British Retail Consortium blames rise on criminal gangs stealing luxury and hi-tech goods to order with cyber-crime now making up one-third of the costThe annual bill for UK retail crime soared to £613m final year – the highest level since records began – driven by sophisticated criminal gangs stealing luxury goods such as designer clothing and hi-tech gadgets to order.
That was a 2% increase on the cost to industry in 2014,according to the annual retail crime survey published on Monday by the British Retail Consortium, while the average value of goods stolen leaped by over a third to £325 per incident - also a record.
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Source: theguardian.com