Tag: EAS
Research Reveals Great Disconnect Between Loss Prevention, IT and Other Business Units in Retail
IHL Group study investigates impact as retail LP technologies become IP-enabled and IT and other business units leverage for functions beyond traditional LP; Retailers with greater than $1B in revenue spend 8.3 percent of IT budget on LP priorities other than PCI and data breach protection
Making a Difference
"Making a difference in someone else's life can be as simple as a smile, lifting a hand to help, or lending an ear to...
2015 National Source Tagging Symposium Retailers and CPGs Challenged to Move Forward
Charlotte, North Carolina, was the site of the 2015 National Source Tagging Symposium sponsored by Checkpoint held June 3. Over eighty representatives of both...
New retail clothing security tag defeats all criminals… including ‘Britain’s Greatest Fraudster’

A London retailerIt spent 18 months collaborating with Swiss manufacturer Agon Systems over a new retail clothing security tag called The Concept Tag.
Checkpoint Systems Introduces New Solutions for Food Retailers to Reduce Shrink
Checkpoint Systems, Inc, a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, recently announced at the FMI Asset Protection Conference two solutions...
Preventing and Dealing with Crime Events
Retail stores often seem to take the brunt of whatever malady that occurs—storms, flooding, hacking, and, of course, civil disobedience. Media headlines, communities, police,...
The Global Retail Theft Barometer
It probably comes as no surprise that shrink remains a significant operational challenge for retailers around the world. That's one top-line conclusion of the...
New President of USS Announced: Doug McHose
For the first time in the company’s 19-year history, USS has appointed a new president. Doug McHose, who has most recently served as senior...
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...
Building a World-Class LP Team
EDITOR'S NOTE: Karl F. Langhorst, CPP, CFI is corporate director of loss prevention for The Kroger Co. based in Cincinnati. Prior to 2008 he...