Aldi, Morrisons and Waitrose ease product restrictions imposed in the wake of stockpiling
Mr McKevitt added:"It's inevitable that shoppers will add extra items to their baskets when faced with restrictions on their movement.
"With restaurants and cafes now closed, none of us can eat meals on the go any longer and an extra 503 million meals, mainly lunches and snacks, will be prepared and eaten at home every week for the foreseeable future."The average online basket cost £81.88, which was £6 more than in March 2019, while 14.6% of households received an online delivery - up from 13.8% at the same time last year.
Supermarket spending data from analysts Nielsen showed that in the week ending 21 March, many shoppers had filled their cupboards and instead were deciding to stock up the freezer. Its figures showed that sales of frozen food that week rose by 84% compared with the same period last year.He added:"Unlike stores, there is a finite capacity for online grocery shopping, due to warehouse capacity and available delivery slots, and this will have limited the growth of online sales."
Online deliveries have been a sticking point for many people, who have found themselves unable to book slots and follow
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