Weekly Retail Shrinkage Summary

Track and analyze retail shrinkage trends, incident patterns, and recovery effectiveness across departments to minimize inventory losses and improve loss prevention strategies.

Report Objective

Monitor weekly shrinkage metrics, identify loss patterns across departments, and evaluate the effectiveness of loss prevention measures to reduce inventory shrinkage and maintain profitability.

Shrinkage Trends and Patterns

Weekly trend analysis of total shrinkage value and rate

Questions to Consider:

Dec 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025week_date$26,000$28,000$30,000$32,000total_shrinkage_valuetotal_shrinkage_valueHow is Weekly Shrinkage Trending?Total shrinkage value showing week-over-week pattern

  • What is the week-over-week change in total shrinkage value?

  • Are there any notable spikes or patterns in the trend?

  • How does this compare to the same period last year?

  • Is the shrinkage rate increasing or decreasing?

  • How does this compare to our target rate?

  • What factors are driving changes in the rate?

Dec 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025week_date1.30%1.40%1.50%1.60%shrinkage_rateshrinkage_rateWhat is Our Current Shrinkage Rate?Weekly shrinkage rate as percentage of sales

Departmental Analysis

Breakdown of shrinkage by department and incident type

Questions to Consider:

ElectronicsJewelryMen's WearWomen's Weardepartment$0$50,000$100,000$150,000sum(shrinkage_value)Customer TheftEmployee TheftAdministrative ErrorVendor FraudWhich Departments Have the Highest Shrinkage?Shrinkage value by department and incident type

  • Which departments need immediate attention?

  • What types of incidents are most common in high-risk departments?

  • Are there patterns in incident types across departments?

Recovery Performance

Analysis of recovery efforts and apprehension metrics

Questions to Consider:

  • What is the trend in recovery effectiveness?

  • How does the recovery rate compare to total shrinkage?

  • Is there a correlation between apprehensions and recovered value?

Dec 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025week_date$3,600$3,800$4,000$4,200$4,400$4,600recovered_valuerecovered_valueHow Effective Are Our Recovery Efforts?Weekly recovered value and apprehension count

Areas for Additional Focus