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Pareto — Retail Stock Loss

Annual stock loss by cause across 214 stores valued in GBP thousands, computing that 5 of 12 causes carry 82.7% of a £12.5 M shrink and separating deliberate loss from the process errors that sit alongside it.

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Stock loss by cause — 214 stores, FY 2027FY 2027 · 12 categories · total 12,510 GBP thousands · threshold 80%FY 2027 (GBP thousands)Cumulative %01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0000%20%40%60%80%100%80% threshold4,8202,1401,68596274160445238831118622138.5%55.6%69.1%76.8%82.7%87.5%91.2%94.3%96.7%98.2%100%vital few · 5External theft — organisedColleague theftProcess error — goods inMarkdown not appliedDamage in storeSupplier short-deliveryRefund fraudWaste — date expirySelf-checkout non-scanPrice override abuseOther5 of 12 categories (42%) account for 82.7% of 12,510 GBP thousands.Vital few at 80%: External theft — organised, Colleague theft, Process error — goods in, Markdown not applied, Damage in store —10,348 of 12,510 GBP thousands.Other folds 2 categories under 1% of total (221 GBP thousands, 1.8%).Total shrink 1.42% of retail sales; audited counts twice yearly

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title "Stock loss by cause — 214 stores, FY 2027"
unit "GBP thousands"
period "FY 2027"
threshold 80%
other-below 1%
note "Total shrink 1.42% of retail sales; audited counts twice yearly"

"External theft — organised"    4820
"Colleague theft"               2140
"Process error — goods in"      1685
"Markdown not applied"           962
"Damage in store"                741
"Supplier short-delivery"        604
"Refund fraud"                   452
"Waste — date expiry"            388
"Self-checkout non-scan"         311
"Price override abuse"           186
"Transit loss"                   124
"Admin error — RTM"               97