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Complete brief survey on the impact of retail crime and get entered into prize draw

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Retail crime – including shop theft, abuse and violence against store owners and their staff – is at record levels and has become a hot topic in the national news agenda over recent months. This week, alarming figures emerged from a second survey conducted by…

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