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NewsRetail staff to get free training on how to deal with abuse at work
UK shop workers and delivery drivers are to get free training on how to handle retail abuse and violence
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Features and analysisPolice issue image of Devon Spar shoplifter who brandished knife
Detectives are appealing for information following a robbery in Barnstaple in which the offender brandished a knife
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Features and analysisShoplifter who stole £78k worth of goods across UK receives over two years in prison
A one-man crimewave saw his sentence increased this week after further thefts came to light
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NewsIllegal vapes and cigarettes hidden under “rotting waste” in wheelie bins
During surveillance, police spotted a staff member from a nearby store accessing a bin to remove cigarettes
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Features and analysisHalf of Sandwell stores sold knives, vapes and alcohol to kids
The council said it will “shut down underage sales” and crack down on businesses selling illegal goods
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Features and analysis29 prolific Lincoln shoplifters now banned from the city’s stores
A total of 29 shoplifters are now banned from shops in Lincoln city centre’s retail spaces
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Features and analysisOpal’s first year targets retail crime gangs behind £8m of thefts
National policing intelligence unit Opal has made significant strides in tackling organised retail crime during its first year of operation
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Features and analysisShoplifter who stole from the same Willenhall store four times jailed
A prolific shop thief has been handed a 10-week jail sentence for targeting a convenience store in Willenhall
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Features and analysisTargeted approach reduces anti-social behaviour and crime in Sussex as further funding announced
Crime and anti-social behaviour have fallen in Sussex’s hotspot areas after 12 months of targeted policing
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Features and analysis2.7 million illicit cigarettes uncovered in Northern Ireland sting
The haul is estimated to be worth £1.6m in unpaid duty and taxes
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Features and analysisSurrey Police report four-fold increase in shoplifting charges with retail crime a priority
Tackling retail crime has been highlighted as a priority for Surrey Police, it says
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Features and analysisDudley Council efforts sees 19 illegal ‘pop-up’ shops close in less than a year
It is understood to be the highest number made by any single Trading Standards team in the country during a single financial year
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Features and analysisNottingham shoplifter returns to scene of crime only to steal again
Officers investigating a robbery at a convenience store in Nottingham have released images of a man they are looking to trace
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Features and analysisShoplifting at record high since police records began
A total of 516,971 offences were logged by forces in 2024, up 20% from 429,873 in 2023
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Features and analysis£150,000 of stolen goods recovered from eight London stores
After marking 5,000 commonly stolen items with synthetic DNA, officers were able to identify the stolen goods
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Features and analysisFresh update for a website dedicated to tackling Scottish retail crime
The SGF in partnership with Retailers Against Crime have just updated their website
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Features and analysisUnsure how to respond if your store is a victim of robbery? The ACS can help…
The ACS has issued a guide on what to do if your store is the victim of robbers
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Features and analysisPaisley convenience store fined for fly tipping seven times in just two months
SEPA has issued a civil penalty after Paisley store is caught fly tipping seven times in two months
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Product NewsNew smaller AI age-check machine revealed at NCS 25
E-Service, who unveiled a new “compact and affordable” age verification solution designed to protect retailers
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Features and analysis‘What’s the point?’: Retailer pelted with cans and racial slurs refuses to report to police
Nathalie Fullerton was pelted with cans and subjected to racist abuse after confronting a shoplifter but has chosen not to report the incident to the police