What is retail shrink, and how does it differ from theft?

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Shrink often comes up in discussions about theft and organized retail crime.

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I visited Target locations in New York City and the Midwest. The 2 stores felt like totally different chains.

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Target in the Midwest (left) and New York City.
Target in the Midwest (left) and New York City.

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US stocks fall after extended rally as investors look to Fed minutes and Nvidia earnings

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Walmart Black Friday crowds and chaos are a thing of the past

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Customers shop at Walmart's Black Friday event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Arkansas
Customers shop at Walmart's Black Friday event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Arkansas

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Staff at Pure Barre and other boutique gyms say a major franchisee stiffed them on pay, sent bizarre emails, and talked about drinking his own urine

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Sephora is embracing the most annoying anti-theft policy

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Sephora now stores away its perfume, displaying only the tester bottles.

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How farmers in one Indian village crafted the most expensive nutmeg and mace

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Nutmeg and mace are two separate spices found in the same fruit. Both have long been valued for their fragrance, flavor, and medicinal properties. India is the lead consumer of nutmeg as well as one of the top global suppliers.

Some Chick-fil-A customers can now skip the drive-thru and have their chicken sandwiches delivered by drone

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Chick-fil-A delivered.

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Thieves are crashing cars and construction vehicles into stores to steal ATMs, guns, and luxury handbags in a theft phenomenon known as 'ram raiding'

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A yellow crane used in a ram raid robbery sits outside a Coop grocery store in the UK as an onlooker takes a photo of the crane partially inside the store.
Thieves who "ram raid" stores often steal construction equipment for the job, as happened with a crane at this grocery store in the UK.

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How miners find, cut, and transport the most expensive amethysts in the world

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Amethyst is one of the most abundant crystals in the world, but the most prized pieces can cost almost a million dollars. Some of the world's largest amethyst geodes come out of Artigas, Uruguay. The earth beneath this region is uniquely suited to producing amethyst.

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