How to start EAS implementation

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How To Start EAS
Implementation

• By Danway Emirates LLC

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Introduction

• How do we start?" is the last question any store
  owner who is thinking about using EAS to stop
  shoplifting should ask. Find out the 5 easy steps
• You must be a pilot. If the solution is tested in
  a small number of stores with a small number of
  carefully chosen products, the retailer can learn
  a lot about how the solution might be used and
  how much money it could make when it is fully put
  into place.
• Even though it's not a full rollout, a pilot can
  seem like a big job for a store that doesn't know
  much about how EAS deployment works. Danway has
  five easy steps to help because of this

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Pick out the right stores to test.

• When picking stores to test in, it's easy to be
  tempted to pick ones with a lot of shoplifting
  and loss. This will probably give the best
  results and make the best case for a full
  rollout. On the other hand, Checkpoint suggests
  picking five different stores to show the whole
  risk profile. This gives retailers a fuller
  picture of how EAS really affects them.
• Danway has found out that using only high-risk,
  high-loss stores in an EAS pilot is bad in
  another important way. Most of the time, these
  stores have the busiest management teams, the
  most stressful places to work, and the most
  employees who leave. You can't say enough about
  how important it is for store management to be
  involved.

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2. Choose protective products
carefully

• Retailers should choose products that are
  inflicting the most financial anguish. Selection
  should ensure the pilot's success, not hinder it.
  Start with simple products and add more
  complicated ones following success.
• Accurate and up-to-date data on product losses is
  vital. If a shop doesn't know how much of a
  product is lost each month, piloting it is futile
  because they can't tell if the remedy is working.
  The pilot should be simple.

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3. In-store management participation.

• EAS requires human interaction, like many other
  technologies. EAS is a deterrent that requires
  management support. When deciding which stores to
  pilot in (step 1), prefer stores with staff
  actively enhancing the shopping experience for
  honest customers.
• As part of the pilot, they will be asked to
  undertake additional jobs, be patient with minor
  disruptions, and spend time to monitoring,
  management, and feedback. Pilots have failed
  because retail staff lacked enthusiasm and
  energy.

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4. Measurements and timing

• We recommend 3 to 6 months for an EAS pilot, and
  monthly shrinkage measures based on actual
  product SKU counts versus sales will be required.
• No operational or merchandising modifications
  should be made now. Changing a pilot store's
  layout or merchandise placement may affect the
  EAS's effectiveness. Changes to personal
  information storage or the inclusion of new Loss
  Prevention measures beyond the EAS installation,
  such as a Contract Guard, could further cast
  doubt on the pilot results. Only the EAS
  installation should be added to the store during
  the pilot.

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• After a measurement period, some clients expand
  the range of products protected in test stores to
  assess RF protection. All of this adds to the
  overall ROI, but should only be done once good
  baseline data on the initial set of protected
  products is acquired and confirmed.

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5. Problem-solving feedback

• The retailer should provide constructive,
  encouraging feedback on the trial process. Some
  initial unfavorable concerns with EAS system
  installation are common with new technology.
  Product labeling may seem laborious to the store
  workers because it's new.
• Sharing and tackling these concerns is key to
  garnering overall support. Danway Emirates LLC
  has hundreds of store installation experiences
  and can fix concerns if feedback is shared.

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