Major department stores across Australia have taken the unprecedented step of fitting their staff with bodycams, to record any abusive or threatening customers.

Sim major department stores, including Target, will begin trialing the cameras in a bid to protect their staff after a surge in anti-social behavior after the pandemic.

National Retail Association chief executive, Dominique Lamb told the ABC that body cameras were becoming increasing more common for retailers.

"Predominantly, it is major retailers that are implementing technologies like this, mainly because obviously there's a certain amount of cost involved," Ms Lamb says.

"More and more, what we're seeing is aggression towards retail workers … we know there has been quite a spike around the use of weapons in retail crime and now it’s very much about keeping retail workers safe."

Do you think the cameras are a good idea? Have you ever seen someone behave in a threatening manner toward retail staff?