Academic Paper from the year 2017 in the subject Computer Science - Applied, grade: 1.2, Dublin Institute of Technology, course: Business with retail, language: English, abstract: Shrinkage and retail crime are major issues for retailers, having significant impact on net profitability of stores, products and retail businesses alike. Only a small minority of crimes against the retailer are detected or witnessed at the time or later: the value of losses a retailer faces over a period is normally calculated as shrinkage (or loss of inventory).
