Stop Holiday Season Shoplifters The holiday season is a busy time for retail stores. There are increased sales during this time, and that means there are more people inside shopping malls and stores than there are during the rest of the year. This is good for business but, unfortunately, that also means there are more…
Deterring Shoplifters this Holiday Season The holiday season is rapidly approaching and retailers are getting ready. Unfortunately, one of the things that retailers need to focus on at this time of year is shoplifting. This crime does tend to increase during the holiday season, as criminals take advantage of busier stores and distracted salespeople to…
How to Prevent Shoplifting Shoplifting costs retail businesses money and, unfortunately, it’s a pretty common crime. According to statistics from the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, there are approximately 27 million shoplifters in the United States. This is about 1 in 11 people. More than 10 million people in the US have been caught shoplifting…
Designing a Plan to Secure your Business When it comes to security, it’s crucial that businesses have a plan. Retail security can be complex and there are varied threats that all must be taken into account. This reality means that business owners can’t just focus on one or two security tools or one or two…
Smash and Grab Robberies Aren’t the Only Security Threat On this blog, we often spend time focusing on how to protect properties from smash and grab robberies. For many reasons, this makes sense. After all, smash and grabs are some of the most common crimes. They affect businesses of all types and sizes and in…
How Access Control Systems Prevent Shoplifting and Internal Theft There are a number of reasons that retail stores benefit from access control systems. Shoplifting and employee theft are crimes that cost businesses millions of dollars each year. Using an access control system can help ensure you’re not one of those businesses being victimized. One of…