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THANK CRUNCHIE
IT WAS FRAUD DAY
RETAIL FRAUD AWARENESS DAY PROVED A SWEET SUCCESS
THE Home Secretary Alan replaced Jacqui Smith in the
Johnson has welcomed the recent Cabinet re-shuffle.
Retail Fraud Awareness Day A number of major retailers
intiative. supported the day including
In a letter to Retail Fraud heads of loss prevention at
editor John Wilson, the some of the High Street’s
Minister said: “The Home biggest names including
Office is always interested to Borders, HMV, Harvey Nichols,
hear about crime reduction Monsoon, New Look,
activities and we particularly Paperchase and Peacocks.
welcome industry led events Executive chairman of New
such as Retail Fraud staggering, yet conservative Magazine, will now become Look, Phil Wrigley, the
Awareness Day which figure became the catalyst for an annual event in the retail founding sponsor of the
encourage and help the Retail Fraud Awareness calendar. Retail Loss Prevention Fashion
businesses to use tools and Day™ with hundreds of store The top 500 retailers were Forum, says: “I supported
techniques at their disposal to staff taking part in awareness contacted by letter and email Retail Fraud Awareness Day
help protect themfrom crime briefings on the day itself, and a new website to register because retailers cannot
against business.” and others allotting other support and to download manage their losses without
The day was also supported days to fit in with training store briefing packs has been measuring them in the first
by dozens of retailers and initiatives. launched. The packs are a place and to do this
thousands of Crunchie Bars More than 80% of step-by-step guide to effectively there needs to be a
proved a sweet success on shrinkage is due to either identifying fraud ‘hot spots’ culture of zero tolerance
June 30. shoplifting or organised and introducing a culture of toward fraud throughout the
The chocolate was used a gangs stealing stock (42.6%), awareness and zero-tolerance organisation. It cannot be
promotion to highlight the employee dishonesty (34%) or in all stores in the UK. ignored as a problem and
fact that UK retailers loses theft in the supply chain Letters were also sent to the tackling it head on is more
around £4 billion in shrinkage (5.6%). Commander Mark Simmons at important than increasing
– loss caused by theft, fraud, Continued high level the Metropolitan Police who sales. Having a day that
waste or process failure – support will mean that the is the lead officer on business focuses attention upon the
every year. Retail Fraud Awareness crime for the Association of damage that fraud does is a
Under the headline: Thank Day™, sponsored by The ORIS Chief Police Officers (ACPO) critical starting point with the
Crunchie its Fraud Day this Group and Retail Fraud and to Alan Johnson MP, who ultimate aim of making every
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