All Crime articles
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Features and analysisPolicing Minister pledges crackdown on retail crime to protect shop workers
Johnson announced a series of measures at a retail crime summit yesterday, hosted by Usdaw
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Features and analysis11.5 million illicit cigarettes seized in Northern Ireland
Four men have been arrested after the seizure of more than 11m cigarettes in Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Features and analysisJTI undercover operation reveals illicit tobacco and vapes in Leeds stores
An undercover operation conducted by JTI at stores in Leeds has revealed the abundant presence of illicit tobacco and vapes
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Features and analysisRespect for Shopworkers Week 2024: Enough is enough
Usdaw has launched shocking statistics from its annual survey to mark the beginning of this year’s Respect for Shopworkers week
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Features and analysisMassive £1.6m haul of illegal cigarettes, tobacco and vapes taken off Lancashire streets
Haul labelled one of the biggest Trading Standards seizures in Hyndburn to date
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Features and analysisNational Police Chiefs Council asks for smaller retailers’ help on knife crime
The review will explore the effectiveness of current legislation, policy and practice when it comes to knife crime
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Features and analysisLords committee calls for immediate action to tackle shop theft
The ACS welcomes the findings of a new inquiry from the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee
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Features and analysisGovernment to ‘crack down on organised gangs’ and ‘scrap low-value shoplifting’
These decisions were announced today as Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first budget since 2010
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Features and analysisIndies demand tougher police action as shoplifting levels reach all-time high
A new survery from the Fed found that 91% of indies called for more police patrols on streets
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Features and analysisNI Justice Minister to ‘consider assault on retail workers a specific stand-alone offence’
Northern Ireland Retail Consortium and Usdaw met with NI Justice Minister Naomi Long MLA
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Features and analysisNew figures show highest level of shoplifting since records began
ONS figures show a record number of shoplifting offences in the year to June 2024
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Features and analysisTwo stores ordered to close again weeks after previous closure order expired
Stop N Shop store and Nida store on Winsover Road have been reissued with three-month closure orders
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Features and analysisDroylsden shop shut down after repeated illicit vapes and tobacco sales
Amsterdam Off-Licence was issued with a three months closure order to “prevent future disorder or serious nuisance”
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Features and analysisRetail Trust charity running free training to protect shop workers
The Retail Trust intends to run free training to protect shop workers as one in three face weekly abuse and nearly half fear for their safety
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Features and analysisConsumers aren’t aware of the shoplifting epidemic quietly reshaping retail, warns Fiona Malone
Top retailer Fiona Malone warns that consumers are not considering the often overlooked impact of shoplifting, urging them to see the “bigger picture”
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Features and analysisSafer Business Action Week: How are Nisa retailers tackling retail crime?
Retailers Prem Uthayakumaran, Benedict Selvaratnam and Amit Puntambekar highlight the proactive measures they are taking to tackle these pressing concerns head on.
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Features and analysisAre your staff protected from sexual harassment?
Survey of retail businesses reveals over three-quarters are concerned about protecting staff from sexual harassment by customers
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarettes and vapes found hidden in padlocked fridge and beneath the floor
Almost 22,000 illegal cigarettes and 350 illegal vapes have been uncovered during raids across five premises in Bolton
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Features and analysisManchester vape black market exposed in Rayner and Gwynne constituencies
During a We Vape uinvestigation, researchers were offered a choice from hundreds of non-compliant devices within minutes
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Features and analysis“It’s a cry for the industry to wake up” – store owner’s plea to retailers after hammer threat
Amit Puntambekar took to social media this week, deciding enough was enough