zero-dollar shopping 零元購

zero-dollar shopping  
繁: 零元購 
簡: 零元购 

消費向來是美國經濟最重要的支柱，佔國內生產總值(GDP)逾三分之二，零售行業還直接及間接創造了5,200萬個就業職位。不過，比起高利率、消費信心不足和通脹等衝擊，現時零售行業更大的危機是近年興起的所謂「零元購」風潮，即針對大小商戶的搶掠偷竊，以及更嚴重的有組織零售犯罪(Organized Retail Crime)。 

美國「零元購」搶劫成風　零售業一年損失7371億元（2023年10月1日）。on.cc東網，取自https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/finance/20231001/bkn-20231001233717828-1001_00842_001.html 

The United States has reached a peak season for “zero-dollar shopping,” a term associated with retail crimes, including theft, costing the industry US$112 billion (HK$877 billion) last year. 

US ‘zero-dollar shopping’ on the rise (2023, Oct 3). The Standard. Retrieved from https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/21/256641/US-%27zero-dollar-shopping%27-on-the-rise