An Ennis retailer believes her industry has become “lawless” amid a surge in shop theft across Clare.
New CSO figures have revealed a 49% rise in incidents relating to theft from shops in Clare with 567 such incidents recorded countywide last year.
Ennis took the brunt of this theft spike with 635 offences of this nature having taken place there, while Shannon saw 74 and Killaloe recorded 60.
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Owner of Willow, Ennis and Chief Executive of Retail Excellence Ireland, Jean McCabe has been telling Clare FM’s Seán Lyons a trend of anti-social behaviour in shops is compounding existing problems encountered by those working in retail.
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