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Farm shop staff facing verbal and physical abuse as retail crime hits 90% of businesses

Latest figures show many stores targeted more than once a month

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Criminals are targeting rural farm shops, says latest report from NFU Mutual
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Criminals are targeting rural farm shops, says latest report from NFU Mutual

Nine in every 10 retail stores in rural areas have suffered at the hands of criminals in the past 12 months, according to latest figures. The survey from NFU Mutual revealed a quarter of those businesses...

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