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Electronic article surveillance
Electronic article surveillance is a technological method for preventing shoplifting from retail stores or pilferage of books from libraries. Special tags are fixed to merchandise or books. These tags are removed or deactivated by the clerks when the item is properly bought or checked out...
equipment. Sensormatic Electronics Corporation was purchased by Tyco International Ltd. in 2001. The acquisition was executed by a merger of Sensormatic with a subsidiary of Tyco. Sensormatic is frequently called by the name of its parent company ADT, formerly ADT/Tyco. They manufacture acusto-magnetic (AM) electronic article surveillance systems.
The Sensormatic Supertag is a widely used hard loss prevention
Loss prevention
Retail loss prevention is a form of private investigation into larceny or theft. The focus of such investigations generally includes shoplifting, package pilferage, embezzlement, credit fraud, and check fraud...
tag. The Supertag took over for the Sensormatic Ultragator tag. Ultragator is the tan Ultra Max tag that can be found in many retail stores. Ultragator tags were improved upon during the design of the Supertag.
Sensormatic specializes in the area of sourcetagging. A sourcetag is a security tag or label applied during the manufacturing process. Many international retail chains are embracing sourcetagging. Recently Sensormatic introduced disposable hard source tags at a few of the larger retail chains.
Their main competitor, Checkpoint Systems, also lobbies manufacturers to use their sourcetags that work for radio-frequency systems. Therefore most manufacturers use both when source tagging.
Sensormatic EAS antenna coverage
- Ultra Post Primary Antenna protects up to 3 ft exit in each direction.
- Ultra Post Dual Antenna System with Primary and Secondary - Protects up to 6ft exit between antennas.
- ProMax Antenna - Protects up to 4ft exit in each direction.
- ProMax Dual Antenna System - Protects an 8ft exit between antennas.
- Digital ProMax Single Antenna System - Protects up to 4ft exit in each direction.
- Euro ProMax Single Antenna System - Protects up to 4ft exit in each direction.
- DoorMax Dual Antenna System - Protects up to 6ft exit between antennas.
- Stand Alone Antenna System - Protects up to 5ft exit between antennas. Out of production.
Sensormatic EASElectronic article surveillanceElectronic article surveillance is a technological method for preventing shoplifting from retail stores or pilferage of books from libraries. Special tags are fixed to merchandise or books. These tags are removed or deactivated by the clerks when the item is properly bought or checked out...
Tags
- 1. Sensormatic Supertag I - AM
- 2. Sensormatic Supertag II - AM
- 3. Sensormatic Supertag combo - AM and Microwave
- 4. Sensormatic MicroGator - Microwave
- 5. Sensormatic UltraGator - AM
- 6. Sensormatic LE UltraMax Labels - AM
- 7. Sensormatic DR UltraMax Labels - AM
Some of Sensormatic's EASEASEAS may stand for:* EAS , sports nutrition company* EAS, IATA airport code for the San Sebastián Airport* Early Admissions Scheme , university entrance program in Hong Kong that allows students to bypass the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination* Early American Studies, an academic journal published...
Clients
- American Eagle OutfittersAmerican Eagle OutfittersAmerican Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear...
- Walmart
- Home Depot
- Macy'sMacy'sMacy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
- Best BuyBest BuyBest Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
- Sears/KmartKmartKmart, sometimes styled as "K-Mart," is a chain of discount department stores. The chain acquired Sears in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world, behind Wal-Mart and...
- Lowe'sLowe'sLowe's Companies, Inc. is a U.S.-based chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the chain now serves more than 14 million customers a week in its 1,710 stores in the United States and 20 in Canada. Expansion into Canada began in...
- TESCOTescoTesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
- Abercrombie & FitchAbercrombie & FitchAbercrombie & Fitch is an American retailer that focuses on casual wear for consumers aged 18 to 22. It has over 300 locations in the United States, and is expanding internationally....
/Hollister Co.Hollister Co.Hollister Co., sometimes advertised as Hollister or HCo., is an American lifestyle brand by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The concept was originally designed to attract consumers aged 14–18 through its SoCal-inspired image and casual wear. Goods are available in-store and through the company's online store... - TJ Maxx
- Hudson's Bay CompanyHudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
(ZellersZellersZellers Inc. is Canada's second-largest chain of mass merchandise discount stores, with locations in communities across Canada. A subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company , it has 273 locations across the country....
, The BayThe BayThe Bay is a chain of 91 department stores that operate across parts of Canada. It is the main brand of Hudson's Bay Company , North America's oldest company. It has its headquarters in the Simpson Tower in Toronto. In French, the chain is known as la Baie, short for "Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson"...
, Home OutfittersHome OutfittersHome Outfitters is Canada's largest kitchen, bed, and bath superstore, with 69 stores across the country selling bedding, towels, housewares, and other home accessories....
, Lord & TaylorLord & TaylorLord & Taylor, colloquially known as L&T, or LT, based in New York City, is the oldest upscale, specialty-retail department store chain in the United States. Concentrated in the eastern U.S., the retailer operated independently for nearly a century prior to joining American Dry Goods...
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External links
- Sensormatic Electronics Corporation Official Website
- Used Sensormatic Tags Price guide of used Sensormatic Equipment and Tags
- Retail Security Pictures Information and pictures of retail security tags and equipment