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Biometrics can play a vital role in reducing store crime Viewpoint: Simon Alderson

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The retail sector has seen a surge of late in shoplifting. You only need to log onto the social media channels to see examples of people brazenly walking in and out of stores, helping themselves to goods as workers and indeed, some security staff, look…

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