| Britons are the most prolific shoplifters in Europe, a survey published Wednesday showed.
They stole 3.58 billion pounds of goods from their nation's shops last year, the equivalent of 1.59 percent of British retail turnover.
Razor blades were the most stolen item followed by
alcohol and toiletries, according to the British-based Center for Retail Research.
Finland had the second worst shoplifting problem followed by Portugal and Greece while the Swiss were the most disciplined shoppers, the survey showed. Theft accounted for 0.89 percent of Swiss retail turnover.
In all, Europeans stole 30.8 billion euros worth of goods from their stores last year -- 71.5 euros per person.
Customers were blamed for 48 percent of the thefts, staff for 29 percent and suppliers for 7 percent.
The survey covered 423 retailers in 24 countries, accounting for 20 percent of European retail turnover.
英国零售业研究中心日前公布的一份调查报告显示，英国小偷去年总共从该国各类商店中盗走了价值35.8亿英镑的各种商品，这个数字相当于英国当年零售业营业额的1.59%。
据路透社日前报道，在失窃物品中，最受英国小偷青睐的是剃须刀，其次是酒和化妆品。此项调查涉及欧洲的24个国家的423个零售商，占全欧洲零售业年营业额的20%。
调查发现，芬兰的商店小偷案则在全欧洲排名第二，葡萄牙和希腊紧跟在后，而在瑞士，每年失窃的商品的价值仅占该国零售业年营业额的0.89%。
总的来看，欧洲小偷去年从本地的各类商店中偷走了价值308亿欧元的商品——分摊到每个人头上则为71.5欧元。在所有偷窃行为中，有48%为消费者所为，商店员工监守自盗所占比例为29%，另有7%则为供货商伺机“作案”。(文/张咏) |
