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 limit that discount retailer Aldi is introducing “is still significantly more than most customers would buy in a normal shopping trip,” UK CEO Giles Hurley said in a letter to customers. “We would ask our customers to please shop as they normally would, to help maintain good availability for everyone.” German retail cooperative REWE Group, which owns supermarkets under the REWE, Penny and nahkauf brands, said it is up to individual store managers to decide whether to place limits on the sale of goods. “To help with fair distribution, we’ve temporarily limited some products to one or two items per order,” it said in a note to customers.

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Panic-buying: How to reduce the temptation to stockpile petrol and food
3 years, 3 months ago

Panic-buying: How to reduce the temptation to stockpile petrol and food

The Independent  

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Tesco warns food shortages will lead to Christmas panic buying if crisis isn’t solved
3 years, 3 months ago

Tesco warns food shortages will lead to Christmas panic buying if crisis isn’t solved

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. Andrew Woolfenden, the supermarket’s UK distribution and fulfilment director, …

Public urged not to panic buy as ‘pingdemic’ blamed for supermarket shortages
3 years, 5 months ago

Public urged not to panic buy as ‘pingdemic’ blamed for supermarket shortages

The Independent  

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Asda trials new home delivery system for customers who aren’t at home
3 years, 7 months ago

Asda trials new home delivery system for customers who aren’t at home

The Independent  

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Panic buying ahead of Greater Brisbane's COVID-19 lockdown prompts Woolworths to impose purchase limits
3 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying ahead of Greater Brisbane's COVID-19 lockdown prompts Woolworths to impose purchase limits

ABC  

Supermarket shelves been cleared of stock in some locations ahead of Greater Brisbane going into lockdown for the second time this year. Key points: Four cases of community transmission were recorded on Monday Shoppers rushed to supermarkets across Brisbane within hours of authorities announcing the lockdown Woolworths imposed product limits and reassured customers that stores would remain open as an …

Shoppers faced with gaps on shelves as supermarkets battle with Brexit red tape
3 years, 11 months ago

Shoppers faced with gaps on shelves as supermarkets battle with Brexit red tape

The Independent  

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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 …

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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‘Shop as normal’: Panic-buying resumes as UK braces for new lockdown measures
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Shop as normal’: Panic-buying resumes as UK braces for new lockdown measures

The Independent  

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Move to online grocery shopping during pandemic is 'irreversible' as three quarters of UK embrace it
4 years, 4 months ago

Move to online grocery shopping during pandemic is 'irreversible' as three quarters of UK embrace it

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Major grocery chains rationing meat purchases to curb hoarding
4 years, 8 months ago

Major grocery chains rationing meat purchases to curb hoarding

The Independent  

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Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside because of Covid-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside because of Covid-19

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Dozens of grocery store workers have died from the coronavirus, despite masks, temperature checks and capacity restrictions to keep them safe. Grocery stores are still flooded with customers, and experts say it’s time for large chains to go “dark” to the public and convert to curbside pickup and home delivery for food and other essential …

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 …

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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Amazon Puts New Grocery-Delivery Customers On Hold As Demand Explodes
4 years, 8 months ago

Amazon Puts New Grocery-Delivery Customers On Hold As Demand Explodes

NPR  

Amazon Puts New Grocery-Delivery Customers On Hold As Demand Explodes Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP Amazon is putting new grocery-delivery customers on a waitlist — among several new measures the retailer is trying to keep up with a crush of demand for food deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic. "We are temporarily asking new Amazon Fresh and …

How supermarkets rose to coronavirus challenge
4 years, 8 months ago

How supermarkets rose to coronavirus challenge

The Telegraph  

A couple of weeks ago, when finding a lone packet of spaghetti felt like a small victory, Tesco’s chief executive asked head office staff to go into stores and help stack empty shelves if they could. Having enough staff to deal with the deluge of panicked shoppers descending into stores to fill their cupboards, as the country went into lockdown, …

Panic buying could impact global food supply chain: World Food Programme
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying could impact global food supply chain: World Food Programme

Live Mint  

United Nations: The rapidly growing novel coronavirus pandemic is so far having little impact on the global food supply chain, but that could change for the worse – and soon – if anxiety-driven panic by major food importers takes hold, the World Food Programme has said. "But we may soon expect to see disruptions in food supply chains," she said, …

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn
4 years, 9 months ago

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn

Al Jazeera  

Governments must ensure free trade especially to avoid further slowdowns in food-supply chains, WTO, WHO, UN say. As governments around the world are trying to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus by putting their populations in lockdown, international trade and food supply chains suffered a severe slowdown. “Uncertainty about food availability can spark a wave of export restrictions, creating …

Coronavirus: Food rationing must be introduced immediately, experts warn government
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Food rationing must be introduced immediately, experts warn government

The Independent  

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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 …

Supermarkets to share staff and delivery vans under Government plans to relax competition laws during coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Supermarkets to share staff and delivery vans under Government plans to relax competition laws during coronavirus outbreak

The Telegraph  

The organisation is urging the Department for Transport to temporarily waive MOT requirements during the crisis, with Government sources indicating that a relaxation could be in the pipeline to help those supplying food to supermarkets. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Ms Villiers warned that as more people are forced to stay at home the demand for home deliveries would surge, …

Grocery shopping is forever changed by the coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Grocery shopping is forever changed by the coronavirus

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The outbreak of coronavirus is pushing Americans to buy their groceries online, a development that could have a lasting effect on the supermarket industry. “We are seeing a larger percentage of customers over the age of 60 that are coming online,” said JJ Fleeman, chief e-commerce officer for Ahold Delhaize in the United States, which …

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 …

Grofers, BigBasket see orders soaring as coronavirus lockdown shuts malls in multiple cities
4 years, 9 months ago

Grofers, BigBasket see orders soaring as coronavirus lockdown shuts malls in multiple cities

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Online grocery platforms Grofers and BigBasket are witnessing up to two-fold growth in purchases as authorities in multiple cities close malls and shopping places to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Ahmedabad have seen a higher surge with nearly 80 percent growth followed by Delhi NCR and Hyderabad at a 60 percent spike in …

Coronavirus panic buying still leaves empty Woolworths shelves for elderly shoppers during dedicated hour
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus panic buying still leaves empty Woolworths shelves for elderly shoppers during dedicated hour

ABC  

Elderly people and those with disability have been forced to stand in long queues for Woolworths supermarkets, only to discover empty shelves inside, despite special arrangements for the most vulnerable shoppers to beat the crowds. Woolworths has conceded its first day of a dedicated shopping hour for pensioners and people with disability "wasn't perfect", with some stores still stripped of …

Stop panic buying and hoarding food because of coronavirus, Mayor Garcetti tells L.A.
4 years, 9 months ago

Stop panic buying and hoarding food because of coronavirus, Mayor Garcetti tells L.A.

LA Times  

Shelves with toilet paper are half-empty at a Pavilions supermarket in South Pasadena on Wednesday. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visited a Ralphs food distribution center in Paramount on Monday morning with several grocery store chain executives in an effort to calm Angelenos worried about the region’s grocery supplies. “But to buy so much food for a month, or even …

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 …

'We do have enough food,' say supermarkets after panic buying clears shelves
4 years, 9 months ago

'We do have enough food,' say supermarkets after panic buying clears shelves

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has sufficient food stocks to keep supermarket shelves filled but the panic buying of recent days has disrupted the supply chain, according to the Dutch supermarket lobby group CBL. ‘We do have enough stocks and that distribution centres and the country’s 4,000 supermarkets are working flat out to keep stocked up,’ the organisation said. The Albert Heijn supermarket …

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 …

Spike in UK Coronavirus cases triggers panic buying fever
4 years, 9 months ago

Spike in UK Coronavirus cases triggers panic buying fever

India Today  

A spike in coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom has triggered panic buying of many goods including hand santisers and face masks. Panic buying is occcured in the UK despite government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance's statement that there is "absolutely no reason" to panic buy products. People visiting supermarkets or shops in the UK say it has become …

‘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 …

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 …

Coronavirus fears prompt shoppers to stock up on essential items, stripping supermarket shelves
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus fears prompt shoppers to stock up on essential items, stripping supermarket shelves

ABC  

Across the country supermarket shelves are being stripped bare as Australians start stocking up on essentials, should a coronavirus pandemic be officially declared. Key points: Items like tinned food, toilet paper and medical supplies are being stockpiled Experts recommend adding long-life and essential items to a "pandemic stash", rather than panic buying Those suffering from medical conditions are recommended to …

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