Chapman, PaulTemplar, Simon2014-03-152014-03-152006-11-01Chapman, Paul; Templar, Simon. Scoping the contextual issues that influence shrinkage measurement. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 2006, Vol. 34 Issue 11, p860-872.0959-0552http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09590550610710255http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/1357Measures and measurement systems must reflect the context to which they are applied (Neely, 1999), requiring that the contextual issues relating to retail shrinkage must be identified as a necessary precursor when measuring shrinkage. Without considering these issues any decision on which method of shrinkage measurement to employ will be uninformed, arbitrary and at best intuitive.Article