Prejudice to billionaire supermarkets record 2.26% of losses in 2015

The Brazilian supermarket sector posted a 2.26% of index losses in 2015, which represents around R$ 6.19 billion in annual declines, according to the 16th evaluation of losses in Brazilian Supermarkets, presented by the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Open) that brought together businessmen and executives of the food chain, in São Paulo. One of the main causes of losses recorded in 2015 by the supermarket networks 302 participants are: operational, external, internal theft theft, administrative error, suppliers and inventory errors.
Loss by category
Articles that suffered most losses were sweets in General (25%), alcoholic beverages and drinks in General (22%), meat (14%), followed by perfumes (9%) and deodorant (9%), dairy (6%), razors (6%), cellular chip (5%) and toys (4%). In relation to activities taken for the prevention of losses cited by supermarket are: training for employees, definitions of losses, controls and actions plans, introduction of more careful procedures on recruitment and selection and communication of loss prevention.