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Shoplifting

Shoplifting (also known as shop theft, shop fraud, retail theft, retail fraud or microlooting) is the theft of goods from a retail establishment during business hours. The terms shoplifting and shoplifter are not usually defined in law, and generally fall under larceny. In the retail industry, the word shrinkage (or shrink) is used to refer to…

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Shoplifting

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Edges151
Triples211
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Books · 69
Shoplifting → Abbie, Alexandria, An Introduction, ASIS International, Boca Raton, Boston, Both, Butterworth-Heinemann, CA, Charles, Chris, Christman, Chula Vista, Commit Other Acts Of, CRC, Crime, CT, Cupchik, Donald, FL
related to Differences by geography · 18
Shoplifting → Australia, Bookstores, Brazil, But, Canada, In France, In Milan, In Spain, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Milanese, Norway, Packaged, Researchers, South Africa, United States
related to Articles · 12
Shoplifting → American Academy, An Occasional Crime, Atcheson, Bulletin, Cupchik, Law, Moral Majority, PMID, Psychiatry, Robert Andrews, Social Commentary, Yomango
related to Closed-circuit television · 12
Shoplifting → CCTV, Closed-circuit, EAS, Even, However, Many, Retailers, Some, Sophisticated CCTV, That, The EAS, Using CCTVs
has prevention · 11
Shoplifting → CCTV, Closed-circuit, EAS, Electronic, Large, Loss, Physical, Radio-frequency, RFID, Store, Walmart
related to Definition · 10
Shoplifting → Depending, Few, For, Generally, However, In, Most, Retailers, Target, This
has impact · 9
Shoplifting → According, American, In, National Retail Security Survey, Observers, Of, Retailers, Tyco Retail Solutions, US
related to England and Wales · 8
Shoplifting → Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime, In England, Policing Act, Section, Theft Act, Upon, Wales
related to history · 8
Shoplifting → Cony Catching, In, London, Robert Greene, The, The Second Part, This, When
related to Economics · 7
Shoplifting → Economists, However, Men, Originally, People, The, When

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store may shoplifters stores items use theft also merchandise shoplift retailers steal loss crime retail employees security isbn prevention people

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Shopliftingis alargest single reason for loss of merchandise.Retailers report that shoplifting has a significant effect on their bottom line0.90text
Lord Ellenboroughinstance ofbut The Shoplifting Act was supported by powerful people0.80text
who characterized penal transportation asinstance ofbut The Shoplifting Act was supported by powerful people0.80text
vapesinstance ofsmall technology items0.80text
smartphonesinstance ofsmall technology items0.80text
USB flash drivesinstance ofsmall technology items0.80text
earphonesinstance ofsmall technology items0.80text
gift cardsinstance ofsmall technology items0.80text
cosmeticsinstance ofsmall technology items0.80text
jewelryinstance ofsmall technology items0.80text
multivitaminsinstance ofsmall technology items0.80text
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