Daily Express :: Waitrose Feedhttps://www.express.co.ukSimply The Best 7 Days A Weeken-gbhttps://www.express.co.ukhttps://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gifDaily ExpressTue, 07 Apr 2026 22:05:50 +0100http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCakePHPnews@express.co.uknews@express.co.uk<![CDATA[Iceland steps in with job offer after Waitrose sack worker for tackling shoplifter]]>

Walker Smith, 54, said he intervened after being left frustrated at witnessing thefts "every hour of every day for the last five years".

]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:23:00 +0100UKWaitrose, Iceland, Retail, Walker Smith, shoplifting policy<![CDATA[Jeremy Vine says 'that's crazy' as he defends Waitrose worker sacked for tackling thief]]>

Jeremy Vine furiously defended Waitrose employee Walker Smith who was dismissed after 17 years for tackling a shoplifter stealing Easter eggs

]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:07:00 +0100TV & RadioWaitrose, Jeremy Vine, Employment, shoplifting policy, employee dismissal, easter egg, shoplifting, london, clapham<![CDATA[I ate custard creams from 7 UK supermarkets from Aldi to M&S — cheapest were the best]]>

Custard creams are the most quintessential British biscuit, and I decided to test them out of Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrison's, M&S and Waitrose to see which UK brand was the most delicious.

]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100FoodSupermarkets, Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Waitrose, custard creams, custard creams comparison, which uk supermarket has the best biscuits, custard creams tesco, custard creams marks and spencer, custard creams waitro<![CDATA[Waitrose customers vow boycott after employee of 17 years sacked for stopping shoplifter]]>

Waitrose shoppers have vowed to never use the supermarket again after it dismissed a loyal 17-year employee following a shoplifting incident - with angry customers taking to social media to blast the decision

]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:29:00 +0100UKWaitrose, Retail, Walker Smith, shoplifting policy, customer boycott<![CDATA[Sacked Waitrose worker should be reinstated and given bonus for stopping thief]]>

Chris Philp, in a letter to Waitrose Managing Director Tom Denyard, said "store staff and the public should be supported and encouraged to intervene".

]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:09:00 +0100PoliticsWaitrose, Employment, Walker Smith, shoplifting, employee dismissal<![CDATA[Waitrose statement after worker of 17 years sacked for stopping Easter egg shoplifter]]>

Walker Smith, 54, was dismissed by Waitrose after confronting a shoplifter stealing Easter eggs from the Clapham Junction store where he had worked for 17 years

]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:52:00 +0100UKWaitrose, Employment, Walker Smith, shoplifting, employee dismissal<![CDATA[Nigel Farage explodes as Waitrose sacks thief catcher: ‘Britain is broken!’]]>

Reform UK leader vents fury after staff member who confronted shoplifter is dismissed

]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:52:00 +0100PoliticsWaitrose, Nigel Farage, Crime, shoplifting<![CDATA[Waitrose employee sacked after stopping shoplifter stealing Easter eggs]]>

A Waitrose employee has been sacked after intervening in a shoplifting incident.

]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:47:00 +0100UKWaitrose, Retail, Employment, shoplifting, employee dismissal, retail theft policies<![CDATA[Cost of teabags going up - UK supermarket with biggest increase named]]>

Like many things, the price of tea bags could soon shoot up due to the war in Iran. However, prices have already crept up in some stores.

]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:04:00 +0100UKFood prices, Tea, Asda, Waitrose, Co-op, Sainsbury's, Supermarkets<![CDATA[Easter Sunday supermarket opening times - why England and Scotland are so different]]>

Opening times at supermarkets differ vastly between Scotland and England. Here is why many in England are closed today.

]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:25:00 +0100UKEaster, Scotland, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose, Lidl, Aldi, Asda