Britons stockpiling water and food tins but not panic buying, figures show
Summary
British shoppers bought more bottled water, tinned goods and hand sanitiser after the government urged households to prepare for emergencies. The rise reflected more people adding supplies to regular shops, rather than panic buying. Grocery inflation edged up, while Lidl overtook Morrisons to become Britain’s fifth-biggest grocer.Key Facts
- In the 10 days after the Be Ready campaign launched, sales of hand sanitiser rose 83% year on year, bottled water rose 67%, and tinned and jarred goods rose 37%.
- The number of people buying tinned meat each day increased by 43%, or about 400,000 shoppers, while the typical pack size remained about 500g.
- Fewer than a third of households bought bottled water in October, according to Worldpanel by Numerator.
- Barclays research found 27% of people were stockpiling or considering stockpiling food and drink.
- Grocery inflation reached 2.6% in the four weeks to 1 November, up from 2.5% the previous month.
- Sales at Britain’s grocers rose 2.2% year on year in October.
- Lidl sales rose 6.6%, bringing its market share to 8.6% and putting it ahead of Morrisons at 8.3%.
- Asda was the only major grocer to report lower sales, down 0.5%; its market share fell from 11.6% to 11.3%.
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