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🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

The Archive's email to customers: We have not been flawless

Employees raise concerns about a toxic workplace culture at the second-hand store Arkivet, prompting an email from the CEO acknowledging past mistakes.

Feb 27 • 20:19 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Thieves threaten employee and steal goods from Oxxo store in Santos; two arrested

Two men were arrested after robbing an Oxxo store in Santos, Brazil, threatening the employee with a knife and a fake gun to steal merchandise.

Feb 27 • 17:08 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

A young customer wanted to test a whip – The sex shop seller raped

A Finnish court has convicted a sex shop employee of rape after an incident involving a young male customer and a whip testing in the store.

Feb 27 • 13:49 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

"We lie to customers right in the face"

Employees at Arkivet second-hand store report pressure to lie to customers about their unsold clothing being donated to charity when they are actually resold.

Feb 26 • 20:09 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

The Alarm from Inside the Trendy Second-Hand Store Arkivet

Employees at the trendy second-hand store Arkivet in Sweden are raising alarms about a toxic work environment where favoritism and discriminatory practices against employees are commonplace.

Feb 26 • 17:43 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Two students hospitalized after consuming alcohol – store employee arrested

Two underage girls were hospitalized in Thessaloniki after consuming alcohol during a school trip from Athens, leading to the arrest of a store employee for supplying the alcohol.

Feb 26 • 07:49 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Gunshots scare customers and employees in a mall in São Bernardo do Campo, in ABC Paulista

A man fired shots inside a jewelry store in a São Bernardo do Campo mall, leading to panic among customers and employees, and taking a female employee hostage.

Feb 26 • 00:10 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Thief Hits Store Employee in Downtown

A store employee was assaulted by a thief in downtown Reykjavik.

Feb 25 • 19:18 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Claire's worker shows what it's like to work in closing store including discounts

A Claire's employee documented the realities of working at a store facing closure due to the retailer's administration and impending layoffs.

Feb 25 • 12:41 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Inditex will pay up to 1,500 euros extra to almost 30,000 store employees for meeting objectives in 2025

Inditex plans to pay up to 1,500 euros in extra incentives to nearly 30,000 of its store employees in Spain for achieving performance targets for 2025.

Feb 19 • 17:46 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

New Details Following the High-Profile Conflict of S. and M. Lipniai with an Employee

The founders of the 'Simitri' store, S. and M. Lipniai, address allegations and the scrutiny of their business practices in light of previous administrative penalties.

Feb 19 • 10:06 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
National & Local

Expelled from the Olympic store in Cortina: "I apologize, but is saying 'Free Palestine' a problem?"

Ali Mohammed Hassan, a former employee of the Olympic store in Cortina, was expelled after expressing his views on Palestine during a confrontation with Israeli fans.

Feb 18 • 04:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

MediaMarkt sentenced to pay 7,251 euros to an employee forced to show her bag when leaving the store

A Spanish court has ordered MediaMarkt to pay an employee 7,251 euros for violating her privacy rights by requiring her to show her bag upon leaving the store.

Feb 16 • 16:05 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

Winter Olympics Excludes Employee After Chanting 'Free Palestine' in Front of Israeli Group

A Winter Olympics employee was dismissed for chanting 'Free Palestine' after an altercation with Israeli fans in an Olympic store in Milan Cortina.

Feb 15 • 16:23 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Komotini: She threw hydrochloric acid in the employee's face who caught her stealing

A woman attacked a jewelry store employee with hydrochloric acid after being caught stealing jewelry in Komotini, Greece.

Feb 11 • 21:05 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Komotini: Threw hydrochloric acid on the employee when she caught her stealing

A jewelry store employee in Komotini was attacked with hydrochloric acid by a customer she caught stealing.

Feb 11 • 15:32 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

A. Vinokuras faced an awkward situation with a Russian-speaking employee at the store

A. Vinokuras shared an uncomfortable experience at a Norfa store in Lithuania involving a Russian-speaking employee's response to his inquiry in Lithuanian.

Feb 10 • 17:19 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Man arrested after attempting to rob a store in Volta Redonda

A 44-year-old man was arrested in Volta Redonda, Brazil, after attempting to rob a store but leaving empty-handed due to employee resistance.

Feb 9 • 17:54 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

From 'CEO' to 'Gas Station Attendant': Community Dogs Receive Care in Businesses of Interior São Paulo

A community dog named Boleto has been adopted by a variety store in Avaré, São Paulo, where he enjoys being pampered by employees.

Feb 7 • 11:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

'It is unlikely she will be arrested,' says detective about customer during racist offenses against store employee in SC

A video capturing a customer making racist remarks towards a store employee in Florianópolis is under investigation, with the detective indicating it's unlikely the offender will face arrest.

Feb 6 • 20:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man filmed sexually harassing store employee in Paraná

A man was caught on video sexually harassing a store employee in Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, and has since been arrested by the police.

Feb 6 • 14:02 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

They demanded money from a store employee and threatened to return armed, three arrests in Corfu

Three individuals were arrested in Corfu after demanding money from a store employee and threatening to return armed.

Feb 6 • 11:28 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

A Rimi employee covered up the 'valid until' label with a new date. The store: it's an isolated incident

A customer expressed frustration on social media after discovering that a Rimi employee had altered a food expiration date, but the store claims it is an isolated incident.

Feb 5 • 12:00 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

Store employee subjected to violence in Stavanger

A store employee in Mariero, Stavanger, was reportedly assaulted while attempting to stop two shoplifters, with police on the scene in contact with the victim.

Feb 4 • 21:25 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Robbery in the center of Zagreb. 'He beat the employee and ran away, she chased after him'

A store in central Zagreb was robbed this morning, during which the saleswoman was attacked.

Feb 3 • 11:27 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

MP opens procedure and verifies possibility of filing a complaint in the case of store employee in SC targeted by racist insults

The Public Ministry of Santa Catarina has opened an investigation into a store attendant in Florianópolis who was subjected to racist insults by a customer, seeking to gather information about those involved to consider filing charges against the woman.

Feb 3 • 03:01 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Alleged knife attacker has been subject to deportation since 2023

The alleged perpetrator of the knife attack in an electronics store in Ulm had reportedly been without valid protection status since the end of 2023, yet continued to live in Germany, while an employee is fighting for his life after the incident.

Jan 15 • 16:55 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Threatened with a gun and robbed a store in Pula, he is on the run

A man threatened a shop employee with a gun during a robbery in Pula, but fortunately no one was injured, and police are actively searching for the suspect.

Jan 11 • 09:55 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Conflict Occurred After Theft in Store for the Second Time on the Same Day

A man was involved in two theft incidents at a Nettó store in Hafnarfjörður, leading to a confrontation with an employee.

Jan 10 • 13:02 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Incredible incident in Nevada: Man stabbed KFC employee because... he got angry about the sauce they put on his order

A 32-year-old man in Nevada was arrested for stabbing a KFC employee over a dispute regarding the sauce on his order, as captured by store security cameras.

Jan 8 • 15:12 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Würzburg Main Station: Attempted Robbery with Toy Gun: Bakery Employee Remains Cool

A man was arrested at Würzburg Main Station for attempting to rob a bakery and a grocery store with a toy gun, threatening several travelers in the process.

Jan 4 • 10:03 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Geretsried Supermarket: Pork Knuckle and Canned Goods as Stolen Goods

Four family members from Bad Tölz attempted to steal a pork knuckle, various sausages, and canned goods from a Geretsried supermarket but were caught by an employee monitoring the store's cameras.

Dec 28 • 14:20 UTC

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