Learn how inventory shrinkage affects businesses, its root causes like theft and errors, and effective strategies to minimize losses and improve profitability.

Despite enhanced safety measures, retail theft remains a significant challenge for business, potentially costing the industry more than $140 billion in 2025, according to recent estimates. By 2026, ...

If you are like most small to medium size retailers without a smart POS system, you often go years without realizing how large your inventory shrinkage really is. You know that feeling when everything ...

Surplus grocery platform Flashfood has launched a new app for its retail partners, the company said Tuesday. The Flashfood ...

Organized retail crime (ORC) is no longer a problem only faced by retailers in North America. As the practice becomes prevalent overseas, retailers worldwide are deploying tactics that confront this ...

The impact of retail returns on profitability continues to pose a challenge for retailers. In 2024 alone, consumers returned $685 billion worth of products —13.21% of total retail sales—with $103 ...

According to Capital One Shopping Research, 27% of consumers admit to using self-checkout to steal, and 55% of them plan to re-offend. The same research found nearly 40% of grocery store registers are ...

In my last article, I explored the retail sector's growing challenges—issues like high staff turnover, communication breakdowns and the relentless pressure to meet growing customer expectations. Now, ...

LOS ANGELES — Winn-Dixie Stores, Jacksonville, Fla., is reducing shrink, particularly at the front end, by letting employees know that hidden cameras are in place and what prosecution will cost them ...

Retailers across the country, including Target, say one metric is finally improving: Shrink is returning to pre-pandemic levels. That’s good news for the Minneapolis-based retailer’s bottom line. At ...