The evenings are getting darker, there’s a chill in the air and the woolly tights are on — it may only be October, but the countdown to Christmas has well and truly begun. Yes, it’s true the festivities seem to be starting earlier and earlier, but if you want to get your hands on this … Read more
East Londoners can expect their water supply to return ‘throughout the morning’ after engineers worked overnight to fix a burst water pipe, according to Thames Water. Supermarkets’ bottled water aisles were stripped bare overnight after the problem was first reported on Tuesday afternoon at around 4.30pm. Engineers couldn’t find the source of the problem, a … Read more
Kylie Jenner has become one of the biggest names in the beauty industry, with her wildly successful Kylie Cosmetics. And the pseudo-billionaire has a whole room in her home dedicated to serving some iconic glam looks. She teased her 196million Instagram followers Monday with a glimpse at her enviable ‘glam room,’ as she took to … Read more
There are fears that a second wave of panic buying has already begun as shoppers have shared pictures of supermarket shelves stripped bare this weekend. Concerned shoppers have taken to Twitter to share photographs of their local supermarkets, showing shelves completely emptied of essential items. One Twitter user shared photographs of an ASDA in London … Read more
Japanese convenience stores are testing out robots to stock store shelves in hopes of combating the country’s labor shortage and allowing human workers to socially distance during a pandemic. FamilyMart, Japan’s second largest convenience store chain, has partnered with robotics company Telexistence on an android stock boy named Model-T, after Henry Ford’s famous car. Rather … Read more
Elaine Thompson is a recent convert to the delights of Lidl. She ventured in because she likes to park in the supermarket’s car park when she makes her weekly trip to Slimming World, and ‘it’s only free if you buy something’, she says. ‘I would recommend its flavoured water, four for £1,’ Elaine, 64, adds, keen … Read more
A lottery winner who picked up a £2.7 million jackpot 25 years ago is still stacking shelves at a supermarket because she wants to be a good role model for her children. Elaine Thompson, 64, from Killingworth, north Tyneside, works at Marks & Spencer, starting her shifts at 2am and finishing at 9am. She became … Read more
Millennials will need a bigger piece of toast as giant 4lb avocados weighing nine times more than an ordinary fruit hit supermarket shelves tomorrow The South African-grown Avozilla has experienced a bumper harvest this year This year’s Avozillas weigh an astonishing 3lbs 12oz (1.7kg), 1lbs more than 2019 An ordinary avocado weighs around 7.5oz (215g) … Read more
A Trolls doll has been pulled from shelves after a disgusted mother shared a video of it making ‘sexual sounds’ when a button on its ‘privates’ is pressed. The unnamed woman, from the US, explained how the Hasbro Trolls World Tour Giggle and Sing Poppy doll had been bought for her two-year-old daughter for her … Read more
Sports Direct and Harveys have been accused of claiming money from the taxpayer while secretly sending furloughed employees into work. Senior managers have set up private Whatsapp groups where they order staff members to visit shuttered stores and clear shelves, so stock can be sent back to the distribution centre for sale online. Some managers … Read more