Greggs Trials Secure Counters to Combat Shoplifting

0:00On April 27, Greg is shaking up its doors in the hardest-hit spots for shoplifting by ditching those open display cabinets. They're swapping them out for secure counters in places like Croydon, Peckham, Whitechapel, and Upton Park in London with tests also running in. Birmingham and Wilford in Nottinghamshire. The chain is trying out other tech too, like software that Beams Incident reports straight to local police for quicker responses. It's all aimed at tackling the surge in anti-social behavior without waiting around. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer slammed the retail crime wave as disgraceful and promised a new law to crack down on assaults against shop workers. His team is adding 3,000 neighborhood police officers and scrapping that old 200-pound threshold for theft prosecutions. Other spots like Prittermanger and Costa are beefing up with extra security guards to scare off repeat thieves. Retailers everywhere say they need these hands-on fixes now. Not just policy talk. These Greg's trials are small scale

1:00in short-term, just to gauge how they cut theft while keeping customers happy. Smart moves in a tough climate.