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Independent retailers demand ‘real action’ on crime

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Independent retailers are demanding tougher police action, more bobbies on the beat and harsher punishments as shoplifting levels reach an all-time high, a new survey reveals. A whopping 91% of respondents to a survey conducted by the Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) called for…

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