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Use of Clothing Alarm Tags

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One of the best inventions to protect retail merchandise is the clothing alarm tag. These tags come in many forms but the basic concept is that a hard plastic tag is placed on a piece of clothing. The tag can only be removed by store personal at checkout.

Clothing alarm tags are normally used with an Electronic Article Surveillance System (EAS). If a shoplifter attempts to take the item out of the store it trips the alarm on the EAS system alerting store personnel.

There are also clothing alarm tags that contain vials of permanent ink or dye. This type of tag is called product denial. If the shoplifter attempts to remove the tag forcefully the pressurized vials break and spread ink on the item ruining it. These tags can be used with an EAS system.

Other clothing alarm tags have built in alarm sounders. They have an aircraft cable that can be looped through leather jackets or other expensive coats. If the shoplifter attempts to cut the cable or force the tag open the internal siren goes off. These tags can also be used with an EAS system.

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Retailers use security tags on clothes to boost profits

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The use of security tags on clothes will boost net profit margins by as much as 10%.  It is simple math.  The less product that is lost to theft, the less the cost of those losses effect bottom line profits.  This may be the most efficient way for retailers to make more money without having to sell more product.

In today’s challenging economy, raising prices to make up for lost profits just doesn’t make sense.  The demand is lower and prices are falling due to large retailers buying power driving the market.

3 out of 6 of the top retail theft targets according to the National Retail Security Survey are clothing segments: women’s, men’s and children’s. So as a clothing retailer,keeping what you have on the racks and shelves through the use of  security tags on clothes will reduce your losses AND increase your profits.

Security tags on clothes are an instant visual deterrent to would be shoplifters and can only be removed with a specific device at the cash register.  Checkpoint Security Systems offers clothing tags in a variety of shapes and sizes both in “hard tag” or “soft tag” varieties.

Checkpoint hard tags are a plastic type of material held on to the clothing with  a pin or a steel string.  Checkpoint soft tags are stickers, called labels with a very aggressive adhesive.  Theses checkpoint labels are applied to the product’s packaging, hidden in the product somewhere or even sewn in place totally out of sight.

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What is involved in installing a clothing alarm?

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What is involved in the installation of a clothing alarm?  Well first we should review what the components are.

The primary compnents are antennas at entry and exit points, inside the store.  They are usually about a foot and a half front to back, 5 feet tall or so and a couple inches thick.

These antennas will pick up tags that are either, hard tags or labels.  Checkpoint security systems (pictured above) uses a radio frequency technology.  The tags vibrate at a specific frequency that is picked up by the antennas when they get in range.  This will set off the alarm notifying everyone there is an issue with merchandise heading out the door.

Go to Checkpoint  security tags to learn more about both hard tags and labels.

The Checkpoint tags that are hard tags are removable with a special device that is attached at the cash register.  The labels are deactivated when processed through checkout via an under counter deactivation pad.  Unlike other systems that require direct contact of product rubbing on the deactivation pad, Checkpoint Security Systems tags will deactivate within a 12 to 17″ field above the counter.  This is because it is not a magnetic system.  Magnetic systems are the older technology which can damage credit cards and cell phones.

Installing a  clothing alarm will deter would be shoplifters from entering your store and they will simply move on to another location that is unprotected.

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