C-stores and supermarkets top list for witnessed theft as crime becomes ‘normalised’

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Seven in 10 shoppers now view theft as “normalised”, while 12% say they feel ‘indifferent’ when witnessing crime in bricks & mortar stores, according to new research

Shoppers are becoming increasingly desensitised to theft, with convenience stores and supermarkets the most common places they notice it, new data shows.

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