People with visual impairments have claimed they were turned away from UK supermarkets ‘because they would be unable to stay two metres from other customers’ under social distancing rules. One man alleged he was stopped from entering an unnamed supermarket in Derby because he was ‘unable to guarantee’ he could remain a distance from the … Read more
Parents have claimed supermarkets are preventing them from shopping with their children as part of a crackdown on social distancing rules. Many major stores have limited the number of people allowed inside a supermarket at once, with others asking customers to remain at least two metres apart amid the UK’s coronavirus outbreak. Supermarkets have seen … Read more
Thousands of elderly and vulnerable people across Britain claim they cannot get access to online delivery slots amid the coronavirus crisis. Shoppers have slammed Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda after they failed to provide enough availability for their elderly relatives who are ‘shielding’ indoors for three months because they are at greater risk of dying … Read more
Police were drafted in to guard shops yesterday as queues again formed at stores around the country. The measures were thought to be aimed at countering panic buying and making sure shoppers kept the right distance from each other. Officers kept watch outside Lidl and Sainsbury’s stores at a shopping centre in Stratford, east London. … Read more
A heartbroken son has begged people to stay indoors and obey social distancing after his mother, 87, died from coronavirus after shopping in Asda, amid fears that supermarkets could become superspreaders of the killer illness. Shoppers were pictured squeezing together at supermarkets up and down the country this morning, ignoring social distancing rules from the … Read more
Online shopping meltdown: Supermarket delivery system appears close to collapse as stores struggle to cope with deluge of orders during coronavirus crisis Daily Mail survey found no delivery slots available from any mainstream stores No orders could be placed from Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose and Ocado Boris Johnson suggested locked-down Britons should arrange food … Read more
As the nation continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, panicked shoppers have continued to strip supermarket shelves in fear of losing their precious items. The mass chaos, which has seen desperate customers scour the shelves for a range of household goods from toilet rolls to water bottles, has even seen a number of supermarket … 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
The Environment Secretary today ruled out enforcing social distancing measures in supermarkets, claiming it would be ‘counterproductive’, despite fears queues of shoppers are ‘undoubtedly adding to the spread of coronavirus‘. Panic-buyers 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 … Read more
Wealthy shoppers were offered an abundance of fresh organic produce today while customers at Sainsbury’s and Asda were confronted by empty shelves due to panic-buying amid the coronavirus pandemic. Visitors to Harrods were able to choose between three types of tomatoes – including Juno cherry tomatoes selling at £40 per kg – up to 14 … Read more
The nation’s supermarkets will now be allowed to help each other keep their shelves stocked as the government has temporarily relaxed competition laws in reaction to the coronavirus crisis. The Environment Secretary confirmed in a statement the government is relaxing elements of the Competition Act 1998 as part of a package of measures to allow … Read more
Hundreds of shoppers were seen lined up outside supermarkets before the doors opened today after retailers enforced strict rationing measures to deal with a surge in panic-buying. Retailers have stressed there is plenty of food in the supply chain but shoppers need to act responsibly to ensure everyone can get what they need, particularly the … Read more
Now online supermarket services are hit by coronavirus panic-buying as Ocado website goes down, Asda shoppers struggle and Tesco delivery slots are booked up days in advance Ocado app and website experienced technical issues this morning for many Asda shoppers were also having issues accessing the website to add items Comes as many continue to … Read more