Overview

• Planet Organic reports daily shoplifting incidents across its nine London stores.
• Security head Richard Fowler highlights a sense of entitlement among affluent customers.
• The UK government plans to strengthen police powers to address low-value thefts.
• Shoplifting incidents in London rose from 38,157 in 2022 to 57,453 in 2023.
• Experts link the rise in theft to reduced neighborhood policing and the cost-of-living crisis.