A bar chart showing how retailers of various sizes approach cost-cutting. The results were: Using data to cut waste or shrink - Retailer average: 62%; Retailers with 1-10 stores: 58%; and Retailers with 11-plus stores: 72%; Adopting preventative maintenance - Retailer average: 43%, Retailers with 1-10 stores: 52%; and Retailers with 11-plus stores: 385; and Consolidating vendors and procurement Retailer average: 33%; Retailers with 1-10 stores: 27%, and Retailers with 11-plus stores: 34%.