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If you own a retail business, you spend much time and energy on running that business successfully and ensuring a profitable bottom line. One key component of this effort is security. Protecting your customers, your employees and your inventory is an important function of a robust retail security solution.

With Honeywell security, you can create a powerful and comprehensive business security plan with state-of-the-art technology. Here are some key components to consider for your business security:

1. Employee Access. Regardless of the size of your business, monitoring and recording activity is important for keeping a comprehensive eye on security. This can be accomplished with access control. Easy-to-operate systems make it possible for you to control who has access to what areas of your building and during what times. Report logs allow for tracking and checking history.

2. Intrusion Detection. You can secure your building against intrusion with Honeywell’s perimeter and interior sensors. Honeywell’s Total Connect remote services make it possible for you to manage and view activity from a remote location. This can be done from a PC, a cell phone or a mobile device.

Video surveillance is just one method you can use to protect your building. The presence of video surveillance cameras can do much to discourage theft and reduce the amount of loss that is suffered, partly by allowing for rapid and successful investigations.

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3. Point-of-Sale (POS) Technology. In a perfect world, all employees can be trusted. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world and it is necessary to monitor the activity and behavior of employees as well as customers. It can be difficult to determine if particular cash register transactions are genuine if you have suspicions about dishonest employee activity. With Honeywell technology, we can connect the date data from the cash register to the video record to help sort through those tough cases.¹

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If you are a retail owner, you know firsthand the struggles with shoplifting. Millions of dollars are lost to retail business owners due to shoplifters stealing merchandise.

Your first line of defense should be an up-to-date security system. Video surveillance cameras, motion detectors, and remote access control are non-negotiable components of a system that can offer robust protection.

However, there are also some low-tech ways you can add additional protection to your already existing security system.

MSNBC reports from Entrepreneur.com 5 low tech ways to reduce shoplifting. You can watch the whole video here, but we have pulled the highlights from the report for you:

1. Remove anonymity. When shoplifters come to your store, they want to be unnoticed, unrecognized and anonymous. You can remove anonymity by making sure every customer that comes into your store is greeted. Look them in the eyes and let them know you see them.

2. Keep things organized. If the shelves and display areas in your store are messy, unorganized and in general disarray, it will be harder to notice when merchandise is missing.

3. Brighten things up. Are there areas in your store that are dim or poorly lit? This may apply to corners or other areas where the main lighting does not illuminate brightly. Brighten up these areas with additional bulbs to reduce the risk of shoplifting in these spaces.

4. Create a secret code. Shoplifts sometimes give off clues and look or act suspiciously. One of your employees may notice this and want to communicate this information with other employees. The solution is to have a code that can be communicated either in person or over the intercom system. This secret code will let other employees know that there is a suspicious person or activity in the store.

5. Ensure a clear line of vision. If there are barriers in your store, whether in the form of tall racks, shelves or hanging rods, you are inadvertently creating spaces where shoplifters can do their dirty work unnoticed. However, if there is a clear line of vision throughout the store, you and others can see much better what is going on.

Click here to watch the whole video from MSNBC.

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Designing a security plan for your business is the best way to protect yourself from fire, vandalism, and theft. Your employees and customers alike depend on you to create a safe environment to work (and to live if you own an apartment, condominium).

While the creation of a business security plan may seem daunting at first, it can be broken down into a few manageable areas:

Fire Protection: Fire protection involves having a monitored fire detection system in place. Smoke detectors, heat detectors, sprinkler systems and manual pull stations are just a few components of a robust fire security system. For larger properties, installing an addressable fire system is preferred, as it allows the exact location of the fire to be determined quickly. It is also important to provide an employee training program to ensure your employees know what to do in the event of an emergency.

Outdoor Perimeter Protection: While much attention is focused on the security of the inside of businesses, the outside is important as well. Your outdoor perimeter protection is the first line of defense, and the stronger this system is, the less likely it is that a criminal will make his way to the interior of your building. Creating an outdoor perimeter security system includes installing motion detectors, security lighting, fences (with vibration sensors if necessary), outdoor security cameras, and access control.

Indoor Security: Depending on your business, indoor security can take many forms. Some of the most common components of quality indoor security systems include a monitored alarm system that will alert both you and your monitoring company if someone attempts to enter your building (windows and doors can be equipped with sensors that detect intrusion attempts), video surveillance cameras, access control in sensitive areas of your building, and motion detectors.

Give us a call or email us at 1-800–988–2378 |sales@bestsecurityproducts.com. We specialize in Honeywell business security in San Diego.