Now Primark staff wear bodycams to tackle rise in shoplifters as thieves target the chain and share video tips on how to steal - after boss of the high street giant demanded police take the crime 'mor

Primark workers are being given bodycams for protection following a dramatic surge in shoplifting that is being fuelled by social media. One TikTok user wrote a list of stores that they have stolen from Primark is among the stores to be issuing more body cameras to staff as well as increasing the use of CCTV in branches Shoppers leave a branch of the fast fashion chain in Birmingham The high street fast-fashion chain is among the stores to be issuing more body cameras to staff as well as increasing the use of CCTV in branches. But Mr Weston, chief executive of Primark's owner, Associated British Foods, said law enforcement agencies also needed to take tougher action against the offenders. In other posts, the TikToker shared photos of cosmetic products they had stolen from stores They claimed on this post to have stolen these products five days before A group of ten retailers, including John Lewis and Tesco, are funding a new police crackdown on shoplifting that will use CCTV pictures and data from shops to put together a better picture of thieves' tactics. Meanwhile, some shoplifters are using TikTok to share tips on how to steal from stores and adopting codewords like 'borrowing' to avoid detection by the social media site's filters.