>IE, brick and mortar retail reported losing about $35 billion to shoplifting. >Out of $6 TRILLION (Just in the US!) worth of brick and mortar retail sales in

>IE, brick and mortar retail reported losing about $35 billion to shoplifting. >Out of $6 TRILLION (Just in the US!) worth of brick and mortar retail sales in the same year, in an industry that claims 2% profit margins on the low ends. So shoplifting is 29% of net profits? I'm sorry, which side of this argument are you on, exactly?