Restocking supermarket shelves after coronavirus panic buying doesn't happen overnight. Let's unpack why
4 years, 8 months ago

Restocking supermarket shelves after coronavirus panic buying doesn't happen overnight. Let's unpack why

ABC  

For many people the beginning of the coronavirus crisis was marked with scrambles to buy toilet paper and supermarket scrums. Coles chief operations officer Matt Swindells said the panic buying phenomenon started a ripple effect that impacted every aspect of the supply chain. "The amount of toilet paper Australians need is not the same amount of toilet paper Australians are trying to buy," Mr Swindells said. And we're still cookin' "As an essential service, Australia's food and manufacturing sector continues to operate, obviously with extra safety precautions in place," Dr Annison said. Using toilet paper as an example, Mr Swindells said there was "re-engineering of the manufacturing process" during the surge in demand.

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Why is toilet paper out of stock? Customers panic-buy as port strike enters day three
3 months ago

Why is toilet paper out of stock? Customers panic-buy as port strike enters day three

The Independent  

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Panic buying begins amid threat of dockworkers' strike, with toilet paper flying off the shelves again
3 months ago

Panic buying begins amid threat of dockworkers' strike, with toilet paper flying off the shelves again

Daily Mail  

Alarmed Virginia residents have rushed out to their nearest grocery stores to panic buy bulk rolls of toilet paper. In an eerie flashback to the Covid-19 pandemic, images and videos show dozens of worried locals stocking up on home essentials as port workers across the country go on strike. Images and videos of dozens of worried people standing in line …

A year on from the first coronavirus lockdown, who is still hoarding tomatoes and toilet paper?
3 years, 9 months ago

A year on from the first coronavirus lockdown, who is still hoarding tomatoes and toilet paper?

The Independent  

True, there are other things too that spring to mind when I think back to the onset of the first lockdown a year ago. Never mind that it was a brand I’d never heard off Clearly though, the hoarding of toilet rolls got beyond a joke, even if they are intended for use by arseholes. As luck would have it, …

Supermarket in UK Urges People to 'Shop as Normal' after Imposing Purchasing Limits amid Strict Lockdown
4 years ago

Supermarket in UK Urges People to 'Shop as Normal' after Imposing Purchasing Limits amid Strict Lockdown

News 18  

British food giant Tesco has put up limits on purchasing on essential items like eggs, toilet paper, rice, and soap. The new purchasing rules were rolled out as the United Kingdom undergoes stricter lockdown measures in view of mutated coronavirus reports. Tesco has maintained a three-item limit on essential items such as flour, dried pasta and antibacterial wipes for several …

Panic buying of toilet paper in US amid Covid-19 surge
4 years, 1 month ago

Panic buying of toilet paper in US amid Covid-19 surge

India Today  

Covid-19 curfews and shutdowns in states from California to New York has send pandemic-weary shoppers on a new scramble for essentials with some stores in the US reporting panic buying of toilet paper once again. “Walmarts are still mostly out of Lysol wipes, and toilet paper is out again,” said Whitley Hatcher, 31, a collections specialist in Tucson, Arizona. At …

Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges
4 years, 1 month ago

Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Looking for toilet paper? Supermarket chains Kroger and Publix are limiting how much toilet paper and paper towels shoppers can buy after demand spiked recently. The biggest supply issue seems to be paper products: 21% of shelves that stock paper towels and toilet paper are empty, the highest level in at least a month, according to market …

Walmart reports shortages of toilet paper and cleaning supplies at some stores
4 years, 1 month ago

Walmart reports shortages of toilet paper and cleaning supplies at some stores

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Shoppers are once again loading up on paper goods and cleaning supplies in areas of the United States hard hit by rising coronavirus infections, leading to empty shelves at some Walmart stores. “The specific categories where we have the most strain at the present time would be bath tissue and cleaning supplies.” Walmart CEO Doug …

Morrisons becomes first major UK supermarket to reinstate rationing amid fears of panic buying
4 years, 3 months ago

Morrisons becomes first major UK supermarket to reinstate rationing amid fears of panic buying

The Independent  

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Coronavirus panic-buying: As supermarkets ration items, should customers be stockpiling?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus panic-buying: As supermarkets ration items, should customers be stockpiling?

The Independent  

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Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why
4 years, 8 months ago

Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why

Associated Press  

What does toilet paper have to do with the global coronavirus pandemic? NCSolutions, a data and consulting firm, said online and in-store U.S. toilet paper sales rose 51% between Feb. 24 and March 10, as buyers started getting uneasy about the growing number of virus cases. “You never noticed because it’s so well-managed,” said Jim Luke, an economics professor at …

Want To Know Why People Stockpile Toilet Paper? I'm A Hoarder And I Have A Few Ideas.
4 years, 9 months ago

Want To Know Why People Stockpile Toilet Paper? I'm A Hoarder And I Have A Few Ideas.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As soon as reports of a toilet paper shortage fueled by coronavirus panic-buying surfaced, social media mockery followed. “Accumulating objects, whether it’s useful ones like paper clips or pens or fun ones like stuffed animals, makes me feel like I’m prepared. Accumulating objects, whether it’s useful ones like paper clips or pens or fun ones like stuffed …

‘One for $3.50, Two for $99’: How one shop is stopping toilet paper greed during Australia’s coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

‘One for $3.50, Two for $99’: How one shop is stopping toilet paper greed during Australia’s coronavirus outbreak

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A convenience store owner has …

Coronavirus: Manhunt launched after two men hold up store at knifepoint and steal 500 toilet rolls
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Manhunt launched after two men hold up store at knifepoint and steal 500 toilet rolls

The Independent  

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Coronavirus panic buying takes root at nurseries selling fruit and vegetable plants and seeds
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus panic buying takes root at nurseries selling fruit and vegetable plants and seeds

ABC  

First it was the panic buying of toilet rolls, then staples like rice, pasta and meat — now it's spread to the nursery industry as demand for edible plants and seeds heats up due to coronavirus. Key points: Some people who have been in the industry for decades describe the run on plants as "unprecedented" Many people buying plants at …

I'm working at a supermarket during the coronavirus pandemic. This is what it's like
4 years, 9 months ago

I'm working at a supermarket during the coronavirus pandemic. This is what it's like

ABC  

As a supermarket worker, last week started out like any other. Toilet paper panic Photo shows Trolley loaded with toilet paper at an Australian supermarket in coronavirus story about why everyone's buying toilet paper. COVID-19 and working from home Photo shows Fiona Wright stands on a balcony with plants in story about working from home due to coronavirus and looking …

Panic buying: How grocery stores restock shelves in the age of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying: How grocery stores restock shelves in the age of coronavirus

CNN  

By Sunday, Stew Leonard Jr. and his team were ready for a break. “Saturday was really, really busy,” Leonard, the CEO and president of Stew Leonard’s, a grocery store chain with seven locations across New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, said. The supply chain in this country is very efficient and it’s very effective.” Greg Ferrara, president and CEO, National …

Coronavirus isn't causing Australia to run out of food — but why are shelves still bare?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus isn't causing Australia to run out of food — but why are shelves still bare?

ABC  

Until a couple of weeks ago — before the coronavirus crisis — the biggest queues you would probably expect to see at supermarkets were at checkouts, as people lined up to leave. "I think a lot of consumers — they worry that something won't be available, and so they don't really understand what goes behind the shelf," Associate Professor Simpson …

Coronavirus 'panic buying' prompts warning over toilet paper alternatives
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus 'panic buying' prompts warning over toilet paper alternatives

ABC  

South Australians have been warned they could end up with faeces on the bathroom floor if sewers become blocked with newspaper, wet wipes and tissues. Key points: Removing wet wipes and other "unflushable" objects from the sewer network costs SA $400,000 annually SA Water — which has retrieved numerous strange items from the network, including a rubber chicken — advises …

Australia coronavirus outbreak: PM warns of ‘once-in-100 year’ crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

Australia coronavirus outbreak: PM warns of ‘once-in-100 year’ crisis

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — Australian Prime Minister has warned people to “stop hoarding,” as shoppers across the country empty supermarket shelves amid rising alarm over the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected almost 180,000 people worldwide. Some fear the rapid rise in coronavirus cases suggest that Australia’s normally robust health system could be overwhelmed, like Italy’s where …

Panic buying is forcing supermarkets to ration food and supplies
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying is forcing supermarkets to ration food and supplies

CNN  

London CNN Business — Supermarkets in countries around the world are rationing food and household staples in an attempt to prevent shortages as the coronavirus pandemic sparks waves of panic buying. Popular products such as toilet paper, soap and long-life milk will be limited to two per customer, Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said in a letter to customers. The four-item …

Coronavirus: Why people are panic buying toilet paper, according to a pandemic expert
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Why people are panic buying toilet paper, according to a pandemic expert

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Stockpiling of general items can be partly explained …

Nationwide shutdown of all Woolworths stores for a mega restock
4 years, 9 months ago

Nationwide shutdown of all Woolworths stores for a mega restock

Daily Mail  

Coles and Woolworths have announced huge changes to combat coronavirus panic buying. Coles and Woolworths have announced huge changes to combat coronavirus panic buying Around 1,000 Woolworths stores will shut at 8pm and re-open at 7am on Thursday. Pictured: Shoppers queue up before opening Shelves have been left bare around the country as people rush to stockpile food 'We want …

Here's What's Been Flying Off Store Shelves
4 years, 9 months ago

Here's What's Been Flying Off Store Shelves

NPR  

Here's What's Been Flying Off Store Shelves Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Updated at 3:04 p.m. ET We've seen pictures of people lining up at grocery stores, Costco and other retailers looking for essential supplies as the coronavirus crisis deepens. At a Harris Teeter grocery store in Washington, D.C., security worker Brando Sterling said …

Online sales halted, supermarket shelves stripped bare as shoppers prepare for coronavirus quarantine
4 years, 9 months ago

Online sales halted, supermarket shelves stripped bare as shoppers prepare for coronavirus quarantine

ABC  

As the number of cases of coronavirus jump, and social distancing measures ramp up, shoppers have hit supermarkets in force across the weekend. Key points: Shoppers have been told to buy extra essential supplies, but not to stockpile goods Woolworths will limit online shopping in Victoria because of the grocery demand experienced on the weekend Many supermarkets ran out of …

Coronavirus: Supermarkets appeal for public to stop panic buying as shelves emptied across UK
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Supermarkets appeal for public to stop panic buying as shelves emptied across UK

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British food retailers have appealed to the public to stop …

Panic-buying rampage sparks concern in Number 10
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic-buying rampage sparks concern in Number 10

Daily Mail  

Supermarket bosses launched a plea for calm among shoppers yesterday after a wave of panic-buying around the country cleared shelves as people stockpiled for the expected coronavirus epidemic. Supermarkets are under huge pressure to meet demand Shoppers were seen in winding lines outside Savers supermarket in Wood Green, London, as they tried to get their hands on toilet roll, hand …

Britons form huge queues to purchase toilet roll and strip shelves bare as panic-buying continues
4 years, 9 months ago

Britons form huge queues to purchase toilet roll and strip shelves bare as panic-buying continues

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus panic-buying unleashed carnage on British supermarkets today as hordes of shoppers gutted the nation's food and toilet roll aisles. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rock everyday life for millions around the world: Ten over-60s died of the virus in the past 24 hours in the deadliest day of the UK's outbreak so far; An expert warned over 20million …

Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying
4 years, 9 months ago

Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying

NPR  

Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Margot/AP Ben Margot/AP With jittery shoppers flocking to supermarkets to stock up on supplies for the coronavirus outbreak, some of the country's largest grocery chains are announcing measures to enhance sanitation and maintain supplies. With panic-buying gripping shoppers, Walmart, the nation's largest …

Toilet paper, canned food: What explains coronavirus panic buying
4 years, 9 months ago

Toilet paper, canned food: What explains coronavirus panic buying

Al Jazeera  

As the epidemic spreads across the globe, people have been seen rushing to supermarkets to buy ‘essentials’ in bulk. “Panic buying and hoarding of supplies is obviously not desirable, but it’s understandable, particularly when people see images of cities, regions and even whole countries in lockdown,” Michael Baker, professor of public health at the University of Otago in Wellington, New …

Empty toilet paper shelves in Dutch stores; Not so bad, supermarkets say
4 years, 9 months ago

Empty toilet paper shelves in Dutch stores; Not so bad, supermarkets say

NL Times  

After Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced new measures against coronavirus Covid-19 on Thursday, people in the Netherlands seemed to start hoarding toilet paper and non-perishables. A spokesperson for Albert Heijn told RTL Nieuws that there is a "small increase" in the demand for non-perishable products and cleaning products. There is a "slight increase" in the sales of "different products", including …

Consumer expert reveals why coronavirus toilet paper panic-buying craze will END this week
4 years, 9 months ago

Consumer expert reveals why coronavirus toilet paper panic-buying craze will END this week

Daily Mail  

Adam Ferrier said the panic-buying trend of stocking up on toilet paper was declining A consumer psychologist has predicted that Australia's toilet-paper hoarding will end on Friday. The toilet paper craze saw shoppers bulk buying toiletries, emptying shelves and fighting each other in the nation's major supermarkets, which had to start rationing sales. The great Aussie toilet paper splurge was …

Why toilet paper has become the latest coronavirus panic buy
4 years, 9 months ago

Why toilet paper has become the latest coronavirus panic buy

CNN  

CNN — Masks were the first to go. “Unless people have seen … official promises that everyone will be taken care of, they are left to guess at the probability of needing the extra toilet paper, sooner rather than later,” he told CNN. “And when you see someone in the store, panic buying, that can cause a fear contagion effect.” …

Oz newspaper prints extra pages to help readers combat toilet paper scarcity
4 years, 10 months ago

Oz newspaper prints extra pages to help readers combat toilet paper scarcity

Deccan Chronicle  

Australia: In a bid to help their readers facing scarcity of toilet rolls caused by panic buy over coronavirus scare, an Australian newspaper decided to add extra pages in their edition to be used as toilet paper. The unconventional move by the newspaper – The NT News – was done “in case can’t find any at the shops”, and has …

Woolies tries to stop people buying toilet paper in bulk, follows Coles in lowering limit per person
4 years, 10 months ago

Woolies tries to stop people buying toilet paper in bulk, follows Coles in lowering limit per person

Daily Mail  

Shoppers have claimed a Melbourne Woolworths store has resorted to storing its toilet paper behind its cigarette counter in a bid to stop people buying in bulk. 'Woolworths near me is now handing out packs of toilet paper on request from the cigarette counter because people don't know how to behave themselves', one customer claimed online. However, a Woolworths spokesperson …

Coronavirus panic shopping means some have months' worth of toilet paper while others can't get basic supplies
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus panic shopping means some have months' worth of toilet paper while others can't get basic supplies

ABC  

Tiffany Kent says she thought it was funny when she first heard people were stocking up on toilet paper in case they contracted coronavirus because it sounded ridiculous. Key points: Consumers have been buying essential supplies in bulk, because of coronavirus fears Retailers say you can still order online, even if you do need to go into quarantine Major supermarkets …

Coronavirus toilet paper row at Western Sydney Woolworths leads to two women charged
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus toilet paper row at Western Sydney Woolworths leads to two women charged

ABC  

Two Sydney women have been charged over a physical altercation over toilet paper, which occurred at a Western Sydney supermarket on Saturday morning. Key points: The video of the fight has been viewed more than 4 million times on social media Two women are due to appear at Bankstown Local Court in late April Coles said it has imposed a …

Toilet paper shortage from coronavirus panic buying sees argument break out at Woolworths in Sydney
4 years, 10 months ago

Toilet paper shortage from coronavirus panic buying sees argument break out at Woolworths in Sydney

ABC  

New South Wales Police have been called to a supermarket in Western Sydney after an argument broke out between two women over toilet paper. Key points: The video, viewed 210,000 times, shows the altercation at a Sydney Woolworths A woman is heard asking for one packet of toilet paper, a request which is denied It comes after a week of …

With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling
4 years, 10 months ago

With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster. “This is my way of exerting control of the uncertainty of the current situation.” COVID-19, the disease that has sickened more than 100,000 people worldwide and killed more than 3,400 people, has created legions of nervous hoarders who …

Woolworths customers being passed packs of toilet through the back door of the supermarket
4 years, 10 months ago

Woolworths customers being passed packs of toilet through the back door of the supermarket

Daily Mail  

Video has emerged of customers lining up at the back of a Woolworths supermarket as staff pass packs of toilet paper through the loading dock doors. Video has emerged of customers lining up at the back of a Woolworths supermarket as staff pass packs of toilet paper through the loading dock doors 'Are you kidding me Australia. Aldi recenlty joined …

‘It’s crazy’: Panic buying forces stores to limit purchases of toilet paper and masks
4 years, 10 months ago

‘It’s crazy’: Panic buying forces stores to limit purchases of toilet paper and masks

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Rationing supplies. In the United Kingdom, Boots is limiting the purchase of hand sanitizer to two bottles per customer, and UK online grocer Ocado has advised customers to place orders further in advance in the wake of “exceptionally high demand.” Emergency food service providers — which send freeze dried meals to people preparing for crises …

Parramatta toilet paper panic: Woolworths 'knife' incident will not see charges laid
4 years, 10 months ago

Parramatta toilet paper panic: Woolworths 'knife' incident will not see charges laid

Daily Mail  

A woman involved in an alleged knife incident over toilet paper at a Woolworths supermarket suffered from communication difficulties and is unlikely to be charged, police said. The altercation happened in the toilet paper aisle of the supermarket, at Parramatta Westfield in Sydney's west, on Wednesday, in front of shocked shoppers already in a frenzy and panic buying over coronavirus …

Coronavirus toilet paper emergency: Experts explain why it happened
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus toilet paper emergency: Experts explain why it happened

Daily Mail  

Shoppers are panic buying toilet paper because of a primal yearning to feel in 'control' amid fears of a global coronavirus pandemic, leading psychologists say. A shopper loads his cars up with Quilton and Kleenex toilet paper in Sydney's west on Wednesday afternoon - as coronavirus fears escalate Wiped clean: Bare shelves at a Sydney Woolworths are shoppers 'panic bought' …

Coronavirus impact reaches Australian toilet paper manufacturing hub
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus impact reaches Australian toilet paper manufacturing hub

ABC  

The townsfolk of an Australian toilet paper manufacturing hub fear being caught short themselves, despite living metres away from the mill that makes the stuff. Key points: South Australia's Millicent is home to a toilet paper facility owned by multinational Kimberly-Clark Despite living in the shadow of the facility, the residents of Millicent have also been buying up big In …

Coronavirus: Australia running out of toilet paper
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Australia running out of toilet paper

The Independent  

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Covid19 scare prompts \'panic buy\' in Australia
4 years, 10 months ago

Covid19 scare prompts \'panic buy\' in Australia

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia's biggest supermarket on Wednesday announced a limit on toilet paper purchases after the global spread of coronavirus sparked a spate of panic buying Down Under. Woolworths said the restriction of four packs of toilet paper per person would apply "to ensure more customers have access to the products". Despite government assurances, there has been a run on some …

Coronavirus COVID-19: Why is everyone buying toilet paper?
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19: Why is everyone buying toilet paper?

ABC  

On my regular trip to the supermarket yesterday, there was not a single roll of toilet paper to be found. Why there's no toilet paper on your supermarket shelves Gary Mortimer, a retail expert and professor at QUT, says there are two main reasons supermarkets are running low on toilet paper. "If we think about toilet paper, it tends to …

Australia in coronavirus panic as expert says 100,000 could die
4 years, 10 months ago

Australia in coronavirus panic as expert says 100,000 could die

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus panic is intensifying across Australia with supermarket shelves being stripped bare as further cases are confirmed and an expert issued a terrifying warning nearly 100,000 locals could die if the crisis deepens. Scroll down for video A new case in Victoria on Wednesday brought the number of infected in Australia to 41 'It's like the world is coming to …

Face masks, hand sanitizer and toilet paper: Coronavirus panic shopping hits American stores
4 years, 10 months ago

Face masks, hand sanitizer and toilet paper: Coronavirus panic shopping hits American stores

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Americans across the country are stocking up on hand sanitizer, cleaning wipes, toilet paper and other products to prepare for the spread of coronavirus. “It does feel like there is a little bit of panic buying going on,” said Doug Baker, vice president of industry relations at trade group Food Marketing Institute. “We would expect …

Coronavirus panic buying increase at Australian stores - toilet paper, bottled water first to go
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus panic buying increase at Australian stores - toilet paper, bottled water first to go

Daily Mail  

Major supermarkets throughout Australia are running out of stock as customers panic buy supplies amid a potential coronavirus outbreak. The aisles in Coles in Claremont, Perth were unusually empty on Saturday as shoppers stockpiled the essentials One shopper was shocked to realise her local supermarket in Hornsby, Sydney, was entirely sold out of pasta A Costco in Casula, Sydney, sold …

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