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Eco-Friendly Bags Or Booster Bags? Clothing Security Depends On A Sensormatic System
I know recycled bags are an “in” thing now but I have to ask retailers, how do you address clothing security when customers are using these bags in your store? I can direct my question to any retailer but I ask about clothing retailers because of a suspicious person I saw the other night. As I was shopping with my wife yesterday I would have bet my bottom dollar I was going to see another shoplifter in action. We had just entered this store and I saw a woman with a very oversized tote bag and I told my wife that the woman was going to steal because she had a “shoplifter purse”. My wife glared at me and told me that we had to pick up some things and get home. She was not going to let me play store security that night. We picked up what we needed in health and beauty and went past the clothing department and I spotted the woman in the women’s clothing section and her bag looked a bit bigger. As far as I know this store does not use Sensormatic tags or any other anti-theft tag on clothing merchandise. They may use concealed electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels but not the hard tags. We continued our shopping in the grocery department and a few minutes later the woman walked by us with her and she had some merchandise in her hands. I pointed out to my wife that the bag looked even fuller than it had when I spotted her in the clothing department. I thought to myself that if she was filling that bag with clothes it wasn’t going to set off any electronic article surveillance towers. I watched as the woman placed the items that she was carrying into the bag, I just KNEW she was stealing now! The items went in and one of them stuck out the top of the bag and she made no attempt to zip the bag. Maybe I was wrong after all. It could be that this was one of these new recycled shopping bags to keep the environment cleaner.
In most instances had the woman in this story been stealing and concealing clothing in a recyclable bag or purse and clothing security tags were being used an EAS tower would detect the tagged goods. The promotion of recycled bags to reduce the need for shopping carts and single-use shopping bags would make sense in that case. The electronic article surveillance device protects the product against theft. On the other hand if a store is not utilizing anti-theft devices and is permitting the use of these types of bags that store is inviting shoplifting to take place. Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. founder Bill Bregar knows how criminals think and how to thwart their activity. That is why he recommends that his clients use Sensormatic tags and surveillance towers to prevent clothing theft. It stops thieves from taking your product while allowing stores the choice of how they want their customers to be able to shop.
I have no idea whether the woman in this case stole anything. I stopped watching when she left the merchandise in the bag exposed for anyone to see. What I do know is that there are more and more people bringing “shopping bags” bags into stores and putting merchandise in them. There are professional shoplifters who use foil lined bags to try to defeat retailers who put Sensormatic tags on clothing and set up EAS pedestals. Now these thieves can blend in more easily with regular shoppers. That is why it is more important than ever to put a Sensormatic system in your store. Sensormatic offers an AMS9060 controller for some of their compatible towers and this controller can be upgraded with a “Metal-Foil Detection plug- in card”. The card enables towers to detect foil lined bags if they are brought into a store. You can be confident that the shoppers with bags are real shoppers and not professional criminals.
Going green by allowing reusable shopping bags in stores is making clothing security and merchandise protection more difficult. It can lead to an increase in theft and shortage and that drains store profits. Find that perfect balance between being eco-friendly and remaining financially solvent. Use a Sensormatic security system and keep everyone happy. Oh and one final point, Sensormatic tags are reusable many times over and THAT is good for the environment!
Clothing Security is important and we can help you with it. Call 1.770.426.0547 and let’s talk.
I know recycled bags are an “in” thing now but I have to ask retailers, how do you address clothing security when customers are using these bags in your store? I can direct my question to any retailer but I ask about clothing retailers because of a suspicious person I saw the other night. As I was shopping with my wife yesterday I would have bet my bottom dollar I was going to see another shoplifter in action. We had just entered this store and I saw a woman with a very oversized tote bag and I told my wife that the woman was going to steal because she had a “shoplifter purse”. My wife glared at me and told me that we had to pick up some things and get home. She was not going to let me play store security that night. We picked up what we needed in health and beauty and went past the clothing department and I spotted the woman in the women’s clothing section and her bag looked a bit bigger. As far as I know this store does not use Sensormatic tags or any other anti-theft tag on clothing merchandise. They may use concealed electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels but not the hard tags. We continued our shopping in the grocery department and a few minutes later the woman walked by us with her and she had some merchandise in her hands. I pointed out to my wife that the bag looked even fuller than it had when I spotted her in the clothing department. I thought to myself that if she was filling that bag with clothes it wasn’t going to set off any electronic article surveillance towers. I watched as the woman placed the items that she was carrying into the bag, I just KNEW she was stealing now! The items went in and one of them stuck out the top of the bag and she made no attempt to zip the bag. Maybe I was wrong after all. It could be that this was one of these new recycled shopping bags to keep the environment cleaner.
In most instances had the woman in this story been stealing and concealing clothing in a recyclable bag or purse and clothing security tags were being used an EAS tower would detect the tagged goods. The promotion of recycled bags to reduce the need for shopping carts and single-use shopping bags would make sense in that case. The electronic article surveillance device protects the product against theft. On the other hand if a store is not utilizing anti-theft devices and is permitting the use of these types of bags that store is inviting shoplifting to take place. Loss Prevention Systems, Inc. founder Bill Bregar knows how criminals think and how to thwart their activity. That is why he recommends that his clients use Sensormatic tags and surveillance towers to prevent clothing theft. It stops thieves from taking your product while allowing stores the choice of how they want their customers to be able to shop.
I have no idea whether the woman in this case stole anything. I stopped watching when she left the merchandise in the bag exposed for anyone to see. What I do know is that there are more and more people bringing “shopping bags” bags into stores and putting merchandise in them. There are professional shoplifters who use foil lined bags to try to defeat retailers who put Sensormatic tags on clothing and set up EAS pedestals. Now these thieves can blend in more easily with regular shoppers. That is why it is more important than ever to put a Sensormatic system in your store. Sensormatic offers an AMS9060 controller for some of their compatible towers and this controller can be upgraded with a “Metal-Foil Detection plug- in card”. The card enables towers to detect foil lined bags if they are brought into a store. You can be confident that the shoppers with bags are real shoppers and not professional criminals.
Going green by allowing reusable shopping bags in stores is making clothing security and merchandise protection more difficult. It can lead to an increase in theft and shortage and that drains store profits. Find that perfect balance between being eco-friendly and remaining financially solvent. Use a Sensormatic security system and keep everyone happy. Oh and one final point, Sensormatic tags are reusable many times over and THAT is good for the environment!
Clothing Security is important and we can help you with it. Call 1.770.426.0547 and let’s talk.
