Poundland invests in security enhancements

Poundland has announced that it has invested “significantly” in its shop floor security as part of its Against Retail Crime initiative.

Part of this investment will equip its 800-plus store estate with anti-theft innovation to deter shoplifting including communication headsets for staff.

It will also be giving its contracted security teams the backing to detain suspected offenders in stores.

Poundland will employ significantly more undercover guards in its stores and will share CCTV to aid prosecution.

Poundland’s head of loss prevention Christina Jesty said: “The rate of store theft and colleague abuse has accelerated significantly across our stores in the last 18 months, and this has been very challenging for our people.

“Whether it’s store theft undermining all our colleagues’ hard work, or incidents of violence and abuse making our colleagues feel unsafe at work, something must change. At Poundland we pride ourselves on being a value-led high street retailer, where protecting our colleagues goes hand in hand with protecting our prices. That is why we’re saying enough is enough and beginning a campaign to support our front-line teams and crack down on retail crime across our stores.”