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Shoplifting has increased across all categories and theft involving violence is up 300 per cent, according to the Retail Council of Canada.

Shoplifting has increased across all categories and theft involving violence is up 300 per cent, according to the Retail Council of Canada.

A smash-and-grab at a high-end jewelry store. An off-duty cop stabbed while trying to stop a brazen robbery at a Best Buy. Police upping their presence at a busy shopping

Shoplifting has increased across all categories and theft involving violence is up 300 per cent, according to the Retail Council of Canada.

Senatore, who owns a small men’s fashion boutique on Ossington Ave. called AREA+001, said many people are upset by the video which doesn’t make it seem like we are in the middle of a pandemic. People are asking why small retailers, restaurants, nail and hair salons are all locked down when this can occur at a shopping mall, he said. He said while small retail stores within the mall are permitted to open at 25% capacity, the hair salons in the mall are “watching the madness” as they are forced to remain closed. “It’s wild,” Senatore said. “People are scratching their heads.”