When stores do inventory, do they find they have more or less stock than the paperwork says?

I bought 2 packs of frozen hamburger patties, and the kid at checkout saw I had 2, so he scanned the first one twice, then absent-mindedly scanned the 2nd one. Does this happen more often than shoplifting?

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

The former chairman of the largest electrical retailer in Britain once famously said at an AGM, no less. That the company's retail staff were the company's biggest liability !

It didn't go down too well.

Stock-take time is a nightmare for most retailers. Most stores are given a 'margin of error' Usually a percentage to be + or - of a certain target.
Managers sweat as independent counters go through their shopfloor and stock areas counting everything !

Some company's have a policy that if you fail in your 'stock loss' targets - That's stock damaged or stolen. They fire the manager.