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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...
The Core: One Product, Multiple Solutions
With the back-to-school shopping kicking into full gear, the influx of customers (and shoplifters) will continue to rise. Does this have you thinking, “Is my store security up to par for the season?” If you have any shadow of a doubt, you need to start weighing all of...
Retail Security Cannot Be Optimized by Technology Alone
I wouldn’t be in this industry if I was not charmed by technology and the potential that it brings to consumers and the business world. However, what many people fail to see is that there is also a risk associated with the allure of technology and the enchantment that...
Retailers, Get Back-To-School Ready
It’s that time again. As parents start to plan their back-to-school shopping trips around sales, promotions and tax holidays, it’s crucial that retailers prepare for the traffic influx that is soon to run through their stores. With a month until schools kick back into...
VPG Sales Conference 2016: Building an Empire
As part of our effort to fulfill our company mission, increase product efficiency, and fight to reduce theft, our VPG international and domestic sales teams get together every year to build on our best practices. This week, our entire team joined us for the 2016 VPG...
Father’s Day 2016: Prepare Now
Retailers, get ready. Mother’s and Father’s Day symbolizes two of the peak spending seasons in the retail industry. Consumers say that they will shower their dads this year more than ever. Father’s Day spending in the US is expected to spike to $14.3 billion this...
Ask an Engineer: Staying Ahead of the Next Tech Trend
We as consumers often take the latest trends in technology for granted. We expect it out of our favorite tech brands: Apple, Samsung, Google, etc. It’s like surfing to us. We know that eventually a new swell is coming, so until it does, we wait. And once it arrives,...
Retail Loss Prevention 101: Why It Matters
Commonly when thinking of shoplifting, we tend to envision something as juvenile as a teenager stealing a pack of gum from a local gas station. Unfortunately, retail theft has become a lot more serious than most people realize. Over $44 billion in merchandise is...
Combating Organized Retail Crime: 3 Tips for Retailers
Is there a pattern of crime in your area? Years ago, the majority of shoplifters were few and far between but with the rise of the internet and resale sites, the term “shoplifting” has earned itself a more serious name by law enforcement: Organized Retail Crime. ORC...