Security firm reports 'massive' increase in pensioner shoplifters in past year

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‘Massive’ increase in pensioner shoplifters in past year as OAP struggle to make ends meet, security firm reports

Food retailers have seen a “massive” increase in pensioner shoplifters over the last year, thought to be down to cost-of-living pressures a security firm has said.

‘Massive’ Increase in Pensioner Shoplifters in Past Year, Security Firm Reports

Food retailers have seen a “massive” increase in pensioner shoplifters over the last year, thought to be down to cost-of-living pressures, a security firm has said. John Nussbaum, director of service for retail at Kingdom Security, said his staff were seeing a “different sort of shoplifter now” as the cost of living “pushes people to something they’ve never done before.” Kingdom Security, which provides security services for hundreds of stores a…

‘Massive’ increase in pensioner shoplifters in past year, security firm warns

Security companies said they are now dealing with a “different sort of shoplifter”, thought to be down to cost-of-living pressures

Staff report ‘massive’ increase in pensioner shoplifters

Security experts estimated that 5% of all those caught shoplifting by staff on a weekly basis were aged over 50

‘Massive’ increase in pensioner shoplifters in past year, security firm reports

Kingdom Security said it was ‘now experiencing something different – pensioners, people who don’t normally shoplift’.