UK retailers are struggling against a rise in organized crime, and they’re calling on police to step up their response as violence against staff reaches levels last seen during the Covid pandemic. The total cost of crime to British retailers doubled last year to £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion), according to a report by the British Retail Consortium released Wednesday. Violence and abuse against UK shop workers rose by 50% to 1,300 incidents a day while instances of theft grew to more than 45,000 daily. British retailers including John Lewis Partnership Plc, Tesco Plc and J Sainsbury Plc last year jointly partnered with ... (full story)