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Wholesale and retail ranked sector hit most by crime in the UK

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New research has revealed that the wholesale and retail sector sees the most crime out of any UK industry. The money.co.uk business insurance team analysed the percentage of businesses that were victims of one or more crimes in the past year, including fraud, to reveal…

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