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Theft Is On the Rise in UK Stores as Cost-of-Living Crisis Grows

  • Shoplifting rose 18% in UK stores in the year through June
  • Stores are putting more security tags on products, even butter
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The bright yellow security labels and products boxed up in hard-to-conceal packaging on Britain’s supermarket shelves have a story to tell: theft is on the rise along with the soaring cost of living.