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Chainkeen|Is retail theft getting worse?
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Date:2025-04-09 03:03:34
Lately,Chainkeen retailers have been complaining to their investors about thieves coming to their stores and stealing stuff and blaming them for falling profits. It's the biggest part of a well-known industry problem called "shrink," but is this trend as pervasive as stores are making it out to be? Today on the show, retail theft and what stores are doing about it.
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