“We are seeing a major surge in shoplifting,” said Ruben Navarro, the CEO of Tu Super supermarket chain, which operates 30 stores in Spain’s Andalucia region.
Since September, Tu Super has been chaining large 5-litre bottles of olive oil together and padlocking them to shelves to prevent theft.
STC, a Spanish company providing anti-theft solutions to retailers, saw a 12-fold increase in orders this summer from supermarkets for devices to protect olive oil bottles, managing partner Salvador Canones told Reuters.
While thefts of olives and oil have increased especially, the measures by supermarkets also reflect a broader shoplifting surge.
Spain’s top business organisation, CEOE, said there was a 30% increase in repeated thefts targeting retailers in 2022, and a further 12% so far in 2023.
Navarro said thieves are taking advantage of lower numbers of staff in stores and shoplifters’ often abusive behaviour towards workers is exacerbating the labour shortage.
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“We are seeing a major surge in shoplifting,” said Ruben Navarro, the CEO of Tu Super supermarket chain, which operates 30 stores in Spain’s Andalucia region.
Since September, Tu Super has been chaining large 5-litre bottles of olive oil together and padlocking them to shelves to prevent theft.
STC, a Spanish company providing anti-theft solutions to retailers, saw a 12-fold increase in orders this summer from supermarkets for devices to protect olive oil bottles, managing partner Salvador Canones told Reuters.
While thefts of olives and oil have increased especially, the measures by supermarkets also reflect a broader shoplifting surge.
Spain’s top business organisation, CEOE, said there was a 30% increase in repeated thefts targeting retailers in 2022, and a further 12% so far in 2023.
Navarro said thieves are taking advantage of lower numbers of staff in stores and shoplifters’ often abusive behaviour towards workers is exacerbating the labour shortage.
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