| Theft can be a costly problem in just about any | | | | Enclose valuable products |
| shop. All shop owners should have an anti-theft | | | | If you have the type of shop that stocks very |
| strategy and the best time to implement an | | | | expensive items like a jewellery shop then it's |
| anti-theft strategy is when the shop layout is | | | | highly likely you'll want to use locked cabinets. |
| being designed by your shopfitter - at this stage | | | | Where customers can view items and then |
| of the shop fitting process it is easy and cost | | | | request to look at a product In more detail when |
| effective to put into practice the necessary | | | | they wish to. Obviously members of staff should |
| measures to prevent theft in a shop. | | | | keep keys to locked display units on them at all |
| Utilise shop layout effectively | | | | times. |
| The biggest measure you can take whilst your | | | | Use security tags |
| shopfitter is designing the shop layout to | | | | Something you see very frequently on the high |
| discourage shoplifting is to do your best to make | | | | street. Particularly in clothing shops are security |
| sure there are no (or as few as possible) dark | | | | tags. Where by if they are not taken off an item |
| corners that are not visible from the rest of the | | | | of clothing, then they set an alarm off when they |
| shop. You need to think about aisle placement and | | | | they are taken out of the shop. Many also have |
| where the counter and till will be positioned. Ideally | | | | ink dye in them so that if they are forced open |
| the counter should be positioned close to the | | | | the ink dye stains the clothing - creating another |
| entry and exit points and in such a position that | | | | deterrent for shop lifters. |
| who ever is working on the till can see as much | | | | CCTV |
| of the shop as possible. | | | | CCTV can be particularly useful if you have a |
| Product placement | | | | problem with persistent shop lifting. In that it's a |
| Think about where you locate expensive items | | | | fantastic tool if you have to deal with the police |
| around the store. If they are in full view then it's | | | | because if you have a thief on film then it's hard |
| less likely they'll be stolen by shop lifters. If an | | | | evidence! Position the cameras on areas that are |
| item is small and has a high margin then perhaps | | | | difficult to keep a watch on when you are in your |
| think about keeping it behind the counter where | | | | shop. Remember those dark corners! |
| you can serve customers on demand. | | | | |