Nearly nine out of 10 households visited a grocer in just four days in March.

March busiest month on record for supermarkets as worried shoppers stock up

All the new recruits will be working across the convenience retailer’s network of stores by this weekend.

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Shelves have been stripped of essential items as shoppers ignore pleas not to stockpile.

Supermarkets are urging anyone laid off elsewhere to start immediately packing shelves and assisting staff.

Sainsbury's, Tesco and Aldi have imposed limits on all items, and Iceland announced special opening hours for the elderly and vulnerable.

Britain’s biggest retailers are making more changes in response to high demand 

Twenty three of the company’s 5,354 leases stopped competitors opening stores nearby, the competition watchdog found.

The supermarket hopes the move will help parents resist “pester power” from their children.

The consumer group found "dubious" multi-buy deals, discounts and so-called special prices.

Waitrose said the details of the arrangements “are not yet finalised”, but the expectation is that the shops will close in the autumn.

The Obesity Health Alliance says the visibility of products in shops influences what consumers choose to buy.

Some customers are suspected of passing the expensive items off as carrots at self-service tills by switching labels. 