pilferage

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Pilferage is so pervasive that not even the increasing use of sealed metal containers the size of 20-ft. truck trailers stops it.

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Pilferage runs only about $30 per month per outlet, a percentage of sales far below the average for all retailing.

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Pilferage was so widespread that Bateson officials complained the union was "stealing us blind."

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Pilferage soon shot up over 1% of gross sales, took half of food retailing's narrow profit.

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