your alarm, as you would normally do at closing time. You then walk past each motion detector, and open each door that has an alarm contact point on it. You then turn your alarm back off and call the monitoring company to let them know the test is completed. It is important that they take your system out of test mode. If they leave it on test and an actual break in occurs, the police will not be notified to respond.
Now, you should look at the alarm report. You should have each point and detector register on this report. If for some reason one does not show up, set up a service call to have the point repaired.
In addition to having a working security alarm, you should also invest in additional security like bottle locks. Just as a security alarm is a preventative measure against break ins and robberies, EASy Bottle locks give an added incentive to not steal liquor from your stores.
Picture this from a thief’s perspective. If they were to attempt to rob your store, first they have to contend with setting off the security alarm. If they decide to go ahead and break in, they would then be faced with what to do with the liquor. Since your liquor bottles would be protected with bottle locks, it would be extremely difficult to remove each lock from every bottle stolen.
A thief, who is looking for a larger scale score, such as through a robbery, would have an infinitely more difficult time reselling liquor with locks on it. That puts a crimp in their resell efforts making it hugely unprofitable for them to steal from your store. Even during open business hours, a thief looking to shoplift a bottle or two will be greatly deterred when faced with the prospect of defeating additional bottle security. It’s not as easy to steal protected bottles, as it is to steal the ones without locks on them.
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
One of the most basic security features your liquor store needs is an alarm system. It should be one monitored bay a reputable company to ensure that you are getting the most for your money. Did you know that even if your system is being monitored that a malfunction with an alarm or motion detector would not register with the alarm company?
A loose wire or a broken component does not have any way to be detected by your monitoring company. They only receive notice if a contact point or motion sensor is activated. That means it is up to you to physically perform a test to ensure that all points are working properly, and detect and repair any points that are malfunctioning.
The test is very easy to do, should take no more than maybe five or ten minutes depending upon the size of your store. All you have to do is call your monitoring company and have them put your system into test mode. This prevents the alarms from triggering a police dispatch-, which is what you would want in the case of an actual break in.
From there, you simply set your alarm, as you would normally do at closing time. You then walk past each motion detector, and open each door that has an alarm contact point on it. You then turn your alarm back off and call the monitoring company to let them know the test is completed. It is important that they take your system out of test mode. If they leave it on test and an actual break in occurs, the police will not be notified to respond.
Now, you should look at the alarm report. You should have each point and detector register on this report. If for some reason one does not show up, set up a service call to have the point repaired.
In addition to having a working security alarm, you should also invest in additional security like bottle locks. Just as a security alarm is a preventative measure against break ins and robberies, EASy Bottle locks give an added incentive to not steal liquor from your stores.
Picture this from a thief’s perspective. If they were to attempt to rob your store, first they have to contend with setting off the security alarm. If they decide to go ahead and break in, they would then be faced with what to do with the liquor. Since your liquor bottles would be protected with bottle locks, it would be extremely difficult to remove each lock from every bottle stolen.
A thief, who is looking for a larger scale score, such as through a robbery, would have an infinitely more difficult time reselling liquor with locks on it. That puts a crimp in their resell efforts making it hugely unprofitable for them to steal from your store. Even during open business hours, a thief looking to shoplift a bottle or two will be greatly deterred when faced with the prospect of defeating additional bottle security. It’s not as easy to steal protected bottles, as it is to steal the ones without locks on them.
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
A company I once worked for specialized, among other things, in footwear. The footwear section of the store was huge. So were the losses. We stocked anything from a cheap pair of flip-flops to the newest name brand running shoe. The area I covered as a Loss Prevention Manager was south Texas, to include stores along the US/Mexico border. Saying we had a shoplifting problem was an understatement. Even with the different anti-shoplifting devices we had throughout the store, we still found ourselves taking anywhere between 20-30 pairs of shoes out of inventory each night.
Our best guess was that we were dealing with Mexican gangs, and there wasn’t one single person responsible for our losses. As time went by, we discovered a plethora of ways that these boosters were stealing our shoes. Some techniques they used were pretty simple; walk in, grab as many boxes as one could hold and run out of the nearest emergency exit to a waiting vehicle. Others were a little more complex. I remember one shoplifter in particular that had targeted about a dozen of my stores. He would come in alone, and spend nearly 3-4 hours in the store, all without ever being detected by the store employees. One at a time, he would systematically remove entire runs of shoes, costing the store thousands of dollars. After grabbing a pair, he would walk around the store where he would remove the anti-shoplifting device, and place the shoes, minus the box, in a large trash bag he had hidden in a secluded area of the store. After his trash bag (or bags) were full, he would simply walk out of the front door.
The losses were so significant, I started trying different methods to securing the shoes with different tags. I remember we tested some ink tags on a newer shoe that had just arrived at the stores. We took the ink tag and ran it through the tongue of the shoe. It was clear when you opened the box, but it didn’t get in the way of the honest customer. The part my bosses liked the most was they were relatively inexpensive. I just hoped they would work. It took a few months for my booster to return to the area, and when he did I put a dent in his profits for a change.
One of my stores reported to me that they had witnessed him exiting the store, but without any product. Thinking they were most likely mistaken in their identification, I looked at the surveillance footage. Sure enough, it was my booster and he was leaving the store without any shoes. I ran back the cameras and saw him working in our shoe department. He was after the shoes that we had used the ink tags on. Each time he would open the box, he saw the tag and put the box back on the shelf. It was clear to me that he didn’t want to risk damaging his goods with ink. After that, we tagged all of our shoes in this manner and our losses have dropped significantly. While we still have shoplifters that are determined to steal, the use of that simple anti-shoplifting device was definitely a great investment.
For more information, contact us: Anti-Shoplifting, or call 1.770.426.0547
A company I once worked for specialized, among other things, in footwear. The footwear section of the store was huge. So were the losses. We stocked anything from a cheap pair of flip-flops to the newest name brand running shoe. The area I covered as a Loss Prevention Manager was south Texas, to include stores along the US/Mexico border. Saying we had a shoplifting problem was an understatement. Even with the different anti-shoplifting devices we had throughout the store, we still found ourselves taking anywhere between 20-30 pairs of shoes out of inventory each night.
Our best guess was that we were dealing with gangs, and there wasn’t one single person responsible for our losses. As time went by, we discovered a plethora of ways that these boosters were stealing our shoes. Some techniques they used were pretty simple; walk in, grab as many boxes as one could hold and run out of the nearest emergency exit to a waiting vehicle. Others were a little more complex. I remember one shoplifter in particular that had targeted about a dozen of my stores. He would come in alone, and spend nearly 3-4 hours in the store, all without ever being detected by the store employees. One at a time, he would systematically remove entire runs of shoes, costing the store thousands of dollars. After grabbing a pair, he would walk around the store where he would remove the anti-shoplifting device, and place the shoes, minus the box, in a large trash bag he had hidden in a secluded area of the store. After his trash bag (or bags) were full, he would simply walk out of the front door.
The losses were so significant, I started trying different methods to securing the shoes with different tags. I remember we tested some ink tags on a newer shoe that had just arrived at the stores. We took the ink tag and ran it through the tongue of the shoe. It was clear when you opened the box, but it didn’t get in the way of the honest customer. The part my bosses liked the most was they were relatively inexpensive. I just hoped they would work. It took a few months for my booster to return to the area, and when he did I put a dent in his profits for a change.
One of my stores reported to me that they had witnessed him exiting the store, but without any product. Thinking they were most likely mistaken in their identification, I looked at the surveillance footage. Sure enough, it was my booster and he was leaving the store without any shoes. I ran back the cameras and saw him working in our shoe department. He was after the shoes that we had used the ink tags on. Each time he would open the box, he saw the tag and put the box back on the shelf. It was clear to me that he didn’t want to risk damaging his goods with ink. After that, we tagged all of our shoes in this manner and our losses have dropped significantly. While we still have shoplifters that are determined to steal, the use of that simple anti-shoplifting device was definitely a great investment.
For more information, contact us at Anti-Shoplifting, or call 1.770.426.0547
A popular New York City bookstore was featured in a news article about how they handle bookstore security. They have pinpointed the several most frequently stolen authors and keep the titles behind the counter for purchase. If they are unsure whether a particular author is still a high theft item, they put the author’s works back on the sales floor. One particular author apparently never lost popularity with the shoplifters, so his books are back behind the counter for good.
What we have found is that all books stores, even school bookstores have faced this very similar situation, while not all authors are going to have the same penchant for being stolen, every school bookstore will have some titles and authors that are more popular than others, when comes to being shoplifted.
As such, bookstore security is important for all school bookstores to figure out. Can simply keeping these books locked up behind the counter positively impact sales? If you are loosing more books than you are selling, then the answer might be yes, but only in the short term. Eventually, these books will not sell because they are locked up, and the lack of sales floor exposure will reduce the sales volume of these titles.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Bookstore Security and Library Theft Detection System devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop inventory losses.
For more information on Checkpoint Systems and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to stop inventory losses in your College Bookstores,
School Bookstores, School Libraries, High School Library, or
High School Bookstore call 1.770.426.0547
A popular New York City bookstore was featured in a news article about how they handle bookstore security. They have pinpointed the several most frequently stolen authors and keep the titles behind the counter for purchase. If they are unsure whether a particular author is still a high theft item, they put the author’s works back on the sales floor. One particular author apparently never lost popularity with the shoplifters, so his books are back behind the counter for good.
What we have found is that all books stores, even school bookstores have faced this very similar situation, while not all authors are going to have the same penchant for being stolen, every school bookstore will have some titles and authors that are more popular than others, when comes to being shoplifted.
As such, bookstore security is important for all school bookstores to figure out. Can simply keeping these books locked up behind the counter positively impact sales? If you are loosing more books than you are selling, then the answer might be yes, but only in the short term. Eventually, these books will not sell because they are locked up, and the lack of sales floor exposure will reduce the sales volume of these titles.
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase Bookstore Security and Library Theft Detection System devices and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system from Checkpoint Systems to stop inventory losses.
For more information on Checkpoint Systems and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us at Retail theft prevention to stop inventory losses in your College Bookstores,School Bookstores, School Libraries, High School Library, orHigh School Bookstore call 1.770.426.0547
