All Crime articles – Page 27
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Features and analysisStockton store shut down by council following illicit tobacco seizure
More than 200,000 illicit cigarettes were seized from the store and a nearby flat
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Features and analysisVaping expert partners with Oldham City Council & Geek Bar to tackle counterfeit products
A leading vaping industry expert is working with Oldham city council in Manchester to tackle counterfeit and non-compliant products on behalf of Geek Bar
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Features and analysisRetailer prosecuted for selling counterfeit tobacco in Salford
A businessman has had over £11,000 worth of counterfeit tobacco taken from his premises and has been prosecuted.
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Features and analysisMajor illicit tobacco and cigarette seizure made in Grimsby
Almost 300,000 illicit cigarettes and 2,615 of illicit tobacco have been seized in Grimsby as part of Operation CeCe
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Features and analysisRetailers urged to report their experiences of crime
The ACS Crime Report 2021 revealed that 89% of shopworkers experienced verbal abuse over the past year.
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Features and analysisAmendment to Crime Bill welcomed by retail industry
An amendment to introduce tougher penalties for crimes against shopworkers has been tabled to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
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Dear JacSelf scan checkouts pose theft risk
Are self scan checkouts vulnerable to customer scams? Jac Roper investigates
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Advice GuideHow do face covering restrictions differ throughout the UK?
We break down what you need to know when it comes to face coverings throughout the UK.
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Features and analysisShopKind campaign urges support for retail staff
New research has found that 38% of shoppers have witnessed violence and abuse against shopworkers.
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Features and analysisMajor illicit tobacco seizure made in Northamptonshire
44,000 cigarettes and five kilos of hand-rolling tobacco have been seized from two premises in Northamptonshire.
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Features and analysisAnger over lack of action on crimes against retail staff
Amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to better protect retail staff have been withdrawn in a House of Lords debate.
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Features and analysisNine out of ten retail staff experienced verbal abuse
USDAW research has revealed that incidents of abuse, threats and violence against retail staff are on the rise
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Features and analysisSussex Police creates Business Crime Team
The team has been set up to focus on tackling business crime via partnerships and new technology
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Features and analysisLocal shops pledge support for women’s night safety charter
The ACS has signed up to the Women’s Safety Night Charter, which is part of the London Mayor’s ‘tackling violence against women and girls’ strategy.
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Features and analysisOperation CeCe cracks down on illicit tobacco trade
Operation CeCe has led to the seizure of more than £2.7m worth of illegal tobacco products in the first half of 2021.
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Dear JacCoping with insurance conundrums
Jac Roper hears from a retailer who is faced with insurance issues following two burglaries at their store.
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Features and analysisUSDAW condemns abuse against forecourt staff
Workers’ union USDAW has called on consumers to show respect to forecourt staff and not direct abuse towards them during the ongoing fuel crisis.
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Features and analysisACS calls for greater protection of shopworkers
The ACS briefed Peers before the Second Reading of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in the House of Lords.
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Interviews and ProfilesImperial Tobacco removes gantry from retailer convicted of selling illicit tobacco
The Manchester retailer was found to be selling illicit cigarettes and tobacco.
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Features and analysisScottish progress on workers’ protection prompts government plea
The government has been called on to introduce legislation to protect retail staff similar to that in Scotland.