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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 monthly sales are up 30 per cent because of ‘significant panic buying’ during the UK’s unprecedented coronavirus lockdown, it was revealed today. Britain’s biggest retailer also says its annual pre-tax profits hit £1.3billion in the year to February as shareholders were also promised dividends worth £635million. CEO Dave Lewis has also forecast the coronavirus … 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
Panic-buying shoppers spent £60million stockpiling products in the first week of March including pasta, shower gel, tissues and £17million extra on toilet roll alone Items such as children’s medicine and bath and shower products were on the up Figures could have been higher if supermarkets hadn’t run out of some items Hoarders have been stock … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A Las Vegas gun-shop owner has urged people to stop trying to buy weapons and ammunition for at least two days because he has nothing left to sell. Brandon Burns, who owns Spartan Arms & Range Supplies, filmed himself in his store Monday in front of shelves that typically house rifles, shotguns, handguns and ammo … Read more