In the first week of March, Poles spent almost four times more than usual on spirit and soap in small stores - reports today's Rzeczpospolita. Customers also spent twice as much on groats and rice.more
I would like to assure you that the deliveries of goods to Poland are not endangered, because all the regulations adopted by the Polish government do not break supply chains, they do not break logistics chains - infrastructure minister Andrzej Adamczyk said today.more
President Donald Trump on Sunday called on people to stop hoarding groceries and other supplies as one of the nation's most senior public health officials urged Americans to act with more urgency to protect themselves and others against the coronavirus.
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Consumers have been warned of the dangers of substituting kitchen roll and wet wipes for toilet paper which - if flushed down the loo - could overwhelm the UK's sewers.more
Iceland in Northern Ireland is testing a new solution that will open the store an hour earlier only for the elderly. Thanks to the decision, older people who are most at risk of epidemic problems will have a chance to shop safely.more
From tomorrow Poczta Polska will stop sending shipments to other countries - the company said. The work organization of her facilities will also change.more
"Due to the spread of untrue information, large-format stores will be open and the continuity of production and deliveries will be uninterrupted," the Polish Trade and Distribution Organization (POHiD) assured today. more
The Czech government declared a state of emergency Thursday over coronavirus, partly closing borders to prevent people from at-risk locations from entering the country. It is due to last for 30 days. more
Italy has tightened its nationwide lockdown further in response to the rising death toll from coronavirus, ordering all non-essential shops and services to close.more
Rice sales increased by as much as 95% and flour by 84 percent - according to the latest Nielsen data. Shops react calmly. The goods are there, and the deficiencies on the shelves are regularly replenished.more
More than one in four people in Britain put off going shopping or visiting other busy places last month because of the spread of coronavirus, but stormy weather had an even bigger impact, a survey showed on Tuesday.more
Boris Johnson must strike a deal to extend the EU transition period because of the coronavirus crisis, the Labour leadership contender Lisa Nandy has said.more
New York consumers and businesses alike are completely unprepared for the plastic bag ban launched on the 1st of March across the state. Residents are also divided in the assessment of the new solution.more
Polish women buy online much more often than Poles - 51.6 percent of responses compared to 36.3 percent of men - according to the report by Santander Consumer Bank. more
The Swedish furniture giant, Ikea, must withdraw Kullen dressers from sale in the United States. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has ruled that they are unstable, may tip over and cause serious injury to children.
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Retail giant John Lewis Partnership is planning store closures and will pay out its lowest staff bonus in almost 70 years after a 23 per cent profits plunge.more
Britain and the EU warned of 'serious' and 'significant' differences in the post-Brexit trade talks yesterday as the first round of negotiations concluded.more
Chief Sanitary Inspector in Poland announced the withdrawal from the sale of herbal tea Lord Nelson Chamomile with caramel flavor. The presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids has been detected in the product sold by Lidl.more
