// Boots is rolling out body-worn cameras to an additional 225 UK stores
// The move is the latest in the health and beauty retailer’s commitment to supporting the safety of its staff in stores
Boots has announced it has invested in rolling out body-worn video cameras to an additional 225 stores across the UK.
The move follows an initial pilot in 83 of the health and beauty retailer’s stores that resulted in a drop in the number of incidents involving violence and aggression towards store staff.
It is also part of a wider effort from Boots to prevent retail crime and support team members.
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The retailer has also introduced additional panic alarms, a state-of-the-art CCTV monitoring centre unit, and headsets for team members to allow faster communication across its largest locations.
Boots Security and Incident Manager Iona Blake, said: “We’re pleased that introducing body-worn cameras is helping to make our stores a safer place to work and shop.
“Stores that consistently wear their devices have seen around a 45% reduction in incidents, but what’s even more compelling is hearing how much safer and more confident our team members feel when wearing them.”
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