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Christmas online food delivery chaos as self-isolating shoppers can’t get slots

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Christmas online food delivery chaos as self-isolating shoppers are told orders won’t arrive until AFTER December 25 and others receive deliveries with NO turkey Shoppers are scrolling through slot times but finding they are fully booked  People self-isolating are wondering how they are now going to source food  Asda and Morrisons both confirmed to MailOnline … Read more

M&S shoppers can book timed slots to do their food shop as new lockdown looms

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Shoppers at Marks & Spencer can now jump the lockdown supermarket queue by booking a timed slot to enter the chain’s food halls. With lockdown two starting on Thursday amid plunging temperatures, dismal scenes of supermarket queues and already booked out online delivery slots look set to become all too familiar once again. Dubbed ‘Sparks … Read more

Sainsbury’s to add delivery slots as orders double in six months

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Sainsbury’s set to add delivery slots as orders double in just six months By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 26 September 2020 Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is extending delivery times in a move that will mean it has almost doubled capacity for online grocery orders … Read more

Coronavirus: Shoppers post images of supermarket shelves stripped bare as delivery slots sell out

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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

Ocado warns it’s running out of delivery slots as second lockdown looms over Britain

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Ocado and Sainsbury’s have warned they are running out of delivery slots and there are none available until Monday with Tesco and Asda – as a second lockdown looms over Britain. The online supermarkets pasted notices on their ‘pick a slot’ page warning customers the sites were experiencing high demand. Ocado’s read: ‘Delivery slots are … Read more

Wizz Air will create 5,000 jobs if it lands extra slots at Gatwick

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Budget carrier Wizz Air will create 5,000 jobs if it lands extra slots at Gatwick By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 22:41 BST, 1 September 2020 Wizz Air is pushing for more landing slots at Gatwick, insisting it would be able to create 5,000 jobs. While … Read more

Ibiza’s streets lie eerily empty while Brits are told to book sunbathing slots on Benidorm’s beach

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These pictures show how Ibiza’s normally thriving streets are lying eerily empty amid a sharp drop in tourism during the coronavirus pandemic.  The images show shops with their shutters down, nightclubs with no revellers and restaurants with no diners on the party island, which is usually packed-full of tourists for its summer season.  Supermarkets along … Read more

British Airways in battle over prized airport landing slots

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British Airways in battle over prized airport landing slots as MPs question its ‘fire and rehire’ jobs plan By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to strip British Airways of prized airport landing slots over its … Read more

Selfish shoppers hog supermarket delivery slots leaving needy waiting

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Selfish shoppers stealing delivery lifelines: They routinely hog the best supermarket slots – leaving the most needy waiting weeks for supplies Supermarkets urged to do more to ensure families can get regular deliveries Many complain they must  stay up into the small hours to secure a delivery spot  People able to visit shops urged to … Read more