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Article: Shoplifting now a meaty issue.(News)
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- The Star (South Africa)
- Article date:
- October 20, 2008
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London - Some British shops are security-tagging choice pieces of meat in anticipation of increased shoplifting as a result of the worldwide financial crisis.
"Retailers are preparing for a rapid rise in offences and are adapting crime-prevention methods, such as placing electronic security tags on expensive cuts of meat," said the director-general ...