All Crime articles
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NewsCo-op shuts down IT systems following hacking attempt
The convenience retailer has ‘recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems’
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NewsM&S resorts to pen and paper to honour Sparks loyalty rewards in crippling cyberattack
M&S customers have been unable to claim rewards when scanning the Sparks app at checkouts
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Comment & OpinionHow AI is solving the self-checkout shoplifting epidemic
As supermarkets use AI to battle the self-checkout shoplifting epidemic the human touch will be vital
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NewsMedia Bites 25 April: Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s, The Original Factory Shop, Post Office, retail crime
There was a lot of coverage this morning and overnight surrounding Unilever’s first quarter trading update with sales down 0.9% to £12.7bn although underlying sales were up 3%
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NewsShop thefts recorded by police soar 20% in a year
According to the Office for National Statistics’ latest crime report, shop theft offences in England and Wales rose to 516,971 for the year ending December 2024, compared with 430,104 in the previous 12 months
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NewsAsda sent thousands of complaints over ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition trial
Big Brother Watch dubbed the supermarket’s use of facial recognition tech ‘deeply disproportionate and chilling’
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NewsBooths has less shrinkage and ‘faster’ service since ditching self-checkouts
MD Nigel Murray told The Grocer a reduction in theft had been a ‘happy consequence’ of the decision to remove self-checkouts from all but two of its stores
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NewsFresh & Proper slashes theft by offering police free hot drinks
The retailer has also launched ‘Coffee with a Cop’, which invites customers to talk to officers in the store’s staffroom to report crime, express concerns, or learn about their work in the local area
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NewsEssex Police aims to speed up shop theft conviction process with new initiatives
The force aims to improve conviction rates while freeing up officers’ time and allowing them to get back out on the streets of its neighbourhoods ‘where they belong’
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NewsDeterTech makes forensic SmartSpray available for rental to help retailers fight crime
When the system is triggered, it releases a spray of forensic liquid on to offenders that contains a unique code to each store
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Comment & OpinionNews from the UK Food & Drink Shows: trends, tariffs, and uncertain futures
Waitrose doesn’t export to the US, but it’s not exempt from inflationary costs across its operations
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NewsHome Bargains tackling theft with AI cameras that spot unscanned items at checkouts
Home Bargains is working with loss-prevention tech firms SAI and Everseen in two store trials
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NewsStowaways detected at UK border controls ‘fallen substantially’ but threat still high
Clandestine entrant numbers have decreased since their 2016 peaks, but the trafficking threat is still high, according to the UK borders watchdog
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Comment & OpinionShoplifting epidemic can only be fought with drug policy
The political elite have failed to fix fundamentally flawed drug policy, says independent policy analyst Mev Brown
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NewsAsda launches new face recognition technology to target shoplifters
Asda stressed that it did not expect store staff to put themselves at risk by confronting potentially violent criminals
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NewsRobinsons accuses Aldi of 'copycat' trademark infringement in High Court claim
Robinsons is being represented by intellectual property law firm Stobbs, which also represented M&S in a successful claim against Aldi over a copycat gin liqueur
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NewsMarlboro maker Philip Morris appoints first UK illicit trade tackling chief
Philip Morris warns one in four cigarettes smoked in the UK is now illicit
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NewsMedia Bites 13 March: Asda, shoplifting, Trump tariffs fallout
The Telegraph has picked up on the latest round of Asda job cuts, while the BRC’s latest shoplifting figures are causing consternation
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NewsCost of crime against convenience stores rises 29% to £316m, ACS finds
The ACS 2025 Crime Report, released today, said the cost of crime including theft, vandalism, robbery, burglary and fraud, was £6,259 per store
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NewsTesco accused of treating shoppers like ‘criminals’ in trolley weighing trial
The supermarket giant said it had installed the new technology in selected stores across the UK, including at three checkouts at its store in Gateshead