All Crime articles – Page 5
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NewsSainsbury’s anti-fraud efforts causing friction at self-service tills
Shoppers are currently unable to scan reduced to clear yellow label items at Sainsbury’s self-service checkouts
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op rolls out staff bodycams to fight crime in £200k investment
The society has seen a 245% increase in incidents of threats and abuse towards colleagues since 2019
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NewsIceland would ‘happily’ trial facial recognition cameras in stores
Executive chairman Richard Walker repeated calls for retailers to have more legal powers to detain and deter thieves
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NewsSainsbury’s trials self-service Pokémon ‘select & dispense’ tech
The Vensafe system is used in more than 2,500 stores across Europe
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Category ReportMaking UK fish fitter for the future
Investment is pouring into Grimsby, where 70% of the UK’s fish is processed. So, we headed to Lincolnshire to see where it’s going
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NewsFreight crime levels rise as government is urged to crack down
A new report by the APPG on Freight and Logistics sheds light on the rising costs of freight crime across Britain
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NewsDeliveroo calls for riders to be included in upcoming crime bill for protection against abuse
It is also asking that the legislation makes clear that restaurants and other hospitality settings are included in the definition of a retail premise
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NewsAsda data breach warning after job cuts from tech team insider
‘Asda will get a massive data breach and we all know it’
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NewsMedia Bites 7 November: M&S results, Trump win, Christmas ad spend
Marks & Spencer has reported a jump in profits but warned measures in last week’s budget could cost it more than £60m
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NewsLords Committee calls for immediate action to tackle shop theft epidemic
The committee laid out its recommendations in a letter to Diana Johnson, the minister for policing, crime & fire prevention
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NewsMedia Bites 5 November: shoplifting, Sainsbury’s/M&S, Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Shoplifting remains in the spotlight in this morning’s papers, with impending results from M&S and Sainsbury’s also in focus
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NewsLidl makes big changes to store layouts and adds self-checkouts
There are also new security measures including a one-way barrier at the entrance and another at the self-checkouts where customers must scan a receipt before leaving
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NewsFrench retailers E.Leclerc and Match caught up in UK supplier scam
Fraudsters purporting to supply the supermarkets have cost two British businesses more than £300,000
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NewsFed urges tougher police action and punishments for thieves to ‘stem rising tide of crime’
The trade body found 91% of retailers surveyed had called for more police patrols on streets, while 90% said shoplifters should be handed harsher sentences
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Comment & OpinionNeal’s Yard fraud proves small suppliers are at huge risk
Crime, in all its different guises, is never far from the surface when it comes to food and drink
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NewsNeal’s Yard Dairy loses 22 tonnes of cheese in £300k fraud
The London-based artisan cheese retailer and wholesaler described the theft as ’deceptively convincing’
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NewsAsda trials vape and cigarette vending machine
The move is expected to “help prevent antisocial behaviour” an Asda spokesman said
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NewsFreight crime costs to hit £6bn in the next 25 years as safety concerns grow
Ministers and industry are working together on a roadmap to tackle freight crime as concerns over costs and driver safety mount
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NewsCriminology professor launches benchmarking tool to mitigate crime risk for retailers
Taylor explained the new benchmarking tool was a “new and improved” version of the one she created in her 2023 report
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Comment & OpinionDiageo’s Nuno Teles: budget must reverse the damage done to the spirits industry
Investing in spirits means investing in UK economic growth, sales Diageo GB MD Nuno Teles