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TEHRAN, March 5 - Britain has successfully seen off the Beast from the East and Storm Emma, and the weather is finally starting to pick up.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) - But you wouldn’t know it from glancing at bare supermarket shelves up and down the country.
Shoppers have been left frustrated by dwindling supplies as a result of the snow that covered the country last week, which has delayed deliveries.
Shortages have been reported across Britain, including in Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Bristol, Sheffield and Plymouth.
However, the good news is that it’s expected to go back to normal within a few days.
Bread aisles have been hardest hit, with many people panic buying as temperatures plummeted and snow arrived last week.
But stocks of eggs, vegetables and fruit have also suffered, with some supermarkets putting up signs apologizing to customers for delivery problems.
Vanessa Ward took a picture of an empty bread aisle at an Asda in Salford and said: ‘Just a 22-year-old wanting eggy soldiers for my breakfast and they had no bread, fully disappointed.’
An Asda spokesperson said: ‘Despite the weather having created some pretty difficult conditions, our colleagues are continuing the work hard to get deliveries through and keep our shelves stocked for our customers.’
The Tesco store in Woolwell, Plymouth, was reportedly almost entirely out of bread, with the company saying staff were working hard to get deliveries of goods.
Sainsbury’s, Co-op and Aldi have also suffered delivery problems that have left them short of some items, particularly bread.
Sainsbury’s said some stores ‘may be running low’ but added that deliveries are getting through and affected stores are being replenished.
Co-op said: ‘Our stores have experienced extremely high demand as shoppers walk to their nearest convenience store – avoiding any unnecessary travel during the extreme weather conditions.
‘Like other retailers we have experienced some localized disruption but stocks are returning to normal as roads become passable again.’
An Aldi spokesperson said: ‘Some stores have experienced significantly increased demand as we help customers prepare for severe weather conditions. As a result, they are experiencing a temporary shortage of a small number of products.
Source: Metro
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