Sources of shrink remain difficult to quantify
May 31, 2023
Retailers estimate that 37 percent of losses from shrink come from retail theft, 28.5 percent come from their workers and 27.5 percent come from administrative or cashier error, damage or vendor fraud. The reality is that getting at exact figures is difficult as most retailers don’t know how missing items went missing.
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