Dollar General is cutting back on its offering of self-checkout options, saying it is doing so to improve the customer experience and to reduce inventory shrink. This change follows a year in which the retailer saw an increased level of shrink, the company said in a...
Last year saw several retailers report that their profits were being hurt by “shrink.” That’s the industry term for lost inventory due to a variety of factors, though much of 2023’s reporting dealt with losses from a wave of retail theft. But as 2024 begins, investors...
March 14, 2024
Dollar General is cutting back on its offering of self-checkout options, saying it is doing so to improve the customer experience and to reduce inventory shrink. This change follows a year in which the retailer saw an increased level of shrink, the company said in a Thursday (March 14) earnings release. Inventory shrink, or shrinkage, is the loss […]
January 09, 2024
Last year saw several retailers report that their profits were being hurt by “shrink.” That’s the industry term for lost inventory due to a variety of factors, though much of...
