THOROFARE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Checkpoint Systems, a leading global supplier of Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS), RFID solutions and Alpha High-Theft Solutions for the retail industry, and IMCo, a Germany-based global leader in smart shelf technology offering innovative loss prevention solutions to help retailers combat organized retail crime, today announced an agreement under which Checkpoint will resell select IMCo products in North America.
Under the agreement, Checkpoint will market the following solutions, which are ideal in addressing risks posed by professional thieves:
Shelf Alert
Shelf Alert uses specially designed shelf
pushers to keep products organized and in front of shoppers. Its
pattern-recognition algorithms identify when individuals remove products
and then trigger a muted beep. In the case of unusual incidents,
including products sweeps, the system sounds a louder alarm, which can
be connected to existing security systems, such as video monitoring or
public-address systems. This alerts and allows store staff to approach
the individual proactively at the shelf in a customer-friendly way. The
protection enables retailers to present at-risk merchandise openly at
all times, thus increasing sales while reducing theft.
Shelf Alert is designed for merchandise such as cosmetics, facial care products and perfumes, shaving lotion, contraceptives and pregnancy testing kits, alcoholic beverages, coffee, infant formula and more.
Peg Hook Alert
Peg Hook Alert has an in-built mechanical
slow-feed function that ensures that products can only be removed from
each unit one at a time. It detects product removals and indicates them
with a muted beep each time a product is taken. The product alarms when
multiple products are taken within a set period of time, providing a
proven deterrent to shoplifting without compromising open merchandising.
Through the audible beeps and alarm, Peg Hook Alert notifies store staff
when potential shoplifters are removing articles from the shelf. This
allows store associates to approach the individual in a service-oriented
manner, minimizing the risk of escalation before they reach the exit.
Like Shelf Alert, it enables retailers to make high-risk merchandise
fully accessible to shoppers, increasing sales while reducing shrink.
Peg Hook Alert is ideal for razor blades and other products typically displayed on peg hooks (memory cards, ink cartridges, batteries).
According to Stuart Rosenthal, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Checkpoint’s Alpha High-Theft Solutions, “ORC continues to play a large role in retail shrink losses, and this agreement with IMCo enables us to provide a broader and highly preventive solution to our customers.”
“We are excited about our partnership with Checkpoint in the North America,” said Georg Hachmann, CEO, IMCo. “Thousands of our intelligent products have already been installed around the globe and retailers have seen, on average, losses reduced by 50 percent and sales increased by 10 percent. We expect similar results for Checkpoint customers.”
Availability
Shelf Alert and Peg Hook Alert are available
immediately.
About IMCo Inventory Management Consultants e.K.
IMCo is a
manufacturer of innovative intelligent retail loss prevention solutions
that help to sell more and lose less. With thousands of installations
worldwide at major retailers in Europe and Australia, IMCo is the global
leader in smart shelf technology. The IMCo Smart Shelf loss prevention
solution stops organized retail crime directly at the shelf. As a data
source, IMCo technology also provides efficient POS data analysis and
detects out of stocks. Global leader IMCo offers retailers flexible
entry-level options and upgrades for digitalization at the POS and for
Retail 4.0.
The company was founded 2000 in Germany and distributes its solutions through its worldwide partner network.
About Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (www.checkpointsystems.com)
Checkpoint
Systems is a global leader in EAS and RFID solutions for the retail
industry, encompassing loss prevention and merchandise visibility in a
growing omni-channel environment. A division of CCL Industries,
Checkpoint provides source-to-shopper solutions enabling retailers to
achieve accurate real-time inventory and accelerate the replenishment
cycle, while preventing out-of-stocks and reducing theft throughout the
supply chain -- thus improving the shopper experience. Checkpoint's
solutions are built upon 45 years of radio frequency technology
expertise, innovative high-theft and loss prevention solutions,
market-leading software, RFID hardware and comprehensive labeling
capabilities to brand, secure and track merchandise from source to
shelf. Checkpoint's customers’ benefit from increased sales and profits
by implementing on-shelf availability to ensure the right merchandise is
available at the right place and time when consumers are ready to buy.
Twitter: @CheckpointSys
About CCL Industries
CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in
specialty label and packaging solutions for global corporations, small
businesses and consumers, employs approximately 19,000 people and
operates 150 facilities in 25 countries on six continents with corporate
offices in Toronto, Canada, and Framingham, Massachusetts. For more
information, visit www.cclind.com.
