Shrinkage is theft of property and stock by shoplifters and thieves from outside the organization, this can be a simple thief stealing directly from the store and leaving without paying or something more serious like high jacking a van full of cash or a vehicle full of goods. The best way to address this for the store is to have items of high values security tagged so an alarm is activated if the item leaves the store without being purchased, also a simple security guard roaming around the store showing a presence to detect, deter and correct always helps especially if it is a huge retail store like Boots. For the high jacking or for the goods being stolen from vehicles, this is very simply prevented, routes should be changed often travelling