Supermarkets ready for a new week of rising to the virus’s challenge

Supermarkets have won praise for their response to the crisis. The next issue may be keeping staff healthy

The wave of stockpiling triggered by the arrival of coronavirus on British shores means that many people will never take full supermarket shelves for granted again. And the week ahead will be another nail-biter for the country’s food retailers as they try to make good on their promise to “feed the nation”.

On Saturday the government started delivering emergency food parcels to thousands of people it has identified as being particularly vulnerable due to illness – something that would not have been contemplated even a month ago. It will be delivering supplies of essentials such as pasta, toilet roll and teabags to front doors at a time when online grocery services cannot.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2JqrKe8