Who Are the People Who Shoplift and What Can the Small

question 108

Essay

Who are the people who shoplift and what can the small business owner do to deter shoplifting?

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Definitions:

Voidable Title

indicates that a title transfer may be nullified if the buyer discovers the seller did not have ownership rights or authority to sell the item in question.

Good-Faith Purchase

Buying property without knowledge of any existing claims or rights of others, believing the transaction to be honest and legal.

Goods-In-Bailment Contract

A contract where personal property or goods are transferred temporarily into the custody of another for a specific purpose but ownership remains with the bailor.

Simple Delivery Contract

A type of contract in which purchased goods are transferred to a buyer from a seller either at the time of the sale or sometime later by the seller’s delivery.