Contents
RETAIL FRAUD ISSUE 3 DECEMBER 2008
EDITOR
John Wilson
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FEATURES
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GETTING DOWN TO
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BUSINESS
MANAGER
Keith Newton
A preview of the Retail Business Show
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SALES MANAGER 22
CRIME ON THE RAC
Elizabeth Pateman Retailers Against Crime – success in
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Scotland, but could it work in
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England?
DESIGN
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Copycat crimes and the work of the Anti
Talking Shop with
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PLAYING TAG
the BRC
Retail Fraud’s EAS supplement
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Paul Bessant
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THE GOOD SHERIFF OF
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NOTTINGHAM
Retail Fraud meets Robert Jennings, head 14
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY
of profit protection at Boots
Martin Burton
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