‘I think there’s a cost-of-living explanation, and post-Covid, a social contract break’: Boots managing director on surging retail crime
Company flags people suspected of shoplifting, employed more security guards and deployed new anti-theft devices
Stephen Watkins is Managing Director of Boots Ireland. Photo: Steve HumphreysThe Boots store on Dawson Street in Dublin was targeted by an organised crime gang soon after it began selling skincare and cosmetics.What sells well gets stolen, the chain’s managing director Stephen Watkins explained. And because it’s a small shop, it was easy for the gang to do a quick smash and grab.
