Swatch forced to shut stores across Britain over ‘safety concerns’ after ‘mob-like’ groups rush shops

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Swatch has been forced to shut stores across Britain over "safety concerns" after "mob-like" groups rushed shops.Crowds had camped outside stores across Europe for days in order to purchase a watch from the "Royal Pop" collection, a collaboration with Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet.Shouting and arguments broke out at a host of shops in different locations, with police in France using tear gas to control an unruly crowd outside a Paris store.In response to the chaos, Swatch said it closed all stores in London on Saturday, in addition to stores in Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff, Liverpool, and Manchester, remaining shut on Sunday.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Shoppers have said the "atmosphere became tense" in queues, later becoming "hostile" after announcements that the crowd would not be able to receive one of the watches.A watch from the line of eight models starts at £335, and is understood to have been listed on resale websites for prices as high as £16,000.Swatch has...

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