AA blog 04
Prevent shoplifting: 2
Alpha Spider Wrap: 4
Retail Anti-Theft devices: 2
The Police Prosecute Offenders, They Don’t Prevent Shoplifting. How The Alpha Spider Wrap Can Help You Prevent Shoplifting And Protect Your Investment.
I wanted to get a message to the small business owners out there regarding a topic I think is really important. Small retail stores tend to not properly secure their property to prevent shoplifting because they think the initial cost is too high, and they don’t see the cost benefit, as I see them. For example I responded to a report of shoplifting at a small store that sold mostly electronics; such as televisions, video gaming machines, games, movies and other high priced electronic items. I made contact with the manager who indicated that they had done an inventory and found that they were off by quite a large margin on their inventory. He estimated they lost approximately $15000.00 in inventory over a 60 day period. He provided a list of high priced items that were missing along with a video recording. The manager was able to identify four subjects taking merchandise, consistent with the missing inventory, during that time frame. The subjects were filling a cart and walking out with the items undetected. Now I won’t say the store had no security because they did, but there were flaws and weaknesses in their system. First, most of their large expensive items were not protected by an Alpha Spider Wrap, which would have prevented them from walking out the door with them. They did have some retail anti-theft devices on their property, but they were focused more on the smaller items, that could be concealed. They did not focus on the larger items because they assumed it would be easy to detect that type of theft, but they were wrong.
Employees are great resources to prevent shoplifting, but they can’t be your only means of detection. Employees are consistently helping customers, stocking inventory, making sales and doing other things that prevent them from being aware at all times. That is why we can’t ignore the larger more expensive items and the best way to do that is with an Alpha Spider Wrap. These devices come in various sizes and are equipped with expandable cables that can wrap around any shape for secure protection without damaging the item. They have an alarm and a flashing light built in that sounds when they try and leave the store with the merchandise or if someone tries to remove the device. These devices are reusable and are attached in store for easy use on items such as televisions, computers, gaming systems, tools and many other high priced bulky items. They serve as a means to assist associates with detection and prevention and add a huge cost savings as both a deterrent and a notification. Unfortunately in this particular situation the loss is hard to recover from.
Although I was able to identify the subjects, because they were what we call known offenders, the business will never fully recover from this loss. I found a fraction of the stolen property at the local pawn shop, some of which was recovered, some of which had been shipped out to other stores or sold. All the offenders were prosecuted for Burglary and Grand Theft, some of which served jail time others got a slap on the wrist. I would venture to say that store will see little to no restitution through the criminal justice system, as most offenders have no means to re-pay the debt and don’t care to. If they fail to comply they just go back to jail, which doesn’t benefit the retailer at all, and the process can be very lengthy.
This is why it is imperative for small businesses to take matters into their own hands to prevent shoplifting and to protect their property because prevention is always better than prosecution. The Alpha Spider Wrap and various other retail anti-theft devices are a cost efficient means to protect your property and increase profit.
The Alpha Spider Wrap is important and we can help you with it, call 1.770.426.0547.
I wanted to get a message to the small business owners out there regarding a topic I think is really important. Small retail stores tend to not properly secure their property to prevent shoplifting because they think the initial cost is too high, and they don’t see the cost benefit, as I see them. For example I responded to a report of shoplifting at a small store that sold mostly electronics; such as televisions, video gaming machines, games, movies and other high priced electronic items. I made contact with the manager who indicated that they had done an inventory and found that they were off by quite a large margin on their inventory. He estimated they lost approximately $15000.00 in inventory over a 60 day period. He provided a list of high priced items that were missing along with a video recording. The manager was able to identify four subjects taking merchandise, consistent with the missing inventory, during that time frame. The subjects were filling a cart and walking out with the items undetected. Now I won’t say the store had no security because they did, but there were flaws and weaknesses in their system. First, most of their large expensive items were not protected by an Alpha Spider Wrap, which would have prevented them from walking out the door with them. They did have some retail anti-theft devices on their property, but they were focused more on the smaller items, that could be concealed. They did not focus on the larger items because they assumed it would be easy to detect that type of theft, but they were wrong.
Employees are great resources to prevent shoplifting, but they can’t be your only means of detection. Employees are consistently helping customers, stocking inventory, making sales and doing other things that prevent them from being aware at all times. That is why we can’t ignore the larger more expensive items and the best way to do that is with an Alpha Spider Wrap. These devices come in various sizes and are equipped with expandable cables that can wrap around any shape for secure protection without damaging the item. They have an alarm and a flashing light built in that sounds when they try and leave the store with the merchandise or if someone tries to remove the device. These devices are reusable and are attached in store for easy use on items such as televisions, computers, gaming systems, tools and many other high priced bulky items. They serve as a means to assist associates with detection and prevention and add a huge cost savings as both a deterrent and a notification. Unfortunately in this particular situation the loss is hard to recover from.
Although I was able to identify the subjects, because they were what we call known offenders, the business will never fully recover from this loss. I found a fraction of the stolen property at the local pawn shop, some of which was recovered, some of which had been shipped out to other stores or sold. All the offenders were prosecuted for Burglary and Grand Theft, some of which served jail time others got a slap on the wrist. I would venture to say that store will see little to no restitution through the criminal justice system, as most offenders have no means to re-pay the debt and don’t care to. If they fail to comply they just go back to jail, which doesn’t benefit the retailer at all, and the process can be very lengthy.
This is why it is imperative for small businesses to take matters into their own hands to prevent shoplifting and to protect their property because prevention is always better than prosecution. The Alpha Spider Wrap and various other retail anti-theft devices are a cost efficient means to protect your property and increase profit.
The Alpha Spider Wrap is important and we can help you with it, call 1.770.426.0547.
