Checkpoint Systems Introduces New Bottle Cap Protection for Retail Spirits
January 25 2016 - 8:02AM
Business Wire
Versa Guard’s Unmatched Security, Ease of
Use and Merchandising Benefits Add Up to Fast ROI
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP), 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.
About Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
(www.checkpointsystems.com)
Checkpoint Systems is a global leader in merchandise
availability solutions for the retail industry, encompassing loss
prevention and merchandise visibility. Checkpoint provides
end-to-end solutions enabling retailers to achieve accurate
real-time inventory, accelerate the replenishment cycle, prevent
out-of-stocks and reduce theft, thus improving merchandise
availability and the shopper’s experience. Checkpoint's solutions
are built upon 45 years of radio frequency technology expertise,
innovative high-theft and loss-prevention solutions, market-leading
RFID hardware, software, and comprehensive labeling capabilities to
brand, secure and track merchandise from source to shelf.
Checkpoint's customers benefit from increased sales and profits by
implementing merchandise availability solutions to ensure the right
merchandise is available at the right place and time when consumers
are ready to buy. Listed on the NYSE (NYSE: CKP), Checkpoint
operates in every major geographic market and employs more than
4700 people worldwide.
Twitter: @CheckpointSys
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