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5 Tips for Preventing Shopping Cart Theft

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 9:27 AM

5 Tips for Preventing Shopping Cart Theft

A shopping cart can be very handy when customers need to buy many items in your grocery store. But losing too many of your carts to theft can be a costly problem. You can prevent this from happening, though, by reading these five tips for preventing shopping cart theft.

Hire a Cart Retrieval Company

One step to prevent the loss of carts is to hire a cart retrieval company. This service will pick up the abandoned carts that customers take off your site and return them to you. For some stores, this option may be less expensive than implementing a security system.

Implement GPS Devices

Another tip for preventing shopping cart theft is implementing GPS devices on your carts. The GPS trackers can give you an alert when someone takes the cart off your property and give you the ability to track where it goes so that you don’t incur a financial loss.

Secure Your Perimeter

You can also stop thieves from stealing your carts with the help of a system that prevents carts from leaving your property. When you install this system, you bury a wire around the perimeter of your property that relays to a receiver.

If someone tries to take a metal grocery cart off your property, the wire activates a clamp that disables a wheel on the cart and makes it difficult for them to steal it. After one of your workers unlocks the cart, they can return it to your store.

Stop Thieves From Leaving the Store

Some thieves who steal shopping carts from your store aren’t content with just taking the cart. Instead, they may also try to leave without paying for groceries. 

You can prevent them from getting away by adding a system that only enables the cart to exit if it has gone through your checkout lanes and received permission to leave. It’ll lock a wheel on your cart and sound an alarm so that nothing gets stolen.

Add a Coin-Lock System

A fifth method to prevent people from stealing your carts is to use a coin-lock system. In this system, customers must insert a coin to take a cart from a store’s corral and return it to get their money back.

These strategies can reduce theft and the time employees spend returning carts to your store. If you need new or refurbished carts for your grocery store, contact Carriage Trade Service Co. We have a wide selection of quality carts available. Shop with us today!

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