Reasons to Read

Understand how rising retail theft and innovative loss-prevention measures are reshaping shopper behavior and retailer strategies in the US and UK.

Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions:

• How concerned are US shoppers about price increases linked to retail theft, and what do they think about government enforcement?
• What major developments have occurred recently in self-checkout practices, cargo theft trends, and new anti-theft technologies in both the US and UK?
• How are North American retailers reporting progress on shrink reduction, and what strategies are driving their cautious optimism?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Academy Sports and Outdoors, Adidas, Albertsons, Amazon, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Walmart and Williams-Sonoma.

Data in this report include: US consumer survey results on attitudes to shoplifting and theft-prevention measures; police-recorded shoplifting offenses in England and Wales with year-over-year change; retailer commentary on shrink from recent quarterly earnings calls.

Other relevant research:

• All reports in our Retail Crime and Shrink series
• More coverage of physical retail and retail management
• Visit the Coresight Research Retail Technology Hub to explore reports, data and competitive landscapes on technology.