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  • Greggs rolls back self-service cabinets in shoplifting hotspots Simon Goodley
    Staff are handing over sandwiches from behind a theft-proof counter as the high street fights backGreggs has axed self-service display cabinets in bakery stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.The move is the latest aimed at combating a problem plaguing the high street. Last year official figures revealed annual shoplifting offences in England and Wales had passed half a million offences for the first time, and since then many retailers have reported high levels of crime in their
     

Greggs rolls back self-service cabinets in shoplifting hotspots

26 April 2026 at 16:43

Staff are handing over sandwiches from behind a theft-proof counter as the high street fights back

Greggs has axed self-service display cabinets in bakery stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.

The move is the latest aimed at combating a problem plaguing the high street. Last year official figures revealed annual shoplifting offences in England and Wales had passed half a million offences for the first time, and since then many retailers have reported high levels of crime in their shops.

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ยฉ Photograph: Mark Pinder/The Guardian

ยฉ Photograph: Mark Pinder/The Guardian

ยฉ Photograph: Mark Pinder/The Guardian

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