Shop employees experience violent attacks and harassment, with over half indicating weekly mistreatment. Campaigns such as Let's Respect Retail and ShopKind Week draw attention to rising retail crime. The rise in harassment is linked to a series of events recorded across the sector during the fall season.

A Waitrose longtime employee takes the role of Head of Customer Experience & Operations at Marks & Spencer. Liverpool FC launches a new store in Oslo, celebrated by Robbie Fowler. Independent retailers expand within Staffordshire's shopping centre. Retailers are assessing security staffing and training in response. Staff unions call for additional safeguards as cases increase.