Retail bosses call for better abuse protection for staff

By Ellis Hawthorne2023-11-13T07:33:00

Retail bosses are urging police forces across the UK to better protect staff from abuse as the rate of retail crime reaches new heights.

Executives at Sainsbury’s, Boots, M&S and Aldi are among the names signed on a letter calling for assaults on retail staff to be better recorded.

The news comes as research suggests that two in five retail workers are facing abuse from customers on a weekly basis.

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