By the end of this guide, you'll be able to take your raw weekly shrink data — a table of items, quantities, and dollar amounts — and get a clear, actionable analysis in under 3 minutes. You'll know which products are costing you the most, which patterns indicate a specific problem, and what to do about it. No more spending an hour staring at a spreadsheet trying to find the story in the numbers.

• A Claude account (free at claude.ai)
• Your weekly shrink log (even rough data works — handwritten notes, a spreadsheet printout)
• Time needed: 15 minutes to learn; 3–5 minutes per weekly use
• Cost: Free