Checkpoint Systems acquires Alert Systems to strengthen its portfolio of solutions to combat Organized Retail Crime

PHILADELPHIA, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Checkpoint Systems, a global leader in RFID and RF technology solutions, has acquired Denmark-based Alert Systems, a pioneering Internet of Things (IoT) specialist with a focus on metal and magnet detection in the retail environment. Since 1999, Alert Systems has supplied the global retail industry with solutions to identify tools and techniques used by criminals to steal items from stores – these include boosterbags (handmade containers lined with foil used to shoplift) and detachers (illegal magnets used to detach tags with ease), commonly detected at store entrance/exits and fitting room areas. For a number…