German retailers and police want better ways of combating shoplifting

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2026-08-10

Berlin (dpa) - The German Retail Federation (HDE) and the GdP police union issued a joint call on Monday for improved measures to counter shoplifting, including video surveillance, specialized prosecutors and better police equipment. A joint document put total losses to the retail sector at around ?3 billion ($3.5 billion) every year. "The burden has been increasing for years and has reached a record high in 2026," they said. There is particular......

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