For that category of store, click to find out more 1.45 percent shrinkage reduces gross margin by 4.88 percent. Compared to net margins, shrinkage is even larger. Clothing stores, which achieve a 5.04 percent margin, according to data from the national Retail Federation, could be achieving a 6.49 percent margin 28.8 percent higher if the 1.45 percent shrinkage was added … Read More