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<p>Shoplifters make off with goods worth almost £400,000 every day, British retailers have said.</p>
<p>The year-on-year cost of theft to high street stores up and down the country has soared from £99 million to £137 million.</p>
<p>Items from TVs, to computer games, clothes and perfumes worth £375,342 are swiped from the shelves every day.</p>
<p>Retailers suspect organised gangs of thieves who steal more valuable hauls are responsible for the rising figure.</p>
<p>The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said the average price tag of goods stolen in one theft has increased from £45 to £70.</p>
<p>Stephen Robertson, of the BRC, said the fall in offences reflects the increased investment of stores in security measures.</p>
<p>But he called on the Government, police and courts to do more to support businesses despite the potential impact of budget cuts on public services.</p>
<p>Mr Robertson added: &#8220;It&#8217;s encouraging to see this having a positive impact on the number of shoplifting offences but the cost to retailers still went up. Retailers&#8217; extra investment in stopping crime has deterred a lot of opportunist thefts leaving a higher proportion of determined, organised thieves who take a greater value of goods each time they steal.&#8221;</p>
<p>The figures were based on a survey of 54 retailers who employ more than 1.3 million staff and represent almost half of Britain&#8217;s retail turnover.</p>
<p>Researchers uncovered an 11% fall in crime per 100 outlets compared with the previous year. Shoplifting incidents were down 10.6% as stores spent £210 million protecting their staff, stock and premises.</p>
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