Keep products visible
Maintain open displays so shoppers can see packaging, compare options, and make confident purchase decisions.
Open Merchandise Protection
Protect the product. Preserve the sale.
Locking high-value merchandise behind a counter may reduce access, but it can also slow service and make products harder to buy. Watcher and Checkpoint Alpha High-Theft Solutions help hardware retailers protect targeted merchandise while keeping it visible, accessible, and ready to sell.
Build Your Protection Plan
Partnership Benefits
Protection designed around how hardware stores sell
The right device protects the merchandise while maintaining product visibility, planogram integrity, and a more convenient shopping experience.
Reduce selling friction
Limit unnecessary associate unlocks and help customers move through the aisle without avoidable delays.
Match protection to risk
Choose from multiple formats and sizes for different packages, products, and merchandising applications.
Support store standards
Create a consistent and scalable strategy across departments, locations, and changing high-theft categories.
Secure and Sell
Move beyond locked-up merchandise
Protection works best when it reduces theft without creating a barrier between the customer and the product.
Locked displays can create friction
- Customers must find an associate
- Product comparison becomes harder
- Wait time can interrupt the purchase
- Associates spend time unlocking cases
Open-sell protection supports the sale
- Products remain visible on the shelf
- Shoppers can inspect and compare packages
- Protection is matched to the merchandise
- Removal happens during the purchase process
Product Highlights
Flexible solutions for high-theft hardware
Watcher helps select the appropriate Alpha protection based on package construction, merchandise value, display method, and store operations.
StrapLoks and Spider Wraps
Adjustable protection for faucets, power tools, outdoor equipment, and other boxed merchandise while packaging remains visible.
Boxed Merchandise
Keepers and CableLoks
Versatile protection for smaller merchandise, uniquely shaped products, and items requiring adaptable cable security.
Flexible Protection
Hard Tags and Single Use
Options for hanging products, clamshell packaging, blister packs, accessories, and additional high-risk merchandise.
Hanging Merchandise
Watcher + Checkpoint
Products, planning, and practical support
A successful program is more than choosing a security device. Watcher helps connect Checkpoint Alpha’s product portfolio with the realities of your store, merchandise, and team.
Application review
Identify vulnerable categories and the right protection
format for each package.
Solution selection
Balance security, product access, presentation, and
associate workflow.
Implementation support
Plan a consistent rollout for one department, one store, or
multiple locations.
Ongoing partnership
Adjust the program as merchandise, theft trends, and store
needs change.
Hardware Store Applications
Protect more of the products thieves target
Power tools and accessories
Faucets and plumbing fixtures
Outdoor equipment
Large and small boxed items
Hardware accessories
Clamshell packages
Blister-pack merchandise
High-value hanging products
How It Works
A practical path to better merchandise protection
Start with the products creating the greatest risk or customer service burden, then expand with a repeatable store standard.
01
Review
Identify the products, departments, packaging formats, and current protection challenges.
02
Recommend
Match Alpha solutions to your merchandise, displays, store procedures, and customer experience.
03
Implement
Deploy a consistent protection program with support from Watcher for your team and locations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about open-sell protection
Can merchandise stay accessible to customers?
Yes. The goal is to protect merchandise on the sales floor while preserving visibility and a more convenient buying experience. The appropriate solution depends on the product, package, display method, and store procedures.
What types of hardware products can be protected?
Common applications include hardware accessories, boxed merchandise, outdoor equipment, faucets, power tools, display power tools, clamshell packages, and blister-pack products.
Can Watcher help choose the correct device?
Yes. Watcher can review the merchandise and recommend a practical combination of Checkpoint Alpha solutions based on product risk, packaging, merchandising, and operations.
Can this be standardized across multiple stores?
Yes. A consistent product-protection plan can be developed by category and adapted to the needs of each location.
Secure more merchandise without hiding it
Talk with Watcher about a Checkpoint Alpha protection plan built around your high-theft products, customer experience, and store operations.
Request a Product Protection Review