Are you prepared for Christmas Shrinkage?
Your thieves are……!

Australian and New Zealand retailers are moving into the highest shrinkage period of the trading year.

In difficult economic times shop stealing increases and sadly internal theft increases.

·         Christmas and post Christmas is serviced by high levels of casual team members, many inexperienced but we have found if retailers have scheduled loss prevention training which creates an easy understanding of how simple customer approach tactics can deter shop stealing thieves.
 

·         Also the knowledge that even in the busiest period of the year snap item stock checks by Area Management will create the atmosphere of keeping shop floor team members honest.
 

·         Tightening up and having clarity on refund, exchange and credit note procedures particularly in the post Christmas refund and exchange panic also stops overt refund siphoning by expert shop stealing thieves.

If located within a shopping centre have clear procedures to ask for Shopping Centre Security help in difficult shop stealing situations.

Retail Shrinkage and Loss Levels can be reduced and maintained by the implementation of simple Low Cost, Low Maintenance Loss Prevention techniques. 

The RETAiL Alert Group uses three proven and one new and cost effective key loss prevention tools and techniques:

1        W.I.I.

'Where is it' - Shop Floor Awareness Programme

2        S.T.L. 

'Stopping the Leaks' - A background transaction checking process which traps shrinkage issues at point of action.

3        Progressive Action

A programme of e-mail based driver reminders' which underpin the ongoing awareness of the 'Where is it' and 'Stopping the Leaks' programmes.

4        Item Level RFID ‘bar-codes’ plus EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) loss prevention

The use of Security Tags, Security Pedestals, Video Surveillance linked to Audit Tapes all valid Loss Prevention cost effective ‘tools’ for the 2009 Loss Prevention Manager.

It is not to late to arrange for a snap review of your Christmas 2009 loss prevention procedures.

Post Christmas arrange for an early 2010 review of Loss Prevention and Shrinkage procedures – set the disciplines early and enjoy avoidable losses being added directly to your bottom line.

Email Shrinkage 2010 to book an appointment.

Tony Standley
Principal
The RETAiL Alert Group (Australia)
Mobile +61 (0)41 924 0497
e-mail info@adsass.com.au
Fax +61 (0)2 9987 0633
Website http://www.retailalert.com.au
 
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