A Co-op in Walthamstow, north London, has started putting empty coffee jars on shelves in a bid to stop shoplifters – after prices rocketed to more than £10. However, a spokesperson for the supermarket has claimed that ‘this is not a nationwide policy'.
Sue Higgins, 59, said it was ‘tragic’ that people had been left with no option but to steal coffee because the prices have risen so much.‘Sometimes I’m drinking tea instead of coffee now myself because it’s cheaper. I did think the price was quite expensive… obviously, people are stealing the coffee, which is just unprecedented.
The Government recently encouraged supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on food staples to help with the cost of living – but is facing a backlash from retailers. But the British Retail Consortium , representing retailers, said the measures would not make a ‘jot of difference’ to pricing and warned they could thwart efforts to cut inflation.
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