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A selection of news stories from across the UK, relating to civil recovery, retail theft, employment screening, online fraud and other subjects relevant to the services and crime deterrent solutions that CRS can offer your business.
LV ‘Most Counterfeited’
According to the Fashion United website, a recent report has found that Louis Vuitton is the most counterfeited luxury brand.
Prada was the second most counterfeited luxury brand regarding handbags, with 14.42 percent of all Prada bags being flagged as “unidentified,” aka a fake.
read moreFakes Seized At Appleby Horse Fair
The BBC News website reports that counterfeit goods worth £38,000, have been seized at Appleby Horse Fair.
Fake Chanel, Ray Ban, Celine, Prada and Cartier shades were found at the Cumbrian fair’s market fields.
read moreSmall Shops ‘At Risk Of Closure’
The This Is Money website reports that independent retailers face being put out of business by an epidemic of shoplifting, violence and rogue traders.
Figures show 96 per cent of small shop owners said rising retail crime – plus tax hikes and high energy costs – have made it harder for their businesses to survive.
read moreAccounts Manager Stole £500k
According to the Birmingham Live website, a car company’s accounts manager stole nearly £500,000 from her employer, blowing most of it on TikTok tokens.
Katherine Greenall was gifting the tokens to content creators on the social media platform for her own “amusement and entertainment”.
read moreOxford Street ‘At Serious Risk’
As reported on The Standard website, London’s Oxford Street and other ‘flagship’ thoroughfares are at risk without urgent national action on crime.
Once Europe’s busiest shopping destination, Oxford Street has struggled in recent years – becoming better known for shoplifting, phone snatching and sweet shops.
read moreAccounts Manager Stole £166k
The Manchester Evening News website reports that an accounts manager stole thousands from her employer despite living in a £1millon house and owning several rental properties.
Hemalatha Jayaprakash kept her illegal activities a secret from her own family.
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