Leisuresec PLC are looking to recruit a Security Manager, based at the company’s head office in Warwickshire, with travel throughout the UK. Reporting to Leisuresec’s National Compliance Manager the successful candidate will assume full responsibility for the operational delivery of Leisuresec’s security services, overseeing deployment of staff.
Customer theft is the most common type of retail crime in the UK. In 2016 it represented 75% of crime incidents and 66% of the direct cost of crime. The British Retail Consortium’s Annual Retail Crime Survey reported these figures, along with £438m as the cost of customer theft to UK retailers in 2016.
There has been much research done into the effect a store’s design and layout can have on shoplifting. By thinking carefully about these things and implementing some seemingly small changes, stores can reduce their losses from shoplifters.
Store design
A shop with lots of hidden corners is providing ample opportunity for a thief to conceal items without being noticed. Open floor plans with space between displays however make it easy for staff to see the customers and watch what they are doing.
1 Ardent Court, William James Way
Henley in Arden, Warwickshire B95 5GF
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0844 282 4300
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