Retail COO
Shrinkage: 1.4% to 2.8% in 12 Months
$8.4M Walking Out the Door
Industry average is 1.6%. Your board will ask where the money went. Do you have an answer beyond 'theft'?
The $8.4M Question
Your shrinkage doubled - but where is it going?
2.8%
Current Rate
1.6%
Industry Avg
+100%
YoY Increase
$8.4M
Annual Loss
Shrinkage by Category
Where the $8.4M is going
38%
25%
19%
10%
8%
External Theft
$3.2M
Internal Theft
$2.1M
Admin Error
$1.6M
Vendor Fraud
$0.8M
Unknown
$0.7M
Shrinkage by Location
Not all stores are equal - some are bleeding
Downtown Flagship
4.2%+1.8% YoY
Mall Location A
3.1%+1.2% YoY
Strip Center B
2.6%+0.8% YoY
Suburban C
1.9%+0.4% YoY
Outlet Store
1.4%-0.1% YoY
Downtown Flagship alone accounts for $1.8M in shrinkage - 21% of total losses from one location.
Retail KPIs That Tell the Shrinkage Story
SlideStrike tracks these automatically from your POS and inventory systems
Shrinkage Rate
2.8%
Benchmark: <1.5%
Inventory Accuracy
91%
Benchmark: >98%
Return Rate
12.4%
Benchmark: <8%
Void Rate
4.2%
Benchmark: <2%
Cash Variance
$847/wk
Benchmark: <$200
Employee Turnover
68%
Benchmark: <40%
Source: NRF National Retail Security Survey 2025, Retail Industry Leaders Association
TRANSFORM YOUR OPERATIONS
Turn Shrinkage Data into Action Plans
SlideStrike connects to your POS, inventory, and CCTV analytics to identify exactly where shrinkage is happening.
Real-time shrinkage tracking by location and category
Exception reporting with video integration flags
Employee behavior pattern analysis
Board-ready loss prevention presentations