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‘Don’t lean over me!’ EastEnders’ Natalie Cassidy pleads with shoppers to ‘stop rushing’ and keep their distance during COVID-19 lockdown By Rachel Steinberg For Mailonline Published: 21:20 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:20 GMT, 23 January 2021 Natalie Cassidy pleaded with shoppers to ‘stop leaning over her’ after they failed keep their distance during … Read more
What are the extra charges and paperwork and why were they introduced? Shipping goods either way across the UK-EU border now takes longer and is more expensive since the UK left the EU’s Customs Union and Single Market. Since January 1 a new customs regime has been in place that treats the UK as an … Read more
Post-Brexit shoppers are paying a third more for EU goods as red tape is confusing Continental retailers amid chaos at the ports. Tens of thousands of internet buyers are checking out without realising they will be asked to stump up extra VAT and customs duties when their parcel arrives. Delivery company DPD asked one shopper … Read more
‘Helps reduce the aches you get from working from home all day’: Over 11,000 shoppers rave about this £7 posture corrector By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 15:25 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 15:25 GMT, 20 January 2021 Are you working from home or home-schooling children and currently slumped over your makeshift desk or … Read more
Shoppers are being hit by delays and extra fees of up to £5 on fashion items shipped from the EU Top retailers including Asics and Sezane blame Brexit for fashion delivery chaos Parcels with wrong documentation are being returned to sender at the border Retailers selling to Britain now have to pay customs duties and … Read more
Shoppers have complained of empty shelves in UK supermarkets with alcohol and staples including broccoli, tomatoes and cheese all missing as new Brexit rules hampered lorry drivers bringing in food from the EU and left truckers stranded at Dover for three days or more. Cauliflower packs, citrus fruit, aubergines, courgettes, mushrooms, strawberries, raspberries, melons and blueberries … Read more
Supermarket shoppers are being forced to wait up to three weeks for a delivery slot as grocery giants are flooded with online orders. Customers looking to book a time for their food to be dropped off at home are facing a wall of ‘unavailability’ as Britons turn to shopping via the web amid the third … Read more
Shoppers in Northern Ireland are facing supermarket shortages with hundreds of products missing from the shelves because of new post-Brexit trade arrangements. Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Tesco have all faced supply issues after the new customs paperwork came in following the transition period ending on January 1. Fresh fruit, vegetables and chilled meat are … Read more
Supermarket staff have asked the police to help them enforce lockdown rules after shoppers’ obedience in following public health guidance dissolved into chaos. Tough measures including bouncers and marshals, one-way systems and traffic light systems were present in supermarkets across the country during the first lockdown. They began to vanish over the summer months as … Read more
Supermarket giant Morrison’s last night vowed to ban shoppers who refused to wear masks – as Boris Johnson ordered customers to follow rules. The groceries chain – who have at least 494 stores – said they would take the hardline action as coronavirus rampaged through the UK. It came as one shopworkers’ union said today it … Read more