All Crime articles – Page 6
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NewsRetail crime ‘spirals’ to more than 2,000 incidents a day
There were also 70 incidents per day which involved a weapon, more than double the previous year
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NewsSelf-checkouts: 37% of shoppers admit to stealing
Supermarkets self-checkout machines have ‘created a new breed of shoplifter’
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Comment & OpinionSelf-checkout survey offers supermarkets a reminder about ‘entitled’ thieves
It’s clear the wholesale adoption of self-checkout tills has created a new breed of shoplifter
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NewsDeliveroo funds ‘Airbnb for bike parking’ to combat bike theft
Hudjo was started after its two co-founders had their bikes stolen while working as Deliveroo riders
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NewsMedia Bites 28 January: Amazon, WH Smith and high street decline
The papers focus on Amazon drone deliveries and a sale of WH Smith on the high street
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NewsHauliers warn of ‘unfair’ scheme as government announces plans to tackle people smugglers
David Lammy said the new regime would “cripple people-smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fuelling their operations”
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Comment & OpinionPoundland’s theft clampdown was hinted at in its results. What else is on the way?
Along with need to tackle crime and stem shrinkage, Poundland’s annual results pointed to fundamental changes in the discounter’s strategy
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NewsPoundland making ‘biggest-ever investment’ in tackling retail crime
The clampdown includes equipping stores with new technology and giving security teams the backing to detain suspects
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NewsBlue Yonder tells supermarkets data is safe after group claims credit for ransomware attack
Hacker group Termite claims to have stolen thousands of emails and documents
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NewsTesco rolls out secure champagne chillers to a further 50 stores
System helps to ‘create that bit of paranoia for would-be thieves’
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NewsFSA’s National Food Crime Unit arrests five over illegal meat case
The meat is thought to be illegal, having undergone a smoking process with its skin on, and is not traceable, the regulator said
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Comment & OpinionDispatches uncovers brazen, highly organised shoplifting tactics
The eye-opening episode saw journalist Matt Shea hunt for the ringleader of the ‘Morrisons Four’
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Analysis & FeaturesHow new shelving solutions can prevent sweep theft
Retailers are investing record amounts in security measures to protect their business and staff from rising levels of theft
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NewsMorrisons builds new warehouse management system after Blue Yonder cyberattack
Group director for logistics, supply chain and technology Ross Eggleton said its “exceptional response” to an “unprecedented event” marked an “achievement of the year”
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Comment & OpinionCan Sainsbury’s solve its ‘ridiculous’ yellow sticker self-checkout woes?
As customers continue to queue, Sainsbury’s self-checkout issues show retailers can’t give fraudsters carte blanche to do as they wish in the name of preserving ‘customer experience’
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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