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UK Retailers Manage Increased Demand for Essentials After Government Issues Emergency Preparedness Guidance
Retailers said demand for water, tinned food and radios jumped after the government urged households to keep three days of supplies.
- Following Government 'Be Ready' guidance urging households to prepare for emergencies, Britons rushed to stockpile essentials like bottled water and tinned food over the weekend, causing items to vanish from supermarket shelves.
- Last Thursday, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting urged households to prepare three days' worth of supplies, citing concerns over hostile state actors, cyberattacks, and severe weather as part of a wider national resilience strategy.
- Maplin recorded a 284 per cent jump in torch sales since last month, while supermarket chain Iceland saw a 40 per cent increase in tinned food sales over the weekend.
- Critics accused the Government of giving 'bossy lectures' and 'encouraging panic' while failing to ramp up spending on Britain's defence, though Defence Secretary Streeting called the public's practical steps 'encouraging'.
- Online grocer Ocado, which saw bottled water and soup listed as out of stock on Monday, said it is working with supply-chain partners to increase availability, with stock 'replenished daily'.
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Emergency radio advice sparks surge in sales of FM receivers – RadioToday
Sales of radios have increased by as much as 160% after the Government encouraged households to keep a battery-powered or wind-up FM radio for emergencies. The advice forms part of the new Be Ready campaign, which encourages people to prepare for power cuts, severe weather and other situations where mobile networks or internet connections may be unavailable. Retailer Robert Dyas has reported a 160% increase in radio sales compared with the previ…
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