Co-op research finds ‘record levels’ of retail crime in stores
Research carried out by the Co-op reveals retail crime in its stores has reached “record levels” this year.
The grocer has recorded a 35% year-on-year increase in retail crime in the six months to June 2023, which it said equates to nearly 1,000 incidents every day.
The Co-op also reported that front-line workers had seen physical assaults increase year on year by 30%, with antisocial behaviour and verbal abuse increasing by 20%.
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