In 2017, the retail sector in the Netherlands lost approximately 2.4 billion euros as a result of retail crime. Losses were particularly high in the food retail and cash & carry sectors, which alone accounted for over half of the total loss.
The source adds the following information: "Shrinkage = “The difference between the stock a retailer thought they had and what they actually counted or valued in their physical locations”. However, the definition is not homogeneous and accounting for shrinkage may be a challenging exercise. As part of this study, retailers were asked to provide the shrinkage figures recorded in stores as a percentage of turnover, calculated at sale price without taking insurance payouts into account."
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Checkpoint Systems . (June 20, 2019). Estimated economic loss of retail crime for companies in the Netherlands in 2017, by business sector (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063060/economic-loss-of-retail-crime-in-the-netherlands-by-sector/
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