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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: accessibility, value ranges and GLP-1 drugs
This week marked a first in the history of the Grocer 33: our inaugural blind or partially sighted (BPS) mystery shop. And for some retailers, the results were nothing short of damning
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Category ReportHow can illegal cig sales be stubbed out? Trends in tobacco & vaping 2026
Counterfeit cigarettes undercut legitimate products and smoking alternatives. So, how are government and industry responding?
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NewsSainsbury’s issues apology to shopper over facial recognition mix-up
The shopper said he was confronted by staff and escorted out of the store
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NewsPenny Petroleum trials Forecourt Eye tech to tackle fuel theft
Forecourt Eye said the trial represented one of the most thorough tests of forecourt security and loss-prevention technology in the UK fuel retail sector
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NewsShop theft climbs 5% but stays under all-time high, says ONS
Police recorded 519,381 shop theft offences in the 12 months to September 2025, up from 492,660 the previous year, but lower than the 529,994 offences recorded in the year to June 2025
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NewsAsda outsources store security as retail crime surges
It will see 2,000 Asda security guards transfer to an external firm, who will provide security across Asda’s 1,700 stores
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NewsRetailers welcome boost in neighbourhood police patrols
The move comes after the government pledged in April last year to deploy 3,000 neighbourhood officers within 12 months to tackle antisocial behaviour and shop theft in town centres and residential areas
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NewsOrganised gangs driving surge in illegal disposable vapes, warn Scottish retailers
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation said the problem had escalated since the disposable vape ban came into force in June last year
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NewsShoppers uneasy with retailer AI security measures
Some 59% of shoppers surveyed by VoCoVo said they were uncomfortable about the use of facial recognition and other AI-based technology to track their presence and activity in stores
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NewsFacial recognition alerts to retailers more than double as shoplifting surges
New data from Facewatch showed 516,739 alerts were issued to stores in 2025, more than double the 252,943 recorded in 2024
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NewsACS welcomes ‘Winter of Action’ to tackle crime in town centres
The initiative will see officers using hotspot patrols, backed by swift and visible enforcement
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Christmas is the worst time to work in a supermarket
As supermarkets battle to rake in profits over the ‘golden quarter’, in-store staff face chaos and abuse. They say their bosses aren’t helping
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Promotional FeaturesHow high-level supply chain digitalisation can safeguard your margins
Ewa Węgorkiewicz, CXO of the enterprise division at Trans.eu Group, talks digitalisation trends and creating efficient future digital transport networks.
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NewsMore than a million customers’ data potentially leaked in Asahi cyberattack
The personal information of 107,000 employees and former employees, and 168,000 staff family members, also may have been exposed
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NewsPorch piracy soars as peak doorstep theft season approaches
The total value of parcels stolen in the UK has nearly doubled to £666.5m, according to analysis by Quadient
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NewsVape shops, mini-marts and takeaways hit in nationwide police raids
More than £10.7m of suspected criminal proceeds were seized and £2.7m worth of illicit commodities destroyed
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NewsSupermarket theft peaks on Thursday afternoons
Beverages and bakery among the hardest hit category, AI analysis of theft footage finds
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NewsNearly three in four retail workers still facing abuse despite slight decline
According to trade union Usdaw’s annual crime survey, 71% of shopworkers experienced verbal abuse in the past 12 months
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NewsMorrisons targets repeat offenders with new crime reporting technology
Morrisons aims to deploy the new system designed by retail intelligence company Auror in all 500 of its supermarkets by early 2026
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News‘Breakthrough’ food fraud test promises ‘reliable’ results to ID rogue ingredients
The MEATiCode system combines proteomic testing with an advanced database to simultaneously identify multiple meat species in a single processed food sample