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Cost-of-living shoplifting surge: Aussies pushed to the limit

30th October 2023

Stephanie Atto, Monash University

ANALYSIS: The latest research from Monash University’s Australian Consumer and Retail Studies (ACRS) unit on the cost of living and consumer deviance has revealed that continuing financial pressures on households has not only changed spending habits but also attitudes towards retail crimes such as shoplifting, as ACRS Research and Strategy Director Stephanie Atto and Senior Research Consultant Paolo de Leon explain.

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Stephanie Atto is Research & Strategy Director at the ACRS research unit, a commercial research and insights consultancy operating out of Monash Business School’s Department of Marketing. As an applied researcher, Stephanie partners with clients across industries including retail property owners/managers and other retail businesses, FMCG, government, and social enterprise. Stephanie’s research focuses on various aspects of the consumer experience – ranging from decision making and behaviour, national and global trend analysis, and environmental drivers – to enable both businesses and consumers to make informed decisions and create change.