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Checkpoint Systems Reaches Milestone: Has Now Evaluated 75,000 Different
Products in Its Source Tagging Evaluation Centers Since Starting 20+ Years Ago
Helping Retail Manufacturers to Ensure Product
Protection Quality,
Improving Shoppers’ Experience
 THOROFARE,
NJ — Dec. 17, 2013 —
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CKP), a global leader in merchandise
availability solutions for the retail industry, today announced it has now
evaluated 75,000 different products globally during 20+ years of testing and
certifying
EAS source-tagged products.
Checkpoint’s Source Tagging Evaluation Centers were created to determine the
optimal application of anti-theft protection solution at the point of
manufacture through the integration of a radio frequency (RF) tags placed within
the merchandise or on its packaging. These EAS security devices help retailers
ensure their merchandise is protected from theft at their store and available
for shoppers when they are ready to purchase. By shifting the EAS tag
application process from the store to the point of manufacture, retailers save a
considerable amount in labor costs, ensuring compliance, protecting brand
presentation and enhancing their customers’ shopping experience.
Global centers include teams of experts that advise manufacturers on which
labels are most appropriate for use with specific type of merchandise and the
best application location within the packaging. These teams also examine
functionality of the protection and detection by the EAS antennas in stores as
well as their deactivation at the point of sale. Each solution is studied in
detail with merchandise manufacturers to cover all the technical specifications
of the production chain, packaging, and branding needs. Once the test is
complete, Checkpoint delivers a certificate on the evaluated product to the
merchandise manufacturer, along with a report on the proper methods of placing
the EAS label on the merchandise to ensure deactivation and detection by the EAS
systems installed in the relevant stores.
Items such as un-carded cosmetics were previously difficult to protect because
of their small size. With source tagging solutions such as EP CLEAR, theft was
reduced an average of 15 percent, according to a large pharmacy chain.
According to Farrokh Abadi, president and chief operating officer, Merchandise
Availability Solutions, Checkpoint Systems, “We are excited to celebrate more
than 20 years of testing and certifying source tagged products. We understand
that designing and engineering the best quality EAS tags and systems is not
enough. We partner with our retail customers and their merchandise manufacturers
to always look for ways to optimize their operations and reduce costs, while
ensuring the best product protection Checkpoint's source tagging program has
earned its experience over time, and we can confidently guide different
merchandise manufacturers through the most effective and efficient way to apply
the EAS tags without compromising brand integrity and presentation at stores.”
Source Tagging Over the Years
Checkpoint first applied RF EAS labels to merchandise at the point of
manufacture in November of 1990. Over the past 20+ years, Checkpoint has
evaluated and certified different types of merchandise in various categories,
about 70 percent of them have been in health & beauty, 15 percent in footwear
and textiles and the rest in food & beverage, electronics and others.
Contact:
George Cohen (for Checkpoint)
GCC, Inc.
617-325-0011
george@gccpr.com |
