CLOTHING SECURITY TAGS WILL ENSURE YOUR HIGH END ITEMS ARE PROTECTED, NOT BOOSTED!
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When it comes to shoplifting in my store, I am always looking for the best protection for our high end merchandise. Luckily, there are high quality deterrent devices available that do not break the bank! As retailers, we have to outwit the thieves and make sure we are utilizing what really works. I’ve worked in several retail stores who at first, did not believe in using security tags on clothes. I would watch their high end items walk out of the store every single day, until they realized how big of a theft problem they were having. Shoplifters would leave racks empty, taking a huge toll on sales! Clothing security tags provide the ultimate protection for high theft merchandise, without effecting the customer experience.
As a Senior Loss Prevention Manager, I frequently use our CCTV cameras to analyze where our theft issues occur. I also pull weekly shrink reports to see where we stand each week in known loss. One retail location that I worked at, had trending shrink issues. I started to research to see what departments they were coming from. I noticed they were consistently shrinking out in men’s sportswear, so this was a high focus area for myself to review. I completed a floor walk, to notice none of their items priced at $70.00 and up had security tags on clothes. I was shocked! Why would you leave a shrinking out department without any protection, making a honey hole for thieves? I immediately implemented a plan to have any men’s sportswear clothing tagged with clothing security tags. It took us only 2 hours to get ALL of the items protected. Now that I executed a new plan, we needed to see if it really was working. I was scanning CCTV cameras one evening, and noticed a male and a female acting suspicious in that area. The female was carrying a large, empty purse. They both rapidly selected 10 high dollar items, priced at $79.99-$129.99 each item. After selecting the items, the male walks around the sales floor to lookout for store personnel. The female goes into a corner of the store and bends down to the ground, to load up her empty purse. As she is concealing, she stops and takes a quick look at one of the items. She realizes that the items she selected are protected now by clothing security tags! She pauses in a panic, and calls the male subject over. She shows him the tags, and she pulls the items she already concealed out of her purse. She hands all of the merchandise to the male, and he tries to break the tags off. He realizes that the task was too difficult, and drops the merchandise on the floor. Luckily, the tags are built with technology that provides tamper resistant security! He starts looking for the exit, and hand signals for the female to follow him out. They exit into the parking lot, with no merchandise! They didn’t realize my store now places security tags on clothes. Luckily, if the shoplifters decided to be bold by stealing with the tags on, they would set off the security system as they approach the exit. The security system would alert by making a massive noise and light up at the same time. This would place all eyes on them and allow the associates to react in time. This showed my store team the importance of ensuring that we are utilizing the clothing security tags. These 2 subjects could have absconded close to $800 in only one instance. Think of how many times they have visited this store in the past? Keeping security tags on merchandise works as a deterrent in more ways than retailers can imagine. We keep the shoplifters leaving empty handed, due to our tough merchandise protection standards. I’ve seen several of these same scenarios at retailers, not realizing how important the tags are. After 2 months of utilizing the new plan, we saw a massive decrease in our known theft numbers. For that specific department, we cut our known loss by 70%. I’ve personally seen this plan work at each store I have worked at. Another positive aspect of the tags, are how customer friendly they are. My store manager really likes that they are reusable and easy to remove at the point of sale. This allows customers to still be able to check out at the registers quickly.
Clothing is a high targeted theft item, and extremely easy to conceal for thieves. Decrease your shrink by simply placing security tags on clothes. Why not protect your assets with an easy, cost effective fix? Clothing security tags ensure that your high end clothing is protected, and not boosted.
Get more information on Clothing Security Tags, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 today.
When it comes to shoplifting in my store, I am always looking for the best protection for our high end merchandise. Luckily, there are high quality deterrent devices available that do not break the bank! As retailers, we have to outwit the thieves and make sure we are utilizing what really works. I’ve worked in several retail stores who at first, did not believe in using security tags on clothes. I would watch their high end items walk out of the store every single day, until they realized how big of a theft problem they were having. Shoplifters would leave racks empty, taking a huge toll on sales! Clothing security tags provide the ultimate protection for high theft merchandise, without affecting the customer experience.
As a Senior Loss Prevention Manager, I frequently use our CCTV cameras to analyze where our theft issues occur. I also pull weekly shrink reports to see where we stand each week in known loss. One retail location that I worked at, had trending shrink issues. I started to research to see what departments they were coming from. I noticed they were consistently shrinking out in men’s sportswear, so this was a high focus area for myself to review. I completed a floor walk, to notice none of their items priced at $70.00 and up had security tags on clothes. I was shocked! Why would you leave a shrinking out department without any protection, making a honey hole for thieves? I immediately implemented a plan to have any men’s sportswear clothing tagged with clothing security tags. It took us only 2 hours to get ALL of the items protected. Now that I executed a new plan, we needed to see if it really was working. I was scanning CCTV cameras one evening, and noticed a male and a female acting suspicious in that area. The female was carrying a large, empty purse. They both rapidly selected 10 high dollar items, priced at $79.99-$129.99 each item. After selecting the items, the male walks around the sales floor to lookout for store personnel. The female goes into a corner of the store and bends down to the ground, to load up her empty purse. As she is concealing, she stops and takes a quick look at one of the items. She realizes that the items she selected are protected now by clothing security tags! She pauses in a panic, and calls the male subject over. She shows him the tags, and she pulls the items she already concealed out of her purse. She hands all of the merchandise to the male, and he tries to break the tags off. He realizes that the task was too difficult, and drops the merchandise on the floor. Luckily, the tags are built with technology that provides tamper resistant security! He starts looking for the exit, and hand signals for the female to follow him out. They exit into the parking lot, with no merchandise! They didn’t realize my store now places security tags on clothes. Luckily, if the shoplifters decided to be bold by stealing with the tags on, they would set off the security system as they approach the exit. The security system would alert by making a massive noise and light up at the same time. This would place all eyes on them and allow the associates to react in time. This showed my store team the importance of ensuring that we are utilizing the clothing security tags. These 2 subjects could have absconded close to $800 in only one instance. Think of how many times they have visited this store in the past? Keeping security tags on merchandise works as a deterrent in more ways than retailers can imagine. We keep the shoplifters leaving empty handed, due to our tough merchandise protection standards. I’ve seen several of these same scenarios at retailers, not realizing how important the tags are. After 2 months of utilizing the new plan, we saw a massive decrease in our known theft numbers. For that specific department, we cut our known loss by 70%. I’ve personally seen this plan work at each store I have worked at. Another positive aspect of the tags, are how customer friendly they are. My store manager really likes that they are reusable and easy to remove at the point of sale. This allows customers to still be able to check out at the registers quickly.
Clothing is a high targeted theft item, and extremely easy to conceal for thieves. Decrease your shrink by simply placing security tags on clothes. Why not protect your assets with an easy, cost effective fix? Clothing security tags ensure that your high end clothing is protected, and not boosted.
Get more information on Clothing Security Tags, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 today.
