Greggs scraps front-of-store food and drink fridges amid nationwide shoplifting surge

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Greggs has begun removing self-service fridges from stores in a crackdown on soaring shoplifting and staff attacks.The bakery chain is trialling a new layout in branches including West Croydon, Peckham, Whitechapel and Upton Park in London, as well as sites in Birmingham and Wilford in Nottinghamshire.Under the changes, all products are kept behind counters, with staff required to hand items directly to customers - preventing thieves from helping themselves.At the newly refurbished West Croydon branch, only small items such as sugar sachets, napkins and stirrers remain freely accessible.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "It's a bit grim but they've clearly had enough of shoplifters," one customer told The Sun.If successful, the scheme could be rolled out across Greggs' 2,700-plus UK stores.The move comes after a series of violent incidents targeting staff.At the West Croydon branch, one worker had scalding tea thrown in their face, while a security guard was attacked with a belt in a...

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