Category Archives: Shoplifting

The Metro website reports how a couple who own a Post Office and convenience store have adopted AI technology to address the shoplifting epidemic that was costing them £26,000 per year.

Vince and Fiona Malone went to a technology show to look at options, and they came across the X-Hoppers headsets and cameras.

As reported on The Sun website, the UK’s shoplifting epidemic is costing Primark more in losses than it pays in business rates.

George Weston, chief exec of Primark’s parent company Associated British Foods, said shoplifting had become “socially acceptable… with thieves facing no consequences.”

As reported on the Mail Online website, shoplifters are using wheelie bins and builders’ bags to clear entire aisles of food and drink.

Paul Gerrard, Co-op’s public affairs director, says supermarkets across the UK are seeing their meat, sweets and alcohol sections entirely removed.

The Startups website reports that the boss of retail chain Iceland, Richard Walker, has called for laws to allow images of violent shoplifters to be shared on local WhatsApp groups.

He has criticised the current data protection laws, which don’t allow businesses to share images of shoplifters publicly.

According to the BBC News website, a former prolific shoplifter has told an investigation how he regularly sold stolen items to other shops.

Ross would sell directly to shops across Leeds, but would also steal to order for a so-called middle man, who would then sell on the goods.

According to the South Wales Argus website, a prolific shoplifter travelled the length and breadth of the UK to commit a national crime spree.

But, Romanian national Alexandru-Iulian Dima was finally arrested in Pontypridd and has been jailed for four years.