Category Archives: Shoplifting

According to The Sun website, asylum-seekers staying in taxpayer-funded hotels are swiping thousands of pounds of designer gear from top stores.

London stores such as Liberty, Polo Ralph Lauren and John Lewis are being targeted, with security staff feeling powerless to stop the thefts.

According to the Retail Systems website, Lidl has become the latest major supermarket to trial new self-service checkouts, to help address record levels of shoplifting.

The tills feature cameras that detect when shoppers fail to scan items properly, then plays back recorded footage on a screen before customers can complete their purchases.

According to the Independent website, Jellycats, the sought-after soft toys are being targeted by criminal shoplifting gangs and thieves.

Garden centres, gift and bookshops up and down the country are facing incidents of shoplifting that has left traders thousands of pounds out of pocket.

The Mirror website reports that the UK is in the grip of a wave of ‘Kamikaze’ shoplifting – as brazen thieves snatch goods in plain sight with little fear of consequences.

Over half (56%) of retail workers say they’ve witnessed so-called Kamikaze shoplifting – blatant, in-your-face theft.

The BBC News website reports that a woman was wrongly accused of shoplifting toilet roll due to an apparent mix-up with a facial recognition system.

Danielle Horan was left “fuming” after being ejected from two Home Bargains stores and initially given no explanation.

According to the Kent Online website, workers at a charity shop have had to close fitting rooms and hide stock, as clothes, shoes and even furniture handles are stolen.

Staff at Making a Difference to Maidstone (MADM) described the surge in shoplifting as a “slap in the face”.