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TIPS AND TRICKS TO HANDLE SHOPLIFTING
• Shoplifting is one of the major crimes that cause that costs companies millions of rupees every year. This is an expensive addiction that affects both children and adults. There are common items that can be stolen from groceries or high-end electronics store.
Here are some statistics on shoplifting: • On average there are 55,0000 shoplifting incidents per day. • More than 100 million rupees worth of goods is stolen from retailers every year.
TIPS TO HANDLE SHOPLIFTING • Keep store near and clean The organized and clean store makes less accessible for shoplifters to steal from the store, especially when you know what are the items that you have and at what quantity. It makes easier to identify what is missing and where. So be error-free and keep the store organized. Use POS software to keep items organized.
MAINTAIN GOOD RELATION WITH CUSTOMERS • Customers and people are the best assets for your business. The more relationships with your customers the less likely they steal from you. Once you get to know about your customers by their names and when they aware of the fact that they can be recognized from the crowd they won't try to steal anything.
BUILD GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYEES • Employees are also an asset to your business. Make a healthy relationship with them and appreciate and recognize their work they will help you to reduce shoplifting. There is a study that 70% of employees accepting shoplifting cases at least once.
INSTRUCT YOUR EMPLOYEES ABOUT SHOPLIFTING • When the employees work attentively at the store it becomes difficult shoplifters to complete their tasks. Educate the employees by sharing shoplifting prevention techniques and make sure that they know how to handle a potential crime.
USE SECURITY CAMERAS • Security cameras increase the opportunities to catch the shoplifters when they are installed around the store. They help you to monitor the entire store without any physical work. This will help you keep an eye where you cant go and check every time.