By Harry Hopkins Profile of a Shoplifter Supermarkets throughout the land are grappling with huge increases in shoplifting. The majority are introducing surveillance hitherto unknown in the history of retail. Cameras everywhere, security guards much in evidence, valuable items ‘tagged’ and notices throughout the stores warning of consequences. For customers this can feel like a
By David I Fraser With the increasing and de-humanising use of self-service tills in supermarkets and elsewhere, there is a way to fight back should you wish to maintain a choice of how to pay for your goods. While I accept that retailers wish to lower overheads, this should not be at the expense of
By Harry Hopkins Recently I had a conversation with a senior local politician about The Light newspaper. I had just delivered a batch of papers to a shopkeeper who displays them on her counter for customers to take. While I was chatting to ‘Janet’, an elderly lady came into the shop. No sooner had she
By Harry Hopkins The major supermarkets in the UK continue in their quest to introduce groundbreaking technology into their stores. Tesco (300,000+ employees) would appear to be spearheading this drive with its latest offering. It is trialling its ‘magic tills’ that enable customers to pick up their groceries, drop them in their basket and by
By Dylan Roberts Lost in the Supermarket If supermarket just isn’t as pleasant as it was, it might be worth asking why that is. So, next time you go, don’t zone out whilst you’re purchasing. Rather, stay alert. Don’t rush to get it over with, slow down and take your time. Notice what’s around you,
Just as many control mechanisms were put in place after 9/11, under the pretext that security precautions were necessary because of possible terror attacks, many restrictions and surveillance measures that were due to the “pandemic” seem to still hang around—and are likely to remain so in the future. One example is the closure of Thornbury’s
Sent to us by a reader: Hello, I’m a member and receive the regular newsletters and have attended marches in London. I thought it might be of interest to you of a recent experience of mine at the Apple Store in Birmingham. I was in Birmingham with a friend of mine doing a bit of
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