Retailers of electronic products need to invest only one time in security systems. For retailers dealing in low value consumer items, the approach is different. They cannot have individual stands and cables for each product on display and sale. The best, most cost effective solution in this scenario is to affix security labels to each package, small or large. These are disposable type sensors embedded inside labels that can be printed with a barcode and the retailer’s company logo or additional information. Small in size, about 40×40 mm or 30×40 mm, these are easily affixed to small and large cartons, even irregularly shaped packages. Anyone trying to carry the package past checkout without first deactivating the label is bound to get caught as the label triggers an alarm.
Retailers can easily order out barcode printed security paper labels, plain white labels or plain black labels in rolls of 1000 labels in each. These labels have embedded sensors that work in conjunction with security antennas connected to a central monitoring PC equipped with the appropriate software.
Small, low value consumer packs are not the only areas where these security labels are effective. Cheap and disposable, they can also be affixed to high value items to work as a second line of protection.
Retailers have the option of selecting acoustic-magnetic labels but a better and more reliable one is an embedded RF label operating at 8.2 MHz. RF based systems are better at rejecting interference and false triggering caused by EMF. Plus they are low in cost and can be purchased in bulk from one of the best security products suppliers in business. Retailers can buy plain, barcode printed labels or even labels with barcode and the store name and address for better branding.
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