GPS trackers are being fitted to grocery items in the latest bid from supermarkets to stop the shoplifting epidemic plaguing Britain's high streets.

Retailers have been increasing their security measures in recent years to deter a rise in thefts in stores

Co-op sausages, which cost less than £4, are being locked away in plastic security boxes labelled as fitted with a GPS tracker

GPS trackers are being fitted to grocery items in the latest bid from supermarkets to stop the shoplifting epidemic plaguing Britain's high streets.