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Shoplifting on the rise for supermarket giants as their profits and grocery prices rise
Recently appointed CEO of Coles Australia Leah Weckert says that most shoppers do the right thing, but cost-of-living pressures are driving up opportunistic thefts.
While supermarket giant Coles announced a record-breaking increase in its annual profits, a report by Deakin University revealed that shoppers are worried about the cost of staple food items at supermarkets. Despite huge profits, incidents of shoppers carrying goods without bills and shoplifting in large quantities have come to the fore. Riya Singh, a recent graduate, explains how rising cost of living is shortening her grocery list.
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