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How to Manage Inventory: Shrink Visibility
At a time when store margins are under intense competitive pressure, retail shrink can make or break a retailer's bottom line. But retail shrink numbers are vulnerable to blind spots and imprecise metrics.
How a Strict Retail Return Policy Can Decrease Revenue and Return Rates
Merchandise return transactions are a critical part of the customer experience of the retail industry. The objective is an optimal return rate, where the...
USS Unveils New Apparel Return Fraud Solution
USS has recently unveiled their latest development to combat apparel return fraud, the Disposable Anti-Wardrobing Tag.
Wardrobing, a form of retail return fraud and shoplifting,...
The Evolving Impact of Return Fraud and Abuse
The concept of the retail return is a relatively new phenomenon. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, retailers began accepting returned merchandise as an...
NRF / University of Florida Survey Says Retail Shrink Increased to $48.9 Billion in...
Thefts from retailers and other inventory shrink grew to $48.9 billion in 2016 from $45.2 billion the year before, even as budget constraints left...
Navigating a Year of Transition
Following are a few article summaries that can provide you with a small taste of the original content available to you every day through...
Holiday Return Fraud Statistics for 2017
More than 5 percent of holiday returns in 2017 are expected to be fraudulent, according to retailers. That would put the total loss to...
The Retail Equation/Sysrepublic Presents: A Tale of Holiday Returns
With return authorization solutions deployed in 34,000 stores across the country, The Retail Equation/Sysrepublic, the retail business unit of Appriss, annually reports on the...