Co-op stores take £33m hit in just six months as shoplifting cases surge

Co-op urges action after taking £33m hit as shoplifting cases hit record high

The group called for more action in the UK as it said the vast majority of offenders get away.

Co-op boss urges police to take shoplifting more seriously after £33m cost

Matt Hood says shoplifting increasingly seen as crime with no consequences with rise in organised gangs looting stores

Co-op boss warns of shoplifting 'anarchy'

The grocery chain says stores across the country are struggling with a rise in retail crime.

Co-op stores take £33m hit in just six months as shoplifting cases surge

Executives say store workers have been verbally abused or have had knives or syringes pulled on them - with almost 1,000 incidents a day in the first half of 2023.

Co-op urges action after taking £33m hit as shoplifting cases hit record high

The group called for more action in the UK as it said the vast majority of offenders get away.

UK retailer Co-Op sees record shoplifting so far this year

Britain's Co-Operative Group , the mutually-owned supermarket, said it had recorded record levels of shoplifting this year and would invest in keeping prices low to help its customers in a cost-of-living crisis.