The Effectiveness of Electronic Article Surveillance

Was EAS effective?

In the eight stores that installed EAS, shrinkage went down over the period of the study. In the stores without EAS, shrinkage went up. In the stores with EAS, the drop in shoplifting in the men's and women's apparel sections was even more than in the store overall. This means that the other sections of the stores actually had an increase in shoplifting.

What is to be learned from this case study?

EAS reduces shoplifting.

It may be more cost-effective to use EAS with articles or sections in a store that have high shrinkage rates.

If EAS isn't used on all articles in a store, you have to be able to pinpoint sources of shrinkage to tell if EAS is effective.

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