Optimizing the Value of Purchek® Technology

Theft Intelligence Services

Gatekeeper Systems’ Theft Intelligence Services elevates the theft prevention value of your Purchek® solution,  extending its impact beyond merely preventing the theft captured in a single video. By providing a comprehensive lens into theft activity, our services transform isolated incidents into actionable insights. This deeper understanding allows retailers to go beyond reacting to individual thefts, enabling them to strategically address the broader patterns and trends in their stores. Flagged video data identifying potential ORC and repeat offender incidents significantly lightens the burden on retail loss prevention teams, allowing them to focus on action-oriented activities to lower theft-related shrink.  With these insights, retailers can deploy targeted countermeasures, informed by a keener understanding of their unique challenges, ultimately leading to more effective loss prevention strategies and a greater overall impact on reducing theft.

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Unlock the true savings potential of your store by minimizing theft and boosting profits. The Purchek® Calculator delivers key insights, giving you the power to take charge of your store’s financial future. Start now—discover your savings with the Purchek® Calculator today.

    How Much Will You Save with Purchek® Pushout Theft Protection?

    Step 1: Merchandise Recovered
    Please start by entering the number of stores and the average number of carts per store. Next, enter the estimated number and value of pushout theft attempts per week.

    The frequency of pushout thefts tends to differ based on the type and location of stores, often surpassing the anticipated levels set by store management.

    Conservative default numbers have been prepopulated for these values. Adjust the numbers to see scenarios based on different assumptions.
    Step 2: Profitable Sales Required to Offset Loss Merchandise
    Select from the drop-down menu, the retail margin that best matches your stores. The calculator will now show the sales dollars you need to generate to offset the stolen goods. Remember that when merchandise is stolen, you don't only need to recover the margin lost from the stolen goods, but the value of the goods themselves.
    Step 3: Additional Savings Considerations
    In addition to the losses from the stolen merchandise, there are many other areas to consider when calculating your Return on Investment (ROI) for our Purchek® Solution. Additional areas of benefit to consider are explained here.
    Step 4: Connect with Gatekeeper Systems for more information
    Reach out for a no-obligation follow up contact from Gatekeeper Systems.
    Disclaimer: Savings shown are for illustrative purposes and are no guarantee. Proper evaluations to estimate your expected savings, based on similar stores and trends, are available from Gatekeeper Systems.

    Step 1

    1100
    11,000
    The average number of pushout thefts/week will vary based on the risk level of the store. A default value of 3 is a very conservative estimate.
    150
    The average dollar amount of pushout merchandise will vary based on the risk level of the store. A default value of $250 is a very conservative estimate.
    $1$5,000
    Potential Annual Merchandise Recovered with Purchek® Pushout Theft Protection:
    $

    Step 2

    Total Sales Needed to Offset the Losses from Stolen Goods:
    $

    Step 3

    Comprehensive Breakdown
    The preferred response to a disabled cart is the bad actor abandoning the cart, leaving the goods recoverable by store associates.
    Recovered Merchandise
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    Our data shows that once the Purchek® Pushout Theft Prevention System is installed in your stores, there is an up to 80% reduction in pushout attempts, addressing repeat offender and ORC activity. Seasoned thieves are aware of our systems and avoid stores that have them installed.
    Additional Theft Deterrence
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    With Gatekeeper Systems' Purchek® Technology apprehending the thieves, your store associates and other shoppers have no need to engage.
    Employee and Shopper Safety
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    Loss Prevention Technology systems, like Purchek® can reduce your legal fees and claims associated with shoplifting, workman's comp, instore injuries and reduce costs associated with prosecution, litigation and court appearances.
    Legal Fees
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    Purchek® Technology can reduce the amount of labor hours spent on cycle counting inventory and replenishing inventory lost to thieves. Additional labor savings can be realized in the administrative aspect of high pushout theft in your store like filing and managing incident reports. The solution can also reduce the need of greeters or security guards near your exits.
    Labor & Operational Savings
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    If you've already invested in Gatekeeper Systems' Cart Containment Solution, you're already started in equipping your store for Purchek® Pushout Prevention Technology. The SmartWheel® devices installed already on your cart are the same ones utilized in the Purchek® Solution.
    Leverage Existing Gatekeeper Systems Investments
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    Additional services can be added to your Purchek® System, including high resolution event reporting with transferrable videos and classification. Theft investigation services will flag repeat offenders and ORC activity and provide trend analysis.
    High Resolution Event Reporting*
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    Additional trend and insight data is available, not only about your fleet of carts, but also about your store traffic and behavior insights.
    Valuable Trends and Insights*
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    * Optional Service

    Step 4

    Thank You

    Thanks for providing information about your stores. We will send you a customized report that provides additional information about Gatekeeper Systems’ Purchek® Pushout Theft Protection Solution. Please connect with us directly for more detailed information.
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    Prevent Pushout Theft  Purchek® Solution

    Protect your merchandise from theft while ensuring the safety of your employees and customers with Gatekeeper Systems’ Purchek® technology. Unlike traditional theft detection methods, Purchek® offers a discreet, non-confrontational approach that stops potential thieves without risking physical altercations. Most shoplifters abandon the merchandise and leave without any interaction, keeping your team and shoppers safe.

    Pushout Theft Solutions – Comparison Matrix

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    How Purchek® Technology Works

    Purchek® technology is a fully automated behavior-based system that prevents shopping carts from leaving a retail store location unless they have been authorized at a point of sale (POS) location. If not authorized, the cart will be locked at the exit, further triggering a video event and audible alarm. This commonly results in the thief walking away without the product or a physical incident.

    Our Purchek® technology validates the ROI of the system, while providing our retail partners unique insights into theft behavior occurring in their stores everyday.

    The Purchek® system is designed with the flexibility to accommodate a variety of retail store formats. The system remains invisible to paying customers while stopping thieves right in their tracks.

    Select Customer Journey
    Standard Customer
    Pushout Theft
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    System is completely invisible to shopper
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    Customer engages in a payment transaction.
    3
    Customer completes shopping trip without noticing the Purchek® technology
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    System is completely invisible to shopper
    2
    Thief bypasses all Point of Sales (POS) locations
    3
    SmartWheel® device locks at the exit, disabling the cart, automatically triggering an alarm and video recording event
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    Merchandise is commonly abandoned as thief flees

    Purchek®technology to Offender:

    “You got caught in 4K!”

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