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Insight Report | June 13, 2024 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Losing Inventory, Losing Customers—US Consumers’ Response to Theft

Continuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we focus this month on US consumers’ response to theft, presenting new, proprietary survey findings. Plus, dive into recent developments on shrink from the US and the UK, as well as recent earnings commentary from major US retailers, including Dollar General and Kroger.

Insight Report | May 16, 2024 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Retailers Ramp Up Rollout of Anti-Theft Technologies; Shoplifting Offenses in England and Wales Reach Two-Decade High

Continuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we focus this month on developments from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US. We discuss recent legislative changes, retailer announcements and news about loss-prevention technologies.

Insight Report | April 18, 2024 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Is Self-Checkout on the Way Out? US Retailers Scale Back To Fight Theft

Continuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we focus this month on developments from the US and the UK. We discuss recent legislative changes, retailer announcements and news about loss-prevention technologies. Plus, discover insights on the scaling back of self-checkout from retailer earnings calls.

Insight Report | March 14, 2024 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Legislative Momentum Grows and New Tech Solutions Emerge To Tackle Theft

Continuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we focus this month on developments from the US and the UK. We discuss recent legislative changes and proposals, reported metrics on the prevalence of retail crime, and news about loss-prevention technologies. Plus, discover US consumer attitudes to theft and prevention measures in retail, as well as recent retailer commentary on shrink.

Insight Report | February 15, 2024 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Self-Checkout Challenges and a Rise in Shoplifting Offenses

Continuing our regular series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we focus this month on developments from the US, the UK and the Netherlands. We discuss a rise in shoplifting offenses, a new task force to combat theft, and more.

Insight Report | January 25, 2024 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Cart-Based Loss Is on the Rise; New Tech Solutions Seek To Address Retail Theft

Continuing our monthly series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we present recent developments from the UK and the US as well as news about loss-prevention technologies. We also provide commentary on the topic from the recent earnings calls of selected retailers in North America.

Insight Report | December 14, 2023 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: US Small Business Owners’ Perspectives on Retail Theft, Plus New Measures To Combat Theft in New York, the UK and Australia

We present developments in retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC) in the UK, US and Australia in November 2023. We also provide commentary on the topic from the recent earnings calls of selected retailers based in the UK, US and Canada.

Insight Report | November 15, 2023 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Shoplifting and Theft Patterns from Government Data, Anti-Theft Measures and Retailer Commentary

Continuing our monthly series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we analyze recently released administrative data on shoplifting and retail theft in the UK, the US and Australia, and present recent developments and retailer commentary from these regions.

Insight Report | October 16, 2023 Premium

Retail Shrink and ORC: Self-Checkout and Store Closures, the INFORM Consumers Act, US Retailer Commentary

In this first report in our new monthly series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we discuss the size of the inventory shrink challenge in the US and present developments in theft and related incidents in the US and the UK from the past few months. We also provide commentary on the topic from US retailers’ recent earnings calls. This report covers the INFORM Consumers Act, Target’s store closures, Walmart’s self-checkout closures and more.