Global Retail Theft Barometer Monitoring the Costs of Shrinkage and Crime on the Global Retail Industry
How much are the world’s retailers losing to retail crime? Who is responsible for theft in stores? What kinds of products are most at risk? What strategies are the world’s retailers adopting to fight shrink?
These are just some of the questions that retailers in 36 countries were asked, in this year’s edition of The Global Retail Theft Barometer, which is available for purchase from Amazon
The Global Retail Theft Barometer is the world’s largest and most comprehensive survey of the issue of retail shrink. In 2008, 920 large retailers were consulted in North & Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa, giving us the most complete picture ever of one of the key issues they face today.
The Global retail Theft Barometer is produced by The Centre For Retail Research.
The Centre for Retail Research, founded in 1997, is an independent organization providing research and consultancy for the retail sector. It has carried out a range of studies dealing with the costs of crime and the application of electronic and computerized systems to combat shop theft and fraud in many parts of the world.
The Global Retail Theft Barometer has been written by Professor Joshua Bamfield, Director of the Centre. Professor Bamfield has researched retail crime issues since the mid-1980s and has written extensively on this topic. The Global Retail Theft Barometer is sponsored by Checkpoint Systems. Checkpoint Systems, founded in 1969, is the world’s leading supplier of labeling and shrink management solutions to the global retail industry.
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