Retail Crime

Dec- 2021 -

3 December

Retailers welcome proposed tougher sentencing for shopworker abuse

The retail industry has welcomed proposed changes put forward by the government that would see tougher sentencing for those that assault shopworkers. Policing minister Kit Malthouse confirmed the government has tabled an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which states that courts must treat assaults committed “against…

Jul- 2020 -

10 July

Retailers

Jasdip Sensi

Usdaw ‘disappointed’ PM fails to back shop worker protection law

Retail trade union Usdaw has criticised the prime minister for failing to back a new law to protect shop workers from violence. The trade union has called for a firm commitment from the government to take all available actions to tackle the issue. The news comes as Usdaw revealed one…

8 July

Economy

Jasdip Sensi

Government to crack down on violence against shopworkers

The government has vowed to crack down on violence and abuse against shopworkers. In a statement, yesterday the Home Office said it will work with National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) on a best practice guide to support staff in reporting these crimes, strengthening and making full use of existing…

Mar- 2018 -

8 March

Crime

Alessandro Carrara

Violent crime against retail staff doubles

There has been in ‘concerning spike’ in the number of violent incidents against retail staff, according to a survey by British Retail Consortium (BRC). The trade body’s Retail Crime Survey found the rate of incidents of violence with injury has doubled since the previous year to six per 1,000 members…

Jun- 2016 -

6 June

Crime

Tom Davis

Retail crime cost UK retailers over £2.34bn in 2015

Crime cost UK retailers more than £2.34bn last year, according to the recent UK Retail Fraud Survey 2016 published by Retail Knowledge. Launched at the Retail Risk conference and sponsored by WIS International, the survey found that employee theft was identified as the single biggest cause, with 68% of retailers…

Oct- 2015 -

19 October

Editor's Blog

Michael Northcott

Editor’s Letter October 2015

If you follow business news closely and your confidence is affected by it day to day, then this month will have made for a turbulent one. Hallmarking was down in the month of August – a disappointing continuation of the surprise downward movement seen in July – but then global…

Jan- 2015 -

20 January

Crime

Tom Davis

Shop thefts top £600m in 2014

The value of thefts affecting British retailers has reached its highest level in a decade, despite the overall volume of incidents falling, according to this year’s BRC Retail Crime Survey, released today. There were an estimated three million offences against UK retailers in 2013 to 2014, a decline of 4%,…

Feb- 2013 -

6 February

Trade Organisations

Jewellery Focus Staff

Michael Hoare to step down as N.A.G CEO

The National Association of Goldsmiths (N.A.G) has announced that its CEO and Jewellery Focus columnist Michael Hoare will leave the association in April.

Jan- 2013 -

31 January

Current Affairs

Jewellery Focus Staff

SaferGems warns of 15 per cent rise in the cost of retail crime

SaferGems has warned jewellery retailers of the “increased risk of crime” after the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported a 15.6 per cent increase in the cost of crime over the past year.