POS SCAN

It's a sad fact, but wherever people and money come together, there is a risk of theft. Of course most people are honest, but there are just a few who are not. This is where a unique service from CWS can help.

Internal retail crime can be as much as 50% of all cash and stock loss. One major problem is called "skimming". A cashier simply charges the customer the full amount but only puts some of the items through the till. The offender then pockets the difference. Modern tills and scanning technology make this process harder for the thief, but it’s still widespread. Retail businesses worldwide see bottom line profits shrink substantially in this way and, until now, were powerless to prevent it.

The solution is a new service from CWS called POS Scan. It's a simple, effective way of identifying where crime is taking place and producing documentary evidence that will stand up in Criminal Court or Tribunal. It allows you to weed out thieves, protect your honest workforce from suspicion and prevent losses. NO CAPITAL OUTLAY is required and extremely low ongoing costs will show the huge flexibility this service offers.

Many major retailers have already benefited from POS Scan.

Here's how it works:

What POS Scan does

POS Scan is a unique service that will identify where theft is taking place and positively identify the culprits. POS Scan is installed on site and uses exsisting or additional cameras. POS Scan produces a clear CCTV image of all transactions including items sold and displays the till reading over the CCTV image. It’s then a simple matter to compare visually the goods sold with the corresponding till display. CWS will be on hand to review and monitor this for you. Every transaction your site makes, POS Scan records 24/7, 365 days per year.

Viewing and reporting

CWS can monitor via our alerting software. With this unique software you can choose what events you wish to be alerted to. Any of the following examples can be used.

Void
No sale
Barcode override
By Operator
By item/product
Time and date

The list is almost endless. Once set POS Scan will alert you via e-mail or text to let you know an incident has occurred. The entire CCTV recording can be viewed and CWS provide you with a comprehensive report identifying any offences committed. The report will include: a description of each incident, a CD of the images, and a full statement for presentation to the police sufficient to achieve a prosecution and to ensure HR compliance. The report also identifies instances of inappropriate customer service and poor timekeeping. POS Scan is fully data protection compliant. You can have full remote access to each unit giving you global access to live or recorded transaction and image data and you can be alerted to the events as they happen.

POS Scan benefits

Catching thieves is not easy. They are
practiced and often the people you would
least suspect and often difficult to spot. Every
year millions of pounds are wiped off the
bottom line of companies by blatant, overthe-
counter theft and shoplifting. To catch
the criminals and avoid disrupting your
business you have to be even smarter than
they are.
Work colleagues are understandably concerned that they
might be implicated themselves and sometimes fearful of
repercussions if they inform their employer. POS Scan
quickly identifies the culprit without the need to involve
other staff members or management and provides
incontrovertible proof for dismissal. It will stop stock losses
and cash thefts immediately while improving the working
atmosphere and morale of the honest majority of staff.

identified thieves in the workplace
Guarantees prosecution of identified criminials
Stops cash and stock losses immediately
Totally discreet service
Improves staff morale
Data Protection compliant
Recording of all POS transactions
Data mining details overlay onto CCTV footage
Remote viewing of live or playback data
Search facility
No Capital Expenditure / Fast payback

Value that makes sense

THERE IS NO CAPITAL EXPENDITURE. You simply rent or lease (tax benefits) the equipment for use in the outlets identified as having a potential problem. CWS will also maintain and service the equipment. The service will stop till losses immediately and improve the productivity of remaining staff so payback can be achieved in a few weeks or even days depending on the severity of the problem. There is no capital expenditure so all costs can be written off immediately against tax.

Monitoring Services

Already have POS/CCTV technology? Why not let CWS view and monitor your images and transactions? CWS are experts in the viewing and monitoring of POS/CCTV images. CWS can monitor your images live or by exception (i.e. if you want to look at all the cigaratte sale on a particular day) and review your recorded images should you receive a bad stock result. Once the images are viewed and an offender found CWS will create a CD along with a text documenting the offences found: a copy can be made for you, HR and the Police.

Stop thieves in their tracks

With POS Scan there’s no need to allow thieves to get away with it; it’s so easy to apprehend them. CWS is pleased to offer you a free trial of POS Scan to demonstrate how effective this unique system really is. Phone 0845 116 2325 or email us for more details.