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AI and biometrics key as UK retailers ramp up tech investment to combat surge in crime
Retail trends

AI and biometrics key as UK retailers ramp up tech investment to combat surge in crime

Staff Writer 29 Jan 2025
Iceland’s Richard Walker trades shoplifting related social media blows with former Sun Editor Kelvin MacKenzie
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Iceland’s Richard Walker trades shoplifting related social media blows with former Sun Editor Kelvin MacKenzie

Staff Writer 02 Sep 2024
Pret a Manger tests out body worn cameras for staff as UK shop workers face rising abuse in the workplace
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Pret a Manger tests out body worn cameras for staff as UK shop workers face rising abuse in the workplace

Staff Writer 12 Aug 2024
VoCoVo research: retailer workers rely on personal phones to communicate in-store amid crime spikes
Payments

VoCoVo research: retailer workers rely on personal phones to communicate in-store amid crime spikes

Staff Writer 07 Jun 2024
BRC urges PCC candidates to get tough on retail crime as workers face increasing levels of violence and abuse
Autonomous stores

BRC urges PCC candidates to get tough on retail crime as workers face increasing levels of violence and abuse

Staff Writer 16 Apr 2024
Iceland boss Richard Walker slams MP Julia Lopez as she tells struggling retailers to tackle shoplifters with AI
Obituary

Iceland boss Richard Walker slams MP Julia Lopez as she tells struggling retailers to tackle shoplifters with AI

Staff Writer 19 Mar 2024
BRC: retail crime soars despite heavy prevention investment including CCTV and body worn cameras
Retail trends

BRC: retail crime soars despite heavy prevention investment including CCTV and body worn cameras

Staff Writer 14 Feb 2024
‘Simply unacceptable’: UK retailers tell government to put its words into action as retail crime soars
Retail technology

‘Simply unacceptable’: UK retailers tell government to put its words into action as retail crime soars

Staff Writer 01 Oct 2023
“We cannot go on like this”: Tesco makes big security measures investment as abuse of staff surges
Returns

“We cannot go on like this”: Tesco makes big security measures investment as abuse of staff surges

Staff Writer 04 Sep 2023
Dunelm tackles shoplifters with VoCoVo headset feature
Funding rounds

Dunelm tackles shoplifters with VoCoVo headset feature

Staff Writer 23 Sep 2021
BRC slams laws around violence and abuse in stores
Online delivery

BRC slams laws around violence and abuse in stores

Staff Writer 14 Sep 2021
BRC flags £2.5 billion cost of crime to UK retailers
E-commerce

BRC flags £2.5 billion cost of crime to UK retailers

Staff Writer 26 May 2021
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