Understanding Shrinkage

Adrian Beck and Colin Peacock

Chapter 5 in New Loss Prevention, 2009, pp 60-83 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This next chapter looks in detail at the four types of loss that are most frequently used to describe shrinkage. These are subdivided into two groups which are those that can be viewed as malicious shrinkage: external theft, internal theft and inter-company fraud, and non-malicious shrinkage: process failures. The retail context within which these types of losses occur is considered together with the scale and extent of the problem, and where possible and appropriate, information on the types of people involved and their motivations.

Keywords: Supply Chain; Process Failure; Retail Store; Retail Sector; Corporate Crime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230250727_5

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