The British Retail Consortium (BRC) published its annual Retail Crime Survey last week. It found that each day, retailers in the UK are victim to 55,000 thefts, while violent incidents have rocketed from 1,300 per day to over 2,000.
The figures from the report are shocking enough when viewed in isolation; however, reviewing the same report, published in 2015 and 2020, forces the difficult question -- what progress has been made, and when will we turn the corner?
