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Tackling Organized Retail Crime and Opportunistic Theft

We create strategies to combat ORC and opportunistic theft, protecting your employees, products, and profits.

Retail theft is a significant issue that impacts businesses worldwide, but not all thefts are created equal. Understanding the difference between organized retail crime (ORC) and opportunistic theft is essential for developing effective loss prevention strategies. Both forms of theft affect the retail industry, but they do so in distinct ways, requiring unique approaches to mitigate their impact.
Gatekeeper Systems’ Purchek® technology is a critical component in addressing both ORC and opportunistic theft. This innovative solution operates as follows:

  • Detection and Immobilization: Purchek® technology detects shopping carts filled with unpaid merchandise as they approach store exits. The system differentiates between legitimate shoppers and potential thieves.
  • Immediate Response: When a cart with unpaid items is detected, Purchek® technology immobilizes the cart, triggers an alarm, and captures video footage of the incident. This immediate response often results in the thief abandoning the cart and fleeing the scene.
  • Prevention and Deterrence: By preventing the cart from leaving the store, Purchek® technology minimizes the chance of theft and serves as a powerful deterrent to would-be thieves.
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Staying Ahead of Theft

As organized retail crime groups and opportunistic thieves continuously adapt their methods, retailers must stay ahead with evolving technologies and strategies. Gatekeeper Systems’ Purchek® technology is instrumental in this ongoing battle, providing a proactive solution that helps retailers protect their assets and maintain a safe shopping environment.

By installing Purchek® technology, retailers send a clear message to organized crime rings and opportunistic thieves: theft is no longer welcome in their stores. For a closer look at how Purchek® can transform your loss prevention strategy, see our technology in action today.

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How Purchek® Technology Works

Purchek® technology is a fully automated behavior-based system that prevents shopping carts from leaving a retail store location unless they have been authorized at a point of sale (POS) location. If not authorized, the cart will be locked at the exit, further triggering a video event and audible alarm. This commonly results in the thief walking away without the product or a physical incident.

Our Purchek® technology validates the ROI of the system, while providing our retail partners unique insights into theft behavior occurring in their stores everyday.

The Purchek® system is designed with the flexibility to accommodate a variety of retail store formats. The system remains invisible to paying customers while stopping thieves right in their tracks.

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Standard Customer
Pushout Theft
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System is completely invisible to shopper
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Customer engages in a payment transaction.
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Customer completes shopping trip without noticing the Purchek® technology
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System is completely invisible to shopper
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Thief bypasses all Point of Sales (POS) locations
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SmartWheel® device locks at the exit, disabling the cart, automatically triggering an alarm and video recording event
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Merchandise is commonly abandoned as thief flees

    How Much Will You Save with Purchek® Pushout Theft Protection?

    Step 1: Merchandise Recovered
    Please start by entering the number of stores and the average number of carts per store. Next, enter the estimated number and value of pushout theft attempts per week.

    The frequency of pushout thefts tends to differ based on the type and location of stores, often surpassing the anticipated levels set by store management.

    Conservative default numbers have been prepopulated for these values. Adjust the numbers to see scenarios based on different assumptions.
    Step 2: Profitable Sales Required to Offset Loss Merchandise
    Select from the drop-down menu, the retail margin that best matches your stores. The calculator will now show the sales dollars you need to generate to offset the stolen goods. Remember that when merchandise is stolen, you don't only need to recover the margin lost from the stolen goods, but the value of the goods themselves.
    Step 3: Additional Savings Considerations
    In addition to the losses from the stolen merchandise, there are many other areas to consider when calculating your Return on Investment (ROI) for our Purchek® Solution. Additional areas of benefit to consider are explained here.
    Step 4: Connect with Gatekeeper Systems for more information
    Reach out for a no-obligation follow up contact from Gatekeeper Systems.
    Disclaimer: Savings shown are for illustrative purposes and are no guarantee. Proper evaluations to estimate your expected savings, based on similar stores and trends, are available from Gatekeeper Systems.

    Step 1

    1100
    11,000
    The average number of pushout thefts/week will vary based on the risk level of the store. A default value of 3 is a very conservative estimate.
    150
    The average dollar amount of pushout merchandise will vary based on the risk level of the store. A default value of $250 is a very conservative estimate.
    $1$5,000
    Potential Annual Merchandise Recovered with Purchek® Pushout Theft Protection:
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    Step 2

    Total Sales Needed to Offset the Losses from Stolen Goods:
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    Step 3

    Comprehensive Breakdown
    The preferred response to a disabled cart is the bad actor abandoning the cart, leaving the goods recoverable by store associates.
    Recovered Merchandise
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    Our data shows that once the Purchek® Pushout Theft Prevention System is installed in your stores, there is an up to 80% reduction in pushout attempts, addressing repeat offender and ORC activity. Seasoned thieves are aware of our systems and avoid stores that have them installed.
    Additional Theft Deterrence
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    With Gatekeeper Systems' Purchek® Technology apprehending the thieves, your store associates and other shoppers have no need to engage.
    Employee and Shopper Safety
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    Loss Prevention Technology systems, like Purchek® can reduce your legal fees and claims associated with shoplifting, workman's comp, instore injuries and reduce costs associated with prosecution, litigation and court appearances.
    Legal Fees
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    Purchek® Technology can reduce the amount of labor hours spent on cycle counting inventory and replenishing inventory lost to thieves. Additional labor savings can be realized in the administrative aspect of high pushout theft in your store like filing and managing incident reports. The solution can also reduce the need of greeters or security guards near your exits.
    Labor & Operational Savings
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    If you've already invested in Gatekeeper Systems' Cart Containment Solution, you're already started in equipping your store for Purchek® Pushout Prevention Technology. The SmartWheel® devices installed already on your cart are the same ones utilized in the Purchek® Solution.
    Leverage Existing Gatekeeper Systems Investments
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    Additional services can be added to your Purchek® System, including high resolution event reporting with transferrable videos and classification. Theft investigation services will flag repeat offenders and ORC activity and provide trend analysis.
    High Resolution Event Reporting*
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    Additional trend and insight data is available, not only about your fleet of carts, but also about your store traffic and behavior insights.
    Valuable Trends and Insights*
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    * Optional Service

    Step 4

    Thank You

    Thanks for providing information about your stores. We will send you a customized report that provides additional information about Gatekeeper Systems’ Purchek® Pushout Theft Protection Solution. Please connect with us directly for more detailed information.
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