All Crime articles
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Analysis and Features
Food security: the 10 biggest threats to the UK supply chain
As farmers demand government support, food supply chains are under growing pressure from climate change, policy, crime and economics
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Comment and Opinion
How to counter the €30bn food fraud threat
In times of skyrocketing prices, food fraud is never far away, says Richard Leathers, global quality lead at Campden BRI
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News
ACS warns of £645m boost to illicit trade after disposable vape ban
ACS said the government must focus on effective enforcement to prevent “rogue traders”
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury’s workers’ day from hell: this week in grocery on TikTok
TikTok’s latest grocery trends see Tesco Clubcard hacks, IT crises, and cultural inclusivity, while a viral dumpster dive sparks conversation on food waste
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News
Grocemania future in doubt after £20k fraud
The CEO told The Grocer he has suffered an “emotional breakdown” over the incident, claiming the business has been a victim of fraud
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News
Convenience stores to be offered security guards ‘on call’ in new app service
Launching next month, the app-based platform Aura said it could provide retailers with quicker response rates
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Podcast
Tackling crime in convenience: The Convenience Mix Podcast
The Convenience Mix speaks to independent retailers about the impact of crime on their businesses
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Analysis and Features
Worst crimes against shop workers revealed
An ‘epidemic’, ‘out of control’ and ‘decriminalised’ are a handful of the ways retail crime is being described
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Comment and Opinion
Sainsbury’s IT ‘meltdown’ offers lessons in crisis management
The computer might say no, but customers still want a person to apologise for it
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News
PCCs highlight progress in tackling retail crime in new report
A number of forces are also using an online data-sharing platform that allows retailers to report and access information about crime
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News
Retail violence could cost the sector £53m in claims from injured staff
Forbes Solicitors said retailers and insurers were increasingly at risk of covering personal injury claims from staff
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Comment and Opinion
How the convenience sector can tackle the shocking rise in crime
We have the data and the right strategies, says ACS CEO James Lowman – now it’s time to deliver
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News
Truckers to get better parking facilities amid spike in freight crime
Government and industry will join forces to upgrade 38 truckstops across the country
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Comment and Opinion
Organised crime gangs a ‘threat to every retailer’
The shoplifting scourge isn’t slowing, but getting worryingly worse
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News
Convenience stores suffer 400% increase in theft in 2023
The scale of the crisis blighting communities across the UK was highlighted in the trade body’s 2024 Crime Report, published today
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Analysis and Features
Lyle’s lion and Ricky Gervais in the bath: this week in grocery on social media
Unpack the memes and puns of the week on social media across fmcg
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News
Central Co-op suffers almost 60% surge in retail crime
Central Co-op is urging MPs to support the amendment and calling on PCC candidates to pledge their commitment to tackling retail crime
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Analysis and Features
From thoughts of suicide to pride: empowering modern slavery survivors
Set up in 2017, the Bright Future initiative aims to provide modern slavery survivors with a pathway back to employment. Now, seven years on, it’s calling on the food and drink industry to help it ramp up its impact
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News
Freight hijackings on the up as thieves target food
Nearly a quarter of products stolen in Britain in 2023 were food and beverages
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News
Sainsbury’s trialling electronic security cabinets in booze aisles to fight theft
Versions of the system have the capability for retailers to request customers to identify themselves using facial recognition, although Sainsbury’s hasn’t enabled this