I worked for Home Depot. I can bet most of that is employee theft. After my shift one day, I grabbed a few things I needed and went to a checkout. She was flabbergasted that I was actually paying.
Home Depot writes a 2 percent loss per month due to theft into each stores sales. As long as they are below that 2 percent, they dont care. Most stores have cameras inside that don't even work.
I worked for Home Depot. I can bet most of that is employee theftBingo! This is from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept. website--
"Whereas most publicity focuses upon shoplifting, statistics indicate that employee theft accounts for as much as eight times the loss accrued from shoplifting. Either way, the cost to business management is in the billions of dollars. And guess who helps to recoup these losses? That's right... we the consumers."
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