All Crime articles – Page 21
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarettes and vapes worth £27,000 seized by Tower Hamlets Trading Standards
Illegal cigarettes and vapes worth more than £27,000 were seized by Trading Standards teams from Tower Hamlets Council in London
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Dear JacIs putting stock behind Perspex the answer to shoplifting?
Jac Roper hears reports of stores having to put stock behind barriers to protect it
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Features and analysisGirish Jeeva: Why I’m embracing AI tech to combat crime
The Premier concept store owner is embracing reactive audio alerts
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Features and analysisDan Brown makes public appeal for stronger action against shoplifting
Members of the retail industry have backed the former SGF president’s emotional plea for support
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OpinionA “victimless” crime
Scottish Grocers’ Federation former president Dan Brown speaks out against theft and violence against shopworkers
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Features and analysisAI CCTV and audio tech set to tackle shop theft and underage sales
Retail-AI is working with leading retailers like Girish Jeeva to trial the systems
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Features and analysisFederation of Small Businesses urges PCCs and Home Office to increase efforts on retail crime
The FSB has set out a series of recommendations following it’s latest ‘Cracking the Crime’ report
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Features and analysisPolice fail to attend nearly 60% of reported crimes by small businesses
Police forces failed to attend 59% of crimes reported by small businesses, according to new research by the Federation of Small Businesses
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Features and analysisConvenience sector gets behind national Be Vape Vigilant campaign
Responsible retailers can display posters in store encouraging customers to report rogue traders
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Features and analysis£2.7m of illicit vapes seized and destroyed in Northampton
More than £2.7m worth of illicit vapes have been seized and destroyed by Trading Standards officers from West Northamptonshire Council
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Features and analysisBusiness groups demand action from PCCs on store crime
Police and Crime Commissioners have been called on to tackle retail crime
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Features and analysisSuspended jail sentence and £125,000 fine for illicit vape trader
A former trader in Salford has received a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay £125k after 55,000 counterfeit items were seized
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Features and analysisLack of consistent enforcement of illicit tobacco
Research carried out by FTI Consulting has found an extreme differences in levels of enforcement by local authorities when it comes to illicit tobacco sales
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Features and analysisWhy I choose to wear a bodycam
Store manager Abbie Saville explains the day-to-day risks shopworkers face
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Features and analysisHow my local PCC helped me tackle shoplifting
Jayesh Patel got in touch with his Police and Crime Commissioner after losing confidence in his local police force’s response.
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Features and analysisACS offers support to Respect for Shopworkers Week campaign
Respect for Shopworkers Week aims to raise awareness about the increase in violence and abuse against retail workers
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Features and analysis40% of retail staff abused on a weekly basis
New research by the Retail Trust has highlighted the rising levels of crimes against shopworkers
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Advice GuideUSDAW publishes advice on protecting retail staff
To help store owners protect their staff, industry union USDAW has published advice to improve safety in the retail workplace
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Features and analysisCo-op MD: ‘Long way to go on retail crime’
The Co-op has warned there is a “long way to go” to address the issue of retail crime and urged more of a police presence for incidents
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Features and analysisNisa bosses call for greater protection of store staff
In an open letter to highlight Respect for Shopworkers Week (13-19 November), Nisa managing director Peter Batt and Nisa head of retail Victoria Lockie have outlined the pressures being faced by store owners when it comes to rising crime