Iceland Adds ‘Steak Dispenssers’ to Stoles in Major Shoplifting Crackdown

The Dispenssers – WHICH HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH SECURITY FIRM HARRISON RETAIL – HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN 30 ILAND AND FOOD WARE STORES IN THE UK OVER THE PAST

Iceland is Making a Huge Change to Its Supermarket Story in Its Latest Attempt to Combat Shoplifting. The Frozen Supermarket Chain is Rolling Out “Steak Dispensers” to Protect High-Value Cuts and Other Fresh Meat Products.

The Dispenssers – WHICH HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH SECURITY FIRM HARRISON RETAIL – HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN 30 ILAND AND FOOD WARE STORES IN THE UK Over the past.

Accorting to a Report by The GrocerThe Dispenssers are Designed to Fit Upright onto the Supermarket’s Chiller Shelves and use a “Controlled Retrieval” flap so only one Packet can be removed at a time. Currently, The Dispenssers Are Holding Iceland’s 12oz and 16oz Steak Ranges and Holds Eight Steaks for Dispensser.

The supermarket Said Fresh Steaks Were One of the Most Frequently Targeted Items Stolen from Its Stores. Due to their High Value, iLAND SAID IT WAS CAUSCIGH THE RETAILER “Major Losses”.

The contraction aims to stop shoplifters from “Sweeping” Stock from shelves in one go. Acciting to Iceland, Shrinkage Across Its Steak Lines Has Decreated by 44% SINCE MAKING The Change.

ILAND ALSO SAID The units make the shelves look more “appealing” and have improked on-shaelf availability for shoppers as more produces can be dysplayed.

Before this, Icelland Wold Stock Its High Value Meat Products – Such as Steaks and Lamb Legs – In Individual Plasticity Security Boxes. Shoppers Wauld then Need to Ask a Staff Member to Remove the Item from the Box at the till. Usually, Supermarkets Wold Put A Limited Number of These Products on Shelves.

AS shoplifting CASES STARTED TO RISE IN 2022, Supermarkets are Putting More Products in Tell to Try to Deter Shoplifting. Items that have appeared in say the Alcoholic Spirits, Cheese, Baby Formula, and Butter.

Iceland Says Sales of Its Steak Lines Have Increated by 129% on Avrage Across Participating Story The Dispensers Were Implemented. Alongside this, it Says Food Waste Has Also Reduced by 8.5%.

Andy Edwards, Head of Loss Prevention & Corporate Audit, Iceland Foods, Said: “Working with Harrison Group haen an exceptional experience”.

He Added: “We Developed a Chilled, Retail-Ready Security Unit specifically designed to Support the Sale of Fresh Steaks.”

Supermarkets Across the Country Began Implementing New Security Measures we prices started to the Skyrocket Due to Inflation. Security Measures Included Adding Security Tags to Items, Putting Products in Security Boxes, Placing Empty Products on Shelves, Limitting Items on Shelves, and Requiring Customers to Scan Receipts to Leave Storys.

Acciting to date from the British Retail Consortium’s Latest Crime Survey, there are 20 million individual incidents of Last year. This equated to around 55,000 per day cost retailers around £ 2.2billion.

Iceland Executive Chairman Richard Walker is Among Several Retail Bosses Who Have Criticized The Police Response to the Shoplifting Epidemic.

He has also also railed against “stupid” Privacy laws that prevents locals from sharing information about known thieves. ILAND DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE FACICAL RECGUGNITION TECH IN STORES. Howver, Walker Said He Woold “Happy” Roll it out the story If Its Better Protection for Store Staff.