Security staff say desperation at high cost of living is pushing people ‘to something they’ve never done before’

Food retailers have seen a “massive” increase in pensioner shoplifters over the last year, a security firm has said.

John Nussbaum, director of service for retail at Kingdom Security, said his staff were seeing a “different sort of shoplifter now” as the cost of living “pushes people to something they’ve never done before”.

  • Destide@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I think anyone who’s worked in retail knows they’ve always been a high demographic with shoplifting. No one reports it because it’s just an old lady/gent and mental health comes in as a blanket enablement. Now we have people unable to meet their own basic living standards and having their support taken away in benefit of the rich, you’ll obviously see a lot more of it.