At Advanced Lock & Security we’ve installed security systems throughout the entire Delaware Valley which gives us a unique perspective on retail security. The holiday season is upon as and while we still have a week until Christmas (as I write this) ’tis the season for shoplifting. Of course, this post would have been more timely a month ago but retail security isn’t just for the holiday season.
When it comes to retail, the bottom line can make or break you, but with the right retail security and loss prevention put into place, you can rest assured your only issues will be marketing and competition.
There’s no need to be paranoid, but with the right preparation you can rest a little easier and not have to worry as much about shoplifting, dishonest clerks, as well as accidental loss due to poor work habits. Here are a few things to consider:
Your Eye In The Sky
CCTV or closed circuit television can be a huge detriment to the above scenarios, for both loss prevention and even prosecution. CCTV has 3 major benefits:
- Monitoring: The most obvious benefit of CCTV is the fact that it well, monitors. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the right placement and quality optics you can know what is happening at your retail location at anytime.
- Prevention: Thieves prefer not to get caught and while that may be the under statement of the year just having a visible camera will stop shop-lifters and make them look for an easier target.
- Identify: If a theft, robbery or any of those other things we don’t like to talk about do happen, then having the right surveillance system in place will help to identify the perpetrators.
Commercial Safes
Commercial safes go a long way to preventing theft because they are just too hard to break into, if not impossible. Would be thieves prefer to get in and get out, and with a commercial safe guarding your valuables most thieves prefer not to even mess with them.
Exit Door Alarms
Fire codes in most places require exterior doors to be unlocked during business hours and while it’s a safety concern, your concern may be your product walking out that door. With exit door alarms you can rest easier knowing that you’re both complying with fire code and protecting your investment.
Exit door alarms work by creating a 15 second delay from the time the panic bar is pressed until the time it opens, all the while a shrill alarm is going off. This gives personnel time to get to the door to inspect what is happening.
There you have it, 3 ways to protect your retail store and your investment. There are other security measures that you can put into place and I’d love to have a conversation about them, please leave your comments in the area below. I look forward to communicating with you!
