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Supermarket Shrinkage Opportunities Review

by Phil Batten, from the Community

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Use this review checklist to identify shrinkage and loss risks in supermarkets, focusing on General Merchandise and Grocery operations. Evaluate product integrity practices, date code checks, markdown compliance, deleted line management, and security for high risk items like batteries and razors. Verify PI counts, SOH adjustments, stock rotation in vitamins and health food, and smart fill levels. Capture photos, record actions, and create an action plan with managers to reduce losses and improve compliance.

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Supermarket Shrinkage Review Checklist

This checklist helps supermarkets identify and reduce shrinkage at checkouts and the front of store. It covers front end security, self checkout attendance and behaviors, staff exit checks, cigarette kiosk controls, cash control and saved transactions, refund verification and reporting, telecommunications and gift card procedures, product integrity and date code rotation, and EAS system checks. Use it to observe cashier practices, verify compliance with policies, review CCTV where relevant, and create action plans that strengthen loss prevention and improve compliance.

by Phil Batten, from the Community

20+

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Victoria and Tasmania Supermarket Shrinkage Review

This checklist helps supermarket leaders assess shrinkage and risk across key store areas. Review front end security, self checkouts, cashier procedures and bag checks. Evaluate cash control, refunds and saved transactions. Inspect service desk and cigarette kiosk practices, including storage and bulk deliveries. Validate product integrity for perishables and long life items, stock rotation, markdowns and waste. Check electronic article surveillance routines and responses. Examine receiving processes, back dock security, invoice handling and claim procedures. Verify inventory controls including AutoStockR tasks, stock on hand adjustments and product investigations. Assess high theft risk categories such as health and beauty, batteries, razors and liquor. Confirm CCTV coverage, alarm settings, system access and defensive merchandising controls. Use findings to reduce stock loss, strengthen compliance and improve store profitability.

by Phil Batten, from the Community

20+

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Supermarket Liquor Shrinkage Review

This checklist helps supermarket teams in Victoria and Tasmania assess shrinkage risks in liquor departments. It covers documentation control for stock adjustments, daily refunds and voids review, price integrity checks, out-of-code markdowns and 5-5-5 actions, weekly dump stock sign-off, and AutostockR tasks. Use it to standardize audits, retain four weeks of records, and plan actions with managers for targeted loss prevention improvements.

by Phil Batten, from the Community

20+

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Template

Retail Health Review: Stock Loss and Availability

Comprehensive retail health review checklist designed for supermarkets to reduce stock loss and improve product availability. Covers store leadership routines, loss huddles, sustainability practices, inventory and stocktake controls, markdown and dump processes, and merchandising standards across produce, deli, meat, seafood, bakery and grocery. Includes checks for planograms, SOH accuracy, MPL and capacity settings, rotation and date code control, coolroom SMP, nightfill best practice, self-checkout oversight, and action tracking using RF devices and store central reports.

by Paul Reidy, from the Community

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