More than 1,400 people applied for 150 vacancies at the Waitrose supermarket due to open in Westfield Stratford next month.

Branch manager Baz Naik said: “We have been overwhelmed by the volume and calibre of the applications that were submitted in such a short space of time.

The 20,968 square foot supermarket will opewn at Westfield Stratford City on September 13.