Checkpoint: What Does a Global Pandemic Mean for Shoplifting?
Supermarkets and other grocery retailers remained open, however, the promotion of social distancing and added security is likely to have discouraged shoplifters.
- Supermarkets and other grocery retailers remained open, however, the promotion of social distancing and added security is likely to have discouraged shoplifters.
- They reported 63 theft arrests in March, an increase of 250% over the same period in 2019.
- As such, there are fewer store attendants to manage and deter potential shoplifters.
- The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have accelerated this further, also hailing a move towards less traditional payment methods such as contactless.