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Independent retailers express alarm at ‘runaway’ shoplifting incidents

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The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) has expressed alarm at new figures that show shoplifting at its highest level in 20 years. According to the Office for National Statistics, shop thefts in England and Wales were up by 32% in the year to September…

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