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One in three shoppers ‘admits to stealing from self-checkouts’: UK Store Survey

A new survey shows that 37 percent of customers admit to stealing items at self-checkouts, indicating a rise in shoplifting incidents.
The survey found that men and individuals under 35 are more likely to engage in theft at self-checkouts.
Retailers are responding by enhancing checkout technology, including AI and RFID systems, to reduce theft.
Morrisons' chief executive stated that the supermarket is removing some self-checkouts due to customer dissatisfaction, especially for those with full trolleys.

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One in three shoppers ‘admits to stealing from self-checkouts’

High street bosses say shoplifting is ‘spiralling out of control’

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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High streets warn shoplifting 'spiralling out of control' as more than one in three Britons admit to stealing from shops

High streets have warned that shoplifting is “spiralling out of control” as more than one in three people have admitted to stealing from shops.A new survey revealed that 37 per cent of customers purposefully fail to scan at least one item when using self-checkouts.Men and people under 35 are among the most likely to carry out the thefts. The survey, carried out for The Grocer, polled 1,000 people of which 38 per cent admitted to scanning loose i…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Manc

New survey reveals one in three shoppers admits to stealing at self-checkouts

Almost 40% of UK shoppers have failed to scan at least one item when using self-checkouts, new research has revealed.

2 months ago

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servelegal.co.uk

37% of Shoppers Admit to Theft at Self-Checkouts

Retailers face significant revenue loss due to theft at self-checkouts. Serve Legal offers tailored audits to help businesses combat these vulnerabilities and enhance compliance.

2 months ago

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Signs of the Times

Crime 'spiralling out of control' in stores, warns British Retail Consortium

UK retailers are warning that crime in their stores is "spiralling out of control" with 55,000 thefts a day and violent and abusive incidents rising by 50% last year. More than 70 incidents a day involved a weapon, according to the annual crime survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Verbal and physical attacks, violent threats, and sexual and racial abuse in shops soared to more than 2,000 incidents a day in the year to the end of last…

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