Retail chains have invested in body cameras, increased CCTV cameras and more security guards in an effort to deter potential shoplifters.
Benedict Selvaratnam of Freshfields Market in Croydon in London spoke with Fox News Digital about the current spike in shoplifting incidents across the U.K. and his thoughts on what might be behind the current trend. have grown so concerned about increased shoplifting they have provided employees with body cameras to deter crime. ," Benedict Selvaratnam, owner of the Fresh Market in Court in London's Croydon, told Fox News Digital.
The increased measures occur as businesses like Target, Foot Locker and Dick’s Sporting Goods all warned that their profits have been under pressure from loss of inventory due to thefts. Department store chain John Lewis said earlier this month shoplifting had reached"epidemic" levels in Britain.
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