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A chain of department stores is trying to stop people buying expensive clothes, wearing them and then getting a . About 65 per cent of U.S. shops have been victims of this. It is known as “wardrobing”. It is a form of "return " and costs stores an $8.8 billion a year. The store, Bloomingdale's, is putting , black, hard-to-hide tags on the of dresses that cost over $150. The dress cannot be returned if the is missing. This means anyone who thinks they can have a " dress rental" would advertise the that they are wardrobing.

A retail analyst explained how wardrobing was, saying: "What people don't realize is that it's an process." Wardrobing is such a that Bloomingdale's has risked and losing customers to stop it. They have let go of the that "the customer is always ". Some customers believe the tags make them feel , while others think it's a good idea to stop shoppers. The National Retail Federation said: "It's a delicate of loss prevention and good customer service". It added that this has to be handled very carefully.

 


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