Supermarket websites have been feeling the strain as customers race to book delivery slots after England was plunged into its third national lockdown. The Sainsbury’s app was under such high demand that the retailer had to temporarily limit access, while there were nearly 15,000 people queuing on the Ocado website and others were reporting problems … Read more
Supermarket rationing when the coronavirus pandemic swept across Britain failed to work because households were not stockpiling, a new report has found today. In the four weeks before lockdown demand increased by more than 100% for soap, by 75% for soup, by 64% for cold treatments and by 45% for toilet roll. As sales figures … Read more
Panic-buyers swarmed supermarkets and traffic was thrown into chaos across Auckland after Jacinda Ardern announced sweeping new lockdown orders on Tuesday night. The New Zealand prime minister implemented Stage 3 stay-at-home orders for Auckland for 72 hours from midday on Wednesday after the city reported four new cases of COVID-19. The rest of the country … Read more
Tesco’s today defended its decision to hand out £900million in shareholder dividends despite securing a £585million tax break from the Government while its sales soared by almost a third in a month because of coronavirus stockpiling. The Government has been urged to rethink its taxpayer-funded 12-month business rates holiday for Britain’s largest supermarkets, who will together … Read more
‘Brilliant mums are harder to find than pasta!’ Card company looks on the bright side with VERY cheeky coronavirus-themed greetings for Mother’s Day Mother’s Day plans have been put on hold as coronavirus outbreak grips the UK Manufacturer has given Mother’s Day cards a makeover to fit the situation Cards hail ‘brilliant mums’ as harder … Read more
Which premises have to close and what happens if they still refuse to? Boris Johnson ordered social venues to close their doors today. These are the sectors which are immediately affected: Food and drink venues Pubs, bars and clubs Cinemas, theatres, concert and bingo halls Spas, indoor leisure and gyms Casinos and betting shops Museums … Read more
Panic buyers have cleared the shelves of supermarkets bare as they rushed to stock up while Britain goes through a coronavirus crisis. Shoppers formed queues outside supermarkets up and down the country from 6am this morning and stripped shelves bare by 9am, as retailers enforced strict rationing measures to deal with a surge in panic-buying. … Read more
Americans are starting to panic-buy guns with sales rocketing across the country and shoppers lining up around the block outside hunting shops amid coronavirus fears. California, New York and Washington – the states hardest hit by the deadly bug – all saw a massive surge in gun sales. Some buyers sought to ‘protect their families’ … Read more
Supermarket bosses launched a plea for calm among shoppers yesterday after a wave of panic-buying around the country cleared shelves as people stockpiled for the expected coronavirus epidemic. The chaotic scenes, with people scrabbling to load up with loo rolls, long-life milk and pasta, have led to rationing by the major shop chains – and … Read more
Supermarket bosses launch plea for calm among panic-buying shoppers clearing shelves as they stockpile amid coronavirus crisis Supermarket bosses are pleading customers to calm down amid virus hysteria Major shop chains forced to ration after chaotic scenes of panic-buying Alarm bells raised in No 10, which is readying Army to guard supermarkets British Retail Consortium … Read more