Alpha Keepers-4 WC Blog 278
Gaming Keepers-4
Prevent Shoplifting-5
Retail Anti-theft Devices-3
Display Case Dilemma; A Loss Prevention Manager’s Discourse On Why He Prefers Gaming Keepers To Prevent Shoplifting Part 1
I was in a big box retail store just the other day with one of my sons who happens to be in his twenties. I mention this because it wasn’t like a young boy who wanted to find a game then hand something from a case to his dad. My son was looking at video games through the showcase glass at the game he wanted. Let me rant for a moment…I HATE showcases. Thanks, I had to get that off my chest. I will delve into that a little later in the article. Fortunately my son already knew which game he wanted so there was no need to browse through a locked display case to read information on other games he might want to consider for purchase. We stood at the case for a minute and when no one came over to assist, I mentioned to him that I had observed an employee an aisle over from us. As my son went to ask for assistance the young man walked by without looking in our direction. My son asked him for help and the associate walked over, opened the showcase, handed my son the game, locked up the showcase and when my son thanked him he said, “No Problem” and walked away. Having many years of Retail Loss Prevention experience under my belt I will be the first to acknowledge I may be a bit more critical of security procedures than most people. I do feel safe in saying I don’t think this was how the security procedures for this item was supposed to be handled. If a business is using showcases to prevent shoplifting then why are employees removing items from lock-up and handing them to a customer and walking away? Better retail anti-theft devices would be Alpha’s gaming keepers in this situation.
What are gaming keepers and why are they my preferred retail anti-theft devices when you want to prevent shoplifting of games? Gaming Keepers are clear, locking cases made of recyclable polycarbonate designed for individual videogame software units. They come in designs to fit smaller games for handheld units such as Gameboys or larger cases for console games such as the PS4 or Xbox One, just to name a few. Alpha keepers allow merchandise to be stocked in the open for easy accessibility by customers while at the same time they prevent shoplifting. The keepers are alarmed so if a shoplifter tries to force one open a high pitched alarm sounds and alerts employees to the attempted theft. Because they are see-through, game content and warning labels can be read. Since they are open display, customers have no need to wait for assistance to pick up a game and take it to check-out! Additionally, gaming keepers and for that matter, all Alpha Keepers are built with electronic article surveillance (EAS) capability so they cause an EAS antenna to alarm if carried into the range of the antenna.
I’ve addressed what Alpha Keepers are for games and I’ve discussed how they prevent shoplifting, but I only alluded to why they are my preferred retail anti-theft devices for video games. Showcases should be a last resort for any type of displayed merchandise. I have several reasons for saying this. First, the customer is resigned to wait if they simply want to look at a displayed item. That doesn’t even mean they will buy it. As someone who has been a Manager On Duty, this is a horrible way to spend payroll dollars. You have to have someone ready to respond immediately with showcase keys. And no, no guarantee you are selling anything to that customer. Second, if more customers need assistance, your employee is forced to stay with the patron at the showcase, are you staffing extra people to ensure you can help at showcases AND not lose customers who are waiting in other areas for help?
In part two of this series I will discuss other concerns and I have with showcases and I will also discuss important customer service issues for retailers. In the meantime, consider the advantages I have mentioned if you were to include Alpha Keepers in you strategy to prevent shoplifting of videogames. You can profit from reduced theft and reduced payroll.
Get more information on gaming keepers, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 today.
I was in a big box retail store just the other day with one of my sons who happens to be in his twenties. I mention this because it wasn’t like a young boy who wanted to find a game then hand something from a case to his dad. My son was looking at video games through the showcase glass at the game he wanted. Let me rant for a moment…I HATE showcases. Thanks, I had to get that off my chest. I will delve into that a little later in the article. Fortunately my son already knew which game he wanted so there was no need to browse through a locked display case to read information on other games he might want to consider for purchase. We stood at the case for a minute and when no one came over to assist, I mentioned to him that I had observed an employee an aisle over from us. As my son went to ask for assistance the young man walked by without looking in our direction. My son asked him for help and the associate walked over, opened the showcase, handed my son the game, locked up the showcase and when my son thanked him he said, “No Problem” and walked away. Having many years of Retail Loss Prevention experience under my belt I will be the first to acknowledge I may be a bit more critical of security procedures than most people. I do feel safe in saying I don’t think this was how the security procedures for this item was supposed to be handled. If a business is using showcases to prevent shoplifting then why are employees removing items from lock-up and handing them to a customer and walking away? Better retail anti-theft devices would be Alpha’s gaming keepers in this situation.
What are gaming keepers and why are they my preferred retail anti-theft devices when you want to prevent shoplifting of games? Gaming Keepers are clear, locking cases made of recyclable polycarbonate designed for individual videogame software units. They come in designs to fit smaller games for handheld units such as Gameboys or larger cases for console games such as the PS4 or Xbox One, just to name a few. Alpha keepers allow merchandise to be stocked in the open for easy accessibility by customers while at the same time they prevent shoplifting. The keepers are alarmed so if a shoplifter tries to force one open a high pitched alarm sounds and alerts employees to the attempted theft. Because they are see-through, game content and warning labels can be read. Since they are open display, customers have no need to wait for assistance to pick up a game and take it to check-out! Additionally, gaming keepers and for that matter, all Alpha Keepers are built with electronic article surveillance (EAS) capability so they cause an EAS antenna to alarm if carried into the range of the antenna.
I’ve addressed what Alpha Keepers are for games and I’ve discussed how they prevent shoplifting, but I only alluded to why they are my preferred retail anti-theft devices for video games. Showcases should be a last resort for any type of displayed merchandise. I have several reasons for saying this. First, the customer is resigned to wait if they simply want to look at a displayed item. That doesn’t even mean they will buy it. As someone who has been a Manager On Duty, this is a horrible way to spend payroll dollars. You have to have someone ready to respond immediately with showcase keys. And no, no guarantee you are selling anything to that customer. Second, if more customers need assistance, your employee is forced to stay with the patron at the showcase, are you staffing extra people to ensure you can help at showcases AND not lose customers who are waiting in other areas for help?
In part two of this series I will discuss other concerns that I have with showcases and I will also discuss important customer service issues for retailers. In the meantime, consider the advantages I have mentioned if you were to include Alpha Keepers in you strategy to prevent shoplifting of videogames. You can profit from reduced theft and reduced payroll.
Get more information on gaming keepers, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 today.
Free Loss Prevention Calculator-3 WC Blog 277
Can Loss Prevention Be Free?-3
Loss Prevention Calculator-3
Can’t Afford A Loss Prevention System To Prevent Shoplifting? You Can If It Pays For Itself – Find Out With The Free Loss Prevention Calculator
There is a television commercial out that I get a kick out of when I see it. It has a worker standing in front of his boss and he is being told he is going to get a pay raise. The employee thanks the boss and then tells him he doesn’t want it. In the next scene a father brings a birthday gift to his daughter who is sitting at a table and he tells her she received another present and she turns it down. The point of the commercial is that people don’t turn down free offers, especially when they will benefit from them. I don’t know about you but I take a chance at the offer of free things frequently like a sweepstakes to win my house mortgage to be paid for a year…I just entered that one today. My wife spends time entering a publisher’s sweepstakes looking for $5,000 a week for life. I even took the time to take a car key in to a dealership to try to win a new car. After I irritated the saleslady who spent half an hour trying to convince me to apply for a loan for a car I told her I had no intention of applying for I was allowed to try my key and lost. Nonetheless I took a chance on the possibility, as slim as the chance was that I might get a free car. Would it make sense to turn down an offer to use a Free Loss Prevention Calculator to find the answer to the question, “Can Loss Prevention be free?”
I have your attention now don’t I? Can Loss Prevention be free? The answer is yes, it can be free. As a store reduces its’ losses due to theft, and even some operational issues, stock shortage or merchandise shortage goes down. That reduction in losses comes from the installation of a Checkpoint Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) system. The savings from reduced shortage pays for the system and then adds profit to the store once it is paid for. So the next question is going to be what will it cost me to find out how I can get this free system? There is absolutely no expense and better yet, no registration that will generate unwanted phone calls or emails. To use the Free Loss Prevention Calculator you go the website, enter your store(s) annual sales information and how much you would be willing to spend on a Checkpoint EAS system and the Loss Prevention Calculator tabulates the information. The Loss Prevention Calculator assumes a 1.2% shortage rate for all stores (this is about average for retailers across the nation) and estimates that a Checkpoint EAS system would reduce a store’s shortage to .65%. The result shows approximately how many months it will take for the system to pay for itself, affirming the answer to the question, “Can Loss Prevention be free?” There is an option for printing out the information for future consideration if an owner/manager wants to think about it. No registration, no fees, no follow-up phone call or emails, just a free loss prevention calculator for all to use.
For a small business owner on a tight budget that can pose some interesting possibilities. Right now you may be running a store or a couple of stores that are getting by, but could be much more profitable if an EAS system were installed. If you could prevent product from being stolen, you would not have to sell as much merchandise to make up for the losses you are experiencing. When I was a Loss Prevention Manager we estimated it required selling 10 units of an item to make up for the profit loss of one stolen unit of that product! Think of it like this, if a $1 pack of gum is stolen, you have to sell 10 packs of that gum to make up for that single theft. That is a lot of selling to turn a profit. Now, instead of a $1 pack of gum, what if the item is a $20 stolen pair of jeans? You are selling at least $200 in jeans to make a profit. That might be a little easier for a big box store to do, but for the small or medium store that becomes a challenge. Now put that $20 pair of jeans back on the shelf and have it available for your paying customers. A much brighter picture isn’t it?
Try out the Loss Prevention Calculator and see how affordable a Checkpoint system can be. Then imagine your store(s) becoming more profitable with less effort.
Need information on the Free Loss Prevention Calculator? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
There is a television commercial out that I get a kick out of when I see it. It has a worker standing in front of his boss and he is being told he is going to get a pay raise. The employee thanks the boss and then tells him he doesn’t want it. In the next scene a father brings a birthday gift to his daughter who is sitting at a table and he tells her she received another present and she turns it down. The point of the commercial is that people don’t turn down free offers, especially when they will benefit from them. I don’t know about you but I take a chance at the offer of free things frequently like a sweepstakes to win my house mortgage to be paid for a year…I just entered that one today. My wife spends time entering a publisher’s sweepstakes looking for $5,000 a week for life. I even took the time to take a car key in to a dealership to try to win a new car. After I irritated the saleslady who spent half an hour trying to convince me to apply for a loan for a car I told her I had no intention of applying for I was allowed to try my key and lost. Nonetheless I took a chance on the possibility, as slim as the chance was that I might get a free car. Would it make sense to turn down an offer to use a Free Loss Prevention Calculator to find the answer to the question, “Can Loss Prevention be free?”
I have your attention now don’t I? Can Loss Prevention be free? The answer is yes, it can be free. As a store reduces its’ losses due to theft, and even some operational issues, stock shortage or merchandise shortage goes down. That reduction in losses comes from the installation of a Checkpoint Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) system. The savings from reduced shortage pays for the system and then adds profit to the store once it is paid for. So the next question is going to be what will it cost me to find out how I can get this free system? There is absolutely no expense and better yet, no registration that will generate unwanted phone calls or emails. To use the Free Loss Prevention Calculator you go the website, enter your store(s) annual sales information and how much you would be willing to spend on a Checkpoint EAS system and the Loss Prevention Calculator tabulates the information. The Loss Prevention Calculator assumes a 1.2% shortage rate for all stores (this is about average for retailers across the nation) and estimates that a Checkpoint EAS system would reduce a store’s shortage to .65%. The result shows approximately how many months it will take for the system to pay for itself, affirming the answer to the question, “Can Loss Prevention be free?” There is an option for printing out the information for future consideration if an owner/manager wants to think about it. No registration, no fees, no follow-up phone call or emails, just a free loss prevention calculator for all to use.
For a small business owner on a tight budget that can pose some interesting possibilities. Right now you may be running a store or a couple of stores that are getting by, but could be much more profitable if an EAS system were installed. If you could prevent product from being stolen, you would not have to sell as much merchandise to make up for the losses you are experiencing. When I was a Loss Prevention Manager we estimated it required selling 10 units of an item to make up for the profit loss of one stolen unit of that product! Think of it like this, if a $1 pack of gum is stolen, you have to sell 10 packs of that gum to make up for that single theft. That is a lot of selling to turn a profit. Now, instead of a $1 pack of gum, what if the item is a $20 stolen pair of jeans? You are selling at least $200 in jeans to make a profit. That might be a little easier for a big box store to do, but for the small or medium store that becomes a challenge. Now put that $20 pair of jeans back on the shelf and have it available for your paying customers. A much brighter picture isn’t it?
Try out the Loss Prevention Calculator and see how affordable a Checkpoint system can be. Then imagine your store(s) becoming more profitable with less effort.
Need information on the Free Loss Prevention Calculator? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN TO THEFT WITH ALPHA INK TAGS
It’s my job to prevent shoplifting; No, it’s my calling. I wake up every day of the week, get dressed and walk in the absolute best job I’ve ever had. I get to catch criminals, I get to weed out dishonest employees and I get to help my company see measurable success as reducing losses and improving profits. There’s no other job that I would ever want to do. Often, it requires some really “out of the box” type thinking. I always need to stay one step ahead of the thieves.
Not long ago, I was assigned a project to reduce external theft losses of our 5 highest shrinking styles of footwear. These 5 styles accounted for nearly 45% of all footwear losses. From our research, we were able to determine that the vast majority of this loss came from external theft. While we did have dishonest employees and vendor issues, it was evident that it I was going to reduce shrink, I needed to first prevent shoplifting.
Footwear is pretty tricky. First, you have to work in an “open sell” environment. I don’t have limitless payroll, so the stock needs to be out and accessible to the customer. I have to display every shoe, even the ones that are shrinking more than they are selling. I also need to incorporate a security device that does not interfere with the customer’s ability to try the product on before they buy it (incredibly important when selling a shoe). I was left with very little choices in hard tags. I needed something that was going to not only stop a career thief, but would serve as a deterrent for those opportunistic thieves. Cue the Alpha Ink Tag.
There are two EAS tags that I couldn’t live without; spider wraps and of course Alpha Ink Tags. After trying out about a dozen other hard tags, I settled on the ink tags; here’s why. For starters, I was able to prominently display the tag on the tongue of the shoe. This made it quite clear to any potential thief that there was one heck of a tag on the shoe. Second, it did not interfere with the customer’s ability to try the shoe on, nor did it negatively impact my ability to effectively merchandise the shoe on my wall. Finally, it was a show-stopper for the thief. They knew that if they tried to tamper with the tag, it would ruin their newly stolen product, and who wants to walk around with ink stained shoes?
Once in place, the results were pretty dramatic. This simple tool had single handedly allowed me to prevent shoplifting on my highest shrinking shoes. While normally associated with apparel items, I found that this seemed to be a unique way of using the Alpha Ink Tag. After reaching out to several industry peers, I found out that I was the only one using them in this way; but that soon changed. When I tell you that my shrink virtually stopped, I’m not exaggerating. I went from losing 20-30 pairs of shoes a day between my 10 stores to losing no more than 10 combined in a month’s time.
Before long, as a company we were using Alpha Ink Tags on all of our shoes that retail over $79. This lead to a 84% reduction in footwear shrink all thanks to a little outside thinking and use of a tag not really intended for shoes. If you are a seller of shoes and you find that too many are simply walking out of the door, give the Alpha Ink Tag a shot at helping you to keep those sales. I guarantee that this shoe will fit.
Alpha Hard Tags important and we can help you with it. Call 1.770.426.0547 and let’s talk.
It’s my job to prevent shoplifting; No, it’s my calling. I wake up every day of the week, get dressed and walk in the absolute best job I’ve ever had. I get to catch criminals, I get to weed out dishonest employees and I get to help my company see measurable success as reducing losses and improving profits. There’s no other job that I would ever want to do. Often, it requires some really “out of the box” type thinking. I always need to stay one step ahead of the thieves.
Not long ago, I was assigned a project to reduce external theft losses of our 5 highest shrinking styles of footwear. These 5 styles accounted for nearly 45% of all footwear losses. From our research, we were able to determine that the vast majority of this loss came from external theft. While we did have dishonest employees and vendor issues, it was evident that it I was going to reduce shrink, I needed to first prevent shoplifting.
Footwear is pretty tricky. First, you have to work in an “open sell” environment. I don’t have limitless payroll, so the stock needs to be out and accessible to the customer. I have to display every shoe, even the ones that are shrinking more than they are selling. I also need to incorporate a security device that does not interfere with the customer’s ability to try the product on before they buy it (incredibly important when selling a shoe). I was left with very little choices in hard tags. I needed something that was going to not only stop a career thief, but would serve as a deterrent for those opportunistic thieves. Cue the Alpha Ink Tag.
There are two EAS tags that I couldn’t live without; spider wraps and of course Alpha Ink Tags. After trying out about a dozen other hard tags, I settled on the ink tags; here’s why. For starters, I was able to prominently display the tag on the tongue of the shoe. This made it quite clear to any potential thief that there was one heck of a tag on the shoe. Second, it did not interfere with the customer’s ability to try the shoe on, nor did it negatively impact my ability to effectively merchandise the shoe on my wall. Finally, it was a show-stopper for the thief. They knew that if they tried to tamper with the tag, it would ruin their newly stolen product, and who wants to walk around with ink stained shoes?
Once in place, the results were pretty dramatic. This simple tool had single handedly allowed me to prevent shoplifting on my highest shrinking shoes. While normally associated with apparel items, I found that this seemed to be a unique way of using the Alpha Ink Tag. After reaching out to several industry peers, I found out that I was the only one using them in this way; but that soon changed. When I tell you that my shrink virtually stopped, I’m not exaggerating. I went from losing 20-30 pairs of shoes a day between my 10 stores to losing no more than 10 combined in a month’s time.
Before long, as a company we were using Alpha Ink Tags on all of our shoes that retail over $79. This lead to a 84% reduction in footwear shrink all thanks to a little outside thinking and use of a tag not really intended for shoes. If you are a seller of shoes and you find that too many are simply walking out of the door, give the Alpha Ink Tag a shot at helping you to keep those sales. I guarantee that this shoe will fit.
Alpha Hard Tags important and we can help you with it. Call 1.770.426.0547 and let’s talk.
AA Blog 13
Checkpoint labels: 5
Retail Theft Prevention: 3
Checkpoint Systems: 3
Checkpoint Labels Provide An Innovative Way To Protect All Your Products
Do you ever feel like you are struggling to stay relevant in the loss prevention community? Do you struggle to prevent shoplifting and increase profit? As a member of the Loss Prevention Community, I have done my fair share of research on the topic and the products available to mitigate my risk. I have come to realize that our economy has a direct correlation with our shoplifting rates. According to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, there are approximately 27 million shoplifters in our Nation and more than ten million shoplifters have been caught in the last 5 years. More than likely these statistics are based on arrest records, and considering shoplifters acknowledge that they are only caught 1 out 48 times and only prosecuted 50% of the time, that number is probably not an accurate representation of the true problem facing our Nation. As our economy suffers, it increases the need for retail theft prevention, in order to detect this type of activity. Desperate people are more likely to steal out of necessity and will take anything that is essential to improving their personal situation. This results in the theft of items you wouldn’t normally see as high risk such as: medicine, food, or personal hygiene items. That is why it is so important for those of us in loss prevention to adapt to market changes and trends so we can continue to expand our loss prevention programs, through the use of innovative products. Checkpoint Labels can provide the added security you need for a reasonable price.
If you want to enhance your retail theft prevention program Checkpoint labels are a convenient way to protect all of your products. Checkpoint Systems have created Enhanced Performance Labels that serve multiple purposes and can provide coverage for any item regardless of type or size. Checkpoint labels have EAS integration and are designed to improve your detection capability. They offer round labels for your medicine, vitamins, cosmetics and hygiene products; or small square or rectangular labels as small as a postage stamp, to cover any size item. In our retail store we use these labels on everything. We started using these on our vitamins and high end medicine after we had a large influx of theft of these products. Checkpoint Systems also produce a clear label that can be affixed directly over the product’s barcode. The clear labels can be easily affixed without obscuring the product while maintaining a level of discretion for better detection capability. We use the clear labels on our cosmetics because they are difficult to detect by the average shoplifter and provide the added security we need. The Enhanced Performance labels are printer ready so you can customize them with your specific business logo or pricing barcode. This allows for a multifaceted label that can serve all your needs in one product. We specifically like the printing capability because it saves us money to print them ourselves and allows us to customize them to meet our business needs. So do yourself a favor do some research of your own so you can better prepare yourself and your business for the escalating theft plaguing our society.
Checkpoint Systems provide various options when it comes to retail theft prevention, all of which can help reduce shrinkage, and increase profit. I know in our store, Checkpoint labels are an integral part of our loss prevention program. I have seen the results first hand. Our fluctuating economy will continue to impact our industry and how we do business, which is why our knowledge of how to mitigate our risk is equally important. Technology is ever-changing, and requires continuous education on the resources available, so we can protect our businesses and improve customer satisfaction.
Need information on Checkpoint Labels? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
Do you ever feel like you are struggling to stay relevant in the loss prevention community? Do you struggle to prevent shoplifting and increase profit? As a member of the Loss Prevention Community, I have done my fair share of research on the topic and the products available to mitigate my risk. I have come to realize that our economy has a direct correlation with our shoplifting rates. According to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, there are approximately 27 million shoplifters in our Nation and more than ten million shoplifters have been caught in the last 5 years. More than likely these statistics are based on arrest records, and considering shoplifters acknowledge that they are only caught 1 out 48 times and only prosecuted 50% of the time, that number is probably not an accurate representation of the true problem facing our Nation. As our economy suffers, it increases the need for retail theft prevention, in order to detect this type of activity. Desperate people are more likely to steal out of necessity and will take anything that is essential to improving their personal situation. This results in the theft of items you wouldn’t normally see as high risk such as: medicine, food, or personal hygiene items. That is why it is so important for those of us in loss prevention to adapt to market changes and trends so we can continue to expand our loss prevention programs, through the use of innovative products. Checkpoint Labels can provide the added security you need for a reasonable price.
If you want to enhance your retail theft prevention program Checkpoint labels are a convenient way to protect all of your products. Checkpoint Systems have created Enhanced Performance Labels that serve multiple purposes and can provide coverage for any item regardless of type or size. Checkpoint labels have EAS integration and are designed to improve your detection capability. They offer round labels for your medicine, vitamins, cosmetics and hygiene products; or small square or rectangular labels as small as a postage stamp, to cover any size item. In our retail store we use these labels on everything. We started using these on our vitamins and high end medicine after we had a large influx of theft of these products. Checkpoint Systems also produce a clear label that can be affixed directly over the product’s barcode. The clear labels can be easily affixed without obscuring the product while maintaining a level of discretion for better detection capability. We use the clear labels on our cosmetics because they are difficult to detect by the average shoplifter and provide the added security we need. The Enhanced Performance labels are printer ready so you can customize them with your specific business logo or pricing barcode. This allows for a multifaceted label that can serve all your needs in one product. We specifically like the printing capability because it saves us money to print them ourselves and allows us to customize them to meet our business needs. So do yourself a favor do some research of your own so you can better prepare yourself and your business for the escalating theft plaguing our society.
Checkpoint Systems provide various options when it comes to retail theft prevention, all of which can help reduce shrinkage, and increase profit. I know in our store, Checkpoint labels are an integral part of our loss prevention program. I have seen the results first hand. Our fluctuating economy will continue to impact our industry and how we do business, which is why our knowledge of how to mitigate our risk is equally important. Technology is ever-changing, and requires continuous education on the resources available, so we can protect our businesses and improve customer satisfaction.
Need information on Checkpoint Labels? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
AA Blog 45
Alpha Keepers: 5
Prevent Shoplifting: 3
Inventory Control: 3
Alpha Keepers Will Solve All Of Your Inventory Control Problems
Do you have inventory control problems? Are you routinely trying to locate product that should be on the shelves, but is nowhere to be found? I think anyone who is in the business of sales, regardless of the market, has at one time or another had inventory issues. I went through these same issues myself in my store. We typically do a full inventory quarterly, which involves the majority of my staff, going through every item. This includes our storage items and those on the shelf. It is such a time consuming process and nobody enjoys it. I end up paying overtime and buying pizza just to bribe my employees into being upbeat about the process. I spend days trying to track down items, verify sales, and account for product before I accept the fact that I have a serious shrinkage issue. Over the period of a year, I noticed a huge loss rate in our electronics/entertainment section to include: Video games, music CDs, Movies, and various other electronics and accessories. I knew we had a serious problem, but I wasn’t sure how to prevent shoplifting and reduce my losses. I ranted to a friend of mine who is also in the retail industry, and he suggested I use Alpha keepers, to secure my higher valued items in my areas of concern. So I did some research and decided to take his advice and try them out.
I learned very quickly that Alpha keepers come in a wide variety of options, which allow me to utilize them in more areas than I ever thought possible. They have collapsible keepers, which provide maximized shelf space, media keepers, and a multi-use keeper that can accommodate various types of products. These products are made of a durable plastic, and encase the item completely, preventing the removal of the item from the packaging. The keepers are bulky and make concealment difficult, without limiting the customers’ visibility and handling of the product. The Alpha keepers are re-useable, which makes them a sound investment. Associates simply remove the keeper from the product, at the time of sale, and use them again on other products. The media keepers come with an alarm and LED light that provide a visual and audible deterrent in the event of tampering. Some keepers come equipped with hang tags, for those small items you want to display. These items provide a viable means to prevent shoplifting in your store, improve inventory control, and increase profit.
The Alpha keepers have significantly improved my inventory control and my ability to monitor and manage my shrinkage rates. I have reduced my loss by 20% on the items protected by the keepers, which reduces my headache during inventory and increases my profits. I strongly believe that the added protection has increased our theft deterrence storewide. If you want to stop shoplifting, I suggest you look at your options and better protect yourself against theft. I know it has improved my business and the moral of both myself and my employees.
For more information on Alpha Keepers contact us or call 1.770.426.0547.
Do you have inventory control problems? Are you routinely trying to locate product that should be on the shelves, but is nowhere to be found? I think anyone who is in the business of sales, regardless of the market, has at one time or another had inventory issues. I went through these same issues myself in my store. We typically do a full inventory quarterly, which involves the majority of my staff, going through every item. This includes our storage items and those on the shelf. It is such a time consuming process and nobody enjoys it. I end up paying overtime and buying pizza just to bribe my employees into being upbeat about the process. I spend days trying to track down items, verify sales, and account for product before I accept the fact that I have a serious shrinkage issue. Over the period of a year, I noticed a huge loss rate in our electronics/entertainment section to include: Video games, music CDs, Movies, and various other electronics and accessories. I knew we had a serious problem, but I wasn’t sure how to prevent shoplifting and reduce my losses. I ranted to a friend of mine who is also in the retail industry, and he suggested I use Alpha keepers, to secure my higher valued items in my areas of concern. So I did some research and decided to take his advice and try them out.
I learned very quickly that Alpha keepers come in a wide variety of options, which allow me to utilize them in more areas than I ever thought possible. They have collapsible keepers, which provide maximized shelf space, media keepers, and a multi-use keeper that can accommodate various types of products. These products are made of a durable plastic, and encase the item completely, preventing the removal of the item from the packaging. The keepers are bulky and make concealment difficult, without limiting the customers’ visibility and handling of the product. The Alpha keepers are re-useable, which makes them a sound investment. Associates simply remove the keeper from the product, at the time of sale, and use them again on other products. The media keepers come with an alarm and LED light that provide a visual and audible deterrent in the event of tampering. Some keepers come equipped with hang tags, for those small items you want to display. These items provide a viable means to prevent shoplifting in your store, improve inventory control, and increase profit.
The Alpha keepers have significantly improved my inventory control and my ability to monitor and manage my shrinkage rates. I have reduced my loss by 20% on the items protected by the keepers, which reduces my headache during inventory and increases my profits. I strongly believe that the added protection has increased our theft deterrence storewide. If you want to stop shoplifting, I suggest you look at your options and better protect yourself against theft. I know it has improved my business and the moral of both myself and my employees.
For more information on Alpha Keepers, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547.
