Over 1 Million Shoplifters & Dishonest Employees Apprehended in 2010 by Just 23 Major Retailers According to 23rd Annual Retail Theft Survey by Jack L. Hayes International

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. -- Shoplifters and dishonest employees stole over $7.0 billion in 2010 from just 23 major retailers, according to the 23rd Annual Retail Theft Survey conducted by Jack L. Hayes International, the leading loss prevention and inventory shrinkage control consulting firm. These 23 surveyed retailers apprehended over 1 million shoplifters and dishonest employees in 2010 and recovered more than $148 million from these thieves. “For the first time in over 10 years, total shoplifter and dishonest employee apprehensions, and the dollars recovered from those apprehensions all declined from the previous year,” said Mark R. Doyle, President