In my position overseeing the safety and security of a large retail store, I have seen all types of shoplifters over the years.  Most of the time, when clothing is stolen, the shoplifter places the clothing into a bag or a purse and then leaves the business.  Sometimes, he or she will wear it under their own clothes, concealing it while in a fitting room.  Or, sometimes he or she will just put on the clothing, like winter coats and jackets, and wear it out of the store.

 Sometimes the shoplifter will remove the tags, which take just a quick second, and discard them before concealing the clothing.  Clothing security tags, such as Checkpoint tags, are not as easy to manipulate in order to steal.  Security tags on clothes are much different than breaking a plastic price tag.  Clothing security tags have to be removed at the time of purchase by one of your employees, using a key at the registers.  Removal of security tags on clothes with something other than a key at the registers can be time consuming, can ruin the clothing, and can draw attention to the shoplifter.  These are all components that are not favorable to most shoplifters.

 If you are reading this, and you are a business owner, you have probably suffered losses due to shoplifting.  If you sell clothing, you have definitely seen your share of unaccounted for merchandise and wondered just what happened.  Clothing security can be a great deterrent to shoplifters that just do not have the time to fight with the clothing security tags, or do not want to risk being detected.  It is much easier to move on to the next business that sells clothing – the one that does not have security tags on clothes.  Don’t be that business…the one shoplifters are out looking for that provides an easy steal.

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We’ve all seen them; we’ve all heard their piercing sound, those annoying little devices known as security tags. Security tags on clothes can be especially inconvenient in the fitting room. But if we remove the inconvenient annoyance factor and actually look at the bottom line, make money and prevent loss; these tags will soon become the norm. Security tags or Checkpoint tags were created to prevent loss and help protect a company’s assets.

High dollar items are always the first to be protected. This makes sense considering the dollar amount for this particular inventory. Checkpoint tags are good for items of high dollar. What about items of lesser value? Why not protect all assets of high or low value with checkpoint tags?

What about clothing security tags? Clothing security is not always priority but once considered over a period of time how much loss in clothing adds up; one might see the need for security tags on clothes. Clothing security is important considering consumers will always need clothes. Next to food, clothes are a necessity which means companies will always make money and always lose money from this particular kind of merchandise. The bonus to clothing security tags or security tags on clothes is tagging can be very discreet and less annoying if thought through and placed properly on or within the item.

Keeping clothing security tags and other security tags on and within items keeps an honest man honest and sends a shoplifter somewhere else. If you take away the opportunity and use all preventive measures to protect all assets, profit made will most certainly outweigh loss.

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Yep.  I said it.  Clothing security can be fashionable.  We all know that in this day and age you have to put security tags on clothes in order to protect your inventory.  One of the major downsides though is how it looks.  We work in sales and sales are all about looks.  That is why Checkpoint tags come in so many different sizes and shapes.

 You can always get the trusty hard clothing security tags.  But that does not look that great and can make trying clothes on hard, depending on the product.  There are now a variety of sizes in hard clothing security tags that make them less noticeable and do not impede the “trying on” process.  In addition, Checkpoint tags now can be sewn inside the product.  Many retailers are using this for their high end product.  The Checkpoint tags are “soft tags” and they are inside a small piece of cloth and sewn beside the size tag or cleaning instructions.  The customer’s don’t even notice they are there.  The clothes look great on the mannequins or rack, but your EAS will still alert you if someone is trying to steal the product.

  Whatever clothing security solution you use is up to you, but know that putting security tags on clothes no longer has to be a trade-off for sales.

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A common practice amongst thieves is theft for resale. Organized retail crime impacts our businesses more than we sometimes realize, and businesses that sell clothing are not exempt. Groups of shoplifters have been known to enter businesses, grab handfuls of merchandise, and exit quickly without making an attempt to conceal the crime. Speed is the tool that they use to try and make their quick getaway.

 Clothing security can help prevent these types of crimes. Having a clothing alarm, such as Checkpoint tags, can make shoplifters nervous that extra attention may be drawn to their crimes. Removing clothing security tags after the theft is extremely difficult also, as Checkpoint tags require a key for removal. Your employees can remove the clothing security tags easily at the time the merchandise is purchased, but shoplifters do not want to have to fight for hours to remove them from the merchandise they have stolen.

 Having clothing security also includes merchandising your items in such a way to minimize theft. Make sure that high theft, highly sought after merchandise is not located right near the entrance and exits of your business. High theft merchandise should also be located in an area where employees can monitor it. Employees should also be taught to provide good customer service to keep your honest customers coming back, and to deter the shoplifters from stealing.

 Security tags on clothes are a recommended option to protect your merchandise from those that wish to steal it. Checkpoint tags are a visual deterrent to shoplifters, and can be just convincing enough to encourage the shoplifters to move on to a business that does not have clothing security.

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags.

 For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.866.914.2567

The basic idea behind putting security tags on clothes is to deter theft.  One of the major deterrent factors is that clothing security tags sound an alarm and brings attention to the shoplifter (which they don’t want).  Over the years I have seen some pretty interesting work-arounds to standard clothing security.  On of the biggest problems I’ve seen occurs when people use “knock-Off” clothing security tags.

When cheap import tags are used instead of Checkpoint tags, shoplifters can often remove the tags by prying them apart or breaking them. With Checkpoint tags you can be assured that your clothing security tags will not make be removed by anyone except your sales associate. Genuine Checkpoint tags are also the most effective with your clothing alarm. 

Another option is to use ink tags.  Ink tags are hard tags that have a dye built into the tag.  If the product is handles normally then there is no problem.  If the thief tries to remove the ink tag then it will break the ink vials and ruin the garment and the hands of the thief.  By using these security tags on clothes it makes the garment not worth stealing.  This ink cannot be washed out so it is pointless to the thief to even try to steal it.  The downside is that you can lose a few items to damage until the thieves figure this out; however, better lost to damage than theft.  Also, in the long run it will save you product.  For this reason I suggest standard hard tags as your first clothing security option, but this is great if that is not working.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags.

For more information on clothing security, Checkpoint tags, clothing alarm or clothing security tags contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.866.914.2567

If you are like me, you want to keep your products safe without having to deal with a lot of unnecessary hassle.  Checkpoint tags help to do this.  Checkpoint tags are designed to be easy to use and are an effective way add clothing security without killing sales.  The first step is picking the right clothing security tags for the right product. 

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to tag everything.  Find a sensible price point or set of brands to start with.  You will find that most shoplifters doing worry with low dollar items or even store brand merchandise.  Focus on the well known name brands and items that are about $30 and higher. 

The second part is knowing where to use security tags on clothes.  For most shirts and jeans you will want to put the hard clothing security tags in a seam.  This will mean the pin goes through an existing hole which covers easily upon removal.  It does no good to use the front of the shirt because your customer won’t want a hole in the middle of the shirt and your sales will suffer.  For items like coats I suggest a clothing alarm.  This alarm has a sensor cord that pinches the cuff of the jacket or item.  If tampered with the clothing alarm will sound and alert the employees of a problem.  Hard tags come in different sizes from the mini hard tag primarily for your intimate apparel and accessories the the larger plastic clothing security tags that will still provide security, but will make the products easier to try on for your customer. 

The goal with security tags on clothes is still make sales.  You don’t want to lock your products down so that customers are too aggravated to try your products out.  Clothing security should be a benefit and not a hindrance to your business.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase a clothing alarm or clothing security tags.

For more information on Checkpoint tags, clothing alarm, clothing security, or clothing security tags contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.866.914.2567

Just like with the well known “cat” argument, there is more than one way to add clothing security to your business.  Clothing security is a necessary “evil” that doesn’t have to be so evil if you have the right information.

 By now most everyone expects to use security tags on clothes.  In order to prevent theft it has to be done.  But did you know you can make it trendy and visually aesthetic???  With Checkpoint tags you can.  Checkpoint tags are offered in a variety of different sizes, shapes and even types.  You can always use the familiar “hard” security tags on clothes.  It is easily recognizable and helps deter a lot of theft.  Now there are a variety of sizes of clothing security tags.  There are some great small tags that do well on intimate apparel and other small items.  They provide the necessary clothing security without sacrificing the customer’s ability to try the product on (which is a positive for sales).

 Additionally, you can now get clothing security tags that are built into the product itself.  One of these solutions is the Checkpoint tags that are woven into the product.  This uses a “soft” tag that is woven to the inside of the clothes by the cleaning instructions or size label.  It is hard to remove and most customers don’t even realize it is there.  You still get the visual affect you want without sacrificing clothing security.

 The clothing alarm is another solution.  You can hook up merchandise to the alarm on the rack.  If tampered with the alarm will sound and the employees can respond in the middle of the store as opposed to at the door when it is too late.  It also keeps from having to put holes in high end clothing. 

 Just a few options to break the mold of traditional thinking on using security tags on clothes.

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Clothing security has always been reason for alarm to an apparel retailer.  People steal clothes.  They steal them because they want to have the latest fashion and either can’t afford it or don’t want to pay the price for it.  It’s usually the most popular items that are vulnerable to both the casual shoplifter and the professional shoplifter.  Professional shoplifter is defined here as one who resells the merchandise that he steals for profit.

 There are so many ways to steal clothing.  Drop in your shopping bag, conceal it in your own clothes, wear it out, or steal it in the fitting room or the restroom where there is plenty of privacy.  Then there are others who simply pick up the merchandise and walk out with it or snatch the clothing from a cube or round rack and run out the door.

Clothing security has always consisted of customer service, greeting every customer as they enter the store or department; specially tasked employees such as security personnel or fitting room attendants; alternating hangers on round racks to discourage snatch and runs; or maybe cameras and other CCTV equipment to deter shoplifters.

Without a clothing alarm, all of these methods, although they are excellent prevention techniques, can be defeated.

Security tags on clothes are the one thing that apparel shoplifters don’t want to see on their intended targets.  The clothing security tags mean that if the shoplifter wants to avoid detection of his activity, he is going to have to remove or disable the tags that are on the clothes, an almost impossible task.  The clothing security tags are designed so that they are held fast by a metal pin that is pushed through the fabric so that it does no damage.  The tag can’t be removed without damaging the item that it protects.  The tag can only be removed by an employee with a specially manufactured detacher, which separates the pin from the reusable tag.

 Clothing security tags on clothes can enhance any retailer’s anti shoplifting program by protecting one of his most valuable lines of merchandise.

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When is the use of clothing security appropriate?

 Anytime an apparel retailer opens the doors to his business to the public, clothing security of some sort is not only appropriate, it is mandatory.  If there were no security of any sort, the shoplifters would soon steal the store.

 Apparel security has its own unique set of challenges.  The merchandise itself is desirable (necessary actually), expensive in some cases, and it is fairly easy to conceal a large amount of clothing into a small space.

 Thieves conceal clothing in all kinds of places: bags, boxes, sacks, socks, pockets, inside their underwear, in umbrellas, in rolled up newspapers, even in various places on their bodies.  Baby strollers have become popular vehicles to use in stealing clothes and other items.

 The retailer has to display merchandise openly so customers can examine it or sales would surely suffer.  Can you imagine having to make an appointment for a one on one visit to a store to buy a pair of jeans?  Jeans, by the way, are a high theft item.

 The retailers fortunately do have a way to openly merchandise clothing and still have adequate clothing security.  This is provided by security tags on clothes, those items that shoplifters refer to as sensors or probably by many other names that are unprintable here.

 The clothing security tags are attached by the store to merchandise that they want to protect because of vulnerability, price point, popularity, or any other reason that causes it to be classified as of high risk to shoplifters.  Once the clothing security tags are attached they can only be removed by an employee using a special detaching tool at the point of sale. 

 If the security tags on clothes are not removed, an alarm will sound as the protected merchandise passes through a detection field located at the exit from the store.  The alarm attracts the attention of the store employees who can then react accordingly.

 Any time apparel is at risk to shoplifters, the use of clothing security can be a profit saver.

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 For more information on clothing security, clothing alarm, or clothing security tags contact us at security tags on clothes or call 1.866.914.2567

With all of the clothing security tags out there how do you know what is right to use?  Do placing security tags on clothes really help?  Finding the right solution for clothing security can be quite a daunting task for those who have never tried.  Checkpoint tags make clothing security easy.

 I have worked in several different retail settings and I have found clothes to be one of the hardest products to protect.  There are so many ways shoplifters and employees can steal them.  I think the easiest and most affordable solution is to put security tags on clothes.  By doing this, I am able to know when unpaid for merchandise is walking out of my door and I am also able to deter a lot of the theft.  One decision is what type of tag to use.  Checkpoint tags offer soft and hard tags as well as lanyards and a clothing alarm.  All of these clothing security devices work together to prevent theft.  The soft tags can be used in items like wallets, purses, shoes, etc.  The hard tags can be used on shirts, pants, coats and things of that nature.  You can use hard tags with lanyards to put on high end handbags, coats, silk items, shoes and others where you don’t really want to leave a hole in the product.  (Little tip, put hard tags in the seams of product to avoid leaving the holes that damage the product).  Finally, I use a clothing alarm for some of my really high end product.  This device actually clamps on the product and creates an audible alarm if tampered with.

Clothing security is a hard part of business, but Checkpoint tags make the process much easier.

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