Tag: eas tag
Checkpoint Systems Debuts Its Smallest EAS Tag to Protect Merchandise, Combat Organized Retail Crime
Checkpoint Systems recently announced at the Retail Asset Protection Conference the 2928 S “Swat” Micro Tag, its smallest EAS tag with organized retail crime...
Using Retail Security Products to Promote Sales While Preventing Loss
It wasn’t too long ago that the best way to deter shoplifters was to lock up your high-risk, high-value products or keep them behind...
I Missed My Calling
A good friend of mine once said that a conference is “an organized way of postponing a decision.” I have stood in front of...
Build a More Effective Program with Your Electronic Article Surveillance System
Experienced, organized, and professional shop thieves have long ago identified how to defeat what they view as rather predictable electronic article surveillance system technologies. Their...
The Organized Theft “Sales Cycle”
Forty years ago, organized theft (now called organized retail crime, or ORC) plagued the East Coast. Gangs of professional thieves from various countries in...
Organized Retail Crime Gangs Targeting Optical Goods
Reports indicate that security in the United States has worsened in many arenas since September 11, 2001. Many crime-fighting resources are being focused specifically...
Loss Prevention Essentials: Electronic Article Surveillance Technology Helps Enhance Sales and Protect Profits
Sponsored by BSI
Electronic article surveillance, or EAS, systems have long been a staple in the battle to curb shoplifting. Retailers over the years have...
Research Shows the Turtle Is Effective at Preventing Theft of High-Loss Products (Intelligent Loss...
The Turtle is a multi-functional EAS tag device that is used to secure packaged goods or display products. The Turtle emits a pre-alarm upon...
Good Sensors Lead to Good Data
They're out there, and they're headed our way. In the last column, I discussed how we need to improve our data to improve our...
Shrink Goes Down When Ink Is Visible in Tags, Reports USS
The best EAS tag is the one that convinces thieves to walk away from it, argues California-based USS. The company’s Hawkeye tag has been...