merchandise security for retail

Sensormatic article surveillance

Eastek Systems is a licensed Sensormatic contract partner. We offer the entire Sensormatic product range. We advise you and install the customized product security system in your store. Sensormatic accessories for your product security can be found here or under AM Product Security.
Order your APX Label article surveillance system directly from stock by express or arrange an appointment to plan your new Sensormatic Synergy article surveillance system.
Hard labels or adhesive labels or both? While hard labels can only be attached to textiles, adhesive labels have a much wider range of applications.  Our easy-to-apply adhesive labels provide effective merchandise security to protect your products.

The adhesive labels, supplied in sheets or on a roll, can be applied in the store or automatically during product production.  They impress with their exceptional range and sensitivity, are largely tamper-proof and work with virtually no false alarms.
Our wide range of adhesive labels for article surveillance includes acoustomagnetic (AM) and radio frequency (RF) systems.

Adhesive labels are a cost-effective, reliable form of merchandise security in a mini format. Our portfolio also offers special solutions for items that are difficult to secure, such as adhesive labels for health and cosmetic products (HBC), microwaveable or sewn-in labels. With our  With a comprehensive source tagging program, retailers can save on staff costs in the store because the item tagging is already implemented during the manufacturing process. They can reduce shrinkage and increase their sales. This allows retailers to stock their sales areas directly with the products.

The adhesive labels are available with acoustomagnetic (AM), radio frequency (RF) and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.

Sensormatic article surveillance

Goods security for the bicycle trade

Reduce loss due to theft with intelligent concepts and an experienced partner. You can find more information and many other videos on the subject of merchandise security on our YouTube channel.

Bicycle theft video

General information about article surveillance - explanation of the technologies and concepts.

Planning the security of goods is important. However, it is not necessary to carry out an on-site inspection. We try to act in a resource-saving manner in all areas. For example, many years ago we decided not to send employees across Germany by car to inspect an entrance on site, which you can easily send to us via WhatsApp with a cell phone photo.

This is also one of the reasons why our merchandise security is cheaper despite the best quality and technology. Because saving resources also saves your wallet.

We use article surveillance systems from Amersec, our long-term partner from the Czech Republic. This makes us one of the few, perhaps now the only company, that thinks more "green" here too. While the competition brings the systems to Germany from Asia by plane or ship, we have much shorter routes.

We are a pure B2B shop, therefore all prices mentioned here are net prices

What kind of merchandise security do you get from us?

In the area of ​​merchandise security for the textile trade, we serve all concepts and customer sizes with the best quality. We support you in planning the merchandise security and help you prepare all the necessary manual work. As a Sensormatic partner for merchandise security, we provide you with systems of the highest technical standard with professional advice on site or in our showroom.

Did you know that the criminal police advice center in Hamburg still offers free training for retailers on the subject of "goods security and prevention?" Almost all other federal states have long since eliminated this service for cost reasons. Eastek Systems supports this with product training and demonstrations.

1. Radio-frequency article surveillance

Advantages:

  • more cost-effective than AM systems
  • many manufacturers
  • many designs
  • very large selection of fuses

Disadvantages:

  • Range smaller than AM Acoustomagnetic Article Surveillance
  • Can rarely or poorly be synchronized (coordinated with each other) with neighboring systems, so that technical limitations can occur, therefore not recommended for central locations
  • More sensitive to radio interference

With RF merchandise surveillance, you can choose between very simple merchandise surveillance systems, which we send to you ready to plug in for self-assembly, or professional merchandise surveillance systems, which our technicians will install for you.

2. Acoustomagnetic article surveillance

Advantages:

  • Typical entrances in retail stores are about 2m wide with inward opening doors, with AM (acoustomagnetic technology) the article surveillance antennas can be placed behind the doors, on a passage width of about 230cm and work perfectly there
  • When installed by trained technicians and reputable providers, there are rarely any faults and error-free operation for many years
  • many designs, plexiglass, aluminum, advertising mounts, etc.
  • large selection of fuses

Disadvantages:

  • Greater range between the antennas also means greater detection into the store, i.e. more distance to secured goods (possibly use dummy security devices)
  • You can find a variety of accessories and systems in the "Article Security" section

Goods security in leasing - beware of traps!

You want to lease a security device so that you can use your money better than tying it up in a security device. Basically a good idea!

Imagine you receive a leasing offer from Tolle-Warensicherung-GmbH with a term of 36 months, we, Eastek, offered a term of 60 months. 60 months is too long, too much interest to the leasing bank and the contract goes to Tolle-Warensicherung-GmbH... Congratulations! You now book the monthly installment as an expense, reduce the company's profit and save taxes in parallel to the reduction in theft, so merchandise security is fun!

After 5 years, the tax officer comes in for an audit and cancels the tax savings from the leasing for 36 months... "Oh no, how could that be?" Many of our competitors are happy about a leasing contract because the money is paid out immediately by the leasing bank, often plus commission, and what happens later is initially of no interest to the seller.

36 months term is not legal!

We expressly point out the general conditions for leasing a security device:

Full amortization leasing for merchandise security

The leasing contract must be concluded for a specific period of time and cannot be terminated during this period if both parties properly fulfill the contract (no right of termination). This is the so-called basic rental period. During this basic rental period, the lessee's leasing payments must at least cover the acquisition/production costs and ancillary costs, including the lessor's financing costs.

According to these two leasing decrees, the decisive criterion for the tax allocation of the leased object is the length of the basic rental period: If it is between 40% and 90% of the normal useful life of the leased object, calculated according to depreciation, it is allocated to the lessor.

The lessee can then deduct the leasing payments as business expenses. AFA for goods security 12 years = 144 months x 40% = 57.6 months minimum term if the tax advantage is to be used.

There are depreciation periods for all goods (AfA = depreciation for wear and tear). For the goods security system, the tax office specifies a useful life of 12 years, and the depreciation must run over this period. When leasing the goods security, 40-90% of this period must be fulfilled:

12 years = 144 months x 40% = 57.6 months minimum term

12 years = 144 months x 90% = 129.6 months maximum term

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