shoplifting
Third of service workers consider quitting because of abusive customers
An open letter to the policing minister signed by more than 55 leading businesses has called for better recording and reporting of crime statistics.
Lidl to roll out body-worn cameras to staff at all stores amid shoplifting surge
The company said the move would make it the first UK supermarket to ensure bodycams were used in every shop.
Theft of Lego on the increase as Christmas approaches
Police believe thieves are stealing high-value Lego sets to sell online.
Cooper pledges clampdown on shoplifting
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper pledged to do more to protect businesses after a 25% rise in shoplifting offences nationally.
Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales jump 25%
The total is higher than the pre-pandemic year of 2019/20, but below the figure for 2018/19.
Co-op urges action after taking £33m hit as shoplifting cases hit record high
The group called for more action in the UK as it said the vast majority of offenders get away.
‘Violent attacks on shop workers not being responded to by police’
A coalition of retailers and shopworkers is calling for three key commitments from police forces to tackle a rise in shop theft.
John Lewis boss says shoplifting has become an ‘epidemic’
John Lewis is among 10 of the UK’s biggest retailers which have agreed to fund Project Pegasus, a police operation to crack down on shoplifting.
John Lewis boss calls for public inquiry into decline of UK high streets
Dame Sharon White, chairwoman of the John Lewis Partnership, said some UK towns and cities have become ‘shells of their former selves’.
Police ‘must investigate’ shoplifting crimes for goods worth less than £200
Policing minister Chris Philp said theft from shops should not be tolerated at any level.