WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Checkpoint Systems, a leading global supplier of Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) and RFID solutions for the retail industry, today announced here at NRF Protect 2017 its MicroFlex solution – a unique RF label that is designed to help retailers reduce external shrink on traditionally hard-to-protect merchandise.
With the majority of retailers choosing to display merchandise openly to allow customers to try before they buy, MicroFlex helps improve the customer experience by enabling full interaction with the products, while simultaneously deterring opportunistic thieves.
An alternative to hard tags, MicroFlex features Checkpoint’s clear Micro EP labels with visible circuit and the company’s trademarked Black Lock logo, both of which discourage potential dishonest shoppers. MicroFlex can be easily applied, both in store by staff or at the point of manufacture by brands themselves.
Retailers that have introduced Checkpoint’s 2928 EP Clear Micro Tamper Tag onto other merchandise, such as cosmetics, have seen shrink reduce by 30 percent or more and sales increase by 10 percent or more. The versatility of the new solution, which features a small label on an adhesive carrier, means that it can be used on a diverse range of metallic items such as jewelry, small accessories, golf clubs, handbags and kitchenware to name a few.
According to Carl Rysdon, vice president of Inventory Control Solutions for Checkpoint Systems, “MicroFlex offers minimal impact on the customer experience and product display, while carrying the Black Lock logo for maximum deterrence using the smallest, best-performing label on the market. In addition, it improves the checkout experience, as the label is quickly deactivated at the point of sale and can be removed at home.”
EVOLVE-STORE
The company also announced an enhancement to
its EVOLVE-STORE™
solution here at NRF Protect. EVOLVE-Store brings together people,
processes and products to expand the potential of physical stores by
combining various sensing devices into a single, actionable data-led
solution, with enterprise wide data analytics. The latest feature, Event
Visualizer, enhances alarm management and booster/magnet monitor by
providing a visual of an event as it occurs, in real-time to an
EVOLVE-Store enabled Smart Watch, allowing staff to recognize the source
of the alarm and respond appropriately.
MicroFlex and EVOLVE-STORE are available to retailers immediately.
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.
