I'll clarify..as I sadly work for Tesco on the CSD.
Code 99 is security alert.
Lamens terms, it's usally used when someone's pinching something and trying to do a runner. That call usually triggers staff to run to the entrance(s), and be on the alert/support security staff (i.e. if they were being attacked).
It's a pretty general call, and some stores use different things as people have become used to what it means ;)
And to clarify, a bomb scare isn't announced on the tannoy at all, as even staff (not involved) wouldn't know. The only time they would announce it is if they decided it was serious enough to evacuate, in which case they'd use a 'security alert, please evacuate the store' announcement.
I'll shut up and lurk again now :-$
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Fri 26 Sep 2003, 20:05,
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Code 99 is security alert.
Lamens terms, it's usally used when someone's pinching something and trying to do a runner. That call usually triggers staff to run to the entrance(s), and be on the alert/support security staff (i.e. if they were being attacked).
It's a pretty general call, and some stores use different things as people have become used to what it means ;)
And to clarify, a bomb scare isn't announced on the tannoy at all, as even staff (not involved) wouldn't know. The only time they would announce it is if they decided it was serious enough to evacuate, in which case they'd use a 'security alert, please evacuate the store' announcement.
I'll shut up and lurk again now :-$