With the development of business models, there are more and more small supermarkets in rural areas, open and orderly shelves, and a wide range of goods. These can only be seen in the city, and now it is no longer a new thing in the countryside. This open-frame sales and easy-to-use model brings convenience to customers and brings opportunities for thieves.
Rural small supermarkets are more likely to “provoke” thieves because of their low staff, long business hours and weak preventive ability. In recent years, the number of thefts against rural roadside supermarkets has been rising, causing no small losses to retailers, which should be paid attention to.
First,the reasons for the theft of rural small supermarkets
1. Valuable goods such as cigarettes and wine are not stored in closed counters as before, but placed on open shelves, reachable with reach, and thefts are easy to handle.
2, the sales volume of rural small supermarkets is not very large, to save labor, in most cases, only the owner of the store is sitting alone, but the older ones are only 2-3 people. When they are busy, they will inevitably lose sight of one another, Let the thief have the opportunity to steal goods。
3, the shopkeepers are mostly elderly and women, the awareness of prevention is not very strong, even if the theft is found to be powerless, this is one reason why thieves love these small supermarkets.
4.In supermarkets, there is a professional anti-theft system. There is no camera and a special alarm device in a small supermarket. There is no full-time security guard, and the theft elements are more confident and bold.
5, Large supermarkets have storage areas for goods, while rural small supermarkets generally do not need to store packages. The thief brought the bag in, and it was easy to put the product into the bag and bring it out.
Second,the characteristics of the thief
According to the cases that have been sent, although the thieves are very clever in disguise, there will always be negligence. If you analyze them carefully, there are always some rules to follow. If you encounter the following conditions, be vigilant.
1. Expression: When a normal customer purchases a product, he or she calmly choose a product that is close to his consumption level. The thieves, it seems more flustered, when buying goods, do not stop looking around. Such people are often thieves.
2, behavior: normal customers in the rural supermarkets to buy goods, have a very clear purpose, generally go straight to the shelves of the goods purchased, even if the comparison is selected, it will not take a long time. Compared with customers, thieves tend to sneak in the middle of the mall to find hidden corners of the mall to hide the goods, and then go out without any problems, so they show strong randomness when purchasing goods. The store owner should be careful when dealing with such "customers."
3, the appearance: mostly between the ages of 18 and 30, wearing a wider dress, the inside of the clothes have pockets. Often several people appear at the same time, some gather in front of the valuable goods counter, some ask the store owner to buy goods, or keep asking about the location of a certain product, or ask to exchange goods, invoice, try to adjust the tiger away from the mountain, others take the opportunity to start, after succeeding Leave quickly.
Third,how to prevent the supermarket
1. Pay attention to the overall design of the small supermarket.
Supermarket anti-theft can only be completely effective by relying on people to mark people. In the interior design of supermarkets, the need for anti-theft should be fully considered to improve the safety of goods and reduce the possibility of theft. Generally, we should pay attention to the following aspects:
First, on the overall layout of the supermarket, we must pay attention to the smooth flow of sight and leave no dead ends.
Second, the layout of the cargo rack should be straight, and corners and bumps should be avoided as much as possible.
Third, the passage should be kept open and there should be no obstacles in the middle. Fourth, the account and the door must have a certain distance, and the cargo rack should be arranged vertically so that the owner can observe the situation.
2. Focus on the knowledge of merchandise display.
Statistics show that the most easily lost items in open-sale stores are cigarettes, cosmetics, shampoo products, milk powder and other high-priced and easy-to-carry goods. The loss of such goods accounts for about 50%-70% of the loss. Effectively protecting these goods helps to reduce the loss of goods. Displaying the most easily stolen goods in the most visible places that shopkeepers can see, even when they are busy, they can take care of these goods, which will increase the difficulty of thieves committing crimes.
Also, it is not appropriate to place the most easily stolen goods near the exit, because the traffic at the door is large, and the salesperson is not easy to find or distinguish the thief. Also, a centralized approach can be taken to concentrate some of the easily lost and high-priced items into a relatively small area, forming a shopping space similar to a “boutique area”, which is very conducive to theft prevention of goods.
3, with the anti-theft device
For small supermarkets, the necessity of installing an electronic anti-theft system is not large, and it can be protected by anti-theft mirrors widely used abroad.
Anti-theft mirrors are generally installed in all corners of the supermarket, allowing the owner to conveniently monitor the situation in the entire supermarket, and in conjunction with the safe display of goods, the patrol of the salesperson generally can meet the needs of small supermarkets for theft.
4, improve vigilance
For some customers with abnormal behavior, employees must have a certain precautionary mentality. If a customer stays in the so-called “blank area” for too long, the store mainly “inadvertently” keeps a certain distance from the customer to “observe” and track these customers. Identify and notify other people or relevant departments as needed.
