retail theft
Stealing from shops
Retail theft is stealing merchandise from stores.
The term covers everything from shoplifting to organized rings that resell stolen goods.
Retailers and lawmakers often use retail theft rather than shoplifting when discussing the problem at scale: Retail theft cost the industry billions last year.
The phrase sometimes appears in political rhetoric about crime waves.
Stealing store merchandise
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- five-finger discountSlang for shoplifting
- pocketingTaking and keeping covertly
- snatch and grabRapid forcible theft
smash and grab · wardrobing · return fraud · concealment · grab and run · gift card fraud
Unlawful taking of goods
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- felonySerious criminal offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- arrestSeize by law
restitution · diversion program · citation · criminal record · sentencing · detention · plea bargain
Decrease in size
- profit lossIncome versus expenditure result
- insurance claimDemand for policy payment
- store closurePermanent retail shutdown
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
Protecting store inventory
- asset protectionSecuring owned resources legally
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
- security tagsRetail theft prevention fasteners
- ink tagsAnti-theft store attachments
security cameras · store detective · bag checks · fitting room attendant · inventory control · audit · mystery shopper · facial recognition
One who steals merchandise
- lifterOne who raises things
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- kleptomaniacOne who steals compulsively
- insiderOne with confidential access
collusion · repeat offender · juvenile offender · crime syndicate · fence · receiver · accomplice
shoplifting
Stealing store merchandise
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- five-finger discountSlang for shoplifting
- pocketingTaking and keeping covertly
snatch and grab · smash and grab · wardrobing · return fraud · concealment · grab and run · gift card fraud
larceny
Unlawful taking of goods
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- felonySerious criminal offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
arrest · restitution · diversion program · citation · criminal record · sentencing · detention · plea bargain
shrinkage
Decrease in size
- profit lossIncome versus expenditure result
- insurance claimDemand for policy payment
- store closurePermanent retail shutdown
job losses · bankruptcy · community impact · write-off · financial loss
loss prevention
Protecting store inventory
- asset protectionSecuring owned resources legally
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
- security tagsRetail theft prevention fasteners
ink tags · security cameras · store detective · bag checks · fitting room attendant · inventory control · audit · mystery shopper · facial recognition · analytics
shoplifter
One who steals merchandise
- lifterOne who raises things
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- kleptomaniacOne who steals compulsively
insider · collusion · repeat offender · juvenile offender · crime syndicate · fence · receiver · accomplice
- theftlarceny, steal, burglary, robbery, shoplifting
- workplace fraudpayroll fraud, embezzlement, kickbacks, ghost employees, padding expenses
retail theftconsumer fraud
Deceptive business practices harming buyers
price gouging · corporate theft · employee theft · wage theft · overcharging
retail theftburglary
Illegal entry to commit crime
home invasion · armed robbery · bank robbery · grand larceny · embezzlement
retail, theft, stealing, retailer, shoplift, retailing, retailers, retailed, pilferage