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The Post-COVID Surge of In-Store Violence and Evolving Loss Prevention Policies

Retail TouchPoints

This trend isn’t uniform across the board — stores selling everyday goods in high-traffic urban locations are generally at higher risk than specialty retailers and those situated in suburban shopping centers. This increased risk has forced retailers to reconsider their loss prevention strategies.

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While tech giants have their heads in the clouds, this is why other retailers don’t need to follow suit

A1 Retail

As counterintuitive as it is, we all know losses are an accepted norm in retailing. Factored into the bottom line, as sales increase for stores, so will the losses of product inventory. Loss prevention teams call this inevitable outcome “external shrinkage”. But is this a prime example of too much, too soon?

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 323 Annual Predictions 2025

Retail Geek

They ay be impacted by Tik Top Shops and/or Trade War tarrifs but not by changes to De Minimus. Tik Tok Shops is fastest growing $1B+ retailer in 2025. 2025 Predictions Jason : Shein & Temu are NOT impacted by changes to De Minimus (which either dont happen or are ineffective). Scot: [2:48] Oohnice.