Action urged as shoplifting surges

 » By nkumar07 | the 01-07-2010 at 10:46 | 52 views (26 unique) | 2 comments | Report post!

Retailers have called on police to do more to protect them and crack down on criminals as they revealed a surge in shoplifting during the recession. Thefts by customers soared by a third during 2009, to 3,902 per 100 outlets compared with 2,914 the previous year. Research by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) found there were 498,405 thefts, almost one every minute, leaving businesses with a £1.1 billion bill. But officials suspect the true figure is far higher, potentially double, as many crimes are not reported. Violence and verbal abuse also rose significantly as at least 22,000 staff nationwide were targeted by customers.


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Nothing2Say
Nothing2Say
the 01-07-2010 at 11:01
What do they want? A policeman in every store. Its up to the retailers themselves to secure their own stores.
maddona
maddona
the 01-07-2010 at 10:50
is recession the real cause??

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