aling ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁weapon ). ▁In ▁the ▁ret ail ▁industry , ▁the ▁word ▁" sh r ink age " ▁( or ▁" sh r ink ") ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁mer ch and ise ▁lost ▁by ▁shop l ifting , ▁but ▁the ▁word ▁also ▁includes ▁loss ▁by ▁other ▁means , ▁such ▁as ▁waste , ▁un ins ured ▁damage ▁to ▁products , ▁and ▁the ft ▁by ▁store ▁employees . ▁ ▁Sh op l if ters ▁range ▁from ▁am ateurs ▁acting ▁on ▁imp ulse , ▁to ▁career ▁crim inals ▁who ▁habit ually ▁eng age ▁in ▁shop l ifting ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁income . ▁Career ▁crim inals ▁may ▁use ▁several ▁individuals ▁to ▁shop l ift , ▁with ▁some ▁participants ▁dist ract ing ▁store ▁employees ▁while ▁another ▁particip ant ▁ste als ▁items . ▁Am ateurs ▁typically ▁ste al ▁products ▁for ▁personal ▁use , ▁while ▁career ▁crim inals ▁generally ▁ste al ▁items ▁to ▁res ell ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁under ground ▁economy . ▁Other ▁forms ▁of ▁shop l ifting ▁include ▁sw apping ▁price ▁labels ▁of ▁different ▁items , ▁return ▁fra ud , ▁or ▁e ating ▁a ▁gro c ery ▁store ' s ▁food ▁without ▁pay ing ▁for ▁it . ▁Comm only ▁shop l ift ed ▁items ▁are ▁those ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁price ▁in ▁proportion ▁to ▁their ▁size , ▁such ▁as ▁dispos able ▁raz or ▁bl ades , ▁vit am ins , ▁alco hol ic ▁be ver ages , ▁and ▁c igare tt es . ▁▁ ▁St ores ▁use ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁strateg ies ▁to ▁reduce