00:00Greggs is removing display cabinets in some London stores hit by shoplifting in a trial aimed at reducing theft and
00:07antisocial behaviour.
00:09Branches in Croydon, Peckham, Whitechapel and Upton Park are among those involved, with trials also in Birmingham and Nottinghamshire.
00:17The move follows rising shoplifting across England and Wales, with offences topping half a million last year.
00:24Retailers say they are introducing new security measures as crime pressures increase on high streets.
00:30Ministers say they are boosting neighbourhood policing and creating a new offence for assaulting retail workers.
00:37Greggs says the trials are targeted and temporary while it assesses the impact on theft experience.
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