THOROFARE, NJ - Jan. 25, 2015 -
Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a leading global supplier of merchandise
availability solutions for the retail industry, today announced the launch of
its
Alpha High Theft Solutions'
1 Alarm Versa Guard bottle cap, which is designed for the protection of
high-risk spirits in retail stores throughout the world.
For the past several years, the
Global Retail Theft Barometer has ranked spirits as the highest shrink
category in the "food and beverage" retail vertical market. With this in mind,
the Versa Guard solution offers retailers a higher level of benefit denial
security for theft reduction; a faster mode of application and removal for
efficient operations; and a clean, simple aesthetic design for optimum
merchandising, resulting in an impressive ROI.
Security
The 1 Alarm Versa Guard is an inventive solution that combines tough
polycarbonate construction, a robust locking mechanism and innovative features
designed specifically to greatly reduce defeat by impact, tampering and body
shielding. The 1 Alarm solution will activate both acousto-magnetic (AM) and
radio frequency (RF) electronic article surveillance (EAS) antennas at store
exits. Further, the 3 Alarm Versa Guard, a higher level of alarming bottle
protection product, will provide all the benefits as the 1 Alarm product and
will also self-alarm at 95+ decibels, both in a tamper situation in the store
and as it passes through EAS antennas at store exits, identifying individuals
carrying the merchandise.
Ease of Use
In time-and-motion studies, Versa Guard is more than twice as fast to apply and
remove compared with other bottle security solutions. The reduction in labor
significantly increases store compliance and lowers total cost of ownership when
compared to other options. In addition, a wide assortment of bottles were
assessed and tested globally with both small and large caps to ensure that Versa
Guard fits the widest range of spirits bottle formats around the world. A short
video demonstrating ease and speed of application and removal can be seen
here.
Aesthetics/Merchandising
A clear product front offers both a clean display and minimal bottle obstruction
for better merchandising and to display tax stamps, where used.
According to Uwe Sydon, Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer,
Checkpoint Systems, "Until now, it's been challenging for retailers to balance
the need of protecting their high-risk merchandise with providing an open
merchandising shopping experience to their customers. Versa Guard provides
excellent versatility, optimal merchandising and benefit denial security. It
fits most spirit bottles on the market and was designed with maximum ease of
application and removal in mind to make in-store operations quick and
intuitive."
Checkpoint's 1 Alarm Versa Guard solution is available immediately. Its 3 Alarm
Versa Guard will be available this spring.
