Tesco Express, in Polegate, East Sussex, has attached metal strips to 250g bars, worth £1.97, which will set off alarms at the exits if they are stolen.
Sarah Crodey, from the British Retail Consortium, said shoppers will start to see more tags attached to the cheaper popular branded items as the economic downturn drives more people to steal groceries and luxuries.
She said: ‘Changes in technology mean security tags are more affordable and we must remember that theft from a retailer is not a victimless crimes. It pushes up prices across the board for honest customers paying for their shopping. Shoplifting is a serious crime.’
A spokesman for Cadbury’s commented: “Dairy Milk is one of the more affordable brands so it’s surprising our bars need a tag on them.”
In 2008, a Sainsbury’s in Eastbourne started tagging budget chickens and in 2009, some UK Tesco stores put the metal strips on Cathedral City cheese.
As the recession started in 2009, major stores reported shoplifting up by a third. Items worth £400,000 are stolen from shops every day.
A spokesman for the Polegate store said: “At least one bar is stolen an hour. The tags are stickers. They are not very noticeable.”
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1 comment:
i was shocked that even chocolates can be stolen by any other company. security tag
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