Greggs has axed self-service display cabinets in bakery stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters. The move is the latest aimed at combating a problem plaguing the high street. Last year official figures revealed annual shoplifting offences in England and Wales had passed half a million offences for the first time , and since then many retailers have reported high levels of crime in their shops. Self-service display cabinets are being replaced at a selection of the sausage roll and sandwich retailer’s outlets, with staff now handing over products to customers from behind a theft-proof counter. Greggs branches in Croydon and Peckham, south London; Whitechapel and Upton Park, in east London; and in Birmingham and Wilford, Nottinghamshire, are all testing the new format. The company also said it is introducing software systems that supply information directly to police stations.…