Insight ReportRetail Shrink and ORC: Cart-Based Loss Is on the Rise; New Tech Solutions Seek To Address Retail Theft Sujeet Naik, Analyst Sector Lead: Anand Kumar, Associate Director of Retail Research January 25, 2024 Reasons to ReadContinuing our monthly series on retail shrink and organized retail crime (ORC), we present recent developments from the UK and the US as well as news about loss-prevention technologies. We also provide commentary on the topic from the recent earnings calls of selected retailers in North America. Data in this research report include: Loss-prevention strategies used by SMBs in the past 12 months to reduce external theft Companies mentioned in this report include: AiFi, BriefCam, Costco, Datalogic, Diebold Nixdorf, Dollar General, Empire Company, Everseen, Morrisons, Nvidia, Pathr.ai, Safer Group, SureView, Walgreens Boots Alliance Other relevant research: Read the previous report in the Retail Shrink and ORC RetailTech: Leading-Edge Loss Prevention—Tackling Theft and Fraud Through RFID, Video Surveillance and More—a free report, sponsored by Sensormatic Retail Challenges Drive Edge Technology Investment—a free report, sponsored by VMware Retail-Tech Landscape: Loss Prevention Watch our Insights Video for more insights from our analysts on loss prevention. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 32: Co-op Opens New-Format Micro StoreJuly 2025 US Retail Sales: Growth Accelerates to Second-Highest Rate YTD, Supported by Prime DayAgentic Commerce: What Retailers Need to Know for Holiday 2025 and to Succeed in 2026—Premium Subscriber Call, October 2025US CPG Sales Tracker: In-Store Sales Recover; Beauty Leads Growth; Online Grocery Remains Strong