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1.3%

1.3% -- sales loss due to inventory inaccuracy for retail businesses (2026)

Name: Sales Loss Due To Inventory Inaccuracy Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-30

2026 · National Retail Federation

Businesses can lose up to 1.3% of total sales due to inventory inaccuracies according to the National Retail Federation.

up to 1.3%

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Last verified: 2026-09-30 · How we verify data →

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Value

1.3%

Unit

Percentage

Data Vintage

2026

Entity

retail businesses

Geography

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

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Independence

Methodology

Freshness

Source

National Retail Federation Primary Tier C

https://amilo.co/academy/a-guide-to-fulfillment-optimization/en ↗

Confidence: 23/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

Streamlining Distribution: A Guide to Fulfillment Optimization

Original Research

National Retail Federation · Original study ↗

Methodology

Cited from National Retail Federation via secondary blog article

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Segmentation

IndustryRetail RegionUS

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retail businesses: 1.3% sales loss due to inventory inaccuracy. Source: National Retail Federation (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/inventory-inaccuracy-sales-loss-nrf

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