Insight ReportRetail Shrink and ORC: Theft and Fraud Remain Top Challenges for Food Retailers Sujeet Naik, Analyst Sector Lead: Anand Kumar, Associate Director of Retail Research July 25, 2024 Reasons to ReadContinuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we dive into recent developments on shrink from the UK and the US, as well as recent earnings commentary from major retailers in Canada and the US. Data in this research report include: Top five factors that negatively impacted US food retailers’ businesses in 2023 Total police-recorded shoplifting offenses and year-over-year changes in Scotland, 2015–2024 Companies mentioned in this report include: BJ’s Wholesale, Costco, Dicks Sporting Goods, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Target, Tesco, Ulta Beauty, Walgreens, Walmart Other relevant research: Read the previous report in our Retail Shrink and ORC series RetailTech: Leading-Edge Loss Prevention—Tackling Theft and Fraud Through RFID, Video Surveillance and More—a free report, sponsored by Sensormatic Retail Challenges Drive Edge Technology Investment—a free report, sponsored by VMware Retail-Tech Landscape: Loss Prevention Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Earnings Insights 4Q24, Week 5: Most Companies Report Strong Growth Results This WeekUS CPG Sales Tracker: CPG E-Commerce Spikes and Beauty Sales Growth Jumps, Driven by Prime Day and Competing July 2025 Sales EventsUS Forecast To See Multibillion-Dollar Hit from Falling International Visitor Spend: Another Retail Headwind2026 Retail Predictions: Europe—Five Pillars for Resilience Amid Heightened Contextual Challenges
