Latest Crime & Security insight and analysis – Page 11
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Features and analysisSpar UK appoints Michael Fletcher as managing director
Fletcher will take up the role on 22 November 2024
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Features and analysisNI Justice Minister to ‘consider assault on retail workers a specific stand-alone offence’
Northern Ireland Retail Consortium and Usdaw met with NI Justice Minister Naomi Long MLA
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Features and analysisWorker Protection Act introduces pivotal change for employers
The Worker Protection Act introduced a pivotal change for UK employers, particularly those in retail
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Features and analysisNew figures show highest level of shoplifting since records began
ONS figures show a record number of shoplifting offences in the year to June 2024
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Features and analysisTwo stores ordered to close again weeks after previous closure order expired
Stop N Shop store and Nida store on Winsover Road have been reissued with three-month closure orders
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Features and analysisDroylsden shop shut down after repeated illicit vapes and tobacco sales
Amsterdam Off-Licence was issued with a three months closure order to “prevent future disorder or serious nuisance”
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Features and analysisRetail Trust charity running free training to protect shop workers
The Retail Trust intends to run free training to protect shop workers as one in three face weekly abuse and nearly half fear for their safety
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Features and analysisSpar Northern Guild’s Three Peaks challenge raises £40,000 for Marie Curie
The Spar Northern Guild’s Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge trek has raised £40,000 for Marie Curie
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Features and analysisConsumers aren’t aware of the shoplifting epidemic quietly reshaping retail, warns Fiona Malone
Top retailer Fiona Malone warns that consumers are not considering the often overlooked impact of shoplifting, urging them to see the “bigger picture”
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Features and analysisACS warns against national insurance rises in Budget
The ACS has urged the Government to avoid adding to the cost of employer National Insurance Contributions ahead of the Budget
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Features and analysisNew Employees Rights Bill will ‘stifle’ job creation, the Fed warns
The Federation of Independent Retailers has raised concerns over Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s proposed workers’ rights
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Features and analysisSafer Business Action Week: How are Nisa retailers tackling retail crime?
Retailers Prem Uthayakumaran, Benedict Selvaratnam and Amit Puntambekar highlight the proactive measures they are taking to tackle these pressing concerns head on.
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Features and analysisACS expresses concern for local shops over Employment Rights Bill
The Government has published the new Employment Rights Bill, outlining employment reforms
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Features and analysisCentral Co-op achieves silver award in inclusion scheme
Central Co-op has been awarded silver accreditation and benchmarked as ‘strategic’ on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Maturity Curve
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Features and analysisAre your staff protected from sexual harassment?
Survey of retail businesses reveals over three-quarters are concerned about protecting staff from sexual harassment by customers
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarettes and vapes found hidden in padlocked fridge and beneath the floor
Almost 22,000 illegal cigarettes and 350 illegal vapes have been uncovered during raids across five premises in Bolton
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Features and analysisLatest figures from Tesco show growth - and a convenience focus
‘Value, quality and convenience’ defined as Tesco’s core priorities this year
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Features and analysisManchester vape black market exposed in Rayner and Gwynne constituencies
During a We Vape uinvestigation, researchers were offered a choice from hundreds of non-compliant devices within minutes
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Features and analysisNearly £500k worth of illegal goods seized in Greater Manchester
The operation resulted in seizures across three premises in Aston
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Features and analysisPrime Minister highlights impact of summer riots in Labour conference speech
He warned that “we do not settle them with violent thuggery” and condemned “racism as vile”