In a significant crackdown on retail theft, Essex Police have arrested 39 individuals over the past week on suspicion of shoplifting offences. Asda Chairman Lord Stuart Rose voiced his frustration, claiming that police no longer respond to calls about shoplifting, a stark contrast to the situation forty years ago, as discussed with NickFerrariLBC. The Co-op has reported a lack of police attendance, with authorities failing to respond to 40% of shoplifting reports, even when store staff had detained offenders. Additionally, a new report highlights a 44% surge in crime at Co-op stores, with nearly 1,000 incidents of theft, abuse, and violence recorded daily last year. The issue of retail theft has had significant financial implications, with Walmart and Target reporting over $500 million in losses each due to theft, leading to store closures in areas where theft rates are alarmingly high. In Leeds, Co-op staff face shoplifting violence daily, according to a store manager.
Leeds Co-op staff face shoplifting violence daily, says manager https://t.co/IvG8316sgT
With Walmart and Target both eclipsing $500 million in retail theft losses last year, it's no surprise that the retail giants have closed stores in cities "where theft has gotten out of control.” https://t.co/0jDLPp3teg
Police failed to attend 40 per cent of shoplifting incidents where covert store staff detained the offender, research by @CooperativeBank has revealed. https://t.co/G4hMaiXBrr https://t.co/iwPHwr6JVv
Police have lost grip on the scale and severity of shoplifting across the UK, according to a new report that found crime had soared by 44% in one of the country's largest supermarket chains. Co-op stores recorded nearly 1000 cases of theft abuse and violence per day last year. https://t.co/YEy4a2GloJ
🚨Police failed to attend 40pc of shoplifting reports at Co-op https://t.co/1mMnCwtjMa
'They grow like multi-headed hydras': Asda chairman takes aim at government quangos after Post Office scandal https://t.co/eH84cEQ0Vh
‘Forty years ago the police would turn up…now they don't even answer the telephone.’ ASDA chairman Lord Stuart Rose discusses the ‘shoplifting epidemic’ with @NickFerrariLBC. https://t.co/xtNWrlwB6I
Police “don’t even answer the phone” for shoplifting calls anymore, Asda chairman Lord Rose claims https://t.co/BcFRe4A9ay
Police “don’t even answer the phone” for shoplifting calls anymore, Asda chairman Lord Stuart claims https://t.co/BcFRe4A9ay
Essex Police say 39 people have been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting offences in the last week as they continue their campaign against retail theft https://t.co/GznD3vvtVF https://t.co/QV7zA3DzZ3