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Patriot Day: VPG Honors and Remembers
In memory of those lost and affected by the events on September 11, 2001, VPG employees recently observed Patriot Day. Team members shared where they were when they first heard what was happening, and the tidal wave of news stories and tragic photos that followed in...
GlobalShop 2019 – The Digital Future of Retail
GlobalShop, known as the largest store design and at-retail marketing show in the United States, brought in more than 10,000 products and 900 suppliers to one location last week. The event took place over three days in downtown Chicago and was visited by many decision...
Vanguard Partners with Lilitab for POS Tablet Security
It’s no surprise that VPG would partner with Lilitab, worldwide leader in specialized tablet kiosk systems. Lilitab’s team has over 45 years in kiosk experience and has deployed over 50,000 tablet kiosks. Since their first design, Lilitab has grown to work with...
X-Sensor Flex Cover: Get More Surface Coverage
The problem It’s no secret in the retail security industry, that securing curved products has been quite a challenge. In fact, most electronic retailers will simply just store accessories behind the counter or in a locked cabinet, due to an inability to secure their...
Retail Shrink and How the Small Retailer Can Control It
A question frequently asked by small retailers is “How do we combat shoplifting and minimize retail shrink if we don’t have a loss prevention team?” Keeping retail shrink to a minimum involves a lot of strategy and planning, but it is doable for the smaller, not...
Introducing the Latest in Accessory Security: The Duo
You asked; we listened. The Duo is VPG’s latest alarming solution in accessory security, but it’s also comparably one of the smallest solutions of its kind in the industry. Installed in just seconds, the Duo is a quick and easy way to ensure all products in your...
How to Lose a Customer in 10 Days
Let’s all take a second to remember one of our favorite ’03 romantic comedies, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.” As many times as the film had us bursting in laughter, it also taught us just as many times what not to do in a relationship. Now let’s take a step forward...
3 Ways (You Didn’t Know) You’re Encouraging Shoplifting
You Aren’t Doing Your Research Imagine you are a seasoned shoplifter and you found a method that scores you a new tablet or smartphone 99% of the time. Would you use this method again? Of course. (Why not, right?) If your store’s shoplifting protection measures remain...
Top 3 Loss Prevention Articles of 2016: The Best of VPG
Identify Shoplifters: Three Revealing Tips Approximately $17 billion of merchandise is shoplifted from retailers every year. In other words, shoplifting has become a VIP in retail shrinkage and it’s important that retailers can detect it before it happens. Identify...
Top 4 Signs You Should Invest In Standalone Security
It’s been a while since you’ve considered a new retail security system. Why would you? Although it’s old, yours is experiencing minimal errors and seems to be working fine. This mindset has been popular over the years but is now beginning to change as retail stores...
DEFCON: Boost your Security with High Theft Protection
Is your store located in a high risk community? As we gear up for the last minute holiday shopping, retailers are keeping a close eye on those high-theft items this season. According the 2016 Retail Holiday Season Global Forecast, electronics and electronic...
Black Friday Loss Prevention Toolkit
With Black Friday just a couple days away, it’s important that your theft preventatives are in order in these final hours. Thefts on Black Friday average about 28% higher than the average shopping day according to an analysis of theft claims over the past few years....
2016 Retail Holiday Expectations
In addition to traditional holidays, retailers will be facing a huge Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday influx this holiday season. According to the National Retail Federation, US retail sales (excluding auto, gas and food industries) are...
The Core CR Debut: A Message From Our President
"Today I would like to share one of our latest products, The Core CR. After listening to the feedback of our customers and partners, VPG has created a product that will not only compliment other security devices in your store, but will also offer new and exciting...
Connecting with Customers through Self-Service
Are you more of an independent shopper or do you insist on getting help from a sales clerk? In the retail industry and consumer world as a whole, it’s important to cater to all different types of consumers. For most companies, combining new technologies such as...
Introducing VPG’s new user-friendly website
We are very excited to launch our new website design after many months of development. As a leader in retail security technology, it’s important to us that our products and services are easily accessible to our current and future customers. In order for us to do this,...
Identify Shoplifters: Three Revealing Tips
Approximately $17 billion of merchandise is shoplifted from retailers every year. In other words, shoplifting has become a VIP in retail shrinkage and it’s important that retailers can detect it before it happens. Identify shoplifters when they walk through your door...
4 Tips for a Profitable Store Makeover
Have you considered changing up your store display? Presentation is one of the most important factors that drive sales. That being said, it may not be a bad idea to change things up every once in a while. Next time you are ready for a store makeover, consider these...
USB Type-C: A Quick Overview
The USB Type-C is not new to the technology world, but is it new to you? How much do you really know about the port and what offering a Type-C device do for your customers? For future sales initiatives, it’s crucial to be well-versed on all of your products’ qualities...
3 Store Design Tips to Help Prevent Theft
Put security systems aside. Have you ever considered how your store design is affecting the safety of your store and employees? Is it deterring shoplifters or making it easier for them to attack? Seasoned shoplifters weigh the pros and cons of the situation before...