This statistic presents the results of a retail crime survey, which asked UK retailers for the impacts crime has on their business other the direct financial costs. Of respondents, a third stated that the loss of staff time and distraction from the business' purpose was a significant indirect impact of retail crime.
Indirect impacts of retail crime according to retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Loss of staff time/distraction from business purpose
33%
Damage to busines reputation/brand
33%
Damage to employee morale
20%
Damage to relationships with police/law enforcemnet
* The source provides the following additional information: "This year the BRC Retail Crime Survey sample covered 51 per cent of the retail industry by turnover and accounted for 1.4 million employees. A broad range of retailers participated in the Survey, from large multiples to smaller retailers, including pure online retailers. The sample included regular participants and new respondents, together providing a representative cross-section of UK retailing."
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British Retail Consortium. (February 1, 2016). Indirect impacts of retail crime according to retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412160/retail-crimes-impact-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Indirect impacts of retail crime according to retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15." Chart. February 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412160/retail-crimes-impact-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. (2016). Indirect impacts of retail crime according to retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412160/retail-crimes-impact-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Indirect Impacts of Retail Crime According to Retailers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2013/14 and 2014/15." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412160/retail-crimes-impact-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium, Indirect impacts of retail crime according to retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412160/retail-crimes-impact-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Indirect impacts of retail crime according to retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15 [Graph], British Retail Consortium, February 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412160/retail-crimes-impact-united-kingdom-uk/
