Police forces are not treating violent shoplifting assaults as a blue-light priority as offenders have already fled, according to an industry coalition.
A coalition made up of the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the British Independent Retail Association, the Federation of Small Businesses, the Federation of Independent Retailers and the shopworkers’ union Usdaw has written a letter to police and crime commissioners in England and Wales demanding action.
