A long-serving Waitrose employee, dismissed after confronting a shoplifter, has been offered a new role by rival supermarket Iceland, sparking a debate over retail theft policies.
Walker Smith, 54, was sacked by Waitrose just two days after intervening when a shoplifter attempted to steal a bag of Easter eggs from the Clapham Junction branch, where he had worked for 17 years. The incident involved a brief struggle before the thief fled.
