Retail thefts have doubled to 16.7m incidents a year in Great Britain

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Guardian graphic. Source: British Retail Consortium. Crime Survey 2024. Note: Retail sector estimates based on a sample of retailers representing over 1.1 million employees with a £200bn annual turnover