Effective Asset Management in Retail

June 23, 2016

Millions of people pass through supermarket doors every year, with retailers generating billions of pounds in sales. An escalating price war between the big five chains means shoppers saved £182m on their grocery bills last year. However, along with the millions of pounds that retailers make, there are millions more that they lose because of theft and fraud. It is common that in times of economic uncertainty fraud increases, but this activity costs UK retailers billions of pounds each year. Worryingly, 22% of this theft and fraud is by staff, highlighting the importance of installing a positive culture and an intelligent asset management system to prevent losses.

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