Kimberley: 09 January 2024 - The police have noted with concern a recent spate of shoplifting incidents. Shop owners and assistants are urged to adhere to the following safety hints.
*Meet and greet shoppers and acknowledge their presence.
*Keep your store organized and tidy.
*Know common shoplifting tactics.
*Be extra aware of shoppers with oversized clothes and bags.
*Optimize your store’s layout and try to install low racks so that you can have a full view of the shop.
*Install security cameras.
*Add mirrors to your store.
*Use customer service as prevention immediately after a shopper entered the shop.
*Train your employees to be able to spot shoplifters, usually picking up and putting down goods on racks.
*Use retail inventory as a management tools to always know your stock levels.
*Identify at-risk items and place it in plain sight of shop assistants.
*Shoplifters can always assess how easy it is to steal from a shop by how soon after they enter they are spoken to by a member of staff.
*Work out where inside the store thefts are happening.
*As far as possible utilize electronic tagging on goods in store.
*Personal safety is in numbers so employ enough staff for your store.
*Security officers inside stores also assists as a deterrent and help to tighten security against shoplifting.
*Keep a constant eye on fitting/dressing rooms.