* The number of responses had been rebased to only include respondents who shop in stores and have noticed retail theft.
The full question was phrased as follows:
"Have you recently altered your shopping habits because of retail theft, such as shopping at stores less frequently or changing the stores where you regularly shop? by What type of area do you live in?"
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Shoppers who changed how they shop due to retail theft in the U.S. 2023
In late 2023, about a quarter of surveyed U.S. in-store shoppers, who had noticed retail theft, said they had been shopping at stores less frequently as a result. Approximately 15 percent of these respondents said they started shopping in different stores altogether.
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