Latest Crime & Security insight and analysis – Page 2
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NewsBudget 2025: What retailers need to know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers Budget 2025 with measures directly impacting convenience retailers
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NewsNational Living Wage set to hit £12.71 per hour in April 2026
The Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on the future rate of the National Living Wage
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NewsPortsmouth shop owner jailed for illegal tobacco operation
Three men have been sentenced for running an illegal tobacco operation across two Portsmouth stores
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NewsSpar International’s annual driver competition held in Sweden
Sweden was home to Spar’s annual driver competition featuring key wholesalers and more
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NewsAll UK vapes to carry digital QR codes to stamp out fakes
All vapes sold in the UK will be required to carry digital duty stamps with QR codes from October 2026
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NewsCTSI urges Budget backing to tackle rogue high street businesses
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute is calling for urgent government funding in Wednesday’s budget to tackle serious and organised crime impacting Britain’s high streets and legitimate businesses
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NewsMPs hold first parliamentary discussion on criminal high street businesses
MPs have held the UK’s first parliamentary discussion dedicated to tackling criminal activity on the high street, amid growing concerns that some shops are being used as fronts for money laundering and organised crime
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NewsCo-op commits £70m to create 7,000 apprenticeships by 2030
Co-op’s Levy Share has already unlocked £40m for training - and more is coming
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News“Everyone wins except the criminals” - Essex Police on fighting retail crime
Essex Police has issued three initiatives to tackle retail crime and protect staff from abuse
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NewsThe Fed says the abolishment of PCCs won’t stop its work around retail crime
Following the new police and crime commissioners are to be abolished, the Fed says it will continue its work on crime
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Product NewsPremier Foods announces new Loyd Grossman partnership and £36m for its Worksop site
Premier Foods has unveiled a £36m investment in its Worksop manufacturing site.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale’s head of retail Taranjit Singh Dhillon joins AF Blakemore
AF Blakemore has recruited Taranjit Singh Dhillon to lead its independent retail division and Trade Partners Plus initiative
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NewsWATCH: Violent robber uses wheelchair disguise to steal beer
A 19-year-old who pretended to be disabled to steal beer from a supermarket has been jailed for more than three years after violently attacking staff who challenged him
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NewsTrading Standards urges government investment to tackle rising high street crime
Trading Standards has called for increased government investment to help tackle rising criminal activity on UK high streets
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NewsIndependent convenience retailer in Kent shares industry’s concerns with his local MP
Retailer Viral Joshi explained the issues affecting independent retailers to his MP last week
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NewsNew sales director announced at Love2shop
UK card provider Love2shop has appointed Alex Speed as its new sales director
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NewsCCTV reveals men suspected of multiple Preston knifepoint store robberies
Police release images of two men following several knifepoint robberies around Preston
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NewsShoplifter charged as part of West Midlands Police’s Operation Marigold
West Midlands Police have charged a man with a series of shop thefts across Bloxwich and Walsall
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NewsPolice and crime commissioners to be scrapped by 2028
Police and crime commissioners will be abolished in England and Wales by 2028 to save £20m annually for front-line policing
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NewsEssex Police now using app to stay alert for shoplifters
Essex Police has announced it’s now using an app to specifically tackle retail crime