Tim Compston, features editor at SecurityNewsDesk, finds out how the Facewatch platform is revolutionising the way that retailers like The Southern Co-operative are able to clamp down on problematic criminal activity in-store and provide vital evidence to the police.
Shrinkage – a combination of customer and staff theft – is costing the retail industry £5.03bn, say results of Retail Knowledge’s latest annual UK survey.
Increased collaboration between companies and the police can play a vital role in combating business crime, according to Catherine Bowen from the National Business Crime Solution (NBCS).
A new report into global Retail Crime has highlighted that six million shoplifters are apprehended annually but retailers must be aware that criminals’ behaviour is shifting.
Facewatch, the online crime reporting system for small businesses and retailers, has gained a major endorsement from the National Federation of Retail Newsagents.