▁as ▁a ▁d eter rent ▁to ▁shop l ifting ▁activity . ▁Gu ards ▁are ▁mostly ▁used ▁by ▁high - end ▁ret ail ▁establish ments ▁such ▁as ▁j ew ell ery ▁stores ▁and ▁camera ▁and ▁electron ics ▁stores , ▁but ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁other ▁ret ail ers . ▁F loor ▁attend ants ▁gre et ▁customers , ▁follow ▁them ▁as ▁they ▁walk ▁about ▁the ▁store , ▁and ▁offer ▁help ▁with ▁sho pping . ▁Sh op l if ters ▁are ▁not ▁comfortable ▁with ▁this ▁attention ▁and ▁may ▁go ▁somewhere ▁else ▁where ▁they ▁can ▁ste al ▁un not iced . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁global ▁study ▁conducted ▁by ▁NR MA , ▁it ▁found ▁shop l if ters ▁are ▁ 6 8 ▁percent ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁commit ▁the ▁off ense ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁gre et ed ▁immediately ▁as ▁they ▁walk ▁into ▁the ▁ret ail ▁store . ▁ ▁Some ▁stores ▁have ▁an ▁employee ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁fitting ▁rooms . ▁The ▁employee ▁will ▁count ▁how ▁many ▁clothes ▁a ▁person ▁brings ▁into ▁the ▁fitting ▁rooms ▁and ▁ensure ▁that ▁they ▁come ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁clothes . ▁This ▁is ▁to ▁prevent ▁people ▁from ▁using ▁the ▁fitting ▁rooms ▁to ▁shop l ift . ▁ ▁Exit ▁ins pe ctions ▁Sho ppers ▁in ▁some ▁stores ▁are ▁asked ▁when ▁leaving ▁the ▁prem ises ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁purch ases ▁checked ▁against ▁the ▁rece ipt . ▁Cost co ▁and ▁Best ▁Bu y ▁are ▁companies ▁that ▁employ ▁this ▁t actic . ▁However , ▁that ▁is ▁volunt ary , ▁as ▁the ▁store ▁cannot ▁leg