▁they ▁call ▁" dig ital ▁shop l ifting ", ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁photograph ing ▁of ▁material ▁in - store ▁for ▁later ▁reading . ▁Pack aged ▁che ese ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁frequently ▁shop l ift ed ▁item ▁in ▁Norway , ▁with ▁th ieves ▁s elling ▁it ▁afterwards ▁to ▁p izza ▁parl ours ▁and ▁fast ▁food ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁impact ▁and ▁response ▁from ▁sh ops ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁report ▁from ▁Ty co ▁Ret ail ▁Sol utions , ▁the ▁global ▁ret ail ▁industry ▁lost ▁an ▁estimated ▁$ 3 4 ▁billion ▁in ▁sales ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁shop l ifting , ▁which ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁total ▁re venue . ▁Sh op l ifting ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁single ▁source ▁of ▁lost ▁goods . ▁ ▁Ret ail ers ▁report ▁that ▁shop l ifting ▁has ▁a ▁significant ▁effect ▁on ▁their ▁bottom ▁line , ▁stating ▁that ▁about ▁ 0 . 6 % ▁of ▁all ▁invent ory ▁disapp ears ▁to ▁shop l if ters . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁National ▁Ret ail ▁Security ▁Survey , ▁shop l ifting ▁costs ▁American ▁ret ail ers ▁approximately ▁$ 1 4 B ▁ann ually . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁claimed ▁that ▁shop l ifting ▁cost ▁US ▁ret ail ers ▁$ 2 5 ▁million ▁a ▁day . ▁Ob ser vers ▁believe ▁that ▁industry ▁shop l ifting ▁numbers ▁are ▁over ▁half ▁employee ▁the ft ▁or ▁fra ud ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁by ▁pat rons . ▁ ▁Of