▁course , ▁if ▁app reh ended ▁during ▁the ▁shop l ifting ▁the ▁mer ch and ise ▁is ▁generally ▁recovered ▁by ▁the ▁ret ail ers ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁often ▁no ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁store ▁owner ▁when ▁the ▁mer ch and ise ▁is ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁the ▁store ▁by ▁the ▁suspect s . ▁In ▁addition , ▁in ▁many ▁states ▁ret ail ers ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁recover ▁civil ▁dam ages ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁providing ▁security . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Post - G az ette , ▁Dim per io ' s ▁Market , ▁the ▁only ▁full - service ▁gro c ery ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁Haz el wood ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁closed ▁because ▁of ▁shop l if ters . ▁ ▁Con sequ ences ▁▁ ▁Sh op l ifting ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁the ft ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁pro sec ution . ▁Ret ail ers ▁may ▁also ▁ban ▁from ▁their ▁prem ises ▁individuals ▁who ▁have ▁shop l ift ed ▁from ▁stores . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁▁ ▁In ▁most ▁cases ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁store ▁employees ▁and ▁man agers ▁have ▁certain ▁powers ▁of ▁arrest . ▁Store ▁officials ▁may ▁det ain ▁for ▁investigation ▁( for ▁a ▁reasonable ▁length ▁of ▁time ), ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁they ▁have ▁probable ▁cause ▁to ▁believe ▁is ▁attempting ▁to ▁take ▁or ▁has ▁un law fully ▁taken ▁mer ch and ise ▁( see ▁shop keeper ' s ▁privile ge ).