As retailers record 55,000 thefts a day, we talk to a supermarket worker, a security guard and a shopkeeper about their jobs

• Crime ‘spiralling out of control’ in stores, warns British Retail Consortium

UK retailers are warning that crime in their stores is “spiralling out of control” with 55,000 thefts a day and violent and abusive incidents rising by 50% last year to 2,000 a day.

What is it like to be on the frontline? We speak to a supermarket worker, a security guard and an independent shopkeeper.