Why people steal something which they could easily afford? Numerous cases of a celebrity caught stealing a lighter, a wig on a mannequin, candies and other petty things. However, the kind of money they have is enough to buy the whole retail store. Still, they do shoplifting. This thing is termed as kleptomania which is an irresistible urge to steal, so much that you cannot refrain from avoiding it. And celebrity shoplifting gets flashed as headlines in top tabloids and news on television. After that paparazzi chase those celebrities round the clock.
Most of the shoplifting cases occur in retail stores. Shoplifting and worker theft caused retailers a loss of $ 32 billion in 2015 in the USA alone. Celebrity shoplifters inspire other shoplifters as well. Soon after any celebrity shoplifting scandal, the number of thefts increased in retail stores. Teenagers get attracted by the novelty, the adrenaline rush and the rebellion of these celebrities on celluloid. Certainly, they get negatively inspired and fall prey to the fatal attraction. Unknowingly, they end up doing something which they learnt from their iconic figures. For celebrities, shoplifting can be a ploy for garnering publicity or maybe suffering from some kind of mental instability since childhood.
But, these iconic figures are bound to be replicated. It doesn’t really matter what happens. However, it hurts the retail industry and reduces their profit margin. If retailers trying so hard for their customers then why can’t we do little for them. At least to make them avoid billion dollar loss only due to shoplifting.
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