Research papers

Our research papers offer groundbreaking insights and actionable outcomes to help retailers and their partners better manage the many ways in which profits can be negatively impacted by all forms of retail loss. Produced by some of the leading academic experts in the field of retailing and loss prevention, they are all free to download.

Retail Loss, Safety and Security

Designing Packaging to Prevent Unknown Loss and Shrink

How packaging design can reduce unknown loss / shrink

Designing Packaging to Prevent Unknown Loss and Shrink

Written by Adrian Beck

How packaging design can reduce unk...

Abstract This report, which was published in 2010, provides guidance on how retailers and their suppliers can work together to identify and minimise the risk o...

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Retail Loss, Safety and Security

Measuring Retail Shrink

TOWARDS A SHRINKAGE KPI

Measuring Retail Shrink

Written by Paul Chapman, Dr Simon Templar

TOWARDS A SHRINKAGE KPI

Executive Summary There is a need to measure shrinkage in order to determine its extent and trend. This white paper presents a review of shrinkage measurement i...

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Retail Loss, Safety and Security

A Proven Approach to Shrinkage Reduction

How adopting a systemic, systematic and collaborative approach has been proven to sell more and lose less

A Proven Approach to Shrinkage Reduction

Written by Adrian Beck, Paul Chapman

How adopting a systemic, systematic...

Abstract This report, first published in 2001, with an updated version released in 2003, sets the stage for the ECR Retail Loss Group’s overarching philosophy o...

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