1. Trends & External Forces

Don’t forget the victim Editor’s comment

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Skyrocketing levels of retail crime have been well documented over the past few months, with the ACS Crime Report, for example, recording a five-fold increase in shop theft and a near doubling of violent incidents against retailers and their staff. The annual crime survey from…

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