Violence and abuse against shop workers rose to 1,300 incidents a day last year, according to a trade body.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) criticised the “woefully inadequate” action taken by the government to address the “crisis”.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) criticised the “woefully inadequate” action taken by the government to address the “crisis”.
New figures from the retail trade body found that incidents against staff were up by 50% in the year to September 2023, up from 870 incidents a day the year before.
The amount lost to shoplifting in the past year was the highest on record, its survey also found.
John, who has worked at an electrical store for 10 years, said that he sees shoplifting on a daily basis.
“Customers have been more aggressive and abusive since Covid.
“We are a target and thieves see it as a small business – they steal even big items so that they can sell them on.”
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) criticised the “woefully inadequate” action taken by the government to address the “crisis”.
Violence and abuse against shop workers rose to 1,300 incidents a day last year, according to a trade body.
New figures from the retail trade body found that incidents against staff were up by 50% in the year to September 2023, up from 870 incidents a day the year before.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) criticised the “woefully inadequate” action taken by the government to address the “crisis”.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) criticised the “woefully inadequate” action taken by the government to address the “crisis”.
New figures from the retail trade body found that incidents against staff were up by 50% in the year to September 2023, up from 870 incidents a day the year before.
The amount lost to shoplifting in the past year was the highest on record, its survey also found.
John, who has worked at an electrical store for 10 years, said that he sees shoplifting on a daily basis.
“Customers have been more aggressive and abusive since Covid.
“We are a target and thieves see it as a small business – they steal even big items so that they can sell them on.”
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