Greggs implements new security measures to tackle shoplifting

Greggs implements new security measures to tackle shoplifting. The retailer has installed new 'security-counters', removing all food from the front of the store to tackle its shoplifting 'epidemic'. The company's shop in West Croydon, south London, is among those which have been renovated and has now reopened its doors to customers in recent days. Stores in nearby Croydon and Peckham, Whitechapel and Upton Park in east London, Birmingham, and Wilford, Nottinghamshire, have also all been transformed. The pilot scheme will be expanded across its some 2,735 branches across the country if it helps slash crime, tackle violent against staff and protect customers.