Bar codes, lost inventory check, shipping labels, and cameras.Who would fine the store and how would they find out?
One example would be your store gets boxes of toys and they shouldn't be sold till next month but a team reset the merchandise early, ignoring the warning label. So the toys then gets sold and the system flags your store.
You get a call from a state agency and get fined. It can get expansive and the store/company can lose it's license to sell said products in the future.
TLDR: The companies inventory system reports it to the FTC and the original seller.
Edit: We also had a loss prevention team whose job is to watch said inventory and scan the amount on site, and compare what has been shipped/sold. They worked overnight.
I still remember when an employee tried to steal XBOX 360's.
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