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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Anne d'Innocenzio

Retail group pulls back on claim organized retail crime accounts for nearly half of inventory loss

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The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, has revised a report released in April that pulls back the claim that organized retail crime accounts for nearly half of overall industry shrink, which measures overall loss in inventory, including theft.

The revision of the group's organized retail crime report on Dec. 1 follows an analysis from Retail Dive that found mistakes in the data. Retail Dive is an online news site that covers retail trends.

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