Latest ShopSafe insight and analysis – Page 6
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South Yorkshire Police seize £9,000 of illicit produce
An operation by the South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and Rotherham Council’s Trading Standards has led to the seizure of illegal products worth more than £9,000
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Retailers call for government help to tackle rise in shoplifting
The Federation of Independent Retailers and the British Independent Retailers Association have written to the government appealing for support against crime
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Nisa retailers to reduce time spent managing teams with S4labour partnership
Rota and payroll specialist S4labour has teamed up with Nisa
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Body cameras to be provided to Tesco staff as retail crime rises
In a letter to the Mail on Sunday, Tesco boss Ken Murphy appealed for more collaboration to tackle retail crime
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GroceryAid’s School Essentials Grant sees 36% increase in demand
Nearly £900,000 was provided to families as part of the School Essentials Grant from GroceryAid
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Battle over resources erupts between police forces and government
The government’s pledge to investigate every crime has been queried by the National Police Chiefs’ Council
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Illicit vapes and tobacco seized by Northumbria Police
Illicit vapes worth nearly £55,000 have been seized as part of a month-long operation
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Dear Jac
Abusive customers on the rise
Jac Roper hears from a retailer who has seen a rise in abuse from shoppers
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SGF demands retail crime prosecution figures be disclosed
According to Police Scotland, the Protection of Workers (Retail) Act has been used 7,056 times to report retail specific cases of abuse or assault of staff and retailers between when it came into force in August 2021 and 2 July 2023
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Polish beer smugglers sentenced to seven years in jail
The pair smuggled 122 lorry loads of non UK-duty paid beer
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Pledge to improve police response to shoplifting welcomed
More resources and time are to be dedicated to tackle reported offences, including shoplifting, where there is a “reasonable lead”, such as CCTV footage or eyewitness accounts
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Police are failing retailers as Co-op reports record crime levels
The group recorded almost 1,000 incidents a day
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Retailers call for CCTV grants as shoplifting rises 24% YOY
The Fed is urging government to help with security costs
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BP becomes first energy company to partner with the Retail Trust
Over 300 BP store managers will receive accredited training so that they can support their teams’ wellbeing
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The Fed welcomes plans to increase police presence on the streets
The changes are part of an update to the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan
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Shop workers’ mental health damaged by cost of living crisis
More than half (52%) of workers in the retail industry have said that the rising cost-of-living is impacting their mental health
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HMRC seizes 10.8m cigarettes at Belfast Port
The cigarettes are worth around £5.3m in unpaid taxes
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£10,000 of illicit tobacco and vape products seized in Preston
Illicit cigarettes, counterfeit hand rolling tobacco and disposable vapes, worth over £10,000, have been seized from two stores in Preston
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Industry calls for ‘Most Wanted’ lists to tackle repeat shop theft offenders
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has put forward a five-point plan for police forces and the government to do more to take retail crime seriously and support local businesses
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Counterfeit tobacco gang jailed following seizure of 6.5m cigarettes
The six men were caught with more than 6.5millon cigarettes, worth more than £1.8m in evaded duty