Retailers in Britain report a rise in shoplifting affecting garden centres. One account describes the thefts as being driven, in part, by people described as “well-to-do, middle-class” customers arriving in private cars, rather than by hardened offenders. The reports characterize this pattern as a contributor to what retailers call an ongoing shoplifting epidemic in the sector. The available information focuses on the retailers’ observations and characterisations of the people involved, rather than on court records, police findings, or detailed statistics. No specific figures, locations, or case outcomes are provided in the material supplied, and it does not offer information on how authorities assess the scale of the problem. Overall, the sources agree on the existence of increased garden centre shoplifting and on the claim—attributed to retailers—that the thefts are frequently linked to more affluent shoppers. The reporting presented here does not include independent verification or a breakdown of motives or methods used in the thefts.