THE boss of supermarket chain Tesco has urged healthy shoppers to leave delivery slots for elderly and vulnerable customers during the coronavirus crisis. Stores across the UK have been placed unde…
Tesco and other supermarkets have been selling out of online delivery slotsCEO Dave Lewis sent an email to customers last night reminding them to think of shoppers who can’t make it to stores.“We are at full capacity for the next few weeks and we ask those who are able to safely come to stores to do so, instead of shopping online, so that we can start to free up more slots for the more vulnerable.
The supermarket boss also said he’ll be setting aside more of these slots for elderly and vulnerable customers. We've asked supermarkets when the best time to check sites is but in the past, shoppers have waited till midnight for new slots to be released.
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