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retailers are fighting a rising tide of theft in store, with 2013 seeing the highest
level of theft for nine years.
The average value of theft increased by 62 per cent to 177 per incident,
indicating that stealing is becoming more sophisticated and well planned.
BRC director general Helen Dickinson, says, 'Far from being victimless, we all pay
for this increased stealing through higher prices and, increasingly, shop closures
and damage to town centres as safety is reduced and communities are blighted.'
Last year the BRC also saw a dramatic increase in fraud and e-crime with eight in
ten retailers reporting a rise in fraud and the majority of retailers reporting that
cyber-attacks pose a critical threat to their business.
The BRC survey recommends that there should be a single, national, definition
for business crime in the UK to help measure and solve these problems, and
that police forces should routinely publish business crime data, share it with
retailers and work in partnership to combat crime.
It is estimated there were 2.7 million offences in 2012-13 against retailers,
directly adding 511 million to retailers' costs.
Robberies were up 48 per cent, but burglaries fell by 49 per cent compared to
last year. Despite the number of burglaries falling, the cost of each incident rose
from 1,730 to 2,067.
The average cost per incident of criminal damage jumped by 114 per cent in
2012-13, from 962 to 2,062.
Technological development may help many small retailers react to crime while it
is being committed. Improvements in Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS)
systems, in-store and local CCTV and other technological advances are
discouraging criminals and helping managers better allocate human resources.
with an open, wire design so clothing can be hung inside or on the wires. The
wardrobe also comes with 170 colorful plastic chips customers can pop on to
create their own exterior design.
The price of the new collection range from $4.99 to $189. Assembly, of course, is
very much required.