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Retail Crime Survey 2024: more industry reaction

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British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) recently issued Retail Crime Survey 2024 shed more light on a serious, ongoing and escalating problem for many convenience retailers. It followed a report launched 7 February, commissioned by Co-op, and written by professor of criminology Emmeline Taylor at City, University…

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