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　　LONDON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A consulting group concludes Britain has the worst shoplifting problem of any European nation.
　　Checkpoint System公司（紐約證券交易所代碼KP）的一份報告說，每一天在英國至少有2600萬英鎊的貨物被扒竊，隨著全球經濟持續走低，情況可能更加惡化。
　　The report from Checkpoint Systems (NYSE:KP) says more than 26 million pounds worth of goods are pinched every day in the Britain and warns things could get worse as the global economy swoons.
　　Checkpoint 公司的副總裁耐爾馬修對倫敦泰晤士報記者說：按照目前的經濟氣候，零售者對安全問題無法樂觀。畢竟人窮志短。
　　In the current economic climate, retailers can’t be blase about security," Checkpoint Vice President Neil Matthews told The Times of London. "The worse off people are, the more likely they are to turn to crime."
　　泰晤士報周二報道說，最常失盜的物品有酒，化妝品，女服等。團伙盜竊和員工內盜是大部分損失的主要原因。
　　The Times said Tuesday theft rings and store employees accounted for most of the losses The most frequently stolen items include alcohol, cosmetics and women’s clothing.