Latest Crime & Security insight and analysis – Page 6
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NewsEmployment Rights Bill gets a step closer
The Employment Rights Bill will today return to the House of Commons
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NewsHartlepool store loses licence over illicit cigarette and vape concerns
A convenience store has had its licence to sell alcohol revoked following concerns around underage sales
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NewsCoventry city centre cracking down on shoplifting with new systems and reporting
Coventry’s Business Improvement District is working in partnership with Coventry Police to reduce retail crime
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NewsACS urges government to consider Employment Rights Bill amendments
The ACS calls on the government to make the Employment Rights Bill more practical for local retailers
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NewsLancashire store fined £4.5k for underage sales and illegal vapes
Lancashire store found to have hidden compartment containing illicit goods
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NewsParfetts appoints new head of trading
Parfetts has appointed Mark Bottomley as its head of trading to support its goal of achieving a £1bn turnover
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News25% of confiscated vapes in London and Lancashire schools contain spice
Research reveals widespread availability of spice-laced vapes on social media platforms
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NewsLancashire retailer? You could get funded training on how to attract customers
A funded support programme aimed at helping Lancashire’s high street retailers has been launched
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News“We can’t wait for government to fix the challenges” Priyesh Vekaria on his AI crime-fighting in-store radio
Priyesh Vekaria has partnered with Retail AI on the new in-store radio at his Carlton Convenience Store
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NewsLanarkshire shopkeeper hospitalised after being slashed while taking bins out
Lanarkshire CID are appealing for information after a shopkeeper was seriously injured in an attack in Lanark
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News‘We are criminalising poverty’: Green Party’s new leader challenges shoplifting crackdown
Newly-elected Green Party leader suggests imprisonment is not the solution for those stealing out of poverty, and leading retailers agree
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NewsTorquay man gets four years after raiding convenience store at knifepoint
A Torquay man has been sentenced to four years in prison after raiding a shop at knifepoint
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NewsMeat is now the most stolen item from stores by shoplifters
85% of stores are reporting meat to be the most stolen item shoplifters are targeting
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NewsCEO James Lowman to leave ACS after nearly three decades
ACS chief executive James Lowman will step down in early 2026 after serving the organisation for almost three decades
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NewsACS outlines impact of retail crime to Select Committee on small businesses
The ACS has been giving evidence to the Government about the impact of retail crime
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NewsRetail Trust reports surge in number of retail staff at risk of quitting
More than half of retail workers are now a ‘flight risk’ according to new research by the Retail Trust
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NewsParfetts’ giant new south coast distribution centre opens for business
Parfetts has opened a 113,000 sq.ft. depot in Southampton to better serve the south
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NewsMan jailed for 13 years for attempted murder on 84-year-old shop worker
A man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to the attempted murder of an 84-year-old shop worker
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NewsJob and investment warning issued to convenience sector
Convenience stores hit with both rising costs and reduced spending could face a drop in jobs, investment and sales, according to the latest Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Local Shop Report
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NewsUnitas Wholesale appoints David Cooke as first COO in leadership shake-up
Unitas announces key leadership changes