Greggs makes major change to stores in bid to tackle soaring shoplifting rates

GREGGS is ditching its self-serve fridges to try to tackle soaring shoplifting rates.

Items such as sandwiches and bottled drinks have been moved behind the counter in at least five of its branches.

Greggs is ditching its self-serve fridges to try to tackle soaring shoplifting rates

The trial follows a Sun investigation which showed that brazen thieves were targeting some shops every 20 minutes.

A Greggs in Whitechapel, East London, is one where customers now have to ask for a chilled item.