Latest Crime & Security insight and analysis – Page 3
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NewsMajor operation disrupts illegal tobacco and vape trade in Essex
More than £75,000 of illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized in Essex as part of a major operation targeting high street retailers
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NewsProlific Sussex Champagne shoplifter jailed
Sussex Police have convicted a man who stole almost £3k of alcohol and more from numerous stores
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News924 arrested in UK’s largest crackdown on high street business crime
More than 920 people have been arrested in a major operation targeting criminal activity linked to high street businesses across the UK
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NewsRetail Trust urges shoppers to share ‘smiles of respect’
The Retail Trust’s Let’s Respect Retail is a national movement to ‘bring humanity back to the high street’
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NewsJW Filshill strengthens marketing team with appointment of Katie Dempster
Scottish wholesaler adds Katie Dempster to its marketing team
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NewsMet Police arrest over 140 people in week-long London crackdown
The Met has made more than 140 arrests during a crackdown on crime in the West End
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NewsRespect for Shop Workers Week: 71% face verbal abuse from customers
More than seven in ten retail workers experienced verbal abuse from customers in the last year, according to new figures from Usdaw
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Product NewsFormer Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis named Diageo chief executive
Diageo has appointed former Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis as its new CEO
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NewsRetail association backs national campaign to protect shop workers
As Respect for Shop Workers Week begins, Bira is joining with Usdaw to promote the cause
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NewsSnappy Group bolsters board with former Ocado executive Vineta Bajaj
New senior executive at Snappy comes as tech reshapes UK convenience retail
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NewsPolice and retailers unite for Safer Business Action Week
Police forces, Business Crime Reduction Partnerships and retailers across the UK are joining forces for Safer Business Action Week (10-16 October)
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NewsMike Fitton on retirement and why indie retailers were the ‘best part of his career’
Industry veteran Mike Fitton is retiring after almost five decades working in retail
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NewsRetail staff share stories of abuse from customers
Shop workers have shared their experiences of physical and verbal abuse from customers as part of the Let’s Respect Retail campaign
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NewsShop staff abuse rises as 77% face intimidating behaviour from customers
New research reveals 77% of shop workers experienced intimidating behaviour in the past year, with weekly attacks up 10% as Retail Trust launches Let’s Respect Retail for Christmas
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NewsSadiq Khan pledges crackdown on retail crime after ‘years of budget cuts’
The mayor of London tells Convenience Store that the Met is “bearing down” on retail crime following “record investment” from London City Hall
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NewsUsdaw condemns peers supporting unfair dismissal in new employment bill
Union leader says she’s staggered at Conservative and Lib Dem amendments to new bill
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NewsVape distributor Phoenix 2 Retail appoints high profile CEO
Vape distributors Phoenix 2 Retail have appointed a leading figure in the grocery sector as new CEO
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Features and analysis“We’re not chasing novelty” - retailer Priyesh Vekaria on his store’s crime fighting AI system
A Salford store has stepped up it use of AI in the fight against shoplifting
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NewsFed national president shares independent retailers’ concerns with his MP
Hetal Patel met local MP Joshua Reynolds at his store in Maidenhead last week