[PAR] [TLE] Shoplifting [SEP] Shoplifting (also known in slang as boosting and five-finger discount) is a popular term used for the unnoticed theft of goods from an open retail establishment.  Shoplifting typically involves a person concealing a store item on their person, in pockets or under clothes (or in a bag, baby stroller, etc.) and leaving the store without paying for it.  With clothing, shoplifters may put on items from the store and leave the store wearing the clothes.  The terms "shoplifting" and "shoplifter" are not usually defined in law.  The crime of shoplifting generally falls under the legal classification of larceny.  Shoplifting is distinct from burglary (theft by breaking into a closed store), robbery (stealing by threatening or engaging in violent behavior) or armed robbery (stealing by using a weapon).  In the retail industry, the word shrinkage or shrink can be used to refer to merchandise lost by shoplifting, but the word also includes loss by other means, such as waste and theft by store employees. [PAR] [TLE] Shrinkage (accounting) [SEP] In accounting, inventory shrinkage (sometimes shortened to shrinkage or shrink) is when a retailer has fewer items in stock than in the inventory list due to clerical error or goods being damaged, lost, or stolen between the point of manufacture (or purchase from a supplier) and the point of sale.  This affects the level of profit margins a business will be able to make.  If the amount of shrinkage is large, profits go down.  This leads retailers to increase prices in order to make up for losses, effectively passing the cost of shrinkage onto paying customers.
[PAR] [TLE] Shoplifting [ SEP ] Shoplifting ( also known in slang as boosting and five - finger discount ) is a popular term used for the unnoticed theft of goods from an open retail establishment . Shoplifting typically involves a person concealing a store item on their person , in pockets or under clothes ( or in a bag , baby stroller , etc . ) and leaving the store without paying for it . With clothing , shoplifters may put on items from the store and leave the store wearing the clothes . The terms " shoplifting " and " shoplifter " are not usually defined in law . The crime of shoplifting generally falls under the legal classification of larceny . Shoplifting is distinct from burglary ( theft by breaking into a closed store ) , robbery ( stealing by threatening or engaging in violent behavior ) or armed robbery ( stealing by using a weapon ) . In the retail industry , the word shrinkage or shrink can be used to refer to merchandise lost by shoplifting , but the word also includes loss by other means , such as waste and theft by store employees . [PAR] [TLE] Shrinkage ( accounting ) [ SEP ] In accounting , inventory shrinkage ( sometimes shortened to shrinkage or shrink ) is when a retailer has fewer items in stock than in the inventory list due to clerical error or goods being damaged , lost , or stolen between the point of manufacture ( or purchase from a supplier ) and the point of sale . This affects the level of profit margins a business will be able to make . If the amount of shrinkage is large , profits go down . This leads retailers to increase prices in order to make up for losses , effectively passing the cost of shrinkage onto paying customers .
How do retailers make up for losses due to shoplifting?
How do retailers make up for losses due to shoplifting ?
increase prices
increase prices