Retail NZ calls for stronger penalties as shop violence increases
Retail NZ is pushing for tougher penalties to address rising violence in stores, where staff face attacks with weapons.
Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young has called for stronger penalties to address escalating violence in shops. Staff are encountering offenders who come into stores armed with knives, hammers, screwdrivers, and machetes. The retail sector is seeking legislative change to better protect workers and deter violent incidents.
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Rising shop violence demands stronger penalties: Retail NZ
Offenders will come in to stores "with knives, with hammers, with screwdrivers, with machetes," Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young says.