All Crime articles – Page 4
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Features and analysisFundraiser launched for convenience store looted during Southport riot
A riot in Southport has left Windsor Mini Mart looted and severely damaged
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Features and analysisCommunity Safety Minister welcomes relaunch of campaign to support retailers
Retailers Against Crime and the Scottish Grocers Federation teamed up to raise awareness of crime on Scottish retailers
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Features and analysisUK’s Illicit vape hotspots revealed
Tens of thousands of illegal vapes are being seized from black market vape sellers in police raids across the UK every month
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Features and analysisAlmost half a million shop thefts in year to March 2024, Office of National Statistics reveals
The latest ONS Crime Survey reported a 30% increase in shoplifting offences
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Features and analysisOpal reports strong progress in combatting organised shop theft
Opal shares progression details of its new ’Organised Retail Crime’ team since it launched in May
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Features and analysisShops in Northern Ireland demand new law protecting their workers
Shops in Northern Ireland call for a law to protect their workers as shoplifting cases double
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Features and analysisCalls for Tobacco Track and Trace data to be shared with police
The National Business Crime Centre is calling for Tobacco Track and Trace technology to be made available to policing in order to crack down on the illicit tobacco trade
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Features and analysisLegislation on tobacco and vaping unveiled in King’s Speech
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will prohibit anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 from legally buying tobacco products
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Features and analysisRetail sector welcomes crime legislation plans in King’s Speech
The industry has welcomed the announcement in the King’s Speech that legislation to make the assault of a retail worker a specific offence will move forward
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Features and analysisThe Fed urges focus on retail crime by new government
The Federation of Independent Retailers is calling for “action and not just words” when it comes to protecting independent retailers and their communities from crime
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Features and analysisNisa highlights challenges facing independent retailers
Nisa managing director Peter Batt has called attention to the challenges facing independent retailers and their importance to the wider economy
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Features and analysisHow are retailers using technology to tackle shoplifting?
Retailers share their thoughts on the security tag sytem designed for small stores
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Features and analysis73kg of illicit tobacco and 22,000 suspected illicit cigarettes seized in Peterborough
Three stores in Peterborough were raided, with suspected illicit tobacco and cigarettes seized
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Features and analysisShadow Policing Minister pledges to move forward with shop worker protection law
Shadow Minister for Policing Alex Norris has reiterated his support for legislation that would make attacks on shop workers a specific offence
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Features and analysisLiberal Democrats overlook retail crime in election manifesto
The Liberal Democrats have revealed the party’s priorities for the upcoming election
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Features and analysisOxfordshire County Council warns over illegal vapes after 10,000 seized
The team has seen a ”very concerning but unfortunately predictable development involving the use of reasonably sophisticated” concealments
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Features and analysisRetailers warned to be vigilant over counterfeit King Charles III banknotes
Retailers have been warned to prepare for the new banknotes with the new King Charles III designs entering circulation on 5 June 2024
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Features and analysisDefending the shelves: three approaches to reduce shoplifting
Customer service excellence, transforming the shop floor and employee incentives. This is just a few strategies retailers have implemented to deter shoplifting
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Features and analysisWatch the ‘Breaking the Back of Rising Retail Crime’ webinar on demand
Convenience Store’s ‘Breaking the Back of Rising Retail Crime’ webinar, organised in conjunction with sister titles The Grocer and Forecourt Trader, is now available to watch on demand
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Features and analysisFour Lincolnshire stores close after illegal vapes and cigarettes found
The stores will remain closed for three months