Shop employees experience knife threats and verbal abuse, with over half reporting weekly mistreatment. Campaigns such as Let's Respect Retail and ShopKind Week highlight increasing retail abuse. The rise in harassment is linked to a series of events documented across the sector during the fall season.
A Waitrose longtime employee takes the role of Head of Customer Experience & Operations at Marks & Spencer. Liverpool FC launches a new store in Oslo, praised by Robbie Fowler. Independent retailers grow within Staffordshire's shopping centre. Retailers are reviewing security staffing and education in response. Staff unions demand for stronger protection measures as cases increase.