Kinder, Gentler Store Security

Once upon a time, a shoplifter (at least one who was detected) was met with a hail of “Stop! Thief!”

stop thiefWith the advent of electronic tags, that changed to alarm bells, flashing lights, or other gaudy displays.

Today?

At least at Knollwood the other day, I heard this polite-but-loud announcement over the public address system:  “Excuse me, but we must have forgotten to remove one of our inventory control tags.”

(It wasn’t me, promise.)

P.S.:  CPA’s do the same thing.  The euphemism for the shortfall between inventory on the books vs. inventory actually on-hand is called “shrinkage.”

See also, “Retailer PC for ‘Stop! Thief!!”

About the author

Ross Kaplan has 19+ years experience selling real estate all over the Twin Cities. He is also a 12-time consecutive "Super Real Estate Agent," as determined by Mpls. - St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Magazine. Prior to becoming a Realtor, Ross was an attorney (corporate law), CPA, and entrepreneur. He holds an economics degree from Stanford.

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