Survey shows Irish shoppers among most honest in Europe
09/10/2005 - 13:37:01A new survey has shown that Irish shoppers are among the most honest in Europe.
It also revealed that retail crime, including shop-lifting, costs every person in Europe an average of just over €70 each year.
The research, carried out by the British-based Centre for Retail Research, showed that shops in Europe lost almost €29bn from retail crime and wastage this year.
The stores blamed shoppers for almost half their losses, and their employees for almost a third.
Britain is the worst country in Western Europe for the problem, while Ireland was ranked 14th, ahead of only Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
