Tag: panic buying
Supermarket shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic
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Australia has experienced plenty of supermarket shortages since the COVID pandemic began. The emerging crisis now is a bit different.
In 2020 and...
How COVID-19 changed the way we shop – and what to expect in 2022 and beyond
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COVID-19 has dramatically changed how businesses and consumers behave. We’ve seen panic buying, the rise of the “homebody economy” and a strong shift...
Frozen, canned or fermented: when you can’t shop often for fresh vegetables, what are the best alternatives?
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If you’re trying to reduce your trips to the shops as you practise social distancing and contribute to “flattening the curve” of the...
Desperately seeking toilet paper, pasta or hand sanitiser? Some relief is just weeks away
A supermarket in south London, March 15 2020. Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA
Panic buying, shop shelves emptied of toilet paper, hand sanitiser, pasta and other household supplies, supermarkets...
A toilet paper run is like a bank run. The economic fixes are about the same
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Panic buying knows no borders.
Shoppers in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and the United States have caught toilet paper fever on the back of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Shop shelves are...
Stocking up to prepare for a crisis isn’t ‘panic buying’. It’s actually a pretty rational choice
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Recent days have brought reports of shoppers clearing out supermarket shelves from Wuhan and Hong Kong to Singapore and Milan in response to the spread of coronavirus. This...