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Recent looting in South Africa exclusive to the African country?

Recent riots in South Africa during the Covid-19 lockdowns were quickly followed by looting of whole malls. Retailers and in particular telecom retailers should consider to beef up their security of mobile devices in their stores although against such looters. Classic display security with cables and alarms is no match to looters and rioters. Moreover, removing the devices to the back office is not easily done with all cables, sensors, and alarms stuck to the devices.

Proven solutions

Gripzo’s high security phone mounts are build to protect phones or tablets against store theft. Up to a high level, the high security mounts can withstand attacks looting by rioters and other thieves unlike classic display security with cables and alarms. Gripzo offers proven solutions in South Africa and also recently during the riots in Chile. During the Corona pandemic, telecom retailers and major carriers run a higher risk of being stolen of their valuable new mobile devices on display like the new iPhone 12 or the latest iPad Pro or any other brand for that matter.

How it helps- a retailer

Gripzo security mounts are completely mechanical and are operated with a simple key by authorized personal. Locking and unlocking a mobile device in a Gripzo security fixture is as simple as locking- and unlocking your front door. The quick release option offers 2 basic advantages to retailers; firstly a device can be released from the mount in the store to offer a 100% product experience to a customer without any cables or sensors attached and secondly the devices can be quickly removed after opening hours for safekeeping in the back office to prevent burglars, rioters or looters to steal them from the store. These options of the mounts help retailers against losing their valuable merchandise.

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