Five innovative crime-busting ideas to address the shop theft scourge

Uncanny uses light and sound to create the impression of people being nearby

Source: ECR Retail Loss

High levels of crime have plagued retailers for years, prompting a wave of investment in staff safety and theft reduction – but there is more to do.

Students from Central Saint Martins college, working with its Design Against Crime Research Lab in a project organised by ECR Retail Loss – a not-for-profit organisation whose board includes representatives from companies including Next and Tesco – were challenged to “explore how design itself can subtly reshape behaviour, raising perceived risk, reducing opportunity and disrupting theft techniques at the point they occur.”

 

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