List of retail commercial anti-theft systems

With the increasing development of science and technology and the importance of everything, the traditional anti-theft method for retail stores to monitor shopping malls with manpower is no longer appropriate. Instead, a high-tech electronic product anti-theft system will be used. This article introduces the working principles, advantages and scope of use of several major electronic commodity anti-theft systems.

Theft of commodities in the retail industry is a common problem worldwide. According to relevant foreign statistics, the loss of a commodity of only $ 9.34 requires a turnover of $ 849 to recover the loss. The loss of commodities has undoubtedly increased the burden on enterprises. For this reason, loss prevention has gradually become a priority for domestic enterprise leaders.

As early as the late 1960s, the first electronic commodity anti-theft system EAS (Electronic Art Surveillance) appeared in the United States. It has fundamentally changed all the anti-theft methods for customer surveillance in the past. The implementation of anti-theft monitoring of commodities avoids consumer resistance. This anti-theft deterrent effect has been agreed by many retailers. At present, most large-scale retail enterprises in the world use electronic anti-theft devices. The installation rate of the EAS system that began to enter Asian countries, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan 10 years ago is increasing year by year. Chinese enterprises accepted the electronic anti-theft system after the 1990s, and began to install EAS systems in shopping malls in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other large commercial cities.

After 30 years of development, the electronic anti-theft system has evolved from an early single-principle single product to a variety of different principles nowadays. It can meet the needs of different types of stores such as department stores, supermarkets, and specialty stores.

If the electronic anti-theft system is subdivided from the form of protection, it can be divided into vertical system, concealed system and channel system.

The detection device of the vertical system stands prominently at the entrance and exit of the shopping mall, in addition to the detection function, it also has obvious deterrent effect.

Concealed system is to install the system concealed under the carpet or ceiling of the exit. It does not affect the overall environment of the store. It can also play a role in anti-theft protection, meeting the needs of the owner for both beauty and theft.

The channel system is to connect the EAS system with the cash register at the exit of the supermarket to form a channel protection, which is an effective method to realize the anti-theft of the supermarket.

If it is distinguished by the detection signal method applied, it can be roughly divided into radio system, electromagnetic wave system, microwave system, frequency division system, intelligent system and acoustomagnetic system.

○ The tuning fork of the acoustomagnetic system only causes resonance when the oscillation frequency is the same. The Acousto-Magnetic System (Acuto Magnetic) applies this physical principle to achieve almost zero false alarms. When the Acousto-Magnetic System label fixed on the product enters the detection area of ​​the system, resonance will occur, but only at the receiver. After four consecutive resonance signals (once every 1/50 second), the alarm is issued.

The characteristics of the acoustomagnetic system are high anti-theft detection rate, almost zero false alarms, good anti-interference, and a protected exit width of up to 3.5 meters. There are two kinds of anti-theft labels, soft and hard, which can protect most types of merchandise in the mall, and It can be demagnetized repeatedly, and the system can still work normally even beside the POS cash register.

Acoustomagnetic systems include different types of vertical systems, channel systems and concealed systems. There are more than 10 models to choose from. They can be widely used in department stores, supermarkets, specialty stores, audio-visual stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and can also be used in Office building and other environments.

○ Radio system Radio system (Radio Frequency, RF) uses radio waves as the signal for transmission and reception, and the detection frequency range is 7.X ～ 8.X MHz. The biggest advantage of the radio system is the very low system cost and easy installation. However, because its anti-theft tag is a toroidal coil type, the system is susceptible to interference from some items, such as electronic products such as cash registers, metal objects, etc., causing false alarms or non-reporting of the system.

The radio system has two kinds of labels, soft and hard, which can protect most items in the mall. The distance between the two supports is generally not greater than 0.9 meters, and is usually used in shopping malls with only one entrance. There are two types of radio systems, vertical and channel, which are used to protect department stores, clothing stores, supermarkets, etc.

â—‹ Electromagnetic wave system The electromagnetic wave system (Electronic System) uses electromagnetic waves as detection signals.

The label of the electromagnetic wave system is the smallest and the price of the label is cheap. It can be demagnetized repeatedly, but it is easily affected by magnetic or metallic substances and produces false alarms. The width of the protected exit is generally around 0.9 meters. The system will not affect magnetic objects (such as audio tapes, video tapes, and magnetic cards).

The new generation of channel electromagnetic wave system is an electronic anti-theft system controlled by software. It uses digital processing technology to integrate with degaussing system, cash register monitoring, and closed-circuit television monitoring system. The use of fast degaussing board can demagnetize repeatedly, and the system cost is high. There are two types of electromagnetic wave systems, vertical and channel. The application environment is mostly in libraries, bookstores, audio shops, hotels, supermarkets, etc.

â—‹ Microwave system

Microwave system (Microwave System) uses microwave as the detection signal and is not susceptible to interference from the surrounding environment. It can be installed flexibly and concealed (such as concealed under the carpet or suspended from the ceiling), which has the advantages of decoration and beauty in the store. However, due to the large range of Shengying, products cannot be arranged in a certain area. This will limit the use of space for merchants of every size, so it is suitable for large department stores and music stores and fashion stores with large stores.

â—‹ Frequency Division System Frequency Division System (SplitFree) is an anti-theft system that uses high-tech frequency division technology and ultra-low frequency radio wave signals. When an anti-theft tag enters the detection area, the tag receives the signal from the transmitter and divides it into half, and then transmits the divided information to the receiver, only when the receiver receives half of the signal An alarm can be issued to effectively avoid interference from other radio waves.

The system has light tags, small size, cheap price, stable performance, high detection rate, good anti-interference, and is not easy to cause false alarms. There are two types of products: vertical and concealed. It is an ideal anti-theft system for apparel stores.

â—‹ Smart system Smart system uses unique technology. It is a system that is controlled by integrated circuit, battery driven, and integrates hard tags and alarm groups. When the label is pryed or taken out of the mall with the goods, the system will automatically send an alarm.

The system can protect the commodities in the entire shopping mall without false alarms, the labels can be reused without damaging the commodities. Used to protect valuables, such as fashion, leather, and fur clothing.

â—‹ Destruction principle system

The anti-theft system of destruction principle is a hard tag or magnetic lock. The hard label is filled with ink. When a thief tries to remove the hard label, the hard label will spray ink, contaminating the goods and the body of the thief. Magnetic locks are extremely difficult to remove. Forcible removal will destroy the goods. It is easy to use, has a good deterrent effect, and has a low cost. It is used in clothing, glasses, jewelry, ties, silk fabrics and other commodities. The label can be reused.

In addition to anti-theft systems for electronic goods, closed-circuit television monitoring systems (Closed-Circuel Television, CCTV) are also closely related to anti-theft in shopping malls. The closed-circuit television monitoring system can monitor the situation in the shopping mall and find suspicious incidents, acting as a deterrent. Compared with the electronic anti-theft system, its advantage is that it can not only effectively monitor the situation in the mall, but also use video tape to record the incident or theft process as a basis for future traceability and evidence collection. Conditional shopping malls can use the electronic anti-theft system in combination with CCTV, which can more effectively prevent the crimes of internal and external thieves, improve the anti-theft effect, and reduce the loss of retail goods.

TAG POINT is a manufacturer of electronic anti-theft systems with many years of experience. In order to better serve the needs of the domestic fast-growing retail industry for theft prevention of goods, Beijing Weitai Company represents the product in China. Over the years, in line with the principle of serving the Chinese retail industry and developing simultaneously with the retail industry, it has made extensive contacts with domestic and foreign retail companies, provided many domestic companies with anti-theft equipment such as commodity anti-theft systems, and actively strives to provide domestic The retail industry promoted advanced loss prevention measures and management methods, which won the approval of the enterprise.