Panic buying shoppers spent £60million during the first week of March
In the first week of March, sales of children's medicines rose by 124 per cent year on year to £2.5million, while adult painkillers were up 102.5 per cent to £3.6million., saw an 88 per cent rise to go from £20million to £37.6million.
Other items on Brits' shopping lists included bath and shower products, up 95 per cent, to £9.7million. While an extra 91 per cent was spent on facial tissues, up £3.6million, and 91 per cent more was spent on UHT milk, up by £1.4million. Pasta products have also been cleared from shelves recently, with sales rising 74 per cent to £3.3million.
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