Security tags to protect your January sales stock in 2023

As consumers, we cannot wait for the January sales, where we can stock up on our favourite products for a fraction of the RRP price and bag ourselves some bargains for the rest of the year. However, this time of year can often be a nightmare to retail bosses who are aware that sales often mean an increase in the risk of theft. Whilst sales are likely to soar, this comes at the price of losing stock to thieves and shoplifters.

To prepare you for your January sales, JKI Distribution tells you everything you need to know about how security tags can support your stores during peak sale seasons and which security tags could work well for your products. As a distributor and installer of security products, we work closely with retail stores across the country to ensure your stock and profit margin are protected all year round.

Amongst our vast security tag range, we have picked the below 3 tags that are perfect for retail stores wanting to protect their products during the sales. If you cannot find what you are looking for in the below list, why not check out our main security tags page, where you will find a variety of tags perfect for all products and merchandise?

Magnetic 9kGMulti-Purpose Tag
This multi-purpose hard tag secures products ranging from bottled wines and spirits to sporting goods and apparel. Featuring a multi-strand steel cable and nylon clamp, this versatile solution provides superior protection while minimizing the impact on product merchandising. The multi-purpose tag secures both hard and soft goods. Its high magnetic strength is perfect for superior protection whilst promoting open merchandising for increased sales.

Perfect for:

• Bottled wines and spirits
• Sporting goods
• Luggage
• Power tools

Magnetic 9kG Tack Tag
This hard tag is designed to protect everything from heavy denim to the lightest intimate apparel. The high-strength magnetic clamp prevents removal using common magnets by would-be shoplifters. The highly aesthetic design minimises the impact on merchandise on display. Its high magnetic strength is perfect for superior protection whilst promoting open merchandising for increased sales.

Perfect for:

• Apparel
• Delicate items
• Accessories

Magnetic Pencil Lanyard
This hard tag protects everything from accessories to sportswear. It features a modern, defeat-resistant design and is easily applied and removed at the point of sale. The integrated lanyard allows the application to a wide variety of hard-to-tag merchandise. This ferrite tag is an unobtrusive yet visible deterrent and a desirable addition to any existing AM, EAS, or RF system. Its small aesthetic design minimises the impact on merchandise on display, and the integrated lanyard allows the application of products that cannot be protected with tack-type tags.

Perfect for:

• Accessories
• Footwear
• Handbags and luggage
• Hats, watches, and belts
• Sportswear

Alongside ensuring you have the latest in security tag technology, it's important to consider visible deterrents that work in conjunction with your tags, as well as detachers that will support removing these security tags safely once your product has been purchased.

We have all walked out of a shop (after having paid for our items, of course) only to find that the tall machines by the doors start making a loud (and slightly embarrassing) alarm sound. Shop employees or security come over and ask to check our bags and receipts, only to find that a tag has been accidentally left on one of our products. The machine that alerts staff to potential theft is called an EAS detection system and aims to work alongside your security tags to ensure that thieves are spotted when they try to leave a store without paying for something. With a huge range of EAS Detection systems available for your store, The JKI Distribution team are experts in advising the correct equipment for you and will install your detection system before ensuring it's working correctly.

Once an item has been purchased by a customer, it's important to remove the security tag safely and effectively, both to ensure the detection system doesn't go off and also to protect the product from any damage that will result in a return and, quite possibly, an unhappy customer. Deactivators and detachers are often installed at till points throughout a retail store, so an employee is able to remove security tags during or after checkout. Your choice of system will very much depend on the security tags you choose to use and your door arranngement, so your JKI Distribution team member will advise you of the system you need once you have chosen the appropriate security tags for your store.

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With the support of JKI Distribution, there is no need to worry about the security of your merchandise during your sales season - or throughout the year. Our range of high-tech security devices is built to help deter and reduce theft in your store. If you need advice and support from us on the most appropriate systems for your store, our friendly team are ready and waiting to help you.

As a Sensormatic Accredited UK Distributor, we can also support our clients with Sensormatic products using our high levels of experience, training, and commitment – all at competitive and cost-effective prices.

We look forward to helping you protect your store and your bottom line very soon!