Diane, yes, inventory that we can't account for, lost, broken, stolen...

We now have a 3rd party sniffing around our gift shops. I have seen some replies that Lori's and JB is in place at some of your stores. Are they profitable? What are some pros and cons of having a 3rd party come in?

Thank you for any input on this! :) 

We have a third party for our Gift Shop, Lori's Gifts. So, I can't speak directly on the write down / off amount. 

Hi everyone! I oversee two gift shops for my system, and we are trying to determine why we consistently have, what we think is a large write-down each year. Typically, it is anywhere from 20K-40K! We have been working with our finance team as well as monitoring our theft and breakage but have not been able to lower this amount over the last few years. Are we alone in this or is this the norm? Any thoughts and figures are appreciated!! :)