Move to protect against shoplifting for Christmas season

According to Barbados Nation, As the Yuletide season approaches, some stores in The City are making their annual security preparations in an effort to safeguard against potential shoplifting. Manager of Abeds store in Swan Street, Eddie Abed noted that their preparations have begun as they lead into the season with closed circuit cameras standing watch on all the stores while security guards are present from opening to close. These measures, he said, have become necessary as concerns of crime and shoplifting are everpresent worries for both patrons and store owners especially in the city. “We’ve been in business for over 60 years and I assure you, during that time we’ve seen all sorts of things being tried. We had an incident very recently where two shoplifters were in the store, and we know this because although the guard saw one of them picking up an item, when we replayed the CCTV, we saw that a friend was distrac