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<\/div>\n\/\/ <\/span>Shoplifting cases surge 16% amid soaring living costs, new figures reveal<\/h6>\n\/\/ <\/span>Sainsbury\u2019s and Tesco accounted for 40% of incidents overall<\/h6>\nShoplifting cases have surged 16% in the past three months as shoppers steal essential products amid soaring living costs, new data reveals.<\/p>\n
It comes as retailers increase security measures to curb thieves as food inflation reached a 45-year high in October at 16.2%.<\/p>\n
According to Freedom of Information requests by The Telegraph, Big 4 grocer\u2019s Sainsbury\u2019s and Tesco accounted for two-fifths (40%) of overall cases.<\/p>\n
More than 20 police forces were called to 10,019 shoplifting cases in October, a substantial increase from the 8,602 cases reported in July.<\/p>\n
Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free<\/strong><\/h5>\nSign up\u00a0here\u00a0to g<\/span>et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning<\/span><\/p>\nMoreover, retail artificial intelligence specialist Scanwatch revealed that self-checkouts have been targeted by first-time shoplifters and were used in nine out of ten cases.<\/p>\n
Shoplifting cost retailers \u00a3663m in 2020 to 2021, British Retail Consortium director of business and regulation Tom Ironside told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n
Consumer champion Martyn James said that the scale of the problem could be \u201cmuch higher\u201d as local supermarkets are \u201creluctant to report some instances of shoplifting\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is little doubt though that the cost-of-living crisis is driving people to do things they would never have previously considered,\u201d he told the newspaper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis increase in theft is not being driven by people seeking a \u2018thrill\u2019 or a rise in kleptomaniacs. It\u2019s people struggling to make ends meet \u2013 and as bills increase over winter, this may only just be the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Market research firm Kantar found the average shopping bill has risen by \u00a3380 \u2013 with Lidl and Aldi branded the \u201cworst supermarkets\u201d for rising food inflation.<\/p>\n
In July, supermarkets across the UK added security tags to basic food items such as blocks of cheese, lamb chops and baby milk to tackle shoplifting.<\/p>\n
Shoplifting cases have surged 16% in the past three months as shoppers steal essential products amid soaring living costs, new data reveals.<\/p>\n
It comes as retailers increase security measures to curb thieves as food inflation reached a 45-year high in October at 16.2%.<\/p>\n
According to Freedom of Information requests by The Telegraph, Big 4 grocer\u2019s Sainsbury\u2019s and Tesco accounted for two-fifths (40%) of overall cases.<\/p>\n
More than 20 police forces were called to 10,019 shoplifting cases in October, a substantial increase from the 8,602 cases reported in July.<\/p>\n
Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free<\/strong><\/h5>\nSign up\u00a0here\u00a0to g<\/span>et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning<\/span><\/p>\nMoreover, retail artificial intelligence specialist Scanwatch revealed that self-checkouts have been targeted by first-time shoplifters and were used in nine out of ten cases.<\/p>\n
Shoplifting cost retailers \u00a3663m in 2020 to 2021, British Retail Consortium director of business and regulation Tom Ironside told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n
Consumer champion Martyn James said that the scale of the problem could be \u201cmuch higher\u201d as local supermarkets are \u201creluctant to report some instances of shoplifting\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is little doubt though that the cost-of-living crisis is driving people to do things they would never have previously considered,\u201d he told the newspaper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis increase in theft is not being driven by people seeking a \u2018thrill\u2019 or a rise in kleptomaniacs. It\u2019s people struggling to make ends meet \u2013 and as bills increase over winter, this may only just be the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Market research firm Kantar found the average shopping bill has risen by \u00a3380 \u2013 with Lidl and Aldi branded the \u201cworst supermarkets\u201d for rising food inflation.<\/p>\n
In July, supermarkets across the UK added security tags to basic food items such as blocks of cheese, lamb chops and baby milk to tackle shoplifting.<\/p>\n
Moreover, retail artificial intelligence specialist Scanwatch revealed that self-checkouts have been targeted by first-time shoplifters and were used in nine out of ten cases.<\/p>\n
Shoplifting cost retailers \u00a3663m in 2020 to 2021, British Retail Consortium director of business and regulation Tom Ironside told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n
Consumer champion Martyn James said that the scale of the problem could be \u201cmuch higher\u201d as local supermarkets are \u201creluctant to report some instances of shoplifting\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is little doubt though that the cost-of-living crisis is driving people to do things they would never have previously considered,\u201d he told the newspaper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis increase in theft is not being driven by people seeking a \u2018thrill\u2019 or a rise in kleptomaniacs. It\u2019s people struggling to make ends meet \u2013 and as bills increase over winter, this may only just be the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Market research firm Kantar found the average shopping bill has risen by \u00a3380 \u2013 with Lidl and Aldi branded the \u201cworst supermarkets\u201d for rising food inflation.<\/p>\n
In July, supermarkets across the UK added security tags to basic food items such as blocks of cheese, lamb chops and baby milk to tackle shoplifting.<\/p>\n