Supermarkets have begun attaching security tags to everyday items including cheese, butter and baby formula to prevent thefts as inflation continues to bite.
Supermarkets have begun attaching security tags to everyday items including cheese, butter and baby formula as inflation continues to bite.crisis has forced many stores to widen the use of magnetic alarm-triggering devices typically reserved for expensive items like steak, wine and cosmetics.
The same product is being sold for as much as £7.25 in some supermarkets, while the average price for a 500g tub, now £4.49, has increased by a third in the past year.Many Sainsbury’s stores are said to be tagging tubs of Aptamil baby, toddler and follow-on milks. Polling suggests Brits stole almost £500 million worth of everyday goods including toiletries and fresh produce in the last year alone.That’s equivalent to around £25 worth of items per family.
The company’s managing director, Julian House, said: ‘Theft, in any measure, is not something that can be condoned. But the findings do highlight the drastic situation many have found themselves in during this cost-of-living crisis.
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