Retail Security In 2020
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 26th February 2020
Here at Tagmax, we specialise in anti-theft and retail loss prevention services such as retail security tagging to ensure that your business doesn't needlessly lose money.
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Different Types Of Retail Shrinkage
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 17th February 2020
Retail shrinkage is loss of inventory that occurs as a result of shoplifting, employee theft, admin error, return fraud, and damage in transit. So what retail loss prevention techniques and solutions can you put into place to reduce or minimise the amount of retail shrinkage.
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How Can Retail Loss Prevention Be Applied To Fitting Rooms?
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 12th September 2019
The fitting room is an essential part of any clothing store. Being a private area that allows shoppers an opportunity to try on items that they're interested in purchasing, the provision of such facilities can be a major factor in persuading people to buy products on the spot.
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Professional Tips on Retail Loss Prevention
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 16th August 2019
If you run your own retail operation, then you’ll be fully aware of the effect that theft could have. Not only does shoplifting, robbery and internal theft affect the profit margins of a business, such incidents also create an unsafe environment for staff and customers; creating a negative reputation that the business would find hard to overturn.
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How To Get The Best From Your Security Camera Installation
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 5th February 2019
Can you think back to your first ever time using a computer? (A question more for the oldies, really). No matter if you can't, you've probably heard the old adage that the system does 'only what it's told' – the technology is only as good as the person operating it. If that tech is a security camera installation , the more attentive the operator is, the more effective the system will be at detecting, monitoring, tracking and preventing incidents
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Not Just For Christmas – The Year-Long Effects of A Security Camera Installation
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 15th January 2019
The Christmas and New Year sales are (almost) over, and whilst a busy store is a sight that is certainly welcome for retailers, offering them a great opportunity for an increase in profits, an increase in visitors may mean that they could also suffer from an increase in profit-affecting theft – shoplifting is historically more prevalent during the season , after all.
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Why Any Business Should Consider Installing A Security Camera System
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 14th December 2018
Theft in retail stores is not only responsible for a large amount of profit loss, but it can also degrade the businesses' reputation. A shop that was once seen as offering its customers 'a safe shopping experience' is now seen as 'insecure'; an easy target for shoplifters. These are the very reasons why any retailer must think carefully about its security.
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Hybrid Cloud Security: The Next Big Step For Security Camera Companies
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 14th November 2018
With the capabilities of today’s average security camera allowing for high-definition pictures, it may be hard to see where improvements can go next – the whole point of them is to record images, right? The question you need to ask yourself is, where are these recordings stored – or more aptly, how are they picked up and sent for storage in the first place?
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Security Camera Installers – Keeping Pubs Safe At Christmas
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 31st October 2018
Christmas is the perfect time for people to get together, celebrate, reminisce and have fun – all needs that can be met by a pub. Naturally then, Christmas is a busy time of year for public houses, bars and nightclubs, as the season provides them with the opportunity to play host to an increased number of patrons – and gaining them some much-needed profits.Unfortunately, the other side to the season of goodwill is that excesses are often 'enjoyed' and occasionally, may spill over into anti-social behaviour.
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Why Is A New Security Camera Installation Worth Investing In
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 9th August 2018
Regardless if you’re looking for a single camera or a whole host of them to protect your retail store, warehouse, public institution or your home, whenever the prospect of investing in a new security camera installation appears, thoughts will naturally go towards the cost: is it worth it?
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Your Security Camera Installation: When Is The Time Right For An Upgrade?
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 1st May 2018
If you’re responsible for the security of a public building, then it’s likely that you’ve already got a security camera installation in place. Able to monitor key areas, they are handy to have if you need an added level of security when nobody you trust is around. However, even if you have existing CCTV, can you be sure that it’s providing a good enough service?
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Why You Should Improve Your Security Camera Installation This Summer
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 23rd April 2018
After what seems like an absolute age, us battling wintery and wet conditions, the warmer weather has finally arrived which will place many people’s thoughts to spending more time outside the home; whether its holidays, meals out or shopping trips, there’s plenty to see and do for when the summer rolls around.
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5 Great Tips on Designing A Christmas Retail Security Plan
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 15th September 2017
Late September represents the beginning of the end for the last quarter of 2017 – meaning an extremely busy time for retailers. In an effort to avoid those often-overbearing crowds, or to pick up some early deals, many people start their Christmas shopping early. This is why many forward-thinking retailers are putting in place their security plans NOW, so when the really busy Christmas season starts, their store, staff and stock will be protected. This is something that our CCTV installers in Richmond can help with.
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Why Your Retail Business Needs To Update Its Security
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 31st July 2017
In today’s modern world, we are able to take advantage of a plethora of new technologies that make implementing security measures much easier for retailers. In addition, they can also help to push their brands to a wider customer base. As an example; the qualities of a modern CCTV installation to record in high-definition, along with an ability to connect to the internet at high speeds, can help a business to better understand the performance of their stores. This can include people counting, to the effectiveness of product displays, to even sending staff to areas of the store that most need them.
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Hikvision’s New H.265+ Surveillance Camera
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 21st February 2017
CCTV systems suppliers Hikvision have released an updated surveillance camera solution that provides a whole new world of benefits to the user, by creating more-clearer, in-depth images and taking up less storage space than ever before.
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How can retail analytics help my business to improve?
Posted in CCTV by Tagmax on 26th September 2016
Making use of data to help to improve any aspect of life is becoming more in vogue in this digital age that we're living in. Thanks to advances in technology, retailers are able to put in place simple and effective solutions to gain them the numbers that will help them to be able to progress their business.
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HD CCTV Cameras over Coax
Posted in CCTV by Admin on 17th November 2014
Turbo HD CCTV Cameras enable HD 1080P images transmitted over coax and offers seamless compatibility with traditional SD cameras, IP cameras, and HDTVI-compliant cameras and DVRs.
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Maxtag 101: An Introduction to IP and Cloud-based CCTV
Posted in CCTV by Admin on 22nd October 2014
In recent years, the cloud has emerged as the digital world’s ‘the next big thing’. Research shows that the cloud is at the forefront of technological creativity, with statistics hinting that by 2020, 71% of people will no longer be working on a traditional general-purpose PC, instead opting to work in internet-based applications.
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How To Tackle Employee Theft
Posted in CCTV by Admin on 5th June 2013
Recent research - and some not-so-recent research - suggests that UK retailers have some of the worst levels of employee theft in Europe. It is a problem that costs the UK retail industry millions year on year.
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IP CCTV Systems: 4 of the best Bond-esque surveillance gadgets
Posted in CCTV by Admin on 19th February 2013
Many of TAGMAX’s customers, such as Boux Avenue and Agnes B, require the installation of our most discreet security tagging systems and CCTV cameras. Both stores use our 66Khz Loop security tagging system, which is virtually undetectable and, through the use of small clothes tags, does not interfere with the product when it is being tried on. It’s all very ‘MI6’.
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Maxtag: alternative uses for CCTV
Posted in CCTV by Admin on 14th February 2013
When you hear ‘CCTV’, you immediately think of ‘security’. CCTV systems have a number of different applications, from monitoring retail establishments, leisure facilities and hospital through to historic sites and nightclubs. However, the versatility of CCTV allows for some unusual and unexpected applications…
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New Cloud Video Surveillance From Smartvue
Posted in CCTV by Admin on 22nd November 2012
Network Video Surveillance Solution Scales with Microsoft’s Windows Azure Smartvue Corp, a global video surveillance company, announced at the 2012 Electronic Security Expo its new Cloudvue surveillance service powered by Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Azure
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