Breakdown of U.S. retailers' inventory shrinkage percentage in 2022

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D. Tighe,
Dec 10, 2024
In fiscal 2022, over 13 percent of retail brands in the United States stated that they experienced an inventory shrink of 3 percent and higher. Over 20 percent experienced inventory shrinkage between 2 and 2.99 percent that year. Inventory shrinkage, which is measured as retail sales loss, is typically caused by internal and external theft, operational mistakes, as well as systemic errors.

Distribution share of retailers' inventory shrinkage rate in the United States in the fiscal year of 2022

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Release date

September 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

June and July 2023

Number of respondents

177 respondents

Special properties

retail brands covering 28 different retail sectors

Supplementary notes

The source asked what the company’s inventory shrinkage percentage calculated at retail was for the fiscal year 2022.

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