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In fiscal year 2022, retailers in the United States reported, on average, an inventory shrink of 1.6 percent. This was a slight increase compared to the previous year and in line with the rates measured in 2020 and 2019. That year, the median inventory shrinkage rate among U.S. retailers came to 1.4 percent.
Inventory shrinkage, which is measured as retail sales loss, is typically caused by internal and external theft, process mistakes, as well as systemic errors.
Inventory shrinkage, which is measured as retail sales loss, is typically caused by internal and external theft, process mistakes, as well as systemic errors.
