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Prevention is better than cure. Shoplifting can be avoided at retail outlets all together. People tend to shoplift for a variety of reasons. Some might be doing it for the first time, and some for the nth time. Whatever the reason, shops should not give anyone any chance of shoplifting. A foolproof security system will ensure that there is all round safety at all times.

You need to arrange the way your shop is. Make lots of space viewable. There should not be any hidden parts in the shop. Most shop area should be visible from anywhere. You can use mirrors on the walls. Mirrors are an easy way of monitoring someone’s activity without directly looking at that person. But mirrors sometimes do compromise shopping privacy.

Make all expensive items to be placed deeper into the store. By doing this you will not give shoplifters an easy pick-and-run option. Shoplifters will have to get out from within the shop to the outside, which could let staff get more time to deal with them.
Shoplifters often wander aimlessly in shops. You can easily understand that they do not have any purpose of buying a specific item. But this does not mean that anyone who drifts aimlessly in a shop could be a shoplifter. Some of them might be just checking out the wares in the shop.

Another way is to find people who wear fluffy coats, when the weather is hot. Fluffy coats can be used to smuggle items out of the shop. Watch this person’s movement. A better option would be to request the person to leave the coat at the reception.