Behind the counter of his convenience store, surrounded by rows of crisps, sandwiches and spirits, Muhammed Rabani glances at a bank of CCTV screens, anticipating a shoplifter coming at any moment.

Behind the counter of his convenience store, surrounded by rows of crisps, sandwiches and spirits, Muhammed Rabani glances at a bank of CCTV screens, anticipating a shoplifter coming at any moment.

A United Kingdom shopkeeper says he has managed to turn the tide on the record rates of shoplifting seen across the nation — by carrying out his own citizen’s arrests. Shoplifting in the UK hit a ...

Shoplifting offenses in England and Wales rose 13% in the year ended June 2025, as British retailers grapple with a worsening wave of in-store crime. Theft has reached record levels in the UK, with ...

Customer theft cost British retailers a record £2.2 billion ($2.7 billion) last year as they grappled with a persistent and worsening crime wave, a trade group said. The cost of retail theft rose 21% ...

These headlines could be from articles today. But they’re from the early 1900s. While shoplifting has seemingly never been a bigger problem than it is now, shoplifting has long captured the public’s ...

Inflation has led to price surges at grocery stores, car dealerships and even dine-in restaurants nationwide. A new study finds it's also the main motive behind another recent surge: shoplifting. More ...