Types of bodies that can apprehend shoplifters in retail stores in the U.S. 2023

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D. Tighe,
Mar 12, 2024
In 2023, about 40 percent of surveyed retail brands in the United States said their employees were not authorized to stop or apprehend shoplifters in their stores. Just under 60 percent of brands surveyed said they had loss prevention and asset protection personnel for such scenarios.

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Release date

September 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

June and July 2023

Number of respondents

177 respondents

Special properties

retail brands covering 28 different retail sectors

Supplementary notes

The source notes that not all retailers have in-store loss prevention resources or utilize outside security/law enforcement in all or any locations and may result in less than 100 percent of retailers responding to this question.

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