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Results for retail crime (u.k.)
4 results foundAuthor: British Retail Consortium Title: Retail Crime Survey 2011 Summary: Retail crime was thrust in to the public eye following the August riots in 2011. This highlighted the importance of tackling retail crime at an early stage. This criminal behaviour had a significant impact on retail businesses but most importantly, on retail staff and customers. While reassuring to see so many of those involved remanded in custody and given custodial sentences, the high percentage of those who had previous convictions remains a matter of significant concern. Despite a reduction in offences the cost of retail crime has significantly risen. The overall cost of retail crime has increased by 31 per cent to £1.4 billion. This is equivalent to 130,000 retail jobs. A worrying trend this year is the increase in threats and verbal abuse to retail staff which has increased by 83 per cent when compared to last year. Robberies have also increased by 20 per cent with retailers reporting an increase in the use of weapons and violence. Despite a reduction in theft and burglaries reported in this year's survey the value of these offences has increased significantly. Retailers have invested heavily to protect against low-level offending, however, the increase in costs associated with these offences is a likely indication of an increase in more serious and organised offending. While the BRC supports the Government's proposal to introduce locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners later this year, we are concerned that the lack of appropriate measurement for retail crime, combined with greater reliance on crime maps to determine local crime priorities, will make it exceptionally difficult for retailers to influence the local crime agenda. As we move towards more locally based policing, it is imperative that retail is seen as a cornerstone to safe and vibrant communities and that retailers are genuinely involved in setting local crime priorities. Details: London, UK: British Retail Consortium, 2012. 56p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed on February 3, 2012 at http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_show_document.asp?id=4324&moid=7614 Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_show_document.asp?id=4324&moid=7614 Shelf Number: 123930 Keywords: Armed RobberyCrime StatisticsCrime SurveyCrimes Against BusinessesRetail Crime (U.K.)RobberyTheft |
Author: ECR Europe Title: Identifying the Top 50 Products in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Sector in the UK Summary: This study is the first attempt to delve much deeper into the actual products that suffer disproportionally high levels of shrinkage – the real ‘hot’ products. It is not based upon perception data but on actual shrinkage data from retailers. As such, this is a ground-breaking study and offers retailers and manufacturers new insights into those products that are most vulnerable to shrinkage. This has not been easy (as will be highlighted below) as each company tends to adopt slightly different ways of measuring and recording shrinkage in their business and hence developing a composite hot list has proven to be fraught with complications. Hence it makes use of a relatively limited data set (just three companies from the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector in the UK and only looking at three categories of product – Food, Health and Beauty, and Beers, Wines and Spirits) and so readers need to be cautious in how they interpret and use this data. However, it contains some fascinating insights into those products that are most vulnerable to loss. At this stage it has not been possible to go beyond simply presenting a description of the data – this report describes the what but not the why. This is likely to be the focus of future work but it was thought important to publish this data in its present format to better inform the retail community about those items that are currently most vulnerable to shrinkage in this particular geographical location and retail segment. Details: Brussels: ECR Europe, 2010. 26p. Source: ECR Europe White Paper: Internet Resource: Accessed March 11, 2012 at http://ecr-all.org/projects/current-ecr-projects/shrinkage/ Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://ecr-all.org/projects/current-ecr-projects/shrinkage/ Shelf Number: 124454 Keywords: Retail Crime (U.K.)Shoplifting (U.K.) |
Author: British Retail Consortium Title: Retail Crime Survey 2012 Summary: This year’s Retail Crime Survey was completed by 44 retailers, employing 1.4 million staff and between them representing 58 per cent of total retail turnover. This marks the most extensive coverage of the survey since its inception over 10 years ago. Retail crime cost UK retailers £1.6 billion in 2011-12, equivalent to almost 135,000 full-time entry level jobs in retail1. This is a 15.6 per cent increase in the value of crime affecting the retail sector compared with the previous year. This year’s survey showed a rise in incidents of crime across a number of categories including customer theft, employee theft, burglary, criminal damage and fraud. Some categories also recorded a rise in the average value of crime per incident. Despite the increase in the number of incidents and the overall cost of crime, there has been a significant reduction in the number of offences being reported to the police. The sector continued to invest heavily to better protect their businesses against all types of crime and anti-social behaviour. Expenditure on crime and loss prevention rose by 7.1 per cent in 2011-12, with a median expenditure of £750,000 per retailer. The average level of shrinkage as a proportion of sales was estimated at 1.21 per cent, down on 1.55 per cent last year. The key challenges over the next year are to: 1 Continue to tackle the under-reporting of offences so that the true extent and impact of crimes affecting the retail sector is more visible and thus ensure a more effective response to rising crime affecting retailers. 2 Secure more effective local engagement between Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), police and retailers to ensure that the effective role that retail plays in delivering safe and vibrant communities is better understood and drives the delivery of quantifiable results. 3 Ensure that there is better co-ordination of police activity to identify and detect offences that cross police force borders. This will involve working with the Association of Chief Police Officers as it continues to find more effective ways to measure crimes affecting business. 4 Provide ongoing evidence to highlight the cost and impact of e-crime on the retail sector to support our campaign for an enhanced policing response to e-crime. Details: London: British Retail Consortium, 2013. 40p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 13, 2013 at: http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_show_document.asp?id=4389&moid=7842 Year: 2013 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_show_document.asp?id=4389&moid=7842 Shelf Number: 127609 Keywords: Crimes Against BusinessesEcrimeEmployee TheftRetail Crime (U.K.)Workplace Crime |
Author: British Retail Consortium Title: BRC Retail Crime Survey 2014 Summary: The Annual BRC Retail Crime Survey provides valuable evidence about the impact of crime on UK retailers. A broad range of retailers participate in the survey, from large multiples to smaller retailers, representing around half of the retail sector by turnover. Key findings - There were an estimated 3m offences against UK retailers in 2013-14, directly adding $603m to retailers' costs. - Although the volume of shop theft offences declined by 4 per cent, the average value of each incident increased from $177 to $241, which was the highest average value recorded for a decade. This trend is thought to be in part a consequence of retailers being targeted by more organised, sophisticated criminal activity. - Fraud increased by 12 per cent in 2013-14 and accounts for 37 per cent of the total cost of retail crime. Retailers warned that they expect fraud to pose the single most significant threat to their business over the next two years. - Retailers reported that cyber attacks pose a critical threat to their business. - There were 32 incidents of violence and abuse per 1,000 employees in 2013-14. Details: London: BRC, 2015. 36p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 12, 2015 at: http://www.sbrcentre.co.uk/images/site_images/14591_BRC_Retail_Crime_Survey_2014.pdf Year: 2015 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.sbrcentre.co.uk/images/site_images/14591_BRC_Retail_Crime_Survey_2014.pdf Shelf Number: 134909 Keywords: Crime StatisticsCrimes Against BusinessesCybercrimeRetail Crime (U.K.)Theft |