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www.IndependentRetailer.com SECURITY Retailers Combat Theft
STORE SECURITY and loss pre- vention encompass the securing of cash management systems, implementing safety monitor- ing and enforcement, providing inventory accountability, de- veloping security policies and integrating security systems. Yet despite cameras, merchandise security tags, loss prevention “shoppers” and the presence of security guards, only one in 48 people who shoplift are caught, according to the National Retail Federation. A recent report by AOL’s Daily Finance shows more than half of 200 retail survey respondents said so-called orga-
nized shoplifting by two or more people has increased sharply, while 41 percent said shoplifting by individuals was also up. That translates into a loss of $13 bil- lion in merchandise, according to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention. This is a drastic increase from the CBS News report in 2006 of $30 mil- lion being shoplifted each year. Shoplifting prevention should
always be a part of your em- ployee training, and employees should expect to: 1) Stay alert at all times. 2) Greet all customers. 3) Ask lingering customers if they
need help. 4) Know where shoplifting is
most likely to occur in the store. 5) Display signs as a warning,
“Shoplifters will be prosecuted.” But we are talking about more
than petty shoplifters and price tag switchers, even though they still remain a part of the problem. It’s the organized gangs that strike an entire area, plaguing retailers state after state, that have made shoplif- ting more of a national problem. Take for instance, the cost suffered by Seattle area stores and absor- bed by honest paying customers in early spring, as they witnessed
continued on page 125 Please contact these wholesalers for the latest in great jewelry styles and fashions. Please contact these wholesalers for the latest in great jewelry styles and fashions. JEWELRY SHOWCASE
E’arrs Inc. 1647A Oak Brook Drive Gainesville, GA 30507 Tel: 770-532-3468 Fax: 770-534-6683 Email:
earrs@aol.com Website:
www.earrs.com
Golden Eagle J, Inc. 1028 McClellan St Kissimmee, FL 34741 Tel: 407-343-7424 Fax: 407-343-1474 Email:
buddyaj2000@yahoo.com Website:
www.goldeneaglej.com
Import One Trading Co. dba
Wholesalehandbagjewelry.com 4709 Colleyville Blvd #400 Colleyville, TX 76034 Tel: 817-605-7007 Fax: 817-605-7020 Website:
www.wholesalehandbagjewelry.com
La Costa 2112 NW 20th St Miami, FL 33142 Tel: 305-545-5151 Fax: 305-545-5959 Email:
lacostamiami@live.com Website:
lacostaus.com
National Jewelers Supplies 101 Mystic Ave Medford, MA 02155 Tel: 888-657-8665 Fax: 781-396-1433 Email:
store@nationaljewelerssupplies.com Website:
www.nationaljewelerssupplies.com
Pampered Princess 159 Kearney Drive Rochester, NY 14617 Tel: 585-266-7040 Fax: 585-266-6099 Email:
shoppamperedprincess@gmail.com Website:
www.shoppamperedprincess.com
Phillips International Inc 717 N.W. Second Street Hallandale, FL 33009-4017 Tel: 800-432-3636 Fax: 954-456-5501 Email:
mstpierre@cooljewels.com Website:
www.cooljewels.com
Plum Island Silver Company P.O. Box 60 West Newbury, MA 01985 Tel: 978-499-8203 / 800-543-7177 Fax: 978-499-8208 Email:
sales@plumislandsilver.com Website:
www.plumislandsilver.com
Sales One LLC 151 Woodward Ave Ste 1 Norwalk, CT 06854 Tel: 203-356-9077 / 866-507-2537 Fax: 203-356-9249 Email:
info@salesone.org Website:
www.salesone.org
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