Latest Crime & Security insight and analysis – Page 17
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Features and analysis
USDAW condemns abuse against forecourt staff
Workers’ union USDAW has called on consumers to show respect to forecourt staff and not direct abuse towards them during the ongoing fuel crisis.
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Opinion
Time to look online for new staff?
Our resident tech expert Richard Inglis explains how he’s using online tools to find new staff.
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Features and analysis
Davina McCall urges retailers to break menopause taboo
The TV celebrity wants menopausal retail employees to receive better support.
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Features and analysis
ACS launches new vaccine policy posters for local shops
The downloadable posters encourage colleagues to take up their opportunity to have their flu and Covid-19 vaccinations.
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Features and analysis
Brexit will have ‘bigger impact than Covid’ on food & drink: Justin King
King suggested there was an inevitability prices would have to rise due to supply chain changes.
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Features and analysis
ACS calls for greater protection of shopworkers
The ACS briefed Peers before the Second Reading of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in the House of Lords.
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Features and analysis
Half of retailers haven’t taken a day off in a year
Research from the ACS found that more retailers are working every day without a break.
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Interviews and Profiles
Imperial Tobacco removes gantry from retailer convicted of selling illicit tobacco
The Manchester retailer was found to be selling illicit cigarettes and tobacco.
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Dear Jac
Retailer frustration over refusal to wear face masks
Delivery drivers refusing to wear face coverings causes concern for a retailer.
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Interviews and Profiles
Sales Colleague of the Year finalist: Natalie McKerracher, Scotmid Menstrie
Helping the community thrive and organising the store’s delivery service has made Natalie McKerracher of Scotmid invaluable to the business.
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Interviews and Profiles
Sales Colleague of the Year finalist: Luke Barrow, Anstey Central England Co-op
Introducing craft projects and heading up delivery projects are just two of the reasons why Luke Barrow of Anstey Central England Co-op is a finalist for the Sales Colleague of the Year category.
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Interviews and Profiles
Sales Colleague of the Year finalist: Wiktoria Zaucha, Spies Lane Central England Co-op
Wiktoria Zaucha of Spies Lane Central England Co-op took elderly people under her wing during the pandemic and strengthened her ties with the police.
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Features and analysis
Scottish progress on workers’ protection prompts government plea
The government has been called on to introduce legislation to protect retail staff similar to that in Scotland.
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Features and analysis
New legislation to protect Scottish retail staff comes into effect
The retail industry has encouraged police to enforce the new legislation.
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Features and analysis
Hartlepool Borough and Cleveland Police tackle illicit tobacco
The partnership has resulted in seizures of illict tobacco in the region.
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Features and analysis
Gender discrimination in wholesale sector reducing but barriers remain
A study found that gender discrimination has reduced compared to before the pandemic.
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Opinion
Creating communities – The future of food and drink retail?
James S Clifton, group CEO of Mission Group, discusses provenance in food and drink retail.
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Dear Jac
Retailer frustration over unpaid compensation for shop theft
Jac Roper hears from a retailer fed up with a lack of follow-through on shop theft.
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Features and analysis
‘Lack of respect for HGV drivers’ claims Unite
The government and employers have been accused of ‘dragging their feet’ regarding the ongoing HGV driver situation which is causing issues across the supply chain.
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Features and analysis
Booker HGV drivers considering strike action over pay row
HGV drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead depot are to be balloted on industrial action over a pay dispute.