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		bgirard 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How much do you think it costs to make a pair of N... Presuming that theft rates will increase also if the item is more costly and affordable to less[edit*] people. Also if inventory is damaged in the warehouse or on the sales floor, lost or unsold then those cost scale with the cost of the item.

matt-p 10 months ago | [–]

To less people? I think I touched on that but yes.

All of that would typically be tied together as inventory cost (aside from theft, though some people do).

Lots of fascinating things in retail. Around half of all theft will be from your own employees, for example.

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