Co-op reports a 44% increase in retail crime, with daily shoplifting and abuse cases reaching 1,000, costing £70m in losses.
Co-op reports record year of retail crime, with shoplifting and abuse incidents rising 44% to 1,000 daily cases, costing £70m in losses. CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq urges the government and police to take retail crime seriously. Persistent and prolific thieves are causing the issue, with 80% of cases involving police non-attendance. Despite £200m spent on security measures, four staff members are attacked daily, with an additional 116 facing serious abuse.
April 04, 2024
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