Loss Prevention Calculator – 4 WC Blog 772
Loss Prevention Pays for Itself – how fast? -3
Loss Prevention Pays For Itself – How Fast? The Loss Prevention Calculator Can Give You The Answer
I can tell you what the return on investment would be if you were to purchase a Sensormatic System by using the Loss Prevention Calculator. I can tell you that you will probably trim your shortage by almost half and quite possibly more. I can tell you that an electronic article system is probably a lot more affordable than you ever imagined. I can tell you that with a Sensormatic system Loss Prevention pays for itself – how fast? Well the how fast is answered when you use the Loss Prevention Calculator on the Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. website. Can I tell you everything you might want to know about how a Loss Prevention System will work in your store or how effective it will be? Unfortunately the answer to THAT question is no.
The reason I can’t answer how a Loss Prevention System will work in your store or how effective it will be is because there are multiple factors to take into consideration. Here are a couple of things that I would have to consider in the equation:
• How much merchandise are you planning to protect? Are you going to use Sensormatic labels and tags in a limited fashion? Are you only going to attach tags to some items or only merchandise over a certain price point? It does make a difference. The more merchandise that is protected the lower the chances that theft will take place.
• Are you only going to rely on the protection of electronic article surveillance alarms sounding or are you going to take advantage of the training opportunities offered by Loss Prevention Systems, Inc.? Trained personnel who know how to identify crooks, tag merchandise properly and the function customer service plays in deterring theft all make a difference in the effectiveness of a Loss Prevention System.
• Are you willing to consider installing Sensormatic towers that will allow interchangeable advertising panels to be placed in them? Increasing sales can lower shortage as a percentage to sales and advertising is a great way to appeal to your customers.
• Will you include a people counting device in your Sensormatic tower to track your customer traffic? Tracking foot traffic can help retailers increase sales through improved employee scheduling. Schedule employees when patterns indicate customers are in the store to help improve checkout wait times and customer service on the floor.
• Will you add in the Sensormatic Shrink Management as a Service feature? An electronic article surveillance alarm reporting tool that can help you improve alarm responses and identify trends in alarm occurrences. Used in conjunction with a Sensormatic camera attached to your towers and you can identify shoplifters and put a stop to future theft activity.
A Sensormatic security system can include much more than the towers and the tags to protect a store. That is why when I say Loss Prevention pays for itself – how fast? I am hesitant to give a firm answer.
Think about it in this way. If you purchase a house and add deadbolts to the doors you have increased the safety of your home by a certain margin. Add an alarm and monitoring service to your home and you have increased the security by another factor. Toss in a camera or two and you have multiplied the safety of your home once more. A Sensormatic system is much the same. You get great protection with alarm pedestals and tags but amplify the impact of that system with other features. The initial cost will be a bit more but ultimately the returns are greater too. You also cannot easily figure how much growth will result from people counting devices and advertising panels. Loss Prevention Systems, Inc.’s Loss Prevention Calculator CAN show you how you will reduce your shortage by almost half with a Loss Prevention system and give a good indicator of how fast it will pay for itself through savings in shortage reduction based on how much you are willing to invest.
Loss Prevention pays for itself – how fast? That is a question that you can explore more in depth with the folks at Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. after you give their Free Loss Prevention Calculator a try. Once you see how impactful a basic system can be, you can ask them about other ways they can help you grow your business through shortage reduction and profit growth. A word of warning, you won’t get a call from them after using their calculator you will have to reach out to them because there is no obligation or tracking when you access this feature. So what are you waiting for? Try out the calculator and learn how fast you can start saving money, today!
Need information on the Loss Prevention Calculator? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
I can tell you what the return on investment would be if you were to purchase a Sensormatic System by using the Loss Prevention Calculator. I can tell you that you will probably trim your shortage by almost half and quite possibly more. I can tell you that an electronic article system is probably a lot more affordable than you ever imagined. I can tell you that with a Sensormatic system Loss Prevention pays for itself – how fast? Well the how fast is answered when you use the Loss Prevention Calculator on the Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. website. Can I tell you everything you might want to know about how a Loss Prevention System will work in your store or how effective it will be? Unfortunately the answer to THAT question is no.
The reason I can’t answer how a Loss Prevention System will work in your store or how effective it will be is because there are multiple factors to take into consideration. Here are a couple of things that I would have to consider in the equation:
• How much merchandise are you planning to protect? Are you going to use Sensormatic labels and tags in a limited fashion? Are you only going to attach tags to some items or only merchandise over a certain price point? It does make a difference. The more merchandise that is protected the lower the chances that theft will take place.
• Are you only going to rely on the protection of electronic article surveillance alarms sounding or are you going to take advantage of the training opportunities offered by Loss Prevention Systems, Inc.? Trained personnel who know how to identify crooks, tag merchandise properly and the function customer service plays in deterring theft all make a difference in the effectiveness of a Loss Prevention System.
• Are you willing to consider installing Sensormatic towers that will allow interchangeable advertising panels to be placed in them? Increasing sales can lower shortage as a percentage to sales and advertising is a great way to appeal to your customers.
• Will you include a people counting device in your Sensormatic tower to track your customer traffic? Tracking foot traffic can help retailers increase sales through improved employee scheduling. Schedule employees when patterns indicate customers are in the store to help improve checkout wait times and customer service on the floor.
• Will you add in the Sensormatic Shrink Management as a Service feature? An electronic article surveillance alarm reporting tool that can help you improve alarm responses and identify trends in alarm occurrences. Used in conjunction with a Sensormatic camera attached to your towers and you can identify shoplifters and put a stop to future theft activity.
A Sensormatic security system can include much more than the towers and the tags to protect a store. That is why when I say Loss Prevention pays for itself – how fast? I am hesitant to give a firm answer.
Think about it in this way. If you purchase a house and add deadbolts to the doors you have increased the safety of your home by a certain margin. Add an alarm and monitoring service to your home and you have increased the security by another factor. Toss in a camera or two and you have multiplied the safety of your home once more. A Sensormatic system is much the same. You get great protection with alarm pedestals and tags but amplify the impact of that system with other features. The initial cost will be a bit more but ultimately the returns are greater too. You also cannot easily figure how much growth will result from people counting devices and advertising panels. Loss Prevention Systems, Inc.’s Loss Prevention Calculator CAN show you how you will reduce your shortage by almost half with a Loss Prevention system and give a good indicator of how fast it will pay for itself through savings in shortage reduction based on how much you are willing to invest.
Loss Prevention pays for itself – how fast? That is a question that you can explore more in depth with the folks at Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. after you give their Free Loss Prevention Calculator a try. Once you see how impactful a basic system can be, you can ask them about other ways they can help you grow your business through shortage reduction and profit growth. A word of warning, you won’t get a call from them after using their calculator you will have to reach out to them because there is no obligation or tracking when you access this feature. So what are you waiting for? Try out the calculator and learn how fast you can start saving money, today!
Need information on the Loss Prevention Calculator? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
sensormatic labels – 4 WC Blog 781
Stop Shoplifting – 3
‘Cents’less Acts Of Violence Can Be Averted With Sensormatic Labels
As I read the news stories on Loss Prevention, retail and even Google searches I find I want to see retailers stop shoplifting more than I ever did in the past. While I have always detested the crime of shoplifting and have had more than my own share of violent encounters, it seems the problem of violence has grown exponentially. I just saw a video on abc7chicago.com of a security guard fighting with a shoplifter in a 99 cent store! You read that correctly a fight in a 99 cent store. I don’t know if it is more shocking that a store selling merchandise valued at less than a dollar has a security guard in it or that a fight broke out in that store. Added to that was the video showed the shoplifter removing something from a bag and then throwing it at the security guard and then tipping over a sunglass fixture. I don’t want to paint the security guard as a totally helpless victim because according to the report he aimed pepper spray at the suspect and it appears he punched her (although it took place after she threw the item at him). Do a Google search of shoplifter fights and things get even uglier. What are store owners to do? Do you just give up and let people steal and hope it isn’t enough to put you out of business? Do you hire security guards (if you can afford them) and risk fights? There is an alternate solution and that is the use of Sensormatic labels and tags to prevent people from trying to steal in the first place.
Before I continue let me make it clear that I am not telling you that the use of electronic article surveillance will stop shoplifting completely. I promise what it will do is reduce your store shrinkage significantly. The installation of Sensormatic pedestals and application of Sensormatic labels to your merchandise have been proven to have a dramatic impact on the amount of shoplifting taking place in a store. It is such a powerful tool that Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. has created a free to use ROI (return on investment) calculator. The calculator assumes a store will reduce shrinkage by about half a percent by installing a complete Sensormatic security system. Ponder the advantages that means for a business. Not only does a store reduce losses which is a victory in and of itself the store also becomes safer.
How do I come to that conclusion? If you reduce the number of shoplifters coming to your location because you have put up obstacles in the form of electronic article surveillance tags and towers you reduce the chances of violent activity by these same people. Shoplifters have a tendency to go to the stores they deem are easy pickings. When the risk of getting caught increases because of anti-theft devices they prefer to go where there is no system in place. Yes, I detest the shoplifters and have a special revulsion towards the violent sort of thief. I would prefer they were all in jail but obviously that is not going to happen. In light of this, I am telling retailers to install a Sensormatic system to drive out this element and shoo them elsewhere.
I watched the video from the 99 cent store several times. I paused and looked carefully at the entrance doorways in the frames that were clear to see. There was no sign of any type of electronic article surveillance tower in the any of those pictures. So let’s recap for clarity’s sake, No Sensormatic labels or pedestals, one belligerent shoplifting suspect throwing merchandise with other customers nearby and one security guard using pepper spray and punching at a shoplifting suspect. To this seasoned Loss Prevention professional it is a recipe for disaster.
Would the store stop shoplifting in this case had they used Sensormatic labels on the merchandise they were selling? At a 99 cent store I would imagine they could have used labels on at least the items that are found to be high shortage for this type of business. Training of employees on how to handle a suspected shoplifter situation would have also been helpful and could have diffused this incident or helped address it in a different manner. Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. can help you with training too because employee safety is just as important to them as their client’s financial success.
Whether your store deals in dollars or cents you need to stop shoplifting from taking place. It can cost you a lot of money and it can create a dangerous environment for your customers and employees by encouraging violent crooks to take advantage of your business. Improve your store all around with a Sensormatic system.
Get more information on Sensormatic labels, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 today.
As I read the news stories on Loss Prevention, retail and even Google searches I find I want to see retailers stop shoplifting more than I ever did in the past. While I have always detested the crime of shoplifting and have had more than my own share of violent encounters, it seems the problem of violence has grown exponentially. I just saw a video on abc7chicago.com of a security guard fighting with a shoplifter in a 99 cent store! You read that correctly a fight in a 99 cent store. I don’t know if it is more shocking that a store selling merchandise valued at less than a dollar has a security guard in it or that a fight broke out in that store. Added to that was the video showed the shoplifter removing something from a bag and then throwing it at the security guard and then tipping over a sunglass fixture. I don’t want to paint the security guard as a totally helpless victim because according to the report he aimed pepper spray at the suspect and it appears he punched her (although it took place after she threw the item at him). Do a Google search of shoplifter fights and things get even uglier. What are store owners to do? Do you just give up and let people steal and hope it isn’t enough to put you out of business? Do you hire security guards (if you can afford them) and risk fights? There is an alternate solution and that is the use of Sensormatic labels and tags to prevent people from trying to steal in the first place.
Before I continue let me make it clear that I am not telling you that the use of electronic article surveillance will stop shoplifting completely. I promise what it will do is reduce your store shrinkage significantly. The installation of Sensormatic pedestals and application of Sensormatic labels to your merchandise have been proven to have a dramatic impact on the amount of shoplifting taking place in a store. It is such a powerful tool that Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. has created a free to use ROI (return on investment) calculator. The calculator assumes a store will reduce shrinkage by about half a percent by installing a complete Sensormatic security system. Ponder the advantages that means for a business. Not only does a store reduce losses which is a victory in and of itself the store also becomes safer.
How do I come to that conclusion? If you reduce the number of shoplifters coming to your location because you have put up obstacles in the form of electronic article surveillance tags and towers you reduce the chances of violent activity by these same people. Shoplifters have a tendency to go to the stores they deem are easy pickings. When the risk of getting caught increases because of anti-theft devices they prefer to go where there is no system in place. Yes, I detest the shoplifters and have a special revulsion towards the violent sort of thief. I would prefer they were all in jail but obviously that is not going to happen. In light of this, I am telling retailers to install a Sensormatic system to drive out this element and shoo them elsewhere.
I watched the video from the 99 cent store several times. I paused and looked carefully at the entrance doorways in the frames that were clear to see. There was no sign of any type of electronic article surveillance tower in the any of those pictures. So let’s recap for clarity’s sake, No Sensormatic labels or pedestals, one belligerent shoplifting suspect throwing merchandise with other customers nearby and one security guard using pepper spray and punching at a shoplifting suspect. To this seasoned Loss Prevention professional it is a recipe for disaster.
Would the store stop shoplifting in this case had they used Sensormatic labels on the merchandise they were selling? At a 99 cent store I would imagine they could have used labels on at least the items that are found to be high shortage for this type of business. Training of employees on how to handle a suspected shoplifter situation would have also been helpful and could have diffused this incident or helped address it in a different manner. Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. can help you with training too because employee safety is just as important to them as their client’s financial success.
Whether your store deals in dollars or cents you need to stop shoplifting from taking place. It can cost you a lot of money and it can create a dangerous environment for your customers and employees by encouraging violent crooks to take advantage of your business. Improve your store all around with a Sensormatic system.
Get more information on Sensormatic labels, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 today.
Retail traffic counting – 3 wc blog 773
door counting sensor – 3
There Are Dollars In Numbers A Door Counting Sensor Can Help Harness Those Numbers
Can retail traffic counting save a business in a period where retail stores seem to be shutting their doors permanently every time you turn around? I would like to say it can IF and only IF those numbers are used to improve what you do. Here is what I mean; I go to work at my part-time retail job, I look at the daily sales goal and I may even look at the sales goal for the department I am going to work in that day. Does knowing the sales goal do anything to help me improve sales? No. It is good to be aware of how my store is doing and it doesn’t hurt to know what numbers were set by some computer magic at headquarters based on prior year information. Ultimately though I am going to do what I do best when I get on the sales floor and start my day, I am going to give the best service I can give to everyone I meet. I will use suggestive selling and upselling techniques to drive sales. I will help a shopper generate ideas for a project or business they may be working on and that in and of itself may increase sales. What I personally would never do is say, “Hey, we hit our sales goal in this department so I can work on something else now.” If a manager uses data from a door counting sensor as an informational tool only it is a waste of time to look at that data and a waste of money to invest in one. That manager is not leveraging data to improve sales, the very thing that keeps the doors to a business open.
Retail traffic counting and the data it generates require an analysis of the information it produces. A store manager has to look at the data and be able to make sound decisions based on that information. A counter can show how many people are entering a store, which days of the week they are shopping and what times they are entering. If that manager will take the data and use it to make scheduling adjustments there are many opportunities that he or she take advantage of. Let’s take as an example my part-time job. We take down our ad set for the past week on sat night and start setting up for the next morning. The store is still open so shoppers need help (remember I said I do all I can to reach as many customers as I can). It often happens that I am the only sales floor person available as the remaining staff members are assigned to the cash register or one other department. The only other available employee may be the manager on duty. That doesn’t provide a lot of coverage to get the task of ad take down and set-up complete and sell merchandise. Now, my focus does become the customers rather than the tasks but there have been times when there were not enough people to provide assistance to all our patrons. We get stretched at times when there are just not enough of us and I know I have seen shoppers walk out who I was unable to give assistance to when I saw them. If staffing was based on data from a door counting sensor schedule adjustments could reflect what foot traffic looks like from shopping history. Consider what it could mean to reach one more customer who enters the store. How much could one customer purchase if provided with the proper customer service? Would an additional sales team member have helped to add on to the purchase with proper suggestive selling? Add a $50 chair mat to a chair purchase. Add an extra set of ink cartridges to a new printer purchase. Add a set of baby bottles to that baby formula purchase. You see what I mean.
How difficult is it to set up a retail traffic counting device? For stores with a Sensormatic anti-theft system it may be a very simple installation. Many of the Sensormatic towers can easily have an integrated people counting sensor installed seamlessly into the tower. Stores with older towers can contact Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. to learn how affordable it would be to upgrade their existing system and install the people counter at the same time.
Not knowing how many people are shopping in your store is folly. You may be missing opportunities for sales growth you never dreamed of. Let Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. help you set up a door counting sensor and glean the data that can take your store to the next level. Knowledge with a purpose makes a powerful combination.
Need information on retail traffic counting? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
Can retail traffic counting save a business in a period where retail stores seem to be shutting their doors permanently every time you turn around? I would like to say it can IF and only IF those numbers are used to improve what you do. Here is what I mean; I go to work at my part-time retail job, I look at the daily sales goal and I may even look at the sales goal for the department I am going to work in that day. Does knowing the sales goal do anything to help me improve sales? No. It is good to be aware of how my store is doing and it doesn’t hurt to know what numbers were set by some computer magic at headquarters based on prior year information. Ultimately though I am going to do what I do best when I get on the sales floor and start my day, I am going to give the best service I can give to everyone I meet. I will use suggestive selling and upselling techniques to drive sales. I will help a shopper generate ideas for a project or business they may be working on and that in and of itself may increase sales. What I personally would never do is say, “Hey, we hit our sales goal in this department so I can work on something else now.” If a manager uses data from a door counting sensor as an informational tool only it is a waste of time to look at that data and a waste of money to invest in one. That manager is not leveraging data to improve sales, the very thing that keeps the doors to a business open.
Retail traffic counting and the data it generates require an analysis of the information it produces. A store manager has to look at the data and be able to make sound decisions based on that information. A counter can show how many people are entering a store, which days of the week they are shopping and what times they are entering. If that manager will take the data and use it to make scheduling adjustments there are many opportunities that he or she take advantage of. Let’s take as an example my part-time job. We take down our ad set for the past week on sat night and start setting up for the next morning. The store is still open so shoppers need help (remember I said I do all I can to reach as many customers as I can). It often happens that I am the only sales floor person available as the remaining staff members are assigned to the cash register or one other department. The only other available employee may be the manager on duty. That doesn’t provide a lot of coverage to get the task of ad take down and set-up complete and sell merchandise. Now, my focus does become the customers rather than the tasks but there have been times when there were not enough people to provide assistance to all our patrons. We get stretched at times when there are just not enough of us and I know I have seen shoppers walk out who I was unable to give assistance to when I saw them. If staffing was based on data from a door counting sensor schedule adjustments could reflect what foot traffic looks like from shopping history. Consider what it could mean to reach one more customer who enters the store. How much could one customer purchase if provided with the proper customer service? Would an additional sales team member have helped to add on to the purchase with proper suggestive selling? Add a $50 chair mat to a chair purchase. Add an extra set of ink cartridges to a new printer purchase. Add a set of baby bottles to that baby formula purchase. You see what I mean.
How difficult is it to set up a retail traffic counting device? For stores with a Sensormatic anti-theft system it may be a very simple installation. Many of the Sensormatic towers can easily have an integrated people counting sensor installed seamlessly into the tower. Stores with older towers can contact Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. to learn how affordable it would be to upgrade their existing system and install the people counter at the same time.
Not knowing how many people are shopping in your store is folly. You may be missing opportunities for sales growth you never dreamed of. Let Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. help you set up a door counting sensor and glean the data that can take your store to the next level. Knowledge with a purpose makes a powerful combination.
Need information on retail traffic counting? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
Anti-shoplifting – 5 WC Blog 785
Sensormatic Security System – 4
Fix Your Malfunctioning Monstrosity By Purchasing A New Anti-Shoplifting System.
Although it is not called an anti-shoplifting system (it is an anti-theft system) the library where I work does have a RFID system in place to keep people from walking out with library materials. About a week or so ago our system began alarming with no one around. What a nuisance! The alarm was doing what it was intended to do, attract the attention of employees but it was loud and after a few minutes a major distraction to patrons. I walked over and looked for a cause for the alarms but there wasn’t anything obvious in the area. I unplugged the system and plugged it back in but to no avail. No sooner did I walk away than the alarm started acting up again. Once more I looked around and could find no cause for the issue. There was a trash can nearby but it did not have anything in it that would have set off the tower. Finally, with no other recourse (besides allowing the alarm to drive out all of the patrons) I unplugged the tower and submitted a ticket to our technology staff. It would have been so much easier if this had been a retail store with a Sensormatic security system instead of this RFID company.
When I was a Loss Prevention Manager and an equipment failure or problem happened with a retail anti-shoplifting system I used to have the ability to put in a service call on my own. The response was usually quick. In the meantime, I would have to lose the protection of the system because I would unplug the unit. The erratic alarms and chirping were a distraction to customers and a signal to shoplifters that the system was out of order. Today’s technology allows a retailer to have a security system remotely analyzed and in some cases worked on without a technician having to come out to the store. It is a pain to wait for a system to be fixed. You worry about the criminals who are going to take advantage of your “down time”. With the purchase of a Sensormatic security system from Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. that down time may no longer present an issue for your store.
When you are deciding on where you should purchase your anti-shoplifting system you need to consider that Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. offers remote service to their clients. To quote their website, “A simple connection allows Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. to conduct remote maintenance and fix some issues without an onsite service call at a fraction of the price.” It doesn’t get any clearer than that. I can also tell you that after having a conversation with Bill Bregar the CEO of Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. he takes his commitments to his clients seriously. If your Sensormatic security system has a problem and it cannot be resolved remotely you are going to get a Sensormatic certified technician to complete the work. I have worked with sub-contractors in the past. Some are good at what they do but there are others who are not and it can be a hit or miss proposition with which one you would get. A Sensormatic certified technician knows the equipment and how to repair it properly.
An anti-shoplifting system has to work consistently if it is going to be effective at saving your store money. If you have a system that is constantly in need of attention to keep it operating you have a real problem on your hands. If you have a system that seems like it is on its’ last legs it may be time to look for a replacement and it may not be as expensive as you think it will be. A visit to the Loss Prevention ROI Calculator will show you how much you could save in shortage with a new (fully functional) Sensormatic security system. It will also show you how long it would take for a new system to pay for itself. What I am trying to get at is a broken down system is costing you money in service calls and stolen merchandise. A new system will pay for itself over time and with the purchase of a standard Sensormatic system from Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. you also get a one year warranty! Get on the road to savings with a reliable anti-shoplifting system.
Need information on an anti-shoplifting system? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
Although it is not called an anti-shoplifting system (it is an anti-theft system) the library where I work does have a RFID system in place to keep people from walking out with library materials. About a week or so ago our system began alarming with no one around. What a nuisance! The alarm was doing what it was intended to do, attract the attention of employees but it was loud and after a few minutes a major distraction to patrons. I walked over and looked for a cause for the alarms but there wasn’t anything obvious in the area. I unplugged the system and plugged it back in but to no avail. No sooner did I walk away than the alarm started acting up again. Once more I looked around and could find no cause for the issue. There was a trash can nearby but it did not have anything in it that would have set off the tower. Finally, with no other recourse (besides allowing the alarm to drive out all of the patrons) I unplugged the tower and submitted a ticket to our technology staff. It would have been so much easier if this had been a retail store with a Sensormatic security system instead of this RFID company.
When I was a Loss Prevention Manager and an equipment failure or problem happened with a retail anti-shoplifting system I used to have the ability to put in a service call on my own. The response was usually quick. In the meantime, I would have to lose the protection of the system because I would unplug the unit. The erratic alarms and chirping were a distraction to customers and a signal to shoplifters that the system was out of order. Today’s technology allows a retailer to have a security system remotely analyzed and in some cases worked on without a technician having to come out to the store. It is a pain to wait for a system to be fixed. You worry about the criminals who are going to take advantage of your “down time”. With the purchase of a Sensormatic security system from Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. that down time may no longer present an issue for your store.
When you are deciding on where you should purchase your anti-shoplifting system you need to consider that Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. offers remote service to their clients. To quote their website, “A simple connection allows Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. to conduct remote maintenance and fix some issues without an onsite service call at a fraction of the price.” It doesn’t get any clearer than that. I can also tell you that after having a conversation with Bill Bregar the CEO of Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. he takes his commitments to his clients seriously. If your Sensormatic security system has a problem and it cannot be resolved remotely you are going to get a Sensormatic certified technician to complete the work. I have worked with sub-contractors in the past. Some are good at what they do but there are others who are not and it can be a hit or miss proposition with which one you would get. A Sensormatic certified technician knows the equipment and how to repair it properly.
An anti-shoplifting system has to work consistently if it is going to be effective at saving your store money. If you have a system that is constantly in need of attention to keep it operating you have a real problem on your hands. If you have a system that seems like it is on its’ last legs it may be time to look for a replacement and it may not be as expensive as you think it will be. A visit to the Loss Prevention ROI Calculator will show you how much you could save in shortage with a new (fully functional) Sensormatic security system. It will also show you how long it would take for a new system to pay for itself. What I am trying to get at is a broken down system is costing you money in service calls and stolen merchandise. A new system will pay for itself over time and with the purchase of a standard Sensormatic system from Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. you also get a one year warranty! Get on the road to savings with a reliable anti-shoplifting system.
Need information on an anti-shoplifting system? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
Let me start off this article with two questions, how often do you talk to your associates about how important it is to stop shoplifting in your store? Do you ever discuss with your managers the need to look for signs of employee theft? It may never have even occurred to you to have these conversations. If you are operating small retail stores you may not deem it necessary to mention it much because you don’t have a lot of people working for you anyways. I walk into small retail stores and may get a “hello” or a “can I help you find something?” from a clerk sitting behind a counter. I say, “Thank you I’m just looking” and wander around browsing. Often I can cruise through a store without being offered any additional assistance. I can’t help but think if I was a thief I could have gotten away with a bunch of merchandise. Maybe it is because I look like I’m honest or because I happen to be a friendly person. I ran into this not long ago when my wife and I went into an antique store. You are thinking, “That was an antique store who is going to steal from there?” Is that the point? If I was the store owner I would want that employee walking around and being available to offer assistance.
Training to stop shoplifting and reduce employee theft is not difficult if someone knows what it is that deters thieves and also the signs that someone is stealing. The problem that frequently arises is that employers don’t really understand theft themselves. It is uncomfortable for them to try to train others on it so it is glossed over or ignored as a part of an onboarding orientation or ongoing training. That does not have to be the case. If you don’t know about a topic or have little understanding of it there is always a resource somewhere to help out. Loss Prevention Systems Inc. is a reliable resource for training that will provide managers and store owners with the knowledge they need. Not only will the people who attend the trainings gain a wealth of knowledge, they will be able to incorporate that information into future new hire training.
“But I don’t have time to fly off somewhere to attend a training seminar!” I completely understand. As a Loss Prevention Manager I used to have to travel on occasion to attend training sessions and as valuable as those trainings were, I hated to leave my store. The folks at Loss Prevention Systems Inc. understand this and have several solutions for the retail owners. They offer live webinars for you and your staff. With options available to you there is no reason you should remain in the dark not only on how theft is happening in your store but how much it is impacting your business. You can stop it but it takes an entire store of employees who understand their role in prevention of theft and what to do to stop it.
Is shortage something that you as a small business owner need to be concerned with? According to the 2017 National Retail Security Survey, the average shrink rate for retailers is 1.44% (pg. 6). More importantly 23% of retailers reported shrink at 2% or higher (pg. 6). The report also indicates on average 36.5% of shortage is attributed to shoplifting and 30% due to employee theft (pg.8). As you can see by the numbers you have to control shortage in your stores and the only way to effectively do that is by knowing how to stop shoplifting and employee theft.
Don’t underestimate the thieves who are pilfering your business. Get training to know how to identify criminals and how to prevent them from stealing. After you are trained pass that knowledge on to your employees during orientation and ongoing refreshers. A whole lot of knowledge means a lot less employee theft and shoplifting and that means more black ink on your profit line.
Need information on employee theft? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
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Organized Retail Crime Can Be Subdued With Sensormatic Safers
Here are a few items that can be protected against shoplifting if a store uses Sensormatic Safers to protect them:
• Razors
• Deodorant
• Teeth Whitening Strips
What makes these items so special? They are among the top items targeted by Organized Retail Crime groups according to the National Retail Federation 2018 Organized Retail Crime Survey (pg. 6). This is significant and should be a concern to every retail owner. The report states that, “ORC costs retailers $777,877 per $1 billion in sales – an all-time survey high” (pg. 3). Now for those who are not familiar with Organized Retail Crime (ORC) groups I will tell you that these are not your opportunist or amateur shoplifters. These are professional organizations that steal merchandise in order to resell it through any number of sources. The merchandise may be sold through the internet, out of a warehouse or through a legitimate appearing corner retail store. There are also times when merchandise is returned to a store and a gift card is given for the refund. Those gift cards are then sold for cash, some to pawn shops and others online. The activity of these groups makes it extremely important that stores are using Sensormatic Safers to prevent shoplifting.
So, besides the reselling of the merchandise and the dollar amounts being taken you might be wondering why these shoplifters are any more destructive to stores than any other shoplifter. If a regular shoplifter is caught you have eliminated that player from preying on your store especially if you ask for a trespass notice. The ORC groups work much differently. They often have tiers or levels from the lowest workers sometimes called mules to an organization leader. The leader may even have several assistants who hire the mules or workers who do the actual work or stealing. Catching one of these mules does not necessarily eliminate the problem because the ORC does not rely on one person to do their stealing. Mules may not even know who it is who hired them. These people may be hired with the promise of drugs or some cash (usually somewhere around 25 cents on the dollar) to steal merchandise. The person recruiting the shoplifter will frequently remain anonymous to their mule. The recruiter is going to follow through on their agreed payment so he can use them again in the future. The shoplifter is willing to take the risk for instant gratification, be it drugs or cash. You can see where it is in the interest of the thief to avoid merchandise protected with devices that prevent shoplifting. The recruiter doesn’t care where the merchandise is taken from as long as they get what is on their “shopping list”. Should a mule be caught, even if they have the shopping list they won’t have much information to give to the police about who they are working for. The recruiter loses one worker for a while but they have other people lined up ready to work for them. Multiple recruiters mean multiple workers and so it takes a lot more effort to cut the head off of the organization.
The folks at Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. (LPSI) know how these theft rings work. They know the most popular items ORC groups will steal and LPSI has the training and tools that can keep clients safe from these predators. Do you need to protect razors and razor blades? LPSI has Sensormatic Safers. DO you need to protect fragrances? They have flexible Safers? How about designer jeans, they are very popular with Organized Retail Crime gangs. LPSI has Sensormatic hard tags to prevent shoplifting. If you don’t have an electronic article surveillance system or maybe you need an upgrade to keep up with the latest criminal innovations, LPSI has Sensormatic towers for you. Criminal groups are always trying to get one-step ahead of retailers but LPSI offers solutions that can thwart their efforts.
Organized Retail Crime groups are out for razors, deodorant, whitening strips and other merchandise that could easily be protected with the use of Sensormatic Safers and electronic article surveillance towers. Because they are professional shoplifters they offer special challenges to retailers but LPSI offers the solutions store owners need to defeat them. Don’t risk becoming a victim to ORC shoplifting rings, contact LPSI today to find out how to get started today.
For more information about Sensormatic Safers contact us or call 1.770.426.0547.
Here are a few items that can be protected against shoplifting if a store uses Sensormatic Safers to protect them:
• Razors
• Deodorant
• Teeth Whitening Strips
What makes these items so special? They are among the top items targeted by Organized Retail Crime groups according to the National Retail Federation 2018 Organized Retail Crime Survey (pg. 6). This is significant and should be a concern to every retail owner. The report states that, “ORC costs retailers $777,877 per $1 billion in sales – an all-time survey high” (pg. 3). Now for those who are not familiar with Organized Retail Crime (ORC) groups I will tell you that these are not your opportunist or amateur shoplifters. These are professional organizations that steal merchandise in order to resell it through any number of sources. The merchandise may be sold through the internet, out of a warehouse or through a legitimate appearing corner retail store. There are also times when merchandise is returned to a store and a gift card is given for the refund. Those gift cards are then sold for cash, some to pawn shops and others online. The activity of these groups makes it extremely important that stores are using Sensormatic Safers to prevent shoplifting.
So, besides the reselling of the merchandise and the dollar amounts being taken you might be wondering why these shoplifters are any more destructive to stores than any other shoplifter. If a regular shoplifter is caught you have eliminated that player from preying on your store especially if you ask for a trespass notice. The ORC groups work much differently. They often have tiers or levels from the lowest workers sometimes called mules to an organization leader. The leader may even have several assistants who hire the mules or workers who do the actual work or stealing. Catching one of these mules does not necessarily eliminate the problem because the ORC does not rely on one person to do their stealing. Mules may not even know who it is who hired them. These people may be hired with the promise of drugs or some cash (usually somewhere around 25 cents on the dollar) to steal merchandise. The person recruiting the shoplifter will frequently remain anonymous to their mule. The recruiter is going to follow through on their agreed payment so he can use them again in the future. The shoplifter is willing to take the risk for instant gratification, be it drugs or cash. You can see where it is in the interest of the thief to avoid merchandise protected with devices that prevent shoplifting. The recruiter doesn’t care where the merchandise is taken from as long as they get what is on their “shopping list”. Should a mule be caught, even if they have the shopping list they won’t have much information to give to the police about who they are working for. The recruiter loses one worker for a while but they have other people lined up ready to work for them. Multiple recruiters mean multiple workers and so it takes a lot more effort to cut the head off of the organization.
The folks at Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. (LPSI) know how these theft rings work. They know the most popular items ORC groups will steal and LPSI has the training and tools that can keep clients safe from these predators. Do you need to protect razors and razor blades? LPSI has Sensormatic Safers. DO you need to protect fragrances? They have flexible Safers? How about designer jeans, they are very popular with Organized Retail Crime gangs. LPSI has Sensormatic hard tags to prevent shoplifting. If you don’t have an electronic article surveillance system or maybe you need an upgrade to keep up with the latest criminal innovations, LPSI has Sensormatic towers for you. Criminal groups are always trying to get one-step ahead of retailers but LPSI offers solutions that can thwart their efforts.
Organized Retail Crime groups are out for razors, deodorant, whitening strips and other merchandise that could easily be protected with the use of Sensormatic Safers and electronic article surveillance towers. Because they are professional shoplifters they offer special challenges to retailers but LPSI offers the solutions store owners need to defeat them. Don’t risk becoming a victim to ORC shoplifting rings, contact LPSI today to find out how to get started today.
For more information about Sensormatic Safers contact us or call 1.770.426.0547.
