Stop sticky fingers: Shrink control means being aware of customer and employee actions, both good and bad

摘要

When the economy is in trouble, loss-prevention personnel get busier. The struggling economy i.s linked not only to lower sales of high-end items, but also to increased theft of these products. In its 2008 Supermarket Security and Loss Prevention report, the Food Marketing Institute noted 18 percent of companies saw a "big increase in theft-related loss," while 56 percent claimed "somewhat of an increase in theft-related loss."