ASDA chairman Lord Stuart Rose said this week the offence has effectively been decriminalised thanks to a lack of action, and echoed calls by the boss of Tesco for more to be done to protect staff.
The Chairman of Asda Lord Stuart Rose has criticised Brexit for “not bringing us the prosperity we thought we would get” as he predicted Britain will rejoin the EU in some form within 20 years.
Lord Stuart Rose, who was previously the boss of Marks & Spencer , said the authorities have turned their heads away from a shocking wave of crime being battled by shop staff.