Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2024

These technologies are helping retailers achieve efficiencies in operational functions including staff deployment and management, customer service, shrinkage reduction and lifecycle pricing. It can spot if a cashier is discounting more than other employees, or if their level of returns or refunds is higher than the store average.

Loss Prevention 147

Loss Prevention Shrinkage Inventory Management Markdowns 147

Star Miconics

APRIL 12, 2024

Modern Labeling Technology The teams at these shops must ensure they work accurately; mistakes and shrinkage can account for 4-10% of inventory loss. Café and Coffee Shop Sticky Label Printer ROI Investing in a high-quality sticky label printer can yield substantial returns for your café or coffee shop.

Shopping 59

Shopping Shrinkage Kiosk Returns 59

Wiser

JANUARY 12, 2021

Doubling the wholesale cost allowed retailers to take into account fixed and variable costs, such as coupons, theft, returns, and other common margin-eaters while still turning a profit. Keystone pricing skips that middle step, simply doubling the wholesale price and hoping that accounts for any fixed and variable costs.

Wholesale 78

Wholesale Shrinkage Markdowns Returns 78

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Common examples of ORC include when merchandise is stolen and returned for profit or sold through online auctions or in-person sales. Typically, ORC is reliant on a single entity, like an address, credit card or store account that connects a complex crime ring across retail stores. The report also found that there was a 26.5%

Loss Prevention 276

Loss Prevention Shrinkage Returns Payment Services 276

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Marketplaces are required to collect and verify information — government IDs, contact details, bank accounts and tax identification numbers — of any seller that conducts more than 200 transactions and grosses a minimum of $5,000 in a 12-month period. When fraudsters’ identities are hidden, they are free of accountability.

Payment Services 241

Payment Services Shrinkage Accounting Consumer 241

Retail Times

MARCH 30, 2021

Between shipment variances, misplaced products, returns, and stolen goods, retailers find that the inventory numbers they have on paper (or on screen) often don’t match what they have in their stores. For more information on how to reduce shrinkage, see our previous post on beefing up security and preventing loss in your store.

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services Inventory Management Management Shrinkage 98

I Vend

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Reduce spoilage and shrinkage – carrying excess stock of perishable or seasonal items risks those goods becoming unsaleable (except, perhaps at a large discount). Mis-recorded, mis-counted or misplaced inventory accounts for just over 25% ++ of shrinkage. Why is single view of inventory important?

Inventory Management 92

Inventory Management Management Shrinkage Returns 92