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You and Yours: Coronavirus, Online shopping,  Good companies

22/04/2020

Coronavirus, Online shopping,  Good companies

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Coronavirus, Online shopping,  Good companies

Supermarkets grapple with the shift to online grocery shopping brought about by Covid-19.

Supermarkets are grappling with the huge shift to online grocery shopping brought about by Covid-19. We speak to the woman in charge of Sainsbury's entire online operation.

The demand for online grocery shopping has almost doubled within a month since Coronavirus hit. Supermarkets have made huge efforts to adapt to the changing landscape, increasing delivery slots and working with the NHS to reach elderly and vulnerable customers. Sainsbury's, the UK's second biggest supermarket, were the first to prioritise those groups - but there have been problems. We speak to the woman in charge and ask what the future of shopping might look like post-lockdown.

The boom in online shopping has also created some unlikely opportunities. People who found themselves with no income after their businesses closed have found work in supermarkets and warehouses. They include a Liverpool tailor who was making suits for the stars worth £10,000. Now he's earning £10 an hour as a picker and packer

And - we put our 'You and Yours' pitchforks away and offer praise and plaudits to the companies doing good things for their workers throughout the Corona crisis.

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