“As long as shrink is tax deductible this will continue.”
That is truly asinine. You yourself could get a big tax deduction by leaving your doors open and letting thieves help themselves. How come you don’t do it?
No, as long as do-gooders keep electing people who won’t punish these crimes, this will continue.
Security guards at the store are told to not physically confront looters in case they might hurt them and then get sued. Why even bother having them?
NRF Reports Retail Shrink Nearly a $100B Problem
Now think about how much of that got written off.